In the Heart of RMNP: Hiking Hallett Peak [Rocky Mountain National Park]
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- Nick Sangetta and Ian Holl (Ginger Gypsies) hike Flattop Mountain and Hallett Peak in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado on June 22, 2024.
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Great video! I remember when we first hiked Hallett, and I felt like I had done something great..... What a feeling to be up there on the iconic mountain we always see when going into the heart of Rocky. Surprising how much snow still up there on the way to Flattop, too. Loved this! 💗
Nick, I swear, I swear I swear I swear, you hiked Hallett a day AFTER I did Flattop (which I chose as my challenge because of YOUR videos) while on my vacation which was my tallest summit to date and it took every ounce of mental and physical strength to get there so seeing every snow pile and gust of wind brings back ptsd memories, wanted to get Hallett but I know my limits were being reached already
@@austinhadfield awww darn! Just missed ya. I did the same when I did Meeker a few years ago and missed Alex Honnold by 1 day. But congrats on the summit! I'm glad you made it.
Hey Nick! It’s Ryan from that Day. We did make it to the top of Taylor’s. It’s a fantastic trip. Great way to humble a person. They view was great but crossing the open expanse made ya feel small in a totally different way. 👍Thanks for the shout out.
@@ryanjohnson5000 Congrats on the Taylor summit! That is one of my favorite summits in the park. Epic!
Great hike, Nick! I did this in June, 2023 under nearly identical conditions - mud, snow, sun, wind, cold.
Summiting Flat Top was anticlimactic as the top is so broad one does not realize they’ve peaked were it not for the sign. Absolutely continue on to Hallett Peak as the distance is short, the ascent easy, and for the sense of accomplishment gained from bagging a peak.
I really, really miss Colorado!
@pw2883 Those June hiking conditions can be hot or miss! But I agree the actual summit of Flattop is a little flat and anticlimactic, but it's the starting point for so many other epic peaks!
Thank you for sharing this hiking video. This looks like loads of fun wirh fantastic views! You rock!
Thank you nick - amazing views!!
Love this hike, usually we wander over to look down the fern lake side, it has such nice views. Hiking early while the snow is solid is so much easier than by nine o’clock when it has enough sun on it to make it a slushy mess. Also most mornings you have diurnal winds, although if a front is moving through, that’s a whole other situation. Enjoyed this. Also adding there are some really friendly marmots on this hike. We had one that just hung out on the trail that we had to walk around.
Bluebird lake to Isolation lake to Isolation Peak! Then back east over Mahana Peak, that one is good!
Awesome hike and a great video, as always! Super fan of your channel. Tomorrow I am going to hike Chasm Lake. I'm going to dedicate the hike to you since it was you who inspired me to do it!
@fadevsanjudo1222 Wow! Thank you! I'm glad I inspited you to do it! hope you have a good hike. Chasm Lake is so good.
Great video Thanks fo taking us up there!!
Well done - a great hike! Thanks for sharing it!
@michaelsmith7193 Thanks Michael! Thanks for watching
Thanks for selecting this classic for a hike and hiking video. Do you take requests? May I suggest Pool of Jade for a future adventure in the same region/area? Been there once and I think you would enjoy it before the weather gets too-too winter-like. The pool itself is not grand (pretty though) but the backward looking views are tremendous and it is a fun little* bushwhacking adventure getting there above the crowds at Emerald. As a Kansan who visits the park about once a year, I watch about every RMNP video that you put out here with much joy. Thank you Nick for your time, energy, and effort that you put into creating these videos to share with us. It helps keep those of us who love this park connected to it when we cannot be there. For me, you're up there with Lisa Foster for helping to make RMNP accessible to everyone and helping people determine what adventures they'd like to have during their time in the park. That's about the highest praise I think I can give to someone in this regard. PEACE
@dustinstafford7096 Wow, thank you! To even be mentioned in the same paragraph as Lisa is a tremendous honor. She is an absolute legend. My mom and I did do Pool of Jade a few years ago (on my birthday I think), and when we finally got up there the pool was dried up! Lol. That was quite a hike to get up there and we went around some big rocks!
Nice. Great video. This was the first mountain over 12kft when I moved here almost 20yrs ago.
@medicinegone It is an epic peak! When I first started hiking I never thought I would be able to do it.
Epic hike with great views! The weather has been great for your hiking adventures!
@laurenbouchie2394 Thank you, Lauren! The weather has been good, but lately it has been all smokey. The visibility today was pitiful.
@@nicksangetta8874 hoping the fires won't be to bad there this year.
@laurenbouchie2394 Thankfully there are no fires in the area that I know of. All this is smoke rolling in from Canada I think.
Nice hike 😀
here's another hike to try. Up Thatchtop, take its west ridge to the divide (3rd/4th class), then south on Divide to Powell Peak, then reverse on Divide down to Taylor peak and pick your poison down!
You made it look easy!
Epic video! Hallett is still on my list, but I am gonna go for Chasm Lake per your advice. Changed our vacation slightly, so it will be closer to the end of August. I can't wait brother! Be safe out there!
@SheepdogPreparedness That might have been a smart decision to push it back. I don't know how long until we stop getting smoke from everywhere else on the earth but it's pretty bad right now. Good luck on the Chasm hike. You won't be disappointed!
@@nicksangetta8874 the smoke is crazy bro! We even have hazy skies here in Missouri from it. It's ruining my aircraft photography.
or up Tanima peak from Grand Pass...summit and down climb its east cliffs! Epic!
@@Emon7543 I got a video where we did it the opposite way. We came up the east side and down the pass. That was an epic hike!
Fun stuff. This year in about a month I want to go a bit farther and add Otis for the first time. Will try to pick a low wind day with a forecast of 2 mph or less.
@brianfrancis5548 it's also fun to come up Otis from the east side. It's a little steep coming up from Lake Haiyaha but once you get up on the top it's pretty fun. Then it's easy to come down the Flattop trail. But I agree about the low wind! Makes it much more enjoyable uo there when the wind isn't knocking you over!
@@nicksangetta8874 Thank you for the reply Nick. I noticed that you had a video of hiking to Otis summit from the east via Lake Haiyaha. Yet another possible route for the future.
Fantastic video! You do such a great job of showing the beauty of the trail; and giving the trail info we need to feel comfortable on our next adventure. Thank you for all that you do. I know it's a ton time, money and work to keep your channel running. Your videos mean a lot to people. Probably more than you'll ever know. You have the people that use your videos to recon new trails for their next vacation or big weekend out; or the people that live back East that love the West. How bout the ones that used to tear the trails up in their youth, but no longer can because of life. Your videos represent so much to your fans - it represents a memory, freedom, health, summit victories, the love for Colorado, the outdoors, and soooo much more. Keep it up...happy hiking my friend.
The hike from my perspective // th-cam.com/video/iKj4jOcIDUY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LlPD3LKQpyBCSq1w
@gingergypsies201 Thanks Ian! I had an awesome time hiking with ya.
or Bluebird lake to Junco lake, bushwhack up to the Divide and up to Ogallala summit! Then down the divide to Ouzel peak and pick your poison down!
I usually come off the Divide past Pipit lake and Lark pond!
just know, there are folks doing super bad ass hikes and climbs way harder than what's posted on TH-cam!
Hikers looking for LIKES on UTube to make $$$ is Lame! Just sayin, hope that's not why you post these pedestrian hiking vid's Nick.
Great hike. Beautiful views. I've run into the same wind up there but it didn't die down. How many times have you hiked Hallett? Seems like 3 or 4.
@cliffhc1 Thank you! I think I have 3 vids that include Hallett, plus the hike fail from the east, but I've been up there maybe 5 times in total.
Would you recommend go to Chasm Lake or Harllett peak?
@@dongjaylee6836 You can't go wrong with either choice. I would probably choose Hallett because I like hiking mountains more than lakes.
Why not go down to Otis Peak (tag it) and back down Andrews Glacier to the Gash? You missed the Best loop hike in that area!
Shame!
Flat top to Hallett and down to Otis is the ticket! Doing it any other way is cheating!!!
@Emon7543 I've hiked up Otis a few times, taken it over to Taylor and Powell a couple other times and have gone down the glacier twice before. I really don't enjoy going down that thing and I wasn't sure of the snow conditions descending from the Tarn. I just really wasn't trying to rip the butt out of my pants that day.
@@nicksangetta8874 so bring a garbage bag! Or just post hole it! Its not that horrible!
The extra hike to Otis and down Andrews is so worth it! You also get to see the Gash, Sharkstooth and the Loch!
Cheating any other way!