Enter The Sierra, Mt Whitney, Altitude Sickness - Pacific Crest Trail ep.5
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- The part every PCT thru hiker looks most forward to, leaving the desert, and entering the Sierra. After 700 miles of hiking through the Mojave Desert and high chaparral with long water carries up to 20 miles at a time, extreme temperatures, and a whole lot of sun exposure. You now enter the Sierra Nevada mountains, home to the highest point in the lower 48, Mt Whitney. Old growth forests, running rivers, streams, and lakes. High elevation passes and climbs, and overall a wonderland for anyone who loves hiking.
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The Pacific Crest Trail is 2,650 miles in length, and the stretch of trail through the Sierra is widely considered to be the best part, though Washington state and the North Cascades later may be a contender for that spot as well. I think in this video you will be able to hear my excitement about being in this beautiful place.
I left Kennedy Meadows with 7 days of food supposed to get me all the way to Reds Meadow without leaving trail for anything more. I also added a bear can for this section as it is required by law, a bug headnet to help the fight against mosquitoes since I am only using a tarp as my shelter, some fleece gloves for some extra warmth, and a trekking pole to add much needed safety and stability while on snow or crossing rivers.
This added gear is much needed given the higher elevations and snow in this section. I am still about as ultralight as I could be, but all together everything included leaving the desert my pack weighed about 24lbs.
While entering the Sierra I got a weird case of altitude sickness! As I later found out my sinuses were clogged, and the changing of air pressure inside them actually caused a lot of terrible tooth pain! So I had to drop down into the town of Lone Pine to figure that out after a pretty horrible night trying to sleep. My advil had expired and I didn't have any tylenol so I only got 1 hour of sleep before hiking 30 miles in one day to town.
After buying some fresh ibuprofen and acetaminophen I felt immediately better. I focused more on breathing out of my nose, as mouth breathing clogs sinuses, and I continued on down the trail! After a few days I stopped taking those, and felt fine the rest of the way.
After my horrible nights sleep, I got help from someone I had met prior. Sprocket offered me tylenol and we went into town together. Her company was much appreciated and we wound up hiking together for the next 4 days. We both hiked up and even summited Mt Whitney, the highest point in the United States, aside from Alaska.
It was very nice hiking with someone else. She had started the PCT just a few days before me and was doing big days ever since the beginning. She is from Australia and has hiked the Bibbulmun Track before, and here she was killing it in the US! Her backpack is something she made herself in DIY / MYOG fashion, and overall she seems like a natural
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I don't know if I mention in the video, but my altitude sickness was caused by clogged sinuses, putting pressure on my top teeth. Some pain relief medicine, different breathing techniques, and time made it all better! Thanks for watching!
Which type of breathing techniques did you use? I developed sinus issues that are making it hard for me to do what I love--hiking!
Glad you identified the root of the problem.
I saw your base weight was 6.6lbs; what was it when you used that bear canister?
Also just a shout out to anyone who's experienced altitude sickness (or worried about it): diamox is your buddy. I recently spent a few days above 4500m/15000ft and my brain/body/mood were just slowly deteriorating until I started taking some diamox I had reserved for emergencies. It felt like wussing out to make the decision, since it wasn't an acute situation, but the almost immediate improvement quickly justified the call. It just made the whole experience so much better, and didn't detract at all from the feeling of hard work I was putting in on the trail.
@@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677 You didn't read the list or see the photo of the gear? - this should answer your question. Link to the gear list in the description of this video.
Dude, Sprocket seems like a complete hiking beast. Tiny pack (homemade), no trekking poles and a huge smile. So amazing! I can't imagine the majesty at sunrise and sunset that you saw.
As "Chef," I had the pleasure of meeting you and Sprocket in this section, on the day you were both headed into Lone Pine. Wow, so Sprocket is even more hard core than you! What a nice tribute to her.
Jupiter is so positive, you can tell he really loves what he does. Made me reminisce about my time on the John Muir trail.
Ran into you both briefly at Chicken Spring Lake, then crossed paths with Sprocket again at Big Lake Youth Camp. You guys make a great team. Another beautiful vid as always man!
Loved it. Summited Whitney in 1980 with my late father-in-law. Still a sweet memory. On the way down we encountered Hulda Crooks -- Grandma Whitney. She was something like 85 and it was her 18th ascent in as many years. She hadn't start hiking until she was in her 60s. One of the peaks in the foreground along the ridge at 07:36 was named for her when she passed.
That is incredible!!! She is an inspiration
@@JupiterHikes That time is the first she didn't make it up Whitney. The snow on the east side was very deep. We had to glissade a portion of it to get down. She was just turning back when we met her. She gave us a little booklet or tract about herself. Still have it.
Gray-crowned Rosy Finch at 8:12 onwards, for anyone that's interested! A true mountain bird!
Thanks for the ID!
The Sierra, The Sierra, They are magnificent!
I’m so proud of you, Jupiter (flat-lander) climbing the Sierra. So happy for you guys!!! Enjoy your time! You are on top of the world!
Nice meet up, and great series. Love your style, both hiking and video production
I see a happy hiker, and I'm glad for you.
You’re such a massive inspiration to a weekend backpacker like me! Huge congrats on the Mt. Whitney summit you two!
Great editing with the fade ins and fade-outs! Brought back memories of my summit of Mt Whitney some 20-25 years ago! It is an experience that always remains with you!
So cute how you met on the trail and now doing another trail together ❤️ hope it works out for you, in all sorts of ways. 🤞
The Sierras, Sprocket, Mt. Whitney- wow,
I can’t wait for the next episode!
Excellent! It felt like I was hiking along with you and Sprocket. Hopefully I'll be experiencing it first hand in a year or two! Glad you figured out the cause of your tooth pain.
Great vid! Thanks.
What you do, how you do it, your attitude and beliefs, they're all amazingly impressive Jupiter. :>)
This made me smile!😊🌻💛
Sprocket was awesome - hike with her abit before Mammoth! Great vids! So nice looking through all theese now - finding people ive met myself along the trail in 22.
Happy Hiking!
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Beautiful ❤️
That was a lovely episode. Thank you for sharing.
Incredible hike
Hello Jupiter! I completed t he CT this summer and had almost the exact same start and finish times as you did. I completed the trail in 21 days at age 58 and I can't wait to retire and hit the PCT in 2-3 years. Love your videos.
That is very impressive. I did the Long Trail in Vermont this year in 19 days. I am looking forward to doing the CT next year. I am looking forward to smooth trails and stitch backs. I plan on doing
The PCT in 2024 or 25. I am 63. Since going UL my miles have climbed . Take care and good luck on the PCT.
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Hello Scott,
I can't agree more, getting the weight off the back makes all the difference in the world. Good luck with you future hikes!
Beautiful section!
Love your videos, Jupiter.
What a beautiful experience. Thank you Jupiter.
What an incredible experience to climb so high!
Your videos are excellent! So well done 👍🏼
Great video! I've only done the John Muir trail, but it brought up so many good memories from the Mt Whitney section! Thanks for the continuous release of the PCT videos, excited for the upcoming ones!
That’s cool.
So beautiful...all you can do is be you! Good job and thank you
Shazam- another great video!
Jupiter Great video and editing - especially with the pace that you are holding. Keep on keepin' on!
Cool thx 😎
Keep on busting the miles out. Beautiful memories for sure.
👍😁👍
We love sprocket! So Happy for you it’s sounds like pure BLISS
Right on, my man. That's what it's all about.
Loved the video! Was nice to meet Sprocket As an Aussie it as so cool to see one on an American trail
I did the PCT last year and went thru the Sierras in April, it was like 80 percent snow and super cold most days. It's so crazy to see what the mountains look like with no snow and for there to be a trail 😁.
WELL DONE !~
Great to see you enjoying so much your trekk! Hey I keep thinking about Sprocket's pristine feet...What hiking boots was she wearing??
Nice work chief!
WOW! Your first 14'er. Pretty cool for a swamp boy from the 561. ☮️💜
I've done a couple others 🙂 but this has been the best one for sure!!
Melanie Vogel @betweensunsets just finished the Trans Canada trail today. 5 years hiking, 10,000 miles. You should do that next.
You made such a good point about expired meds. We carry the FA and don’t often use. I had an issue that usually an ibuprofen would solve. Nope. Borrowed one and yep. After this summer, I’ll take a better look at my kit because what’s the point of carrying aspirin or ibuprofen from 2017.
Yes
Wow!!! 👍👍👍
Just annother great episode! Hope sprocket wasn't the only company you had in those three months, but I guess we'll find out
Yeah boyyyyyy
The Sierras… 🙏
haha im a life long alaskan and for a quick second I was like hey now lol
Haha yeah you got us by quite a bit!
Some of us are blessed with being able to hike without blisters! Though in my own case, the tradeoff for no blisters = bad knees haha. Glad you had someone to hike with for those tough miles. Whitney was beautiful!
@kreestuh4367, me too! I’m one of those lucky no blister people but my knees are horrible. I didn’t know I had knee problems until a started backpacking and doing more intense hikes just a few years ago. After two hours of consistent hiking my knees are talking and if a lot of rocks as we have in NY, my knees will scream at me. I started the ATG program and that is helping so far. Do you have any tricks that have been working for you?
@@souldancer06 My knee pain is mostly IT band pain-- I've found the following help the most: stretching a lot, taking breaks, and when off trail, using resistance band exercises to strengthen my legs. I still struggle with it on longer trips though!
Your Mt Whitney experience was a world away from mine. I ascended it from the HST on a Saturday, and it was crowded up there. But I did start before sunrise. Seeing the lights go up the mountain before sunrise was very surreal. I can't wait to go back to the sierras.
I was up there about 2 weeks after Jupiter, also starting late, because the afternoon and night before had been very stormy. It was also Saturday (6/18). Quite some people up there around 1 pm, but for sure more in the early morning which I met when they came down and complained about the cold ;)
Last time I was on Mt Whitney, there was a group with a boom box blasting annoying music. But it’s still there, and they’re all gone now
Curious how long you'll keep that trekking pole this time (don't tell me).
Looking forward to the next episodes.
I bring clove oil for tooth pain
Sprocket never uses hike stix? Reminds me of Jupiter.
Hard out man, the desert must've been pretty damn rough with your sleep / shelter system. Plush GRASS finally.
It wasn't so bad! Most of the desert is not really desert. A lot of high elevation sections daily at my pace
The Big reveal at Trail Crest is totally moving. Suddenly you see the entire Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Parks.
please tell me you see Sprocket again on this trail!
hey Jupiter love the videos, but just fyi the small text at the bottom of your thumbnail is being hidden by the timestamp, you should try aligning it to the left
I know, I was just hoping to do something different despite this
Do you know what shorts Sprocket was wearing? I've been looking for something just like those!
I do not unfortunately. She later switched to some Patagonia shorts, but I don't think she was super thrilled about the fit.
That sounded like the type of tooth pain where you need Advil AND Tylenol washed down with Vodka!
Don't you bring a Garmin inreach with you? once you do such long thru hikes, or do you believe everything happens for a reason if it goes bad ? :)
Longtime subsciber…So…tell us how u really feel about the Sierras😎😎😎😎😎😎
Maybe a new future hiking partner.
Not much of a sappy person but I hope you meet back up with Sprocket. Ya'll are made for each other.
Are you running some of these miles? Are you walking at like 4mph average???
3mph or slower for me, just long days!
Aside from Alaska AND Hawaii.
Does hawaii have a higher point than mt whitney?
5-9 hiker.. im more of a 9-5 hiker :)
Does Sprocket have a channel? She (also) seems like someone I'd like to follow on adventures.
She does not
is that the same white shirt you started with?
Yup! Unfortunately I washed it with some brand new black shorts which kind of turned it grey. Nothing bleach can't eventually fix but it will look dirty for a while
does sprocket have a channel?
she does not, but you will likely see more of her here in the future!
Did my eyes deceive me or was Sprocket hiking in Crocs?
Your eyes deceived you!
I thought Mt Rainier was the highest peak in the lower 48?!?! Not one hundred percent sure but that’s what I was thinking…
Mount Rainier is the most prominent, but only the 4th (or 5th) highest!
@@JupiterHikes yeah I looked it up after I commented. Love your videos and your editing is getting superb my friend. I’m a Kentucky boy and I found your video when I was looking up videos on the Sheltowee Trace. Been loving your stuff every since.
I wonder how the story continues. Does Jupiter leave the girl to do more miles per day or is it more importend to him having company of a nice charming female
I did.... both!
I can't let it go. We say ,"the sierras," plural here.
I have always heard the opposite, Sierra. A quick Google and I see that is because the word Sierra in Spanish 'range of mountains' is already plural and would be redundant to add an extra s
I am not from the area, this is just what I've heard over the years and now see online 🤷
@@JupiterHikes You are completely right. - But there are people everywhere who don't care about reason. You can find banners "Welcome to the Sierras"... - so welcome to the Pacifics crests trails ;)
BTW, the Sierra Nevada is just named after its original in Andalusia in the south of Spain. The Spanish Sierra Nevada lies on the same latitude, has similar climate, a bit warmer and less snow, up to 11.500 ft altitude. But a lot smaller in area.
@@Henning_Rech I've always wondered if there was a link between the two places, so cool to know there is!