Hiking Mount Marcy - New York State's Tallest High Peak

what's up Outsiders I am here at the Adirondack Park New York state's largest wilderness area to climb New York state's highest peak Mount Marcy my wife wanted to climb this as part of her 40th birthday she turned 40 in January but it's the middle of August and we're climbing it now as a family vacation it's a beautiful day beautiful morning we're getting a early start they're expecting some Sun or storms late in the day but I think that's just summer in the mountains we're wanting to get up before afternoon so we're coming down when if and when those thunderstorms pop up [Music] Trail Junction right Algonquin we are gonna head towards Marcy and Olli shoes [Music] saw my wife when she was 35 we're here we did cascaded the border and that's when she said when I turned 40 I wanted a climb Marcy so that's why we're here today this is actually my third time up Marcy but I've never done it from this trail I've done it from the great range coming from the side done it from four corners going up the backside of Marcy but this is the first time I'm doing it down this trail so for my wife's birthday at the top we normally do a shot of whiskey but this time I brought peanut butter and chocolate brownies and some candles so we'll have a little celebration for her up there even though hard yet bare birthday was in January it'll still be fun [Music] across them and you're gonna head on up to the montmarcy 5.1 miles give me a second guys you wanted to do Phelps just a mile that way [Music] John's Brook is that way in a garden trailhead and 1.2 miles to Marcie up there or 6.6 miles in and there's our summit Marcie we see some people up there making the final push crew is doing good [Music] it's getting closer there's a little mercy and mercy up at the top not too much longer awesome hike looking forward to some great views on top [Music] [Music] just a great day on top of Marcy views all the way around some clouds but not impacting us particular scenery my wife did her 40th on she's gonna pick 4:50 wife's 40th birthday hike instead of doing a shot on the top we have chocolate peanut butter brownies and of course we got to have candles if we can get them what if I'm lit but we'll try mom we'll blow it out all right blow it up all right happy birthday all right happy birthday mom good job getting off to Marcy crew Mount Elbrus made it back sign ourselves out for five pages of people after us so I did get fourteen point seven miles round-trip which means this mountain Marcia sent six point eight miles definitely not right family did awesome you got their shoes off already nice job charlie nice job Jackson by far the best feeling after a long hike it's getting your shoes off sacks off and into some slides second best feeling after a hike opening a couple of beers [Music] tears Huynh congratulations you did it Mount Marcy fourteen point seven miles crazy happy birthday I'm super proud of my family for doing this hike fourteen point seven miles definitely the longest one we've been on as a family but I'm super blessed to have a family to go with on these hikes this hikes a little bit longer than what the Board says Board says six point eight miles from the trail register here but really it was more like seven point three five a round trip was fourteen point seven miles and we did about thirty seven sixty in elevation so it's a big hike took us about eight and a half hours classic Adirondack hike highest point in New York State beautiful skies couldn't have asked for anything more really thankful that we started early at sunrise because the clouds did come in we got sprinkled on they passed but they were you know black thunder clouds could have very easily built up to a thunderstorm saying down by two held true today summit almost to ourselves if you liked this video click that like button if you want to see other Adirondack adventures be sure to subscribe to my channel that's it for now I'll see you guys outside [Music]

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Length: 7min 58sec (478 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 16 2019