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Catalin Popescu
Registrace 11. 09. 2009
I've been hiking for a very long time, in many areas of Europe and Americas. However, I started filming these hikes only recently, in 2020, and made some of these films available on CZcams. For now, they include mostly hikes in Northern California, specifically Sierra Nevada, Trinity Alps, or Bay Area.
The small films on this channel mainly provide documentation on the landscape, conditions and general direction of the hikes during which they were taken. They are intended as relaxing vignettes designed to inform the interested hiker, but also entertain any casual viewer.
If interested in any details about the hike or general conditions, please do not hesitate to comment.
Enjoy !
The small films on this channel mainly provide documentation on the landscape, conditions and general direction of the hikes during which they were taken. They are intended as relaxing vignettes designed to inform the interested hiker, but also entertain any casual viewer.
If interested in any details about the hike or general conditions, please do not hesitate to comment.
Enjoy !
Sabrina - Helen Lakes Tour via Evolution Range Cols
Memorial Day 2024 Hike, doing a three day tour of the cols in the Evolution Range: Echo - Fiske - Wallace, with a second night at Helen Lake, and a side climb of Black Giant.
Took this hike with @YongsungKim, who also posted a trip report: czcams.com/video/tiYWT5OqGJY/video.html
The conditions were quite good: excellent weather during the second and third day, quite ok during the first half of the first day, but with a snow storm in the afternoon.
Snow was quite good - fairly hard and good to walk all around, little ice, and soft only on some small portions.
Views were majestic :)
Music: George Winston -Colors Dance
Took this hike with @YongsungKim, who also posted a trip report: czcams.com/video/tiYWT5OqGJY/video.html
The conditions were quite good: excellent weather during the second and third day, quite ok during the first half of the first day, but with a snow storm in the afternoon.
Snow was quite good - fairly hard and good to walk all around, little ice, and soft only on some small portions.
Views were majestic :)
Music: George Winston -Colors Dance
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Iceberg and Airola Peaks Dayhike - Carson Iceberg Wilderness
zhlédnutí 115Před 2 měsíci
Nice views for the top of this one. It started with sustained climb on a secondary ridge of Iceberg. The snow is mostly gone - but still had some for a smooth descend from the saddle west of Airola, and featured some bushwhacking on the lower part of the descent. The Arnot Creek trail has a lot of logs fallen over that need to be jumped / avoided and the crossing of Woods Gulch Creek was a bit ...
Night Cap Ridge & Peak from Kennedy Meadows
zhlédnutí 151Před 2 měsíci
A wonderful day-hike on May 11th 2024 on Night Cap Ridge. Started from Kennedy Meadows off Hwy 108. After several false peaks, finally reached Night Cap Peak. Followed with a messy descent down to Kennedy Lake trail and back to the meadow. Good snow and great weather for this quite challenging hike. Nice views started to appear quite soon after the departure, and continued to the last descent. ...
Kiltro Live - Cafe du Nord - San Francisco
zhlédnutí 95Před 2 měsíci
Kiltro Concert at Cafe du Nord, San Francisco - April 30th 2024
Silliman Crest - Sequoia National Park
zhlédnutí 239Před 2 měsíci
We were lucky enough to experience a unique sunset on Silliman Crest, with sea of clouds on both sides of the ridge and exquisite views. Hiked with @YongsungKim , who will also post a video documenting the hike. Took a two day hike in Sequoia National Park, climbing via Twin Lakes, traversing via Silliman Crest to the North-West valley of Silliman, which we descended to the base. Snow during th...
Jobs-Freel Circuit - Revisited
zhlédnutí 108Před 3 měsíci
After three years took this hike again, this time with @YongsungKim, his video: czcams.com/video/2NLs_dcAYZ0/video.html This is a very convenient hike during the spring, coming from Bay Area, as Hwy. 88 is the only one opened across Sierra. The views are nice and the hike is moderate in difficulty. The snow way quite good - a big change from last week in Trinity Alps. Only during the first day ...
Trinity Alps: Hilton Peak attempt in the spring
zhlédnutí 286Před 3 měsíci
Took this hike during April 9th/10th 2024. The weather was wonderful, and the scenery stunning. The snow was unforgiving: deep and mushy. During the first day it took me four hours to reach Boulder Creek Lakes from Canyon Creek: a 1.5 mile trail. During the second day I attempted to start a bit early, but overnight it was not cold enough and the snow did not get to re-freeze - only made a small...
Lassen Peak in the Winter
zhlédnutí 775Před 4 měsíci
Two days in Lassen National Park, climbing Lassen Peak on the usual route. In the first day we took the normal road, now closed and covered by about three meters of snow, with some shortcuts, to the base of the mountain, and climbed it to a platform with excellent views, about 200m under the top. Second day climbed the peak, absorbed the wonderful views, and returned on the same path. Great sno...
Winter Hike on Kaiser Ridge
zhlédnutí 59Před 5 měsíci
Two wonderful days in West Sierra - on the Kaiser Ridge. The snow was quite deep and heavy, especially in the afternoon, making snowshoeing very taxing. The views, however, were simply gorgeous - the entire middle section of High Sierra, between Lyell and Goddard line up in front of your eyes, in their winter splendor. Conditions: weather was great, snow was deep and heavy after 10:30am. Did no...
The Crane Wives - Live 11/5/23 - San Francisco
zhlédnutí 3,8KPřed 8 měsíci
Nov. 5th 2023, Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco - Partial set list Opening band: TOMI Songs: 0:26 - Volta (Here I Am album) 4:46 - The Well (NEW SONG: Unreleased) 8:40 - Steady, Steady (The Fool In Her Wedding Gown album) 9:24 - Arcturus (NEW SONG: Unreleased) 13:50 - Howling like wolves session between band and audience 15:05 - The Moon Will Sing (Coyote Stories album) 19:28 - Hole in the Si...
Middle Palisade via North East Face
zhlédnutí 724Před 8 měsíci
Late October hike from Big Pines trailhead, in mixed conditions on the upper chute, with ice, snow and rock, during 11 hour days. Took this hike with @YongsungKim , who will also posted a report: czcams.com/video/exia2nXAwjk/video.html Climbed to Finger Lake during the first day, and next day went for the peak, in cold but sunny conditions. As the climb and return took us about 10 hours, we dec...
Little Slide Canyon Dayhike
zhlédnutí 239Před 9 měsíci
Exploring a beautiful valley in the Sawtooth Range of Sierra Nevada, climbing from Twin Lakes. The tour involved a lot of bushwhacking and route finding until reaching the valley bed: following the instructions provided in the Secor book, took me on a quite tedious traverse that brought me high on the eastern side of the valley, a more direct route may be advisable, nevertheless the trail that ...
Orientation Mess-up on Whorl Mountain
zhlédnutí 184Před 10 měsíci
Tried to climb Whorl Mountain one late summer day, from Twin Lakes trailhead. Everything went all-right until I messed up the chute to climb up the Whorl Mountain. Ended on the ridge, South of the main peak, but with a wonderful panorama and view of the peak. Date of hike: Sept 23rd 2023. 1 0:00 - Intro 2 0:28 - Hike Start 3 1:12 - Horse Creek Pass 4 2:10 - Climbing the Chute 5 3:01 - On the Ri...
Silver Divide Lakes Circuit
zhlédnutí 430Před 10 měsíci
Took this two day hike on September 14th and 15th 2023, starting and ending at McGee Creek trailhead. Ascended McGee Pass, and visited several lakes around Silver Divide, which I crossed twice, via Rohn Pass in the first day, and Hopkins Pass in the second. Slept overnight near Bighorn Lake, and climbed Mount Izaak Walton in the morning. The approximate route of the hike is presented here: www....
Mount Lyell through Ansel Adams Wilderness
zhlédnutí 1,4KPřed 10 měsíci
Took this hike with @YongsungKim, who also has a trip report here: czcams.com/video/8kRHyzSINAo/video.html. We planned a four day trip passing through Ansel Adams Wilderness. After starting from Silver Lake, and crossing Donohue Pass in the first day, during our second day we climbed Mount Lyell and transferred back to Thousand Island Lake. We envisioned a nice route for the third day, but the ...
Williamson & Tyndall via Shepherd Pass
zhlédnutí 1,6KPřed 11 měsíci
Williamson & Tyndall via Shepherd Pass
Trinity Alps - Winter hike on Monument Peak Ridge
zhlédnutí 244Před rokem
Trinity Alps - Winter hike on Monument Peak Ridge
Highland Peak - Silver Peak Circuit from Ebbetts Pass
zhlédnutí 182Před rokem
Highland Peak - Silver Peak Circuit from Ebbetts Pass
Seven Gables - via West Ridge, from Kaiser Pass Rd
zhlédnutí 318Před rokem
Seven Gables - via West Ridge, from Kaiser Pass Rd
Mont Pelat Dayhike - Parc National du Mercantour
zhlédnutí 82Před 2 lety
Mont Pelat Dayhike - Parc National du Mercantour
Refuge du Pelvoux - Parc National des Ecrins
zhlédnutí 588Před 2 lety
Refuge du Pelvoux - Parc National des Ecrins
Refuge de l'Aigle - Parc National des Ecrins
zhlédnutí 4,8KPřed 2 lety
Refuge de l'Aigle - Parc National des Ecrins
Such a beautifull vidéo ! Thak's a lot 🤩😍
it is a beautiful dayhike - glad you enjoyed - thx
dang dude. you killed it. nice job!
was a pretty nice, but demanding hike - glad you enjoyed - thx
Epic hike and incredible views!
It is a pretty nice hike to a peak with great views - glad you enjoyed.
would mean the world for me to come to one of their live performances, sadly living in Brazil does not allow me to do that, so thank you for posting this video and making me feel like i'm watching them live!
sadly i infact do not live in america watching live videos of them is my solve for now...
Simply beautiful. Thanks for sharing❤
Thank you! Cheers!
So glad I found this!! Would kill to see them live ❤❤ Mulțumesc!!!!
You just inspired me to do Ritter and Banner this year!!!! That whole valley I know inside and out since my dad used to drag me up there since the mid 60s. Every Place in your video I knew exactly where you were. The music was great and like I say I’m going to do those peaks because of your great video. Wish me luck maybe I’ll talk my sister into doing it with me since she knows those Mountains as well as I do.. Her and I might be old, but we are tough and hard to kill..haha 👊🏼 Stay safe out there, my friend
Glad you enjoyed the video - and good luck with your planned trip ! Have a good one and stay safe !
Thanks!!!!
I did this today! The gate was open which made things a little easier. Whats the logic with ascending Job first? I went the other way and really enjoyed it, I couldn't imagine doing the ascent to Job or Jobs Sister going counter clockwise.
Good Job ;p waiting for the video - with gate opened, and probably less snow - that saves you some time :) When we left we thought we may go via Armstrong pass and climb Freel - which is a pretty messy traverse in ascent with snow, wanted to do that on the descent - in the end we chose to descent directly to Horse Meadow ..
@@kalimachios Thanks, that makes sense.
Can't believe you left out the part where the audience taught the crane wives what the tbh autism creature was smh /lh
Excellent tour, great early season views. Thanks for sharing.
thx - was a nice one indeed - glad you enjoyed
no big foot ?
hehe - missed him this time ..
Incredible. Thanks for sharing your trips-
Glad you enjoyed - thx !
wow, the view is just stunning.... absolutely gorgeous ! man.... you really know all the peaks. i will try to helen lake next week. thanks !
Yep - it was pretty special - glad you liked it - good luck w/ your hike next week - it is still winter up-there !
@@kalimachios i just love winter scenery.... snow makes the landscape so much better. its the best! do you know the rae lakes area?. i am planning to go there end of june. too much snow on glen pass?
@@NatureBoy711 Yes it does - dunno the conditions there - by the end of just some of the snow may have melted - need to get some info closer to the date of the trip - have a good one !
Nice video and beautiful landscape!! I subscribed!!
thx - glad you enjoyed it !
Spectacular! I enjoyed the Christmas snow (and was glad it tapered off for you) and how you name all the peaks. A very nice tour indeed!
Glad you liked it - I also enjoyed the snow, but I am glad it did not last more than a day :)
Wow, indeed the views are majestic 😍Congratulations! 🤗
thx ! cheers
fantastic early season trip. great video.
yep - got some good conditions in a superb place - thx
Thank you again, Catalin, for taking me on this amazing trip and guiding me to survival. You are not only my hiking partner but also my mentor. I truly appreciate your expertise and kindness. And this is a really nice video. I always enjoy your videos more than mine, perhaps because of the different perspective.
haha :) thanks coming with me on these trips for putting up with me - the hikes are always better together, as you said because different people have different ideas and perspective - this one was truly excellent - thx !
What a great loop. Thanks for sharing this!!!
Glad you enjoyed it ! was a quite good trip indeed :) - thx
Nice work man! Fun to see you day hiking. I am wondering, what do you wear on your feet for a day like this? If its a few weeks earlier and you are almost all on snow do you change your footwear choice?
Was quite a nice hike - thx. I am wearing hard, solid boots most of the time - in the summer I usually carry some light boots or sneakers for trail sections.
Man that's amazing! I'm hoping to go up there on Memorial Day. Hoping to make it to relief peak too! Can you recommend coordinates to any good campsites? Hoping to stay near the reservoir and then hike up during the day.
Thx - I think the upper grouse meadow, before the hard climb is a good place to camp: around here (38.2486044527846, -119.71210931001457). When I climbed, I traversed a bit too high and ended up above it, but when I returned passed through it - I do a panorama from it @5:38 - was covered in snow at that time, but I think now is quite melted. Also I would recommend not following my ascent line - it gets pretty steep towards the top - the next valley to the right looks a bit better. Have a nice hike !
Actually may still be plenty of snow in that meadow - though you may find some clear spaces
Nice work! Did you need snowshoes?
Thanks - took them and carried them for nothing - no snowshoes required
Beautiful country up there!
Quite nice views indeed..
Woohoo!!! Awesome to hear the live versions of the Kiltro songs.
simply breathtaking !
It was special - thx
stunning!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Where did you park for this hike?
at the Lodgepole Visitor Center -
amazing! ❤ bravo!
multzam - toate bune !
absolutely gorgeous!
thanks a lot - glad you enjoyed !
Your music choice is inspiring. It was not just exceptionally beautiful morning, the entire trip was exceptionally beautiful.
Thanks - and yep was an exceptionally beautiful evening in an exceptionally beautiful place -
Thanks for this nice video which give a good overview of the ascent to the Refuge du Pelvoux ! You're always welcome to come back with the right pair of crampons 😉 Mat, the hut warden
Thank you for your hospitality ! Merci - will be back !
Another rad looking adventure man! It's great you get after it so many months a year.
was quite fun - thx - good weather and good snow - spring season is on :)
I watched this again. The area looks very different without snow.
Yep it does - though this one is quite an interesting hike - even in summer - I really enjoyed it
Really really enjoyable hike. Thanks for taking this tour with me.
Thank you too ! good tour !
Great views 🤩
they were pretty nice - thx
Gorgeous panorama from up there
The views were quite nice with all that snow - thx
amazing❤
Nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Epic trip, video!
Glad you enjoyed ! thx
Nicely done. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! Cheers!
You always pump me up to go some adventure hike rather than just regular hike. Thank you man. Hopefully some day I will do this hike. It’s easy to get permit for camping there on winter.
I'm happy if these can inspire you to go out there for some hikes !
Good job man!!! Nice!
glad you enjoyed - was a nice trip indeed
Such beautiful vistas! Thats a pretty hard haul
The views were quite vast - and for that was especially nice that we were able to sleep in an overlooking location
Cool shit this stuff I always think deserves more views u got balls of steal my man
glad you liked it ! cheers !
Amazing! Bravo! <3
thx - toate bune !
Nice work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Reed about how John Muir climbed Ritter.
We must have just missed you! My buddy and I were at Martha Lake from about 12-1:30pm on the 23rd as well and went up toward Goddard Col, but we went right at the first lake to Goddard Creek Pass and continued on to camp at lake 11,837' for our decent down the Enchanted Gorge the next day. Did you see our footprints in the snow going up to Goddard Col?
Yep - saw some footprints in the snow - I came 2-3 hours later I guess :) next day saw couple of people descending towards Martha - south side from the Col, but I guess were not you
@@kalimachios yep, those footprints were ours. But no that wasn't us going back down toward Martha. We went down the Enchanted Gorge to the middle fork Kings.