Gannet Peak // Taking the Tourist Route
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2020
- We’ve been wanting to climb Gannet Peak Wyomings highest point for a while now. The peak possess a lot of challenges from weather, distance, and route finding to river crossings and possible climbing depending on which route you choose. In this episode we decided to attempt Gannet via Tourist Creek. The other route, Wells Creek, appears to be a more direct approach but depending on water levels can either be a breeze or require some climbing that has turned many groups back. So not wanting to risk a turn around we chose the route with more boulder hoping but less risk of getting turned around. It’s a long day no matter which route you choose with around 20 miles of trail and 20 miles of bushwhacking and boulder hoping. Physically I’m not worried but mentally I’m not sure I’m prepared for the beat down that is Gannet Peak.
My mother is 93 with advancing dementia. She doesn't know who we are, but she knows you guys! Watching back to back to back to back videos of Mediocre Amateurs is honestly one of her favorite things to do. She laughs at your humor, is amazed at your awesome photography, and sometimes you give her "the willies." Your videos have truly been a lifesaver to us as we look for activities she'll enjoy. Thank you for keeping it clean!
Knowing your limits is probably one of the best underrated skills in the mountains! Well done guys.
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trainsirf I think because it’s what keeps you the safest when out on a climb like this. I think if you are in over your head you begin to forget the essential skills to help you get out of that situation. If you know when to call it quits you avoid or significantly lessen the chance of disaster on your trip.
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I've watched all your videos, and this is probably my favorite one because it reminds us all that it's okay to fail in a challenging goal when health and safety factors become a real concern. You guys are a huge inspiration for my own adventures, and have definitely encouraged me to push my limits beyond what I had ever imagined, but it's nice to see that even you sometimes say "nope, not this time," and decide that discretion is the better part of valor. I can't wait to see the episode where you finally do manage to crack this peak -- but in the meantime, I'm so glad you survived healthy and whole and will be able to keep on inspiring us for many years to come.
"Getting to the summit is optional, getting down is mandatory." - Ed Viesturs. Always sucks having to pull the plug on objectives but bravo boys for making the right call!
Always makes me happy to see a notification from you guys.
Hearing that Danny is intimidated by anything is probably the most human thing he has ever said. Matt, very jealous of the "I don't need to summit" mentality, something that I struggle with all the time and know I need to be better at. As always, great video guys.
I appreciate that you guys show when you turn around without reaching the summit. It’s important for people to see that safety always comes first.
I did the Winds in the late 70's - Elkhart trailhead to do Mt Woodrow Wilson. We did 18 miles day 1 with 50 lb packs in 6 hours. I thought that was a haul. Then I look at what you're doing and have to name my group, (posthumously), the Crappy Amateurs. I reject the idea of this being a "failed" attempt. It was a learning endeavor and you learned.
The footage brought back some great memories, although this side of the Winds appeared to have far less horse pack damage. Horse packs obliterated trail due to hoofs on high moisture trails that turned into mud bogs sown with copious horse fecal deposits. And the four legged friends had shat in most of the lakes to the point we wouldn't drink the water. But that scenery is just stunning, and worth a trip back.
If your goal is to summit Gannett in a single day, I think your best option is up Wells after Labor Day. You can hop over the creek. It will still be a long day, but is a better route than Tourist. I've summited this way but it took 2 nights because I'm mortal. Good luck!
You’ll summit next attempt, can’t wait to see it!
Jealousy of this activity during COVID times 10/10: Vicariously enjoying this activity 10/10. Respect for appropriate decisions 10/10. Success 100%, there is no failure as long as you survive to do it again!
Yes Yes Yes !!!
I failed to summit Gannet last year as well. We also started at Green River lakes and did a 4 day trip to the titcomb basin and down to elkhart park. Honestly, if I were to try it again, I would either go from the east on the Reservation (lots of permitting stuff required though) or if I could run like you monsters, I would start from the Elkhart Park trailhead, go to titcomb, go over dinwoody pass, up the peak and then back. The trail is basically flat from Elkhart to titcomb. Dinwoody pass is horrifyingly steep, however, you could camp out in titcomb and wait for a good summit day (we got a crazy thunderstorm the morning we were going to summit)
good shit brotha,i like quality stories like yours under quality videos like danny does
When are you guys getting a Netflix show? This is good stuff.
I like Matt's impersonation of Blake at the end imagining the worst that could happen.
Wheres Blake? More Blake Please!!!
desviz last I heard he hurt his knee and needed to take recovery time. Not sure what’s up now though.
this place is so remote! doing it in one day is definitely one daunting task! wise decision turning around, well done!
I'm from Croatia and I've never been in the US but I'm a geography and mountain fanatic so I know plenty about the mountains and nature there and Wind River Range is my absolute favourite, can't wait to get there one day 😍 Another awesome video! I admire your dedication to film and there isn't much time for that in what you are doing. Being a hiker and photographer I know how much easier it would be for you without filming, if you could just run or hike without bothering with cameras and wasting time on filming. But result is great so thanks for the effort!
these guys make the best outdoor videos by far cant get enough of it!
My buddy from OR and I tried Gannett last year, and it's one of the only peaks we've ever turned back on. We watched this simultaneously, across the country, rooting for you guys to fail just so we could feel better about ourselves. Thanks for the boost! Lol
This is the best youtube channel!
I can not like this enough! You need to pump out more of these! You are seriously the best. One of the only
Ones who travels with other people and thus gives us commentary. I LOVE the talking. I hate watching someone “hike alone” for 25min and no talking.
Your doing great man. Keep it up.
These are highly evolved, expert practitioners of their craft. These are men.
Danny: We're at the bridge. We're not going to cross this bridge.
Other dude: on other side of bridge.
hahaha bro ur right holy shit i havent saw that :D so funny lol
I attempted this route in August 2017 and camped at around 10,400 in tourist creek. I got about 900 feet below the summit and turned around. This was by far the most strenuous hike I have ever done due to all the boulders, with the tourist creek boulder field being the worst. You made a wise decision turning around. If I returned, I would try camping a 2nd night near skinny lake, giving plenty of time for summit day. This video brought back memories of my time there. If you do wells creek, bring ropes. Thanks!
You guys are inspirational. Its got to be only a matter of time before you blow up. The people need to see such amazing content! I am so grateful that you share your adventures with the world.
Always a welcome surprise to get a notification about a new Mediocre video!
Great to have met you and Matt on the trail along the Green River! Our 4,6,8,10 year-olds say “hi”! They did 30 miles along that amazing trail!
Really great to see you play it safe. Thanks for all your awesome videos. Great job.
11:27 is truly scary because i just watched the virtual sherpas video, and the person he was climbing with literally fell and died on this same route about 2 weeks ago. RIP
I can’t get enough of your channel. Keep up the amazing videos
Great video! You guys are awesome! Thanks for sharing your story. Looking forward to your next adventure. Stay safe!
Oh my gosh, how beautiful! Thank you so much for showing me such amazing places.
The Winds are one of my most treasured places on earth. Thank you for doing an attempt on a North American classic.
Totally fabulous scenery! Good call on the turn-around. Excellent video.
Good call for turning around! You will live to get it next time. Love watching your videos!
I'm always blown away by the scenery you guys are passing through. We'll be in Wyoming in three weeks, and videos like these have me champing at the bit!
I'm a super mediocre status quo average amateur, so it was good to see you guys turn around for once. :) It gives me hope and validates my aching body after my excursions. Love your videos
That was one of your best videos. Always spot on videography but I really appreciated the personal insights as well.
Really enjoyed another great vid guys, and a great call on turning back. The mountain will be there for another day, and the lessons learned vids are just as good as the vids in which you have success: actually the vids in which you "fail" (for want of a better word) make the ones in which you "succeed" all the more satisfying.
Another great Mountain Adventure Story from MA! There is always a clock ticking and box - checking goals to meet. The maturity is knowing when to stop and go home. You only have so much clock. Great job guys!
I think your channel is about #3/100 in my most viewed channel list. It was about 26 as of about 2-weeks ago.
As a viewer, it’s wonderful to experience and enjoy - albeit vicariously, your adventures. You’ve revealed places and trails I’ve never heard about and my own bucket list grows larger with every view and for that, I thank you.
This video reminds me that you are human just like us, and sometimes time on trail doesn’t go as we hope for. Thanks for still choosing to show us this trip, means a lot
Just love this channel. Seriously, such great content. Wish you guys the best, maybe entirely selfish reasons, because I hope you keep cranking great content as long as possible. It's a tribute to this amazing country/planet and a fantastic species (us humans) capable of wonderful things.
You guy's rock, I'm off chainsawing, you inspire everyone who watches your missions
You will get it done next time....always look forward to the next video....my favorite channel !!!
I know SoCal may not seem like a very attractive place to hike, but y’all gotta come and do Cactus To Clouds! 21 miles 10,400 feet of gain up Mount San Jacinto a 10,834 foot peak in Southen California
and if C2C isn't enough you can always do C2C2C (about 30 miles). Brett Maune did the C2C2C in a bit more than 6 hours. fastestknowntime.com/fkt/brett-maune-san-jacinto-peak-ca-2014-05-21
You guys are such a big inspiration for our adventures, and it's wonderful to see you pushing so hard and so far yet still having the wisdom to turn back when necessary. You will no doubt regroup and conquer Gannet Peak in a thrilling suffer-fest in the near future, but meanwhile, so happy to see you modeling intense but also responsible adventuring! Cheers, Elise.
Awesome video! Was out in that exact area in 2018. Loved my week out in the green river valley. Great shots of square top as well.
Gorgeous area. Thank you so much for sharing
I'll just echo what some others have said already. It's refreshing to see the summit attempt fails - adds that human component. So often, it's epic success after success with failures being hidden away from public view. Having numerous failed summit attempts myself, it's nice to see this.
Great video. My favorite line "turning back is probably the most successful thing we will do on this trip."
Beautiful hike through beautiful wilderness. The mountain will still be there. Kudos on making a smart decision.
When I saw the title for this one, I was stoked!!!! I've been wanting to do the peak for 5 years now. I also know that it takes "normal" people 3-5 days to do this hike. So, when they said they're trying to summit in one day, I was like WHAAAAAAT! Great Attempt and still looked like an awesome day out there. The mountain isn't going any.....NEXT TIME! :)
I love following your adventures!
This is a great story and wonderful videography
Great job calling it guys- always better to turn around and have the option to try again than to make a bad decision!
amazing scenery, thanks for sharing
I'm John, Cathy's husband. Did Gannet Back In 84 with 4 of my best friends from California. I was living out side of Cody at the time. We spent about 5 days
going from the east side by the Wind River up Gannet via the goose neck Glacier. The weather was perfect except when we summited huge cloud bank, no view
whatsoever, We descended the summit and headed west over dinwoody pass. what a kick ass time. Good luck with your next attempt!!!!
I enjoyed the video! I watched it all the way through!
Been waiting a long time for this!
I did Gannett in a day (if you can say that) back in 2017 when the snow levels were super high. Like you, we had slow going for several miles and many hours because of the sun-cupped snow. I think we hit the summit around 6pm, then had to make our way back over Bonnie Pass in the dark. It was brutal. You guys made a good decision. Gannett is no joke and doing it in a single push requires you to be on your absolute A-game. Well done guys.
Amazing area. The wind rivers has turned my back also. Almost to the peak of Gannett. You guys are human after all. Such a remote area the wind rivers love that I live 3 hours away
I agree with Ian in the comment section, always great to see you guys post a new video.
You guys are "physically" able to do this climb. But you showed great maturity by turning around. Not easy given the distance you had already covered. Respect.
If you haven't been to the Winds you have no idea how hard this route is. Serious respect for that attempt and the wisdom to turn around.
Welcome to the Winds! When you got off the trail, I told myself "there's no way they'll make!" so close but probably the best and smartest decision was to turn around an underrated skill!
Stay safe. Keep moving foward!!
Awesome video! And a good call on the bail - Been on the summit of Gannett twice, grew up in the winds. Always backpacked in with gear and still thought it was a beast! My last summit (August 1 2020) we came in and out via Torrey Lake/Glacier Trail - a hump, but killer views up Wilson Meadows
Great video, and good call. I did it several years ago but it was a 1-wk trip (starting from Green River as you did), and took us about 15 hr just from Titcomb Basin - can't even imagine trying to do the whole thing in one day.
You guys made the right decision. Winds are a beautiful and yet brutal place. Not as brutal as the Absarokas, but pretty brutal. Not much room for mistakes up there, especially on foot.
The worst part of the entire journey to that section of the Winds is that dirt road the ATV/ORV Brigade have absolutely decimated. Green River Lakes access used to be one of my favorites into the Winds. Not anymore.
I was stoked to see another person go up tourist creek. That place is legit. I backpacked it a few years ago. Camped at scott lake, woke up at 3am, hit the summit and then got back to Scott lake at 10pm. You made a good decision. Love the videos.
Also the creek crossing is the coldest water I have ever been in.
Wells creek is hell. Intel I got on it was its almost impossible to go up and you have to rappel to descend.
Such a beautiful place to spend a day.
Sad you didn't make but an absolutely gorgeous video worth watching over and over. Goodluck next time 38 miles AYKM!
Fantástico vídeo,como siempre.Increibles imágenes de vuestro país,”mediocre amateur no es mediocre...”
this looked a picture. can't wait for the next attempt at this one!
Well shot! Having attempted the same feat in a day, but via Wells Creek, I feel ya. We summited but got benighted at Scott Lake and ran out the next morning via Tourist. Definitely big and remote! Tough stuff.
Gannett is a doozy! I ran out of juice after the boulder-hop-fest up Wells Creek. Made it to the uber-steep-rock hard-icy Minor Glacier (slightly wrong approach, too far north) and my legs told me, "Nooope! You won't make it down this safely!" And we even started the day from Three Forks Park!
Love your content as always!
First to watch...true honor(stopped working when I received the notice it was posted). This seems like a perfect use of a bright shiny red heli.
darn you, I thought I was going to be first lol
Good call guys, refreshing to see.
Gannet is no joke. I was able to summit from titcomb basin as part of a 5 day trip. Kudos for trying it in one day, and kudos for knowing when to turn around!
I've attempted Gannett from Green River lakes three times, successfully summitting twice. I saw one big wrong turn in the video: Don't go down to Scott lake! Traverse and take what I call The Ramp down to the 10,795' "Long Skinny Lake". Also, Wells Creek is more direct, but I wouldn't consider it until at least Labor Day, depending on runoff.
I would echo the Well’s Creek comment. My failed attempt many years ago was due to high water in Well’s Creek.
Also agree. I've climbed Gannett from every approach and agree that Wells after Labor Day is the superior choice for your goal - minimal gear, single day push. Also agree you should've hiked to long skinny (also called "Many Bug Lake") after Tourist, but regardless your name has to be Anton Krupicka to achieve something like that.
@@TheThoughtful1 I think Many Bug Lake is the long, skinny one at the top of Wells Creek, practically an extension of Scott Lake. I haven't seen the "Many Bug Lake" name on maps, but the name is used on the SummitPost entry for the Wells Creek route (www.summitpost.org/wells-creek/536454). The "long, skinny lake" you head for after crossing over from Tourist Creek has no name on the topo map, but has an elevation of 10,795'. It's about 1/2 mile east of, and 280 vertical feet above, Scott Lake. I think I'll start calling it Lane Lake because it's in the optimal lane between Tourist Creek and Minor Glacier and also in homage to my dad who, in 2016, camped at Lane Lake and summitted Gannett just two weeks short of his 72nd birthday.
@@kenjohnson9658 Yes, you're correct. I should've looked that up before responding.
Matt: “I hope no one ever does this cause you could die”
Danny, later that night: “ok I’m going back with Aaron and Chase next week”
As an English man I have no idea where any of these places in your videos are but they're always amazing and you make really fun, watchable films. Keep up the good work.
it's in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. it's one of the most amazing places on Earth. kinda like the Alps, but completely wild and higher altitude.
The fact that you turned around and still posted made me a fan of the channel. If I could find the right songs I’d make a tribute video when I do the Crystal Range traverse this weekend. It’s only 5,500 ft and 15 miles so don’t get too excited, should be good views and lots of class 3, at least.
Not easy knowing when to call it. Super smart from both of you.
Good call gents! No shame in turning around. Looks like you had a fantastic day regardless.
Awesome video! I see you're both rocking the distance 15 packs from Black Diamond. I love mine!!
Sweet, needed this today
Grew up in Wyoming. Love seeing you guys visit since most people don’t even know Wyo exists lol
This is why I subbed. Still a great video and THAT VIEW!!!
Great attempt, guys! And a great hike nevertheless.
I did the same thing 8 years ago same way.I wish this video was out then
Nice effort guys. I also attempted Gannet on 7/27 with plans to do it in a day from Elkhart TH, but unfortunately no summit either. A long day with a lot of variables to negotiate!
Great video!
Great judgement to turn around. Still a great day. I climbed Gannett in 2001 with a two day approach.
I was wondering when you would do this. Looking forward to your day hike videos up Mts. Robson & Waddington.
Good luck running into Waddington. I enjoyed our cozy copter flight in 2018. We bailed 300 feet from the summit because of nasty rockfall.
You guys made the right decision to turn around. Boulder hopping in the dark is just asking for trouble.
Just massive to see you out again, and, making the correct decisions, on the terrain. But are there Gannets there? Magic production as always........
They weren't gannets this time! Good move too
I always get excited when I get a notification of a new video and this one doesn’t disappoint! Where’s Blake?
Peace Out hat!! You really bought one!!
Excellent choice to turn around. There's always next weekend. ;