Thank you. The video is good but you guys are awesome. Nothing beats the mountain of positive comments I get on the day of an upload.

“Something that occupies you and makes you think of nothing else” If we all could remember to refresh our souls hard with this in mind I think we would be so less stressed. Immersing myself in nature does it for!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed that. Those final climb parts are always so zen for me. Can relive it a week later too and get in the zone.

@scottconlon5124

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Meditation of the body and mind. Listen and hear your God

When you reached the summit, I had a definite bout of vertigo. Lol

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Daren. Good immersion then! The Three Fingered Jack video even makes me nervous.

Climbed as a kid and had the rangers called after me once my parents found out. Ran into them on the way back down the hill. Love that area.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

My sons climbing a lightning rod get him before he gets zapped!

@TheDaggwood

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon Yeah pretty much! I still remember the last push, we kept stopping and filming with a camcorder to try to catch the vertical grade. Love the content man.

You have a rare ability/knack of outstanding scenery, with the appropriate amount of video/audio/appropriate music in the background. Yet remain humble and remind people about the importance of safety. Bravo.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I admit, this one was good. I think because it is a spot I am very familiar and comfortable with.

This brought back so many good memories, thank you!! My brother in law and I climbed Thielsen back in the mid 90’s. We had free climbed to the summit as well, and you are correct, going down was a bit more intense than going up. There use to be a large metal canister chained down to the rock. You could unscrew the lid and put in your business card, student ID’s, or anything else you wished. There was a small book and pencil that you could write down your name, where you lived , and the date. I noticed there was folks from all over who wrote in that little book. It was truly an amazing view from up there. I could see inside Crater Lake, enough to actually see the edge of the water on the south side. It was relatively a clear day, so I could see Diamond Peak, and Mount Bachelor. One other note. On our way down the trail, while in the timber, I heard a large cat scream. You could tell it was still a distance from us, but it was close enough to make the hairs on your neck stand. That entire trip was one I never forgot. Though watching your video brought back memories that had faded.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

I am glad this brought you some good feelings and memories! Mountains are often very special and spiritual places. It feels like total magic to me when getting towards the top.

looks like a perfect day for it

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

August without too much wildfire smoke is lucky these days.

That was such a realistic trip - felt we were climbing with you. Also thanks for the clarification of the pronunciation of Thielson!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. People always correct my pronunciation so thought I would correct the entire state back!

Home sweet home. Thank you. Beautiful

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video and narration. Yours is the best video on climbing Thielsen because of the excellent filming, narration, and editing.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I have been putting a lot of work into having a good video on each major Oregon mountain. Jefferson is the only missing one. We are trying to do it but running out of time, things are melting fast with this heat.

Back in the day, I hiked to the top of Mt Shasta and Mt Whitney and then capped it off by doing Half Dome on my 40th birthday. I've seen this peak in the distance and I couldn't make it to the top... well done!

@MattCookOregon

6 ай бұрын

Ive been wanting to do those! Don't usually go far South. One day...

LMao the guy falling off the paddle board at the beginning

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Symbolism!

Thanks for posting with all the right info and facts! We climbed up there in the mid 80's and didn't use a rope on the way up but sacrificed some webbing and did a pull down rappel for the pinnacle.

@MattCookOregon

10 ай бұрын

I am glad you liked it and left a nice comment thanks. So you climbed right around when I was born. Well I bet your webbing is gone by now haha.

@skyclimber3934

10 ай бұрын

@@MattCookOregon Yep, the webbing might have melted or blew apart from lightning before it weathered away.

Great summit Matt! Worthy of a beer!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob! I had a celebratory one as soon as I got home.

Awesome video Matt. Thanks for showing me places that I will never be able to see. So beautiful

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim. I like that there is a dual purpose of information for a visit, or to save a visit.

Seeing the terrain on video, I understand why a lot of hikers stop at the base of the climb to the top, and why the couple up there used ropes. I'd never free climb that chunk of rocks. I'd not go up at all! Your experience paid off, and you received your well-earned reward. I agree going down can be more dangerous than going up. That's true of a lot of hiking, even less steep areas. I'll stick to those.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Hiking downhill is what gets everyone sore with all the gravity pressure. At the moment something like this is easier for me free climbing than roped. I need to get better with ropes.

Excellent video. Always thought Thielsen looked like the mountain the grinch lived on.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Crumpet! Haha I love that.

What a beautiful climb... Very informative 👏. Thanks for sharing your outdoor adventures.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. I think this is one of our more unique mountains for sure.

Just climbed this for the second time only about 10 days ago. Well filmed! A trip to remember. Thanks for including so many facts, it's original name is quite cool.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Sounds like you were 1 week after me. I bet smoke was even worse for you?

@sawyerstever5933

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon we were lucky with the winds, we actually had an incredibly clear Sunday, the windigo fire had smoke blowing north. The following Monday conditions worsened significantly

I love the mountains of the Cascades! I've seen most all of them from Canada to Mexico... In November of '72 I climbed Mt. St. Helen's. Mount Adams in November of '73!!! Unforgettable!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. I mostly just see the Oregon ones. I climbed all except Jefferson.

@coopachew

Жыл бұрын

Could you see the ocean while on at Helen’s?

I've been to Oregon several times and have never heard of Thielsen. It is a fascinating climb... the top looks quite unstable.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

I think it is the most fun to climb with the final 100 feet. Some of the smaller peaks don't get much love. Hood and Three sisters get it all.

I’m going to start planning my trips by watching your videos and getting out there. Thanks for all the great ideas and information!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff. Let me know how it goes. I am a bit slow but hopefully have some exciting mountains and ocean videos soon.

That's going on this years itinerary now 😎

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Nice. Hopefully it isn't the yearly fire location!

I'm glad I got to climb this one many years ago. We took a rope, harnesses and a small assortment of gear to make the summit. Some people climbed without gear but you could tell it was a little nerve racking free climbing it. It was the perfect day to be on the mountain.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't do this one without gear personally. Plus rappelling is just plain fun.

Fantastic! I climbed Mt Thielsen many years ago as part of my Boy Scout troop, and obviously signed my name on the ledger at the top of the peak. We used ropes for the "last 50 feet" as our guide called it. This brings back many fond memories. Thank you!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have been a few times and never found a ledger. Not sure if I am blind or it was removed.

Matt! What can I say? Another awesome video from Matt Cook Oregon! Great cinematography and narration of Thielsen's history. And I see the glossy black fulgurites from lightning strikes towards the summit. Collio! Thanks for posting.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Had to get the fulgurite. I like doing these mountain guide videos. Running out of Oregon cascades but after that I can find some odd balls like Steens and Stawberry mountain.

Wow great climb. The narrative was great, learning the history is so important.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I enjoy learning from these mountains and sharing that.

You do such a great job of filming and putting these videos together. I love seeing the whole picture- location in the region, background, all kinds of supporting information. You do a thourough job and the videos keep getting better. Excellent work, and I look forward to more!!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric. I have a lot of fun with these, which makes extra hours of work go by quick. I am running out of mountains! 2 more Oregon cascades left. Editing the Hood video right now. Will hopefully climb Jefferson for first time next year.

Just fantastic. Everything. What you chose to capture on the camera, and how you do it. What you tell us about. How you indicate where the place is geographically. Great. Thinking about your describing the changing names of the mountain: I wonder if ever mountains such as these will be able to be returned to their earliest known name. As the Australians have now done with Uluru, which used to be the much less interesting Ayer's Rock. And as was done with Denali. The first name of this mountain was so interesting in sound and meaning.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Green Man. It is a challenge to capture everything you want while doing the big hike/climb. That challenge is fun and rewarding to me. I am all for a name change, but fine either way, we can call it what we want. Some names are too established like Mt Hood and will never change.

incredible shots

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn!

Thanks!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

CRAZY DUDE ON A MOUNTAIN!! Thanks Matt !!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Crazy dude?! Where?! Get him!

Great video

@MattCookOregon

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! I did a bad version 5 years before and had to redo.

Wow! Really nice climb video, that too 50 ft was impressive 😬 Always enjoy your videos, a great mix of beauty and information! Happy trails.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks WildZen! The climb part is very fun, was a bit scary the first time.

Omg Matt, my heart about stopped when you reached the top! Well done!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It is nice to hear my videos captivate some feelings.

That was incredible🌟Appreciate seeing your climbing and great narration.Been waiting for this video awhile.Thanks Matt✨

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brooke. You been waiting on Thielsen?! I would have done way sooner if I had known. I am just trying to complete the Oregon cascades and 2 more videos to do, jeff/hood.

Great Matt!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice!!!

@MattCookOregon

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think it just snowed there too.

Another well done video Matt! You got me psyched to do Thielsen again 🤘🏽

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! This was my first mountain video 6 years ago. Check out how bad I used to be! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIeWwbZ7p8jSaKw.html

Great episode. Really well done. Thanks for sharing these with everyone 🥳👍

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have been doing a video on every major peak in Oregon. Only one left to do at Jefferson.

Your work deserves way more recognition than it gets. I always love seeing your videos and adventures.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It is a very fun experience for me to put these together. I would love to grow and reach more people. Feel free to share.

Awesome climb, congratulations!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler!

Great video! Was cool to learn the history of this mountain! Was cool to see you go the extra mile to the top!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Just wait for Mt Hoods origin story next its pretty wild!

Great video thank you 👍🏻

@MattCookOregon

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for binging me like netflix!

Nice work Matt! One of my top favorite fun climbs!! I’m happy to see you enjoyed it as well! Great job on the history! I appreciate that! Again, nice work and footage! 🏔👍

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. I have a 6 year old video here that was terrible, had to come back for a redo. That climbing part at the end I could just go up and down all day, so fun.

Nice job, Matt.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You remind me... I need to get back into some gold mines!

Another good one Matt. Ran around Oregon, looking for you this summer. Was great visiting places I learned about from you!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Awesome Ken! I had a viewer greet me right at the summit of this mountain. That was fun, he didn't want to be in the video. I haven't been getting out that much, wife 8 months pregnant. I will get back to it soon.

Great video! Thielsen is on the bucket list

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Goducks.

Excellent vid my friend!!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Amazing climb, such stunning views. That year round snowfeild would be interesting to see. ❤️

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Arielle! The views are great like most mountains. Some say you can see the water of crater lake but I couldn't.

Great video!

@MattCookOregon

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Tried this again with snow last month and it was rough.

Great video Matt! The backstory is interesting about all of the name changes. I never knew how the white bark pines spread, really cool. It is a great feeling when making the final summit!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks North Coast. Actually bears are known to eat the seeds too!

Great job, looking at crater from that angle you can see how when it exploded it vaporized most of the mountain and just a base was left which filled in with water.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Yeah some people say you can see the water in the lake from Thielsen, maybe my eyes are bad.

Beautiful! We are so lucky to live here! Xo

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. After exploring my whole life so far here, it seems to be endless.

Thanks for the update on the earlier video. You had commented that I should see it when I commented on the old video. I grew up in Roseburg and always wondered what one could see on that summit. Ty

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Big improvement right?

@aok2727

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon yes and I loved the explanation about the rocks affected by lightening. Well done, friend

Fantastic video with some excellent info! Thanks for hiking this and sharing the beauty and danger of this experience with us.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Zoomdak. I did a terrible video here 6 years ago and had to redo. Almost done with Oregon cascades, one left.

@Zoomdak

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon Which one do you have left?

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

@@Zoomdak Jeff! Just uploaded Hood. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIGt0cWKf5rJZ9I.html

Thank you for your videos. Not being from Oregon, (I live in the state just east of you) my favorite place to shoot the Milky Way (astrophotography) is in S.E. and central Oregon. I’ve shot it at the Alvord Desert, and around Fields Oregon.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

There are some great dark skies over there for sure. No good ones in Idaho?

@paulcarlsen4088

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon There are a few in south-central Idaho, but you’ll still get a little bit of light loom-where there will be a bit of light on the horizon. Sometimes, it can look good in the composition.

Very enjoyable video. Liked and shared.✌️

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I have a video on almost all major peaks in the state.

Good work from SHELTON WA!! Hope your packin heat when in bear country, the Bruins won't mind if u carry > 10rds .

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. We don't have much bears but I do have bear spray when alone in certain areas.

Really well done!! I almost had a had a heart attack every time the camera caught the sheer depth below you tho😅 much braver than I!!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I need to remember to look down/back more cause yeah those views are crazy!

Wowzer, that was off the scale Grand indeed! Such excellent filming Matt! I'll bet you've had many say it's like actually being there with you. Your a Pro Bucko on every level and your Narration is outstanding. Thanks much my Friend, Blessings to the Family. ,,, Mike.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! If interested, I did a video here like 5 years ago. It was very bad! Fun to see the difference. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIeWwbZ7p8jSaKw.html

@OregonMikeH

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon Hay, Thanks for bringing that to my attention, seeing the comparisons will be fun!

Not afraid of heights, but I surprisingly experienced a little vertigo when you were at the very top.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. That makes me happy that viewers get to feel the experience a bit.

Another great video! Thanks for sharing. Any plans to climb Jefferson?

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. I just uploaded a Mt Hood video. Jefferson is next but I have never climbed it. Next year hopefully. Seems most people do it around May.

One thing to remember about this video (and others like it) is that a GoPro ALWAYS makes a climb look at least ten times scarier than it actually is.

@MattCookOregon

2 күн бұрын

Sometimes, maybe usually. But I have seen it make things look easier!

This is a wonderful video. Good job Matt. Makes me want to climb Thielsen again. I have been up 3x but never past chicken ledge (I am fine with that)

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I still haven't done the North trail. Looks like some good overnight spots there.

@francies4326

Жыл бұрын

I have hiked from the Corals near HWY138 along a couple trails, then over the shoulder near Lathrop glacier then into the meadow and over to Cottonwood Creek Falls. You should go, It is amazing to see the other side of Thielsen.

Great video Matt. I was down at Hershberger Lookout for the eclipse and on the way home I was wondering what the climb up Thielsen was like. Now I know!

@MattCookOregon

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. I was actually at Thielsen for the eclipse. It had a bunch of snow so was different from the video. We got near the top and got surrounded in clouds for the eclipse, oh well.

@RevN3

8 ай бұрын

@@MattCookOregon We got to see the Ring Of Fire for about 4 seconds. I'm working on the video for it now :)

Nice, Matt, but I think I'll stick to viewing from the highways! 😊

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. But highways are even more dangerous than climbing!

@Sagina1999

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon Ha ha! Be good!

Looks like an awesome climb! I'm shopping around for peaks in Oregon to climb, and this one looks like a great one. Looks like the final climb is maybe class 4, so reasonable to do without ropes.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Nice Scott. I got a video on all of them except Hood and Jefferson. This is the best if looking for something between a hike and a rope climb. Here is a playlist of all the mountains: kzread.info/head/PLRiktW-RwVhW1WhPu-v7ppiN-ogdLy2mD

@ORBrit

Жыл бұрын

Don’t skip Bailey if you’re in the area already- it’s not a climb but it is really fun particularly the false summit picture window to summit ridge.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

I liked bailey cause its one of the only mountains not in wilderness, so I could fly drone from the top.

I’ve climbed it twice- my first summit, and first time was with ropes. Second time was last summer for a solo sunrise summit. Got the summit but too much smoke to see the sunrise. I think my route up was different from yours. I was closer to where that couple climbed up in your video.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Awesome to try both methods. All my climbs there I really like that left route. Seems like free climbers usually go left, ropes go right.

@ORBrit

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon I’ll have to check it out next time. I’m sure our paths will cross one of these days. Either through Brent or Danni!

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Oh you are one of those crazy volunteers? I tried to join once, failed the background check due to marijuana.

I fought many wildfire up there during my career as a wildland firefighter.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing that dangerous work. I didn't show it but after the first mile there was just piles of dead downed trees. We were thinking oh man this would ignite in a second.

@2HighNoon

Жыл бұрын

@@MattCookOregon yep over abundance of fuels are contributing to increased fire activity and intensity in the last decade or so now. Good eye. ✌️

One thing to keep in mind when watching this video (and others like it) is that a GoPro makes

@MattCookOregon

2 күн бұрын

true

at around 8:23 and 8:24 a white object/animal/insect crosses the screen from left to right…was that a butterfly or a bird?

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Butterfly. There was a variety of bugs up top.

Have you ever considered learning to hike and glide?

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

I have not. Seems pretty crazy and fun? You recommend?

At 9:08 into video and this looks like a good spot for a base just in a winged suit... Just saying...

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

That would be so cool.

@criah563

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing. Gave me the tingles too

Who is Norman Thomas??

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

An ancestor of some vandals. 😜

@professorsogol5824

Жыл бұрын

Perennial Socialist Party USA presidential candidate, 1928 to 1948

If you can’t even pronounce it, I doubt the details of the review.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Oh no some lame dude is mad what will I do!

Stop referring to the Cascade Peaks as a "Cascade". The Cascades is a mountain RANGE, not one peak. So weird. And the monotone. Blah.

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

The complaint department is closed dummy.

@lindsaynelson6220

Жыл бұрын

Actually, James, you’re wrong. Cascade in this case is a proper name and therefore the Cascade Mountain Range is made up of many Cascade Mountains, thus making each one a “Cascade”. It would be WEIRD to refer to it as anything else. Stop trolling and get a life. -Sincerely, The Grammar Police

Okay people stop the video at 5:00 and see if you can see the face of a man eyes, nose and a mustache... and no I don't do any drugs of any kind... but it's called matrixing...

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

The old man of the mountain! I dig it.

Is there any gold there ?

@MattCookOregon

Жыл бұрын

Not that I know of but head SouthWest and theres tons of mines.