Backpacking Sequoia National Park|Mount Langley Solo Hike|Army Pass|Cottonwood Lakes|Horseshoe Pt1
Sequoia National Park, Solo Hiking the 14000ft Mount Langley via Army Pass, Cottonwood Lakes, Miter Basin, 4k60fps September 2020 Fire Season, Sierra Nevada
The first video from a 3 video series where I backpacked Mt Langley from Horseshoe Meadow, continuing up the Miter Basin and over Crabtree Pass to reconnect with the JMT and PCT an finish the trip by climbing Mount Whitney as fires close down the Sierra. Look for part 2 and 3 on my channel.
Music by Melantopia and Juliet Piper
“Diamond Mind” intro tune on Apple Music or Spotify via this link:
https://music.apple.com/no/artist/melantopia/1176297721
Dedicated to all the fire fighters, rescue workers and everyone who are battling the Creek Fire and other wildfires in the Sierra and other places.
This is the first part of a 6 day backpacking trip in Sierra Nevada just as the big fires are starting to take off. I start from Horseshoe Meadows and go to Cottonwood Lakes, where I climb Army Pass and summit Mt Langley, a 14000ft high peak. I continue and make my way to the High Sierra Trail in the Miter Basin and go past Sky Blue Lake and over Crabtree Pass into the Crabtree Basin. From there I go down to Crabtree Meadows and down to Guyout Creek where I meet up with friends from my Big SEKI loop video. We go to Guitar Lake and Summit Mt Whitney as the smoke and fires intensifies around us. We Exit at Whitney Portal the day before Inyo National Forrest is closed because of the wildfires.
Music by Melantopia and Juliet Piper
“Diamond Mind”, pre-save link, release date is September 18th
https://orcd.co/pneo0m1/spotify
https://music.apple.com/no/artist/melantopia/1176297721
Gear Used:
Marmot tent https://www.youtube.com/user/marmotpro
Marmot ball cap https://www.youtube.com/user/marmotpro
Osprey Aether 70 Backpack https://www.youtube.com/user/ospreypacks
Paria Outdoor Products Thermodown 15 sleeping bag https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoC1PBxejxpzdInYW4dbJ4g
Thermarest NeoAir Xtherm sleeping pad https://www.youtube.com/user/ThermarestGear
Ursac https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd0LCCbs7icRlibynSH57Jw
LaSportiva TX4 approach shoes https://www.youtube.com/user/LaSportivaNA
Norrøna Falketind pants https://www.youtube.com/user/NorronaSport
Fjallraven pants https://www.youtube.com/user/FjallravenSE
Arcteryx Cerium LT puffy, synthetic shirt and Hard Shell Jacket
https://www.youtube.com/user/arcteryxequipmentinc
LaSportiva fleece https://www.youtube.com/user/LaSportivatube
Helly Hansen base layers https://www.youtube.com/user/hellyhansen
Black Diamond headlamp https://www.youtube.com/user/BlackDiamondVideo
Primus cooking system https://www.youtube.com/user/PrimusChannel
Apple Iphone 11promax for recording video https://www.youtube.com/user/Apple
26000Mah power bank
Alltrails app https://www.youtube.com/user/alltrailsinc
Walmart 4,99 $ Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/Walmart
Petzl Ice Axe https://www.youtube.com/user/petzlcrew
Patagonia puffy https://www.youtube.com/user/patagoniavideo
Outdoor Research Gaiters https://www.youtube.com/user/OutdoorResearch
Black Diamond Crampons
00:00 Diamond Mind
01:53 Intro
06:34 Cottonwood Lakes
10:42 Camp 1
12:55 Day 2
16:40 Army Pass
22:32 Sequoia National Park
25:01 Towards Mt Langley
31:30 Mt Langley Summit
38:35 Towards Soldier Lakes
45:04 Miter Basin
31 Comments
Spectacular! California's physical beauty is breathtaking! This is an EXCELLENT content, Jarl! Thank you for sharing! Watched the entire video and never skipped a single ad. LOL Can't wait for part 2 & 3! Yay!
Another awesome video, what do you use for video? What camera do you use?
Thank you for sharing this, loved every minute of your adventure!
So great Jarl! My son & I did your part 1 as a weekend trip a month ago August 14-16. Old Army Pass and Mt Langley were fantastic and blew his 16 yr old mind to what is accessible to all of us. Thanks for the beautiful film bringing back those great memories. Unfortunately, that weekend also began the tremendous heat in the valley and we experienced a 3 hr thunderstorm at Cottonwood Lake #3 after coming down. That heat and weather was the beginning of all the lightning strikes and ignited so many fires in our state. Was supposed to be just coming home today from a 5 day, 50 mile loop trip (I think you've done before) from Lodgepole through Twin Lakes, Belle Canyon, Deadman Canyon, and Elizabeth Pass. Unfortunately, had to cancel due to smoke and fire danger. So this video will have to do. Especially looking forward to watching Part 2 & 3 as my interest was stoked about Miter Basin after Mt Langley and I checking it out that section on the map. Next summer! Thanks again.
What an epic day of hiking Jarl! Really enjoyed this one. The way it came together, starting with your view of Mt. Langley and its ridge from your tent at Cottonwood Lakes, followed by your route up Army Pass, and capped by your climb to the summit of Mt. Langley, was just really inspiring. I enjoy all your videos and appreciate your efforts to share your treks with us. This one really wowed me. You told a great story! Be well and thank you.
Simply Wow and thanks!
Whitney permits canceled from the fires, cottonwood lakes (to summit Langley), cancelled. Horrible year!
Spectacular.. as you hike, I follow along on @gaiagps I couldn’t help but wonder, how this geology was all formed, given the big ‘rock pile’ nature of the area.. wiki of course sheds some light.
“Twenty million years ago, crustal extension associated with the Basin and Range Province caused extensive volcanism in the Sierra.[29] About 10 Ma, the Sierra Nevada started to form when a block of crust between the Coast Range and the Basin and Range Province started to tilt to the west[30] “
Just amazing.
Btw, what brand of white, translucent roll top bag do you have? Looks like your good bag. It has the black buckles on the top. Like your freestanding Marmot tent too, cool color.
Thxs.
Wow! Your videos are so amazing. Question: do you ever hike up from a camera drop and think: "Why did I leave that so far down?!?" I always wonder how many extra miles you travel! Beautiful…thank you!
pinkze he say " you are way ahead on your trail, i will catch up, so far 13 minutes in and 1 word- wondrous ! "
pinkze he say "36:00 minutes in now. You are such a small dot on this massive landscape, but the fact you are there being the small dot is a massive achievement. Proud you should be, well done "
pinkze he say " 47:08– could easily be a martian landscape ( reminds me of the 1980 film " The Martian Chronicles " ) Like you say quite eerie, but beautiful at the same time. Just being there must truly be like nothing else, thanks for doing this "
You present the landscape and music together in a wonderful w a y . . . Thank You
I love things that help people and these beautiful nature and hiking videos are like meditation and inspiration. So many levels.
really awesome
Great footage and video! Are you using a GoPro as you walk? 8 or 9?
pinkze he say " love the blue skies and backdrop, I never get bored of watching this ( many views now ! ) a wondrous achievement ! "
This vid (watching it again) inspired the first trip I'll take this summer, which follows your route. Friends will go around on the PCT after Langley, but I'll do Miter Basin and Crabtree Pass and rejoin them at the ranger station. I wonder why you didn't drop your pack down around the cutoff trail down to Soldier Lakes before walking to the summit. You're obviously a very strong hiker — your "slowly" is most people's high gear — but sill is nice to go up without all that weight, no?
“We need the tonic of wildness…At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomed by us because unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature.” Thoreau
every year there are wild fires….. every freakin' year, like clockwork !!!
they tell us these fires are natural….. LMFAO !!!!
bastards are purposely setting fires. nothing natural about them at all. it's arson !
it may be hard to believe but they are controlling the weather. it's geoengineering …..
new or old army pass?
Thank you for documenting this incredible hike!
What hike did you like better – Mount Langley or Whitney? Seems like Langley for the win.
Great video. Where did you stash your can and gear on the way up to Langley?
Think dropping my sleeping bag/tent/bear can at cottonwood #3 that it’d be fine to leave to go summit?
Great video, I was just up on Cirque Peak a few days ago looking up at Langley. Looks like a fun hike for my next summit. Thanks!
Greetings Jarl, you have inspired me to try this hike. I’m a Buddhist monk and I’m inviting a Christian monk to hike it with me. I’m making a video which talks about our preparations and I use the first part of this video to show people how spectacular the Sierras are. I wrote earlier asking you permission to use some of your footage and you graciously said yes, hope that is still the case !❤
The geology of the Sierra Nevada rock formations is just insane and so beautiful! ⛏️ 🪨
Great video and great adventure. Thank you. What a gorgeous valley beneath Miter Peak.
Greats Videos as alweays! If you had 4-5 days in the Sierras What do you reccomend as the top hike? – with permits
How do you keep your battery charger last so many days??