I too hiked the full length of the Winds, solo, back in Sept. '96 but my introduction to the Winds was a NOLS 10 day winter mountaineering course back in Jan. of 1976 where we also climbed Wind River Peak!! Your video puts me right back on the trail, thank you!! 😊
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
That's awesome!! I'd LOVE to go to the winds in the winter! maybe when I get better at backcountry skiing.
@dodge_walks
19 күн бұрын
Wow! What a fantastic route and video. Your cinematography is wonderful, a lovely combination of POV walking and landscape panoramas, the narration was first class and the music fit perfectly. Wonderful piece of work and congratulations on your trip! It looked amazing...and brutal...brutally amazing!
@eliseott
15 күн бұрын
Thank you SOOOO much!! I worked on all those aspects for this video and I'm so glad it came through! So brutally amazing is right haha.
@dodge_walks
19 күн бұрын
Back from Florida and this pops up! Time to make a coffee, that's the next half hour sorted!
@eliseott
15 күн бұрын
appreciate your continued support!
@hiking_heather
21 күн бұрын
Truly amazing! 💗 Love your narration and what a beautiful hike. This is now added to my list!
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
amazing! thank you so much!
@stpetie7686
26 күн бұрын
I haven't watched this yet, but my day is already better. You gotta love this lady's videos. Edit: Big respect to both of you! I don't know either one of you, but I'm proud of both of you anyway.
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
Aw thank you so much!!
@abomb207
27 күн бұрын
You are a certified badass. What an incredible trek through such beautiful and challenging terrain. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
I'm blushing!! This route humbled the heck out of me, but thank you so much for watching!
@sarahboomer9392
22 күн бұрын
Bravissima!
@mrspackraft4341
22 күн бұрын
It's a very interesting story. You are really cool
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
thank you so much, I feel very lucky!
@chase-mode
27 күн бұрын
The way you took on such a challenging route is really inspiring
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
thank you!! It was years of build up!
@wildeone1636
23 күн бұрын
You girls are such badasses. Imma start doin full body strength training to become a better hiker.
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
I need to do more strength training but I feel like the little I have done definitely came in handy!
@wanttogo1958
23 күн бұрын
Very well done! Quite an accomplishment you should be proud of for sure. Three passes in one day in the Winds is extremely ambitious. I’m very impressed. Do you have Nancy Pallister’s book (2d edition) that provides some great off-trail (and on-trail) hiking routes and descriptions for the Winds? It’s well worth the expense if you want to create your own off-trail route in the Winds. The Winds is certainly a very special place. Congratulations again!
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!! I don't have that but I will absolutely be purchasing - thanks so much for the recommendation!!
@PaulEgges
27 күн бұрын
I love the Winds, but I'm not sure I would be up to the challenge of the High Route. Congratulations!!! EDIT: Finally, just finished watching and all I can say is WOW!!!! While I knew it would be tough. WOW!!! Very, very impressed! I'm always so happy that the Wind River Range was never made into a National Park. Keeping it wild and less visited makes it very special! 8 days is a lot of food. I've never owned a minireach, but if I ever decide to attempt this route I would definitely invest in one. Again Congrats!!
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!! It was so much harder than I anticipated and in a way I'm glad I didn't know haha. Ditto on the national park. Trails don't even go to so many of the best spots in the winds I'm realizing. The inreach gives me and loved ones a lot of peace of mind, which is nice! thanks again!
@markellison143
27 күн бұрын
Congrats on the hike! Really cool to see E and I had very similar experiences along the way. It feels like your video mirrors what we went through and for that reason I’ll hold it close. This hike was savage, completing it in any way is no small feat. Definitely go back for NY Pass, it’s way easier than it looks, the descent was surprisingly stable.
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
thanks so much!! I can't wait to catch up with y'all over beers and discuss. It's very validating that you had a similar experience. I will def go back for NY! We felt it didn't look too bad at all but were hoping to get over Raid Peak that night, which, of course, didn't happen 😅.
@AlpineAtlas
27 күн бұрын
An inspiring story- Thanks for sharing the journey. That 3 pass day was mega and crossing Goat Flat in the dark is wild. Kudos!
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
thanks so much for watching! I'm excited to follow along with your nolan's journey!
@markwilliams9133
26 күн бұрын
Epic! Congratulations.
@ervinslens
27 күн бұрын
Another masterpiece my friend, so nicely and professionally presented! Love the ambiance here!
@eliseott
26 күн бұрын
thank you so much! you are always so supportive and kind!
@steveh5169
27 күн бұрын
Just got back from a trip in the winds with my two sons. It's already been said, but this is some badass shit! You really should feel proud of what you accomplished. I'm much older than you but wish we would have tried some off trail hiking. I've watched this 3 times and you've inspired me (along with my wife & kids) to lose some weight and get in better shape as I was constantly sucking wind. Keep it up and thanks for the video!!
@eliseott
26 күн бұрын
wow what an awesome family trip! I do!! Still setting in though honestly. Three times! What an honor!! The altitude is no joke, i'm lucky to live around 9,000 feet which helps a lot! Any part of this route would be awesome as a section hike too!
@teddyhcuts
25 күн бұрын
so bad ass! thank you for sharing!
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
thank you for watching!
@bigbranch1
27 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!!! Very appreciated
@robertsanders8866
27 күн бұрын
Pretty cool
@rockytopwrangler2069
23 күн бұрын
... Awesome location ... Enjoyed the video ,, well done ... 8 days ,,Wow !! ,,would take me a month , I would have to spend a couple days fishing each lake .... Note to self : Do NOT follow a Skurka route ... Stay Safe ...
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
thanks so much!! I was making mental notes the whole time of places to come back to fish! Killed me a little to pass them all.
@suemoore1965
27 күн бұрын
COOL VIDEO. THANKS FOR SHARING 💕🤍👣
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
thanks for watching!
@malencid
19 күн бұрын
How many days and month and day of start
@neilquinn
17 күн бұрын
How was route finding? Outside of the difficulty that's another thing that I think might be tricky there
@eliseott
15 күн бұрын
On a macro level, not bad at all. You're almost exclusively above tree line and usually can see your objective or obvious waypoints leading to it. There was one forested section that was a little more tricky. On a micro level, the decision making and gettting over so much talus is definitely what added to the difficulty of the route.
@neilquinn
15 күн бұрын
@@eliseott That's what I figured - prob a lot of minor route decisions around all the rocks
@addyfalgoust
27 күн бұрын
5 toes and claws…depending on the size, those could be wolverine tracks!
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
ooooh! maybe! we were debating between cat and wolf (figured not cat because of the claws), coyote seemed too small. Probably have to add wolverine as a possibility as well!
@rockytopwrangler2069
23 күн бұрын
.. def. Mountain lion .. claw imprints are separate from pad on Wolf and defined X pattern crossing large pad .. .. Cats don't walk with claws out .. but do form this rounded pattern ..
@fannypack96
27 күн бұрын
What did u use for navigation? Maps? etc ?
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
We used Andrew Skurka's WRHR guide which has written descriptions as well as maps. We had paper maps with us as well as digital maps with waypoints! We primarily used the digital waypoints because it's much quicker than the paper maps, but we could have used those if needed!
@JamieEcker
26 күн бұрын
What we’re the dates of your trip
@eliseott
21 күн бұрын
July 28-August 4!
@watch-Dominion-2018
28 күн бұрын
Have you watched the movie Wind River?
@eliseott
27 күн бұрын
yes, it's devastating but definitley some important issues.
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