Top of Utah: Kings Peak Day Hike Virtual Trail Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Kings Peak was a beast. On this hike, I climbed to the top of Utah's highest point in one day. I clocked in just shy of 27 miles with 4,400ft of elevation gain, but this area has a few variations to make the hike longer or shorter.
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Just got back and I was fortunate to run into a lady who told me to take the cutoff but stay low after the initial scramble. Turned out to be good advice and it took me straight to a creek.
Great video. Kudos for doing it late in the year! Brrrr
Looks like a good time of the year to do Kings Peak, especially if your looking to avoid the crowds.
great video. I am planning to camp at dollar lake and do a 3 day 2 night trip to bag this peak and really enjoy the basin soon and it was nice to see what I'm up against!
My father in law did this hike every year until he was 70. Now my sons and their cousins do it annually, sometimes in a day which is nuts.!. I’ve always wondered what it was like. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this one! Everyone I know has made this a 2 day similar to Mt of Holy Cross. I much prefer the long slogs with less weight then the overnight adventures. Glad you could share that a long day is doable.
I did it in one day last weekend!
I ended up summiting this past July while hiking the 105 mile Highline Trail. This entire mountain range is absolutely incredible and I highly recommend checking more of it out. Great video as always!
I hiked King’s the end of August and really enjoyed it! Your video does an excellent job of capturing the remoteness and beauty of King’s.
We are all about hiking :) we always take some cordyceps mushroom & rhodiola rosea prior to hiking to open up the lungs and boost energy. Have a great one.
I did this hike myself. It was hard, but the work paid off with a beautiful view from the top. I hope you had a lot of fun.
I love the Uinta Mountains
Thank you for doing this one! I've always been curious about it. Major props to you for all the content!
MUCH more to come - still have about 10 videos I am sitting on.
Man, didn't think this could be done in a day. I remember doing this in scouts and we only made it to the base of the peak because there was a thunderstorm. It took us two days and was supposed to be 3 but we decided to hike back down in the dark. Hopefully going back this year!
Going to hike this one in a few months, by far the best video I've seen on it!
Excellent video! Many thanks!!!!! Friends and I are planning a trip up King's Peak this September.
I just found your channel and have really enjoyed a couple of the videos! My wife and I got turned back right at the saddle where you hit the ridge by a thunderstorm a few years back. Need to get back out there and give it another go at some point! We did the 2 overnight camping option and there were tons of great spots to camp in the summer! I like the fall/winter option though.
Climbing Kings Peak tomorrow! Thanks for helping me prep.
Been there 7 times. Awesome!
Great content
Congratulations on another high point. Great job with the vids, entertaining and educational.
hell yeah cant wait to do this in september
Thanks for this video. A day hike is on my list next time I pass through SLC.
awesome video, what a beautiful hike! keep it up
Very interesting video, thanks. Makes me want to get out in the wilderness.
Awesome man. Day hike goals for me right there.
Well done. Look forward to all of your videos.
Very helpful. I am visiting there this summer and want to hike King’s Mt. Now go climb more mountains.
Yeah definitely no Grizz but for years I have heard rumors of campers reporting seeing a wolf or hearing wolf howls on the north side slope of the Uintas. Plenty of black bear though.
dam in one day I went three times from Henry's to Yellowstone and visa versa took me a week kudos to you
Shooting trails with big karen's (cairns). You're a much braver man than I. ;). Great video sir. Thank you.
Thanks for posting, man. Great video!
Went up to Dollar Lake earlier this summer with the intentions of summiting in one day. Some serious snowpack this year, therefore opted to not do it in one. This is a long day brother!
Awesome!
No clouds, no souls and a very nice sign.
You've been thru a lot of the rockie mountains
I wanted to hear more about the bear incident. Doing this one this summer. Great info!
Fortunately for me, really not much more to tell. Besides it running in front of me and almost making me crap myself, nothing else to report. I got back to the car and set-up my tent and was EXTREMELY careful with food inside it (more than I usually am) and luckily never saw it again.
Not a Mormon! I can't believe it! You look just like Brigham Young!
Awesome content.
Damn man, that's pretty bad ass! Don't know how you can do these long hikes alone. Is this your full time job?
I wish...
Hat looks dope!
Thanks man, loving it 👍🏽
Was this a November or December climb? Nice job!
What date was it that you summited? Thanks, great vid!
This is such a good video. Thank you for sharing
Why do people refer to Kings as a 14er? Isn't the elevation ~13500'?
How dangerous and steep is it at the top?
What time of year did you do this? Sounds like maybe mid September if the animals were in the rut. (?) I’m hoping to do this next summer and definitely don’t want to be around crowds.
How is this trail for hammock camping?
Hi, im doing research before I do this hike myself with friends. Are you filming on IPhone? there are several times where you point left and say you are going right and vice versa. Is this just a mistake or is your camera mirrored like most IPhone cameras? If anyone can help I'll be really happy, I cant find any good maps to download to my gps.
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I'm curious about your typical pace on these hikes. I think this is the first time I've noticed you mentioning one.
With filming I’m somewhere in the 2-3mph range, the lower the elevation the quicker I typically move.
Question, please: Do you have something against trimmers and razors?
Answer: watch a video within the last 2 years
@@TheVirtualSherpa I honestly don't understand why would someone go through the misery of making a clip rather than enjoying the hike.
Guna shoot my trail down there 🤣
Good stuff. Thanks for the beta. Could you bike the flats?
Wilderness area so no bikes allowed
@@TheVirtualSherpa Thanks mate.
At 5:46 you pointed towards a geological feature you called "The Gully". Is that the actual name of what looks like a class 3 or 4 rock slide? I thought it was called "The Toilet Bowl". Am I mistaken, & how easy or difficult to climb is it?
Thank you.
The gully is often used as a "shortcut" to get to that upper basin which is visible later in the video. Toilet Bowl sounds about right. From what I have read, its a loose mess but shouldn't exceed class 2. Having said that, unless its full of snow, I would avoid it like the plague. I sincerely doubt it will save you much time at all and even if it does, the risk of injury is so much higher ascending or descending that.
It’s commonly called “The Chute”. You really can’t go up it. It’s too steep and too loose of rock to climb. You’d just spin your wheels. I went down it once, and it did save some time, but you slide a lot of it and it’s a bit sketchy. If you lost your balance forward, it would be a long way before you stopped. Not all that much of a time saver either. Better to stick to Gunsight.
Can you drive part of the trail in a side by side? - Thanks for the video!
Nope all in wilderness area so no vehicles unfortunately
how do you check the trail registry?
Just flip through it when you sign in. Can’t miss it on the hike
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