8 Days in Yosemite’s Backcountry – Silent Hiking on Sandals

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In partnership with Garage Grown Gear. Check out my gear picks here: https://www.garagegrowngear.com/collections/harmens-ggg-picks. 📖 BACKPACKING GUIDE Yosemite: https://store.harmenhoek.com/products/guide-backpacking-yosemite 💬 Commentary version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141880429 ⛺️ Gear in this video: https://store.harmenhoek.com 🇪🇨 Group Trip 2026: https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/poll/harmenhoek 🌟 Become a Patron: https://patreon.com/harmenhoek 💚 About 1% For The Planet: https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxwf5rOzk0ZR6Ic3lOjV9PKQKeSWy9ctNa ► My work is made possible by Enlightened Equipment (https://enlightenedequipment.com), SOTO (https://sotooutdoors.com), Bonfus (https://bonfus.com), Garage Grown Gear (https://www.garagegrowngear.com) ► GEAR Backpack: https://bonfus.com/product/framus-58l/?af=1 Tent: https://bonfus.com/product/middus-innernet-1p/af=1 Quilt: https://store.harmenhoek.com/products/enlightened-equipment-revelation-sleeping-quilt Wind jacket: https://store.harmenhoek.com/products/enlightened-equipment-mens-copperfield-wind-shirt-custom Sandels: https://amzn.to/47n7J31 Camera: https://amzn.to/4o53tfq Microphone: https://amzn.to/43su3H1 Stove: https://store.harmenhoek.com/products/soto-titanium-pot-750 ALL GEAR: https://store.harmenhoek.com/collections/my-gear ► ABOUT THIS ADVENTURE In August of 2025 I set out on an 8-day backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park. The first 2 days I hiked with my friend Scott (https://www.youtube.com/@Sheety33) before continuing by myself. I hiked through the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River to Cold Canyon, passed by May Lake, Tenaya Lake, Sunrise Lakes and went off trail to explore a hidden lake. I took the high route above the Merced River watershed and crossed Red Peak Pass—the highest pass in Yosemite—before descending past the Ottoway Lakes and spending a full day exploring off-trail wilderness. I made it to Glacier Point where I hiked the Pohono Trail to Tunnel View. I wrote a detailed guide about this route (and two others) in my long-awaited Backpacking Guide to Yosemite — find it here: https://store.harmenhoek.com/products/guide-backpacking-yosemite This is an ambient film without dialog. ► TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Grand Canyon of the Tuolomne River 10:23 Hiking alone 12:53 Off-trail to a hidden lake 18:00 Merced River 27:13 Red Peak Pass (10,912ft / 3,326m) 33:16 Off-trail hiking 36:19 To Glacier Point 41:50 Scenic camping above Yosemite Valley #solohiking #yosemite #wilderness #hiking #backpacking