Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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My first feature-length outdoors film stars America’s best short thru-hike. This was the greatest adventure of my life, and I’m so happy to share it with you all.

00:00 Intro // San Francisco to Yosemite National Park
01:51 Day 1: Tuolumne Meadows to Upper Lyell Canyon
07:24 Day 2: Upper Lyell Canyon to Thousand Island Lake
14:12 Day 3: Thousand Island Lake to Cecile Lake
21:01 Day 4: Cecile Lake to Upper Crater Meadow
28:01 Day 5: Upper Crater Meadow to Tully Hole
33:31 Day 6: Tully Hole to Vermillion Valley Resort
37:21 Day 7: Zero Day @ VVR
37:55 Day 8: Vermillion Valley Resort to Upper Bear Creek Meadows
42:06 Day 9: Upper Bear Creek Meadows to Piute Canyon
48:40 Day 10: Piute Canyon to Evolution Lake
54:39 Day 11: Evolution Lake to Middle Fork Kings River
1:03:30 Day 12: Middle Fork Kings River to Below Mather Pass
1:09:57 Day 13: Below Mather Pass to Twin Lakes
1:16:16 Day 14: Twin Lakes to Middle Rae Lake
1:21:14 Day 15: Middle Rae Lake to Independence
1:28:02 Day 16: Independence to Bubbs Creek
1:33:34 Day 17: Bubbs Creek to Tyndall Creek
1:38:24 Day 18: Tyndall Creek to Guitar Lake
1:42:24 Day 19: Guitar Lake to Whitney Summit
1:49:54 Day 20: Whitney Summit to Whitney Portal
1:57:11 Outro // The Greatest Adventure (Ps. 19)

Locations visited:
Mount Lyell
Donohue Pass
Banner Peak
Ruby Lake
Emerald Lake
Garnet Lake
Mount Ritter
Ediza Lake
Minarets
Iceberg Lake
Minaret Lake
Devils Postpile
Reds Meadow
Purple Lake
Lake Virginia
Goodale Pass
Lake Edison
Lake Marie
Selden Pass
Heart Lake
Sallie Keyes Lakes
Kings Canyon National Park
Sapphire Lake
Wanda Lake
Muir Pass
Helen Lake
Middle Palisade
Palisade Lakes
Mather Pass
Split Mountain
Lake Marjorie
Pinchot Pass
Woods Creek
Rae Lakes
Glen Pass
Kearsarge Pass
Bullfrog Lake
Forester Pass
Mount Whitney
Smithsonian Institute Shelter
Trail Camp
Mirror Lake

Shot on iPhone 16 Pro
Edited with DaVinci Resolve

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