"Turn Around or Die" by Nutnfancy ('Glacier Call' Pt 1)

PART 1: Going to Plan B could save your life. Sometimes hikers get so focused on accomplishing their wilderness goals, they lose sight of the danger that creeps upon them. They may have over reliance on their fitness levels, their LCBs, and their gear. Conditions change rapidly and can pose lethal threats in high alpine environments. In this Nutnfancy backpack adventure with friend "Cr0cket20," you will see how we divorce ourselves from ego to make the right call at about 10,000 ft elevation on an icy, foggy, and sleet driven glacier. I try to be ready for about any alpine emergency, carried within my Kelty SuperTioga backpack. But good gear preparation is actually just a small part of the equation. It can't and won't compensate for poor judgement and foolishness. As shown in this adventure series, despite excellent rain gear and insulation, in these sleeting and drenching conditions it is impossible to stay dry while on the slope. Core temperatures can plummet rapidly. This consideration along with occasional zero-zero visibility conditions, our tiredness levels while on the steep slope, the passing storms (thunder and lighting too), lack of crampons and ice gear, and approaching darkness made my decision clear as the "Expedition Leader" to change our plans and get out of there. Maybe it was a "Glacier Call" that kept us safe. Descending to our bugout location, we bivouac in the driving rain and sleet. Tents are erected, we don some dry clothes, crank the stoves, and warm food and hot chocolate bring some comfort. This drama was thematic for the trip but along the way we did have fun: discussing gear, observing and showing the beauty, cutting up, and enjoying the antics of our friend and faithful companion "Allie the Mountain Dog," highly trained for this environment. Along the way you will meet another well-prepared and experienced hiker with his male Great Dane dog that passes us as we break camp. He is summit-bound. We discussed the seriousness of the conditions and our experiences. Trails were buried in feet of snow, making navigation tougher and more exhausting as well. Pausing for several hours of photography, this same hiker passes us on the way down, having made the same call that we did. After finding himself in a whiteout (storm) as we had, he found himself hiking in circles around a rock outcropping. Like us, he made the right decision, called it a day, and retreated immediately to lower elevations. He too lived to hike another day. I give a big thank you to my friend Cr0cket20 who was a great companion on this Nutnfancy memory. You rock! /////////////////// Music: Kevin MacLeod and Jimmy G

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[DennyRec]

What is there not to like about the video. The beauty of nature, the friendship and of course Alley. I go pack-backing and about 3 1/2 miles is a pond. Even there Heavenly Father has provided the beauty. We just has to take the time to see it. As you put it, cleansing the soul. Thank you for the video

[nutnfancy]

@DennyRec Thank YOU for watching. Have fun on your trip to the Rockiet...be safe and have a great time! -- Veri (Nutn's sister)

[chakra177]

dear nutnfancy,

I am thirteen, parents divorced mother remarried and she married a wuss thats a jerk. my parents get angry when i ask for knives or wilderness gear. i used to camp all the time but the guy my mom married doesnt let me anymore. you said in a previous video about your dads teaching you survival and wilderness skills but i have no influence. you are kinda like a secondary dad type deal. i watch your vids for hours straight and love them. you have majorly influenced my life. thank u.

[JJGatesE30]

Fans, make sure to watch all 4 parts of Glacier Call! I didn't know there were 4.

Nutn, easy for me to say I know, but you GOTTA do more videos like this. This was awesome. Thumbs up so everbody reads!

[TheBgcheez]

Beautiful scenery! 

[stusf12]

bear country, wow we dont get exciting animals like that here in the uk (god i hate it) where abouts is this colorado?

[alukardFE]

hahah so manny jokes nice

[DerRelienT]

I wish I could go out and backpack so bad. Thanks so much for bringing the outdoors to a college student with a crazy schedule, but it just isn't the same :(

[MrStargazer450]

I don;t know if its me or if I am living in the wrong area Nutn, I believe that it's because I am in California. Dude, this state has gone to complete uber hell. People here freak out over the smallest things, even with guns man. This state I have to say is extremely anti-gun and anti-second amendment. You know, why don;t they live in England then if they hate guns and self defense so much. I want to go to the midwest and seek like minded folks but unfortunately like others, limited resources :(

[MrStargazer450]

I just wish there were more younger women out there that were into this stuff. 90-95% of them are into tampons, shopping, clothes, shoes, and getting their hair styled. If they are happy doing that only, then that's great. But, its a downer to young guys like me because our options to find women will be more difficult :( . Sometimes i wish your dogness Allie was human. Hopefully you get the chance to make more classic snow hiking vids like this. Take care dude, YOU ARE AWESuuuume ^_^.

[edcjunkie]

I'm always in aw.....pfffff

[SuperRip7]

Uh Oh, Nutnfancy stepped on dog poop.

[qzink82995]

i want to go backpacking in colorado so bad, but i don't have nearly as much gear as nutn