Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This one almost did me in. The hike from Camp Irene to Lake Alpine is no joke: steep, rocky, overgrown, and unclear (sometimes all together!). Come suffer along with me as I make the difficult (but beautiful!) ascent to Mt. Reba and then down to one of the most special places on the entire TYT.
0:00 Intro / Camp Irene Wake Up
0:50 Beginning Hike
2:32 Bear Sighting
3:17 Exiting Forest / Beginning Rocky Switchbacks
4:28 Trail Overgrowth
5:07 Clear Rock (and More Switchbacks!)
5:52 Full Route Views
6:49 Entering Forest / Hike Summary
7:37 Amazing Views (and More Switchbacks!)
8:16 TYT Training
8:36 More Amazing Views (and More Switchbacks!)
9:24 Starting to Get Tired
10:02 Lost Trail
11:15 Back on Trail (and More Switchbacks!)
11:58 Starting to Get REALLY Tired
13:18 Lake Valley (and More Switchbacks!)
14:05 Starting to Get Exhausted
16:53 Major Rock Area
19:13 Climbing Out of the Lake Valley Bowl
20:43 Topping Out at Mt. Reba
21:04 Dirt Road to Bee Gulch Trail
21:47 Bee Gulch to Lake Alpine
LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
TYT Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcmgKcMv65OGiim4OvTRb0aT3J1ZhOTZU&si=kJYdMQlqe7ffVjY-
TYT Blog : backcountrypilgrim.com/category/hiking-trips/tahoe-yosemite-trail-tyt
TYT Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/thetyt
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MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com.
Seeger - John Deley and the 41 Players (YouTube Audio Library)
ES_Selah - They Dream By Day - epidemicsound.com/track/hc7dbu8PDX
ES_Mozart_ Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488_ II. Adagio - Mira Ma - epidemicsound.com/track/Zn3vjDfPSI
ES_The Miracle - Edgar Hopp - epidemicsound.com/track/2PHwSX3abY
ES_Giants - Trevor Kowalski - epidemicsound.com/track/jpuu02FtPR
This one almost did me in. The hike from Camp Irene to Lake Alpine is no joke: steep, rocky, overgrown, and unclear (sometimes all together!). Come suffer along with me as I make the difficult (but beautiful!) ascent to Mt. Reba and then down to one of the most special places on the entire TYT.
0:00 Intro / Camp Irene Wake Up
0:50 Beginning Hike
2:32 Bear Sighting
3:17 Exiting Forest / Beginning Rocky Switchbacks
4:28 Trail Overgrowth
5:07 Clear Rock (and More Switchbacks!)
5:52 Full Route Views
6:49 Entering Forest / Hike Summary
7:37 Amazing Views (and More Switchbacks!)
8:16 TYT Training
8:36 More Amazing Views (and More Switchbacks!)
9:24 Starting to Get Tired
10:02 Lost Trail
11:15 Back on Trail (and More Switchbacks!)
11:58 Starting to Get REALLY Tired
13:18 Lake Valley (and More Switchbacks!)
14:05 Starting to Get Exhausted
16:53 Major Rock Area
19:13 Climbing Out of the Lake Valley Bowl
20:43 Topping Out at Mt. Reba
21:04 Dirt Road to Bee Gulch Trail
21:47 Bee Gulch to Lake Alpine
LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO
TYT Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcmgKcMv65OGiim4OvTRb0aT3J1ZhOTZU&si=kJYdMQlqe7ffVjY-
TYT Blog : backcountrypilgrim.com/category/hiking-trips/tahoe-yosemite-trail-tyt
TYT Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/thetyt
LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and CLICK the BELL for #camping, #hiking, #backpacking, and the #gear that goes with it!
GET MY FREE BACKPACKING CHECKLIST - BackcountryPilgrim.com/2021/03/12/hiking-backpacking-checklist
WEBPAGE - BackcountryPilgrim.com
INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/backcountrypilgrim
MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com.
Seeger - John Deley and the 41 Players (YouTube Audio Library)
ES_Selah - They Dream By Day - epidemicsound.com/track/hc7dbu8PDX
ES_Mozart_ Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488_ II. Adagio - Mira Ma - epidemicsound.com/track/Zn3vjDfPSI
ES_The Miracle - Edgar Hopp - epidemicsound.com/track/2PHwSX3abY
ES_Giants - Trevor Kowalski - epidemicsound.com/track/jpuu02FtPR
