Before Climbing Your First Mountain (3 Lessons)

3 lessons from the Cascades & an introduction into mountaineering. Shot through the lens of a few amateur adventurers.

Course: Alpine Ascents 10 Day Rainier Course - Seattle, Washington. We learn ice climbing, perform crevasse rescue training, survive a snowstorm, and summit Mt. Shuksan.

Mountains: Mt. Baker, Mt. Shuksan

Breakdown:
00:00 Soul Intro
01:57 Gear
03:30 Food
05:54 To Our New Home
08:50 Mountain Lifestyle (Lesson 1)
11:22 Ice Climbing (Lesson 2)
14:15 Crevasse Rescue
15:57 Snowstorm on Mt. Baker
17:58 Mt. Shuksan (Lesson 3)
19:44 Summit

Equipment:
All videos filmed on GoPro & Iphone

Audio:
-Epidemic Sound
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[xThatAsianGuy]

I’m reminded of the first time I met you watching this video. The kind of command and finesse that can keep someone engaged and interested for 23 mins is rare. You have it in abundance. Hope this is the first of many and I’m forever proud. Go move some mountains and go happen to things!

[karlaaguilar]

Thanks for sharing so that I could be a mountaineer vicariously through your adventures!

[mashsayed]

Really great video, I love the parallel layers of narrative and analysis going on in the video: The story of the journey and events on the way towards the summit, and the overarching lessons that apply to life in general. Your passion for video editing was brought up from time to time in our conversations, and now that I have finally seen a video of yours, I only regret not having seen your works earlier! Looking forward to more videos and lessons on your path of steady personal growth!

[MadiQ]

Absolutely incredible. The summits and the vlog. Loved the choice of sound samples and the editing. Proud of you 👊

[syednaqvi]

Youtube channel!! Woot woot! Loved watching this man, look forward to more!

[peytoneverywhere]

So sick!!! Can't believe y'all really did THAT👏🏻👏🏻

[arjunveejay]

Made me want to climb a mountain! This video is absolutely sick!

[effatshaikh]

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.