Climbing Humphreys Peak - Flagstaff, Arizona
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- Climbing Humphreys Peak - Flagstaff, Arizona
If you live in Arizona, you know about Humphreys Peak. It's the highest point in Arizona, and if you drive around Flagstaff, you can't miss it. Yet for some reason, we've never climbed it.
That changed a few weeks ago.
Humphreys Peak trail is tough and amazing. Highly recommended.
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What an awesome hike. Kinda busy at the top and so many false summits can be frustrating. Ugh bugs! And thank you for the laughs...
I just got home to the valley after hiking this mountain. Holy moly it is not one mess with but worth every step. Amazing views
The thing no one tells you is how long that walk back to the truck seems. I thought we'd speed down the mountain. But all those roots and rocks had a different plan in store. Took forever. But you're right; definitely worth it.
I think the aspens at the beginning are my favorite part. Gorgeous chunk of the state
My wife and I went up last year during the summer (monsoon) terrible mistake. 🤣 Literally once we reached the peak a black cloud was heading right for us. We quickly took our pic with the sign and went down as it hailed (marble size) chunks. The thunder wouldnt stop and other people coming down, their hair would stand straight up because of the static in the air. The wooden markers were buzzing with electricity as well which made us a good target for lightening. So, moral of the story, try not to hike it during monsoon season lol.
Anyway, love your vids man! Always giving me ideas on where to go. 👌
You two are my favorite. I watch your videos from beginning to end. You two remind me of me and my boyfriend- "are you excited?" ".........hm not sure that excited is the word" lol but it always ends up being so worth it! I loved this hike when I did it
I've been waiting anxiously for this one. Wow, the editing, music and story are fantastic. And, of course, Tina. 💚😂
All I can say is WOW!! Blue Cactus Dairy (Derek) recommended you...and I am glad he did!!⛰🏜🏞💞👍👍
That's so nice of him! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
So good! Great editing and everything!
Love the new video, can't wait to knock this one off my bucket list next summer
Congrats on the Peak! I've had this beautiful mountain on my list for quite a while.🌲 Thanks for sharing!!
Nice work!! Im definitely going to have to check this hike out some day!!
Another fun video with such a beautiful location. Well done.
Great hike, did it 3 years ago
Congrats on the hike! Fantastic, isn't it? And congrats on not succumbing to altitude sickness. My husband did the hike a couple years back and yeah... it got him near the top. Did the same thing - got up early and drove up there, hiked same day and came home.
“Almost there and not even close” What a perfect description!
Been there done that!
Right? Regardless, we're gonna have to go back and hike this again soon.
Thumbs Up BUT HECK--
That looks easy. Back when I was young we had to hack our way thru with Bowie Knives and Machetes.
Our Burro got scared and jumped off a 6 Thousand Cliff and took our water and food in his pack. Also while performing his Rodeo act the burro took the one compass we owned. Luckily we saved that half Gallon of strong whiskey because we had to hydrate with something.
We came out of the wilderness in Phoenix.
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Killer. Did this hike twice and enjoy all the changes as you head up. Hitting San Diego beachside camping tomorrow thank god. Too hot in Phoenix! Timmy C Arizona
Nice work! Now let's go back and find the B-24 wreck when the forests open back up!
Love it! Great video work, you've gotten better with time which is incredible to say because the videos were awesome to begin with! Great job! Tina, thanks for putting up with him! It's hilarious. You guys are great!
You guys are great, hey Brandon from Michigan, lol
Great job! I just did it for the first time on June 19th! Being from phoenix, that elevation was soooo tough on the lungs. But the view at the top was incredible! The bugs were insane though only stayed at the peak for 10 minutes or so because of them haha
I just found you two your both awesome. Beautiful place when your on top. Never been. Sucks the flies messed up your moment. O well shit happens right and margaritas happens ❣️
Margaritas definitely happen. Often.
Great work with the DSLR! man I don't know how you film so well when you feel like you are dying. Looked like a fun climb!
Just tried out my Peak Designs Capture Clip after having it for about a year. It's a game changer when it comes to having the Canon handy.
A great hike in Az, love it also. Done it many times besting my times. I'd suggest doing a hiking boot instead of the shoes, can roll your ankle very easy. Thanks for vid :)
Yep this is a great hike. Bugs werent as bad when I went in september a few years ago. Very cool ancient volcano.
We had no bugs on top, probably due to the 70 mile an hour winds. Couldn't even stand up at the summit...
El Patio ought to be a sponsor of your channel.😂😂
Right? I'm kinda offended they don't at least have a table reserved for us.
I'm going to be the first person to climb all the az range high points, currently I'm only at 1/198. And I'm currently in Idaho, but I'm coming back to my tanque verde home, I'll be a hotshot by summer, and by winter I'll be running up and down mountains. Love this channel, keep up the good work. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Best of luck to you. That's a lofty goal!
Great Video! 👍
Your videos are always so enjoyable. That looked hard, and the bugs at the top...yuck! Still, you made lemonade from lemons.
Elevation really got me on this one last year. We backpacked across the grand canyon the next weekend and I thought it was easier then this LOL
They closed the forest 2 days before I was going to do this! Looks like a fun one! 👍🏻
It should be back open. Go for it!
@@JerryArizona We're currently traveling around the US. In Ouray, Colorado currently! Beautiful area. When we head back to Arizona to pick up the bus, I may give it a go! Love your videos, happy exploring! 👍🏻
@JerryArizona Finally got to do it today. It was a great trail with amazing views. Had a bit of snow, but I think it was beautiful! 👍🏻
I went a few weeks ago and we camped and snow bowl and started around 6am. There was also not summit sign and there was litterly 50 mph winds at the summit. It was kinda miserable. Then we went to Mt Elbert a couple days later which was much more enjoyable yet 2000 ft taller
Will have to check that one out!!!
It's a fun, challenging hike. I hear the gnats are seasonal, so we just had bad luck there.
Ok I honestly thought you would give some credits to Bug at the end of the video :D!! its great video as always and i enjoyed lot!
Been waiting for this one too. I hike humphreys, when i was 68 years old. Got a late start , so was on top about 3;30 4;00 pm. I was the last one up there and
had to hike in the dark without a headlamp the last mile. Not fun with ( as you might have noticed ) all the rocks and roots at the beginning . I was so happy to see the grand
open area at the start of the trail. Great job at getting Tina to salute you with the middle finger AGAIN. LOL. After my hike i was to tired for mexican food though. I did
get my selfie with the 12, 633 sign . YAHOOOOO.
OMG - like Tina Marion would have pushed me to the top. love you two.
Just did it this weekend. Luckily the bug situation was much better despite the light wind.
I made that climb several times. Never saw any sort of insect on the peak! Global warming? Was there once when the wind blew so hard, you could hardly walk. The peaks are a sacred place to me. My wedding was in Lockett Meadow. The inner basin is gorgeous, especially when the aspen leaves are turning. So many good memories on that mountain. You used to be able to ride the ski lift up high up on Agassiz, then cut over to the saddle. Much easier. There was also a sketchy 4wd road to the saddle between Fremont & Doyle. You could hike a trail on the inside of the peaks that was a relatively gentle climb to the saddle by Agassiz, then along the ridge to the top of Humphries. The first few times I hiked there, that trail from Snow Bowl didn’t even exist. That was all before they designated the Kachina Peaks wilderness area. You can still hike that sketchy 4wd road, and I think there is a trail up from the Inner Basin now, too - something I always wanted. If you have not been to Lockett Meadow & the inner basin, you should check it out sometime. So beautiful!
We definitely need to explore more around Flag. Lockett Meadow has become so popular (at least when the leaves change) that it's kept us away. We'll have to go explore more up there this summer when its too hot here in the valley.
We love when he asks you, "what do you think? "
The more ornery you are the funnier. If you were to be more mean and aggressive when he asks you, or act like you grab or punch him would be hilarious. She's threatened to shove that camera.... next scene you walking funny...🤣
I did get strangled once in Colorado for not letting her drive to the higher parking lot.....
@Jerry Arizona ha ha. I saw that one after I posted that comment. That was Super funny. My wife and i are the same way. I hope you're going on about 4 hikes a day, to keep up with my viewing. I work 6 days 10-12 hrs . So my only adventures are your videos. 2 in the am til I'm almost late to work. And 2 (if I don't pass out in the pm) we tried Florida for 2 yrs but miss the desert too much. Waiting to sell our house in Dec. Have you seen my folding cart video on the abandoned tracks near San Diego? You have the best videos, editing and the shots you take are awesome. I appreciate the time and effort it takes for some of those shots
@Jerry Arizona th-cam.com/video/FUHBAYPEyaI/w-d-xo.html
One my folding rail cart adventures
Ps you should check out channel islands national park. I have a video of Santa Cruz Island camping. My most favorite camping hiking adventures
Love your videos,Tina,'s a pisser.Love her personality.You are pretty cool to Jerry.
I've hiked it 3X. It's really nice up there.
I personally would like to know what Tina thinks of Humphrey’s Peak? Good stuff guys, don’t change.
It looks like you went up on the busiest day of the year. :-)
Wow ! We did locket meadow inner basin last fall and once we got above 10k ft it got really interesting as it got very hard to breath for Julia . I have asked several times to do humpfries and keep getting that look ha ha .
I think the odds of running into you there are better than running into you two on the trail ha ha . Love the clip with the flowers and Tinas boots out of focus ! How many times did you make her walk by ? Love the little things in your videos! But the heck with those nat s !!
Since Arizona mentions Los Angeles & Albuquerque in Flagstaff. They should mention Wheeler Peak & Mount Whitney on Humphrey’s Peak.
Wonderful video! Love the reality section. How could there be so many bugs on the summit? Isn't it windy there? Maybe you added them in post? And when did you shoot this? Is it always so crowded up there?
Just hiked it this morning. My knees hurt lol
Hoping to get back to it soon. We need the challenge. Is it just me, or is it somehow twice as long going down?
@@JerryArizona going down is way worse lol
Dude! looks more like CO than AZ...can almost see the curvature of the earth at that height! What kinda shoes are those? Using a couple different styles of shots...unless I'm just a geek...looks good. No camping above this elevation? Whaaaat?
I have Altra Lone Peak 5's now. Tina just got a pair of Altra's too. And good eye. I finally used my Peak Design Capture Clip and mixed in shots with the Canon 35mm f1.8. Love the image, but it's usually so hard to grab to film with. But now that problem is solved. And ironically, we were doing this to train for a trip to Colorado. Attempt #3 for Maroon Bells....and eventually something similar but much, much more ambitious. At least for us.
@@JerryArizona thought they were the Altra's...you mentioned you like Keen's as well, assume Altra's have a larger toe box like the Keen's do? (Sorry to get shoe geeky...always looking for my next set of hiking shoes/trail runners!) I would NEVER consider myself a photographer, but have an big interest in it....I like the different shots and angles you come up with! And the out-takes....of course the out-takes! Lol! Good luck with Maroon Bells...waiting with anticipation for the vid!
LOL good hiked
Ya know it's a serious hike when the trailhead is a lot over 8,000 feet
High elevation hikes are no joke. I am in silverton colorado for 6 weeks offroading and 12,500-13,000 ft peaks suck the breath out of you just by walking 200ft out of the 4x4
Heading back up to Co soon. I have a bone to pick with a trail up there. This was training. Unfortunately the fires have everything down here closed now, so...training isn't going too well. We'll see what happens.
You should try this hike with 2 feet of snow on the ground. It's even less fun that way.
Buddy of mine tried it and I actually went and bought snowshoes for an attempt. Then he explained that when he did it it was miserable, so.....Yeah. Not doing this one with snow.
@@JerryArizona I made it up about half way up the mountain before I said no more and returned to the parking lot. I was hiking with a couple of 20 year-olds attending NAU, and they continued on up. I just shook my head and thought to myself, ah, to be 20 again and be full of pi** and vinegar. :-) They had brought their snowshoes with them. I heard from them later that they made the summit.
What time of year is this? We are flying into Phoenix this weekend. Doing some traveling and then the following weekend. Driving up to Flagstaff to hike mount Humphreys as part of elevation training for my husband as he is mountaineering Mount Rainier in July. Is this in May or June or another month trying to figure out what kind of weather we will have on the mountain.
Sorry if I'm too late on the response, but this was July. We had a lot of snow this winter and Humphrey's still has snow on it. Of course, if he's doing Ranier, he probably won't have any problem with it.
well,,,which one is harder ?? browns peak or humphreys ! i always drive by flagstaff, i need to stay there , hike, bike and explore the town ! great job ! thanks...tommy montana
Humphreys is longer and more elevation. Personally I thought it was physically harder. Browns Peak has the chute that is technically more challenging, but definitely shorter and easier otherwise. I recommend them both, but personally enjoyed Browns Peak more.
Awesome video! When did you hike it?
This was maybe two weeks ago? Right before they closed everything down.
Awesome!! How long did it take you to hike up and down?
It took us about 8 hours, 40 minutes, taking our time. I thought it would be a lot faster coming down, but the roots and rocks make it slow going.
Hi, what is the best Time of the year to climb it late spring early autumn
Probably summer to mid fall. Basically when the snow is gone or almost gone. Takes a while since it's such high elevation. I wasn't paying attention last time I was by, but it's probably pretty decent conditions now.
Why did you choose to approach via the Weatherford trail. Doesn't that add around 5 miles round trip and a couple thousand more elevation gain? Is it just prettier that way?
Ah, the Humphrey's Trail is closed to fire danger. You went into hard mode!
Nah, we went in at Snowbowl. Right before the fires closed everything down. We (unfortunately) saw the Backbone Fire burning up Fossil Creek on the way home, and the Rafael Fire just starting up.....
@@JerryArizona My bad. Completely misread the trailhead signage at the beginning. Better get better at that if I'm going to get back out and start hiking again.
The person behind Tina almost face planted at 5:38! Yikes!
Ha! Didn't even notice. There were a few people (myself included) who had close calls out there.
I am kind of disappointed. I grew up in Flag as a kid, we used to climb to the top and have only one or two other people to see all the way up. Now, looks like a sporting event. It's a nice hike with excellent 360 view, but the view is better when there are no other humans screwing up the vibe!
Keep the border open Joe 20k illegals a day
Wow, I never would have guessed there's be gnats on a 12k peak, don't they need water???
I would have never in a million years expected so many bugs up there. And right at the top only. Figured the wind would be too much for them up there.
@@JerryArizona Long time viewer, first time commenter. There are a few species of gnats that only live above 7,000 ft. They thrive off the small amount of water left after the snow melt deep in the soil and are most active in the early Summer. If you do the climb again, you’ll avoid the swarm anytime after July, early August. I love that hike, post Monsoon season right around September, early October. Kudos to you and Tina for walking out of your car and straight to the top with no acclamation period.
Sorry if I missed it, but what month did you record this?
This was in July. Not sure if I mentioned it in the video or not. Humphrey's is always a bit of a challenge when it comes to weather, but typically it's good in the summer once the snow is gone. Just have to watch for storms and lightning.
@@JerryArizona 10-4, thanks for the reply, Happy New Year's brotha!!
How long?
My GPS says 8 hours, 40 minutes. 10 miles and 3,316ft elevation. It's not always accurate though.
@@JerryArizona I’m not from here, forget about elevation, I thought you had to do the entire 12,000 feet!
I wonder what Tina thinks of the trail? Lol 😂
Tina was not a fan. Although I complained the most, mainly on the way down. For some reason, the way down felt like it was 3X longer than the way up.
Just know for some of us that's just no Mountain or mountain Peak.. that is a very Sacred place... It holds this earthly place in balance with the heavenly realm. It's a place of prayer it's not a recreational site. It's a spiritual center. I hope you and others will be mindful of that!!..
Can I bring my dog?
Not positive, but searching online it says you can but you have to have them on a leash. I don't remember seeing anybody with dogs this trip, but it's been a while so I may have forgotten.
@@JerryArizona Thanks.
You had bug issues because you failed to offer a prayer, reflect and show any reverence for the mountain. Ands it's place and purpose in this world. Be lucky all you had we're bug issues.. could have been worse !!