 Hey guys, Matt LaCroix here. Today I'm going to bring you a unique type of video where I'm going to be attempting a 16 mile traverse, ascending to over 13,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains of Continental Divide. Today's conditions are clear right now and cold, but we have a strong cold front coming through mid-morning that could bring almost hurricane force winds and some pretty brutal blizzard-like conditions, but thankfully that's supposed to clear by lunchtime, so as we get higher up it should get totally blue sky but be brutally cold with wind chills around 20 below zero and some pretty high winds, so I think it's going to be a pretty amazing adventure, so stay tuned to see how this goes. I'll be passing numerous alpine lakes, some pretty incredible and diverse environments, and then I'm going to be going above tree line into a tundra-like environment for several miles, so that should be a pretty cool adventure. So here we go. I guess this is where the journey begins. Ready? Let's do this. We're not into the deep snow yet, but we're going to get into two to four feet of the snow base coming up just over this hill. Some may be curious why I decided to make a video like this, considering that a lot of my content is based on ancient civilizations and esoteric knowledge, but really if you look at ancient taxes, things like the Epic of Gilgamesh, and you really look into these incredible heroic stories throughout history of conquering both the mind and the physical experience here, you really learned that there's a lot of different components to what's known as the hero's journey. It's not simply about breaking paradigms and these false doctrines and learning as much knowledge as possible. It's really about living that incredible life and pushing yourself, pushing the limits of what's possible, and I truly want to encourage people to not be afraid to do that, have experience and be prepared, but don't be afraid to go on these incredible adventures that truly push yourself to new heights and new limits, because I think that's a major component of this whole experience that we're having here. We should honestly be thankful for being able to have an experience in this beautiful planet, this tiny blue dot drifting amongst a great cosmic sea in the multiverse, where we're trying to understand what our purpose is and what our role is, and so cheers to all those individuals that push the limits of what's possible and truly explore this experience here because that's what this is all about. All right, so the storm system was passed, it cleared house, the sky is bright blue, it's very windy and cold, but it's beautiful. So I'm just across the crested tree line and we're about to tackle that monstrosity back there. That's where we're headed. You can see the snow whipping off the summit there.