Hiking Mt Bierstadt, Evans, & Spalding via Summit Lake & The Sawtooth Ridge Traverse [4K UHD]

This shoulder season mountain climbing Adventure takes us all over the Mount Evans Wilderness previewing several great potential smaller trips in the area as well. First we bike up Mt. Evans road, the highest paved road in North America, finding Mountain Goats aplenty and ever improving vistas, depositing us at the picturesque and partially frozen Summit lake. From the lake, we stash the bike and proceed to hike up Mt. Spaldings's Class 2 East Ridge enjoying amazing views of Summit Lake and hicago Lakes. After summiting Mt. Spalding, 13,000+ft we traverse a high plateau westward to arrive at The Sawtooth, a Classic & Intimidating Class 3 Ridge connecting Mt. Evans with Mt. Bierstadt. A snowy and somewhat technical traverse lands us on the top of 14er Mt. Bierstadt while enjoying great views of Abyss Lake. The Adventure continues back across the Sawtooth and finally eastward to the Summit of the iconic 14er Mount Evans. After soaking up the summit and exploring the remains of the summit house ruins, we head back down Mt. Evan's east face and ultimately back to Summit lake and getting the bike for a frosty ride back to HWY 103, completing one very high milage day.
A complete Colorado adventure! Mountain climbing, ridge scrambling, traverses, incredible scenery inc. dji drone footage, all at high altitudes! Thanks for watching

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Truth by Sappheiros
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Discovery By Scott Buckley
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DISCLAIMER: The Expedition(s) documented on this channel are for entertainment purposes only, NOT FOR Explicit Instruction or Route Execution. I have had MANY NEAR DEATH experiences and a couple serious accidents over 30 years of Backcountry adventures, the RISKS are very REAL. I do not recommend or encourage attempting the routes or strategies shown in these videos, and assume no personal responsibility if you choose to do a similar outing. As always, hike, bike and climb at your own risk. Know Your LIMITS and stay within them if you expect to avoid any accidents. even then. . .