Mount Marcy, Skylight & Gray Peak In The Adirondack Mountains
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Published 2020-03-02
I geared up for long exposure. Going up to Marcy with instantaneously knee-high snow drifts and 1 foot of snow most of the way. It eventually turn into a hard icy crust. I made it to the Summit and I worked my way over Marcy knowing that nobody had done that trail in quite some time. I checked the last few days in the log books.
The second I got down near the tree line the snow was up to my waist. I worked my way down very slowly using the GPS constantly to make sure I was on route. I went off route once and I fell in a spruce trap that one up to my head it was horrifying. Anyhow I managed to get myself out and find the trail again.. I was solo and this was something that I should’ve never done but I did because I know my limits and I trust my gear and I spent a lot of time in the mountains. Anyhow . I continued working my way down through waist high snow till eventually making it to the bottom.. No one had touched any of the trails in that area since the recent snow because it was 4 feet of fresh powder everywhere. I slowly worked my way up to skylight and back down where I met a group who had followed my tracks down Marcy to the 4 way. They took the lead across Lake tear of the clouds and Seeing them made my day. Anyhow none of them we’re going to do skylight or gray. We got over near Gray and again I had to go in through 4 feet of fresh snow and slowly work my way up to the summit. It was a slow and tedious process. Stuff that I have only heard of in stories. It took me 1:45 minutes to get up to gray Summit.. keep in mind I am an extremely fast-paced and athletic Hiker. Gray is .3 to the summit.. that’s 35 min a tenth!!!! Slowly but surely with GPS guidance I made my way up and found the summit sign level with the ground. This was the hardest day of my life.
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My Winter Day Pack Gear:
Shoes: Oboz Bridger
Pack: REI 40L Pack
Filmed on a IPhone XS Max
3 Rechargeable Foxelli Headlamps 180 Lumen
Oakley Flak Custom Sunglasses
Burton Goggles
Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter.
Two 64oz HydroFlask Water Bottles with Liquid IV
Hillsound Micro Spikes
MSR Evo Ascent Snow Shoes
Grivel Ghose Ice Axe
Black Diamond Trekking Poles
2 Nike Hyper Warm long sleeve base layers
Two Polyester Nike Gym pull overs.
North Face Gortex Flex GTX Rain/Waterproof Shell
Merrill Arctic Puffer Jacket
Extra Darn Tuff Winter Socks
Outdoor Mountain Research Gloves 5 Fingers
REI Mittens and Wool Liners
Outdoor Mountain Research Approach Gloves
Beanie Hat
2 insulated Pairs of polyester gym pants.
Wool long underwear.
Jet boil stove
Plastic Snow Shovel
North face insulated snow pants.
Solar Powered Battery Bank with charging cables for Headlamps, Phone and GoPro.
First Aide Kit with many diff Items including Advil, Tylenol, Luko Tape etc!
Dude Wipes and ziplock bags to pack it out!
Map/Compass Incase 2 GPS devices fail.
Food and Snacks.. Whatever I feel like eating on that hike Plus always Multiple Protein bars for when I wanna eat on the run!
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All Comments (20)
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Really impressive perseverance idk how you got up Gray Peak. Physical fitness is important, but mind is everything.
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Hey Brian, I was one of the 4 hikers you met after Skylight (the guy in the video who post holed in snow shoes). Great video and fun running into you. Thanks so much for breaking trail down Marcy. We needed that. See you out there again soon!
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This is what I live for! Let's go winter!
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I love winter hiking!
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You are a wild man. Amazing footage. I am just glad you made it back safely. I enjoy all your content. I hope to be at your level one day lol. Recently (within the past 3 years) started hiking in the Adirondacks. Maybe i'll see you up there some time hahaha.
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Yes! I totally appreciate your efforts! Great job! Amazing!
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You are a beast.....totally epic!! Congratulations on your accomplishment :) I agree, best hiking vlog out there. Onward and upward.....keep them coming!!!
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This is a great video
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That was true mountaineering. Glad you made it through.
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Best video yet!! Thanks for breaking trail.
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You have a hilarious personality dude. Saw a lot of myself in that video, sort of talking to yourself to keep yourself going (cause no one else is around and you're kinda half wondering...am I completely mental for doing this???...but you do it anyway because it's fun and why the f not). Good route beta for winter ascent of those three, appreciated :), keep up the good work.
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I'll be doing this solo in 2 weeks. Hopefully conditions aren't quite as rough as your trek haha.
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What an epic freaking day! Congrats!
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Bro this is intense. You crushed it!🤘Glad you didn’t have any major mishaps!
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This was super impressive
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Badass! Makes me want to venture out to the peaks in the winter…with a partner though!
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Crazy to see the difference in conditions in a week. Great video! Must have been such a relief to run into people!
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Now that's a hike!
