Grand Enchantment Fail - the Tale of a Hike Gone Wrong
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2021
- We were supposed to hike from Phoenix to Albuquerque on the Grand Enchantment Trail. It takes a lot of time, effort, and commitment to prepare for a long distance hike, so failing to complete one can be a tough pill to swallow.
Do you have any stories about a trip that didn’t work out?
Toe injury last year in the Tetons. HATED it.
Attempted the YHR sobo last year - finished the northern half and bailed just beyond the start of the southern half. We got crushed by weather and fatigue, but learned a ton in the process. We started a few days ahead of you. Going for the WRHR this year. Keep cruisin 🤙
@@MattShafter The worst. Had one on the CDT from K10 straps rubbing the tendons on my big toes in a weird way.
@@tomwalkingpants67 Bummer! But glad you're getting back out there. I'm doing the WRHR this summer too! August 28th start date. When will you be out there?
@@DanStenziano Awesome! Sept 4th. Lead the way! Feel free to banish all storm clouds, loose rock and blowdowns from our path. Let's get it!
Sorry to see that you had to bail. But, the wise decisions are the ones that feel wrong at the time but are proven to be right later. The trail will always be there.
It doesn't matter how long it's been since your last video, I always get a little too excited when I see a video you put out. Thanks for sharing the experience, I love it!
Always great to see a Dan Stenziano video! Thanks
Well done! Nice videography, nice editing. It reminded me that even a failed hike usually has worthwhile moments.
To listen to your perfect spoken English is never a failure. You only had happy incidents with nature.
Great storytelling on this one! I've done some multi-day desert hikes in Joshua Tree and I don't think I could handle a long trail through the desert. Thanks for sharing!
It’s tough! And so important to go at the right time
You're an amazing story teller. Tx Dan.
Thanks for sharing. I get your meaning, but in a sense the only fail is not getting out there. None of us have a right to a happy ending.
Loved this one, Dan! You've only increased my itch to get back into the Supes as soon as fall and cooler weather returns to the valley.
Good while it lasted!!!! Good stuff Dan!
Desert hiking is challenging. Thanks for sharing your experience.
nice bro moment with the shoe partnerlook on the truck btw. You are one of my fav hiking channels now that the OG (u know who i mean) is gone
You guys still did amazing! I’m fighting to have more trips that work than don’t. Loved seeing that desert!
Thanks :)
Some of the best videos, are those that end differently than expected. Perhaps it's the wisdom we take away from them? The novelty? The rarity of an imperfect display, among the usual glamorous instagram shots we usually see with social media hikes. It's human, all too human. :) Thank you.
Hi Dan, thanks for sharing. It's important for people to understand it's not all wine & roses out there! Ironically, the trips that are filled with adversity are the ones that you seem to remember the most. Over beers with my trail buds, we always seem to reminisce about they ones that went wrong, instead of the ones where everything went right.
I agree!
Hello, have a great weekend, Always like your channel
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing, Dan. I started my first thru hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail two days ago and had to bail the first day because my dog got really bad altitude sickness. It was really disappointing and took a lot to not feel like I'd failed. I appreciate you sharing your highs and lows.
Sorry that happened! Hope you can get back out there soon 🙂
I did the same thing with my dog. Same results. A lot of people do this. I went back with lightweight gear and finished the TRT. Hope you do too!
I hike in the Superstitions all Winter. That trail should be done starting in December. April is the end of the season.
Excellent vid Dan. Nice editing and soundtrack. As for the desert, no thanks. I lived in Tucson one winter. Did day hikes in the Rincons and Catalinas. I just can't take direct sun like that anymore. Makes me sick. Vids like this are as close as i wanna ever get again. I'll take the deep forests of Appalachia anyday...but sure is fun to watch your adventures. Thanks for sharing the hike.
Thanks Charlie! It's a harsh environment that's for sure. Need to be more thoughtful about when I choose to go...
No time is a good time for the desert...lol. Would sure love to see you do the AT someday, even if it wasn't a thru hike.
Sorry to hear you didn't complete your objective Dan. It looked absolutely stunning and the quality of the video was high as usual. Armstrong mush have been really sick as the guy is generally a machine! The Arizona Trail is definitely top of my list the next time I'm in the US. I miss the desert. Hope you're all good now, Tazbaz.
Tazbaz! Thanks, it’s good to hear from you. We’re all good now, hope the same is true on your end. If you do AZT don’t go in April ;)
This is some crazy heat. Seems like a crazy time to hike this!! Come on to New Mexico, but fall or winter when it's nice. Spring is too windy for my taste. No judgement on my part, this is a very difficult time to hike--worse this year though.
Yeah it was challenging! I think I’ll come back and finish this trail some year but in March. Thankfully I got the hottest parts out of the way haha.
Always impressed by the quality of footage you bring back dude, kudos! Did you guys cowboy camp or did you bring along a bivy?
Hey thanks! I did have my borah Bivy which I used every night. Never pitched the tarp.
It is best to call a hike if people are having doubts. In your case one bailed earlier then another was sick. No regrets or second thoughts when you have to bail on that sort of thing.
In 2005 I lost a hiking partner to heat exhaustion in Arizona. And by lost I mean they died! It haunts me to this day.
Wise words. I’m so sorry to hear about your hiking partner… Arizona can be an unforgiving place.
Thx for sharing, great vid as always👍 Great to hear you’re all good ready for the next adventure⁉️
Thanks! Next big adventure is the wind River high route, late August!
Great saw ”Famous” Wind River adventure and it looked awesome. Thank you for your great videos, keep up the great work!
@@arocosadventures724 thanks, appreciate it :)
Beautiful video, as usual!
Perhaps the problem was the water. It could be his filter needs to he changed.
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Thanks! We did have some iffy sources so that could be a possibility. I'm not sure if we were out long enough for the symptoms of Giardia or similar to show up, though.
Wow the views out there are incredible!
Yeah boyyyyyy
I like the moo cows not the rattle snakes. And there's always fires out west 😢. good video😊
thanks for your experience, wise decision I think
It was still enchanting
Life doesn't always work out as planned. I have probably done 100 backpack trips in my life and none of them I would judge a failure, but my trips were shorter, 8 days I think was the longest. But there were some rainouts and some where the planned route was revised given difficulty, etc. Anyway, a nice video of your trip. Hope your next trip works out as planned but I would not judge this trip a failure, just a trip that didn't work out as planned.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Did you upgrade your camera+lens setup? Looks like a nice upgrade
Thanks, I like it a lot! It’s the same set up I used for the Sierra high route video: a6600 plus 16-50 lens.
@@DanStenziano Nice, thanks for the quick reply! It will be interesting to see the new ZV-E10 once it gets released, probably will be pretty light without the viewfinder, but rumors say it will still use the old smaller batteries, which is a bummer... :)
Oh wow I hadn’t heard of that yet! Looks interesting. If they could make the stabilization better and fix the rolling shutter issues I’d buy it, but I’m not holding my breath lol.
@@DanStenziano it should be announced sometime in August, so let's see :) Happy hiking!
Once again a beautiful video 📸 Oasis 10 burrito mom 💜
Thanks :) Looks like Daisy is having a blast on the CDT!
@@DanStenziano she is, she made the wise decision to flip 🙃
hi Dan, what month did you guys start this journey ??? And was it this year ??
i have been curious about this trail for a quick spell. would love 2 c u come back & finish.
i live in phx. i think i heard u say April was ur hike month !?? for one that lives here i'd say April temps r ok. but i really think " winter " is a bettr option. but the desert in winter at night can b wicked cold. ( or we r just use to higher temps. ive seen snowbirds here in t-shirt & cut offs,,,,, so there ya go ) ATB !!
Hey! Our first day was April 1st. And yes this year. It turned out to be a little hotter than we expected. March 1 would have been a much better start date.
@@DanStenziano so true :)
I hope Armstrong is doing ok. Did you guys figure out what happened with him?
He was fine not long after the trip thankfully. Never figured out what it was but at the time it seemed bad enough to warrant getting off.
How many danger noodles rattled at you during your night hiking, Dan? That’s scary!
Only one spooked me at night, but it was
@@DanStenziano I just had one on the JMT 2 weeks ago leaving VVR heading up Bear Ridge southbound at 8,100 feet. 6 feet in front of me on the trail. I only mention this because I learned a new term for them: buzz worms.
April can be brutal. Come back in February. Give us some notice so we can help out. 🌵🌵❤️
April was a bad call indeed. I’ve hiked around Phoenix in February before and it’s so much nicer!
1-star, too much sun and sand.
Real life.
I've "failed" in the past but don't consider it failing. I'm proud to "turn around" when the call has to be made. In some of those cases it would have worked out to continue (and some cases easier). But I'm more discerning than bold. Fortune only sometimes favors the bold. it favors them when it works out. If it doesn't work out they have to be rescued or worse.
For some reason some who are in good shape think that trumps experience (not saying that's you). In many cases it will tip the odds in their favor. You just have to give the side eye with their attitude. I guess I'm a snob but some people are buffoons. But really - you were doing 30 miles/day in the desert and you don't know why the guys had problems?