Mosquito Pass. Alma/Leadville, CO. Solo. #62
Mosquito Pass is a cool trail that can get you from Leadville to Fairplay or vice versa. There is an insane amount of old structures, holes, and piles in the area. Unfortunately I tried to get my drone to connect in about 20 different places and it would never work. Once over to the Leadville side the wind was so insane I stopped trying. I continued down to the highway and went back up on Birdseye Gulch where I WAS able to get the drone going no problem, and that video has good shots of the Leadville side of Mosquito. The Easter Egg timelapse is the end of Mosquito and that last obstacle is a trail off of the Coomey Lake Loop. Have fun out there!
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Love this pass. You always have the best camera captures and views. It's like being right there. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
@BRollOffroad
Жыл бұрын
thank you so much, i try my best to show the obstacles while maintaining an artistic side of things but the trail “information” comes before the “entertainment,” i try to find a balance. thanks for watching them!
Hey Dude, watched all my off road 4x4 subs this weekend but came back to B Roll, yet again. Always love the simplicity and serenity of the trail. Very satisfying. Hope your move went well and you are getting settled. Cheers.
@BRollOffroad
2 жыл бұрын
i’d say about 70%! thanks again!
Yup! Looks about right! No wonder grandpa has lost some hair!!
Always love taking Mosquito Pass when I go home for a visit. Thanks for the video!
Awesomeness man, you really are the best I've seen ,full stop . You make it easy
cool little drive, great spot, enjoyed it
great scenery, production, and a nice bit of offroading too!
@BRollOffroad
6 жыл бұрын
thank you! gotta check out Birdseye Gulch, the wind had died down and I was able to get the drone up later in the day.
Damn, that was windy !!! Lovely area, loved the footage by the small lagoon !! And, congrats on the negotiation of the water pass ... I like the smooth way and secure way you do stuff !! Nice !! Cheers
@BRollOffroad
6 жыл бұрын
thanks, people scare me the way they go through water on YT haha.
We did Mosquito pass a few yrs back. Thanks for refreshing my memory on that wonderful day in the mountains. Hoping to get back out west next fall for some more adventures off road
@BRollOffroad
3 жыл бұрын
no problem, thanks for watching!
at 4:46 a ufo appears, does a dive and zips up and disappears. thanks 4 filming i lived in alma
@BRollOffroad
5 жыл бұрын
that’s crazy, time to storm Area 51 i guess! 😂
Me and my family went up there today because our gps was taking us up there for some reason. We got through the water in our jeep but we got to the incline on the mountain. We had no idea we werent supposed to be there because once again, our gps took us there to get to leadville. We were okay. But once the incline was there on that first turn of the mountain. We looked up and saw loose rocks and snow and my sister started freaking out. My mom and dad immediately and safely turned around back to where we came from because they said absolutely not. My sister looked up the trail later and we figured out it was called “The Highway of Frozen Death.” Apparently the road was supposed to be closed during this time in June but they didn’t close the path. So glad we turned around because even with a Jeep, we wouldnt make it up. Especially with no service.
@BRollOffroad
Жыл бұрын
quite the tale! i’m glad it all worked out but yea - little too early for this one (and anything that high really) but if you get the chance, the views are very good! best of luck!
@RoryJones5529
Жыл бұрын
@@BRollOffroad Yeah. We were trying to get to Leadville to go horse back riding. Crazy that the gps would take us through the trail. But I’m sure its pretty fun up there.
I was actually camping over by mt Bross about a week ago. Got a flat so I didnt get to do as much as I'd like to. Thanks for filling me in haha!
@AdamFrawley
6 жыл бұрын
Also if you dont mind me asking. What type of tires are you rockin.
@BRollOffroad
6 жыл бұрын
lame! definitely an area to check out, lots of spurs, lots of old stuff everywhere.
@BRollOffroad
6 жыл бұрын
sorry didn't see this- BFG KM2, 255/85/16.
Nice video.
@BRollOffroad
4 жыл бұрын
thanks for watching!
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Went over this in 1972 with 2 friends in an International Travel-All... Very interesting!!
@BRollOffroad
4 жыл бұрын
nice! was that recently?
@jr8870
4 жыл бұрын
1972
@BRollOffroad
4 жыл бұрын
oh haha, i read this real quick and registered “in a 1972 International.”
Miss the drone footage but holy cow the wind at the top looked crazy.
@BRollOffroad
6 жыл бұрын
i know! the video i'll have done later (Birdseye Gulch) ends at Mosquito Pass so i still got some good shots of it. was going to split the footage but figured just put it all on one. the wind almost blew me over when i was kind of falling anyway haha.
Give a tour of the inside of your vehicle!!
@BRollOffroad
3 жыл бұрын
i did one! kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3lskpiTeanKdrA.html
Nice viedo and I love this trail did it in my Frontier pro4 do you have a lift on your rig or am I seeing the one size bigger tires?
@BRollOffroad
5 жыл бұрын
nice! yea it’s Old Man Emu 2” Complete Kit, no sway bars and 255/85’s which i believe is one up from the stock Offroad/Pro4X 👍
@jtsblocks
4 жыл бұрын
@@BRollOffroad Did you need to do the melt mod on the front fenders for that tire/lift combo? Also, what do you air those down to?
@BRollOffroad
4 жыл бұрын
@@jtsblocks not sure if i needed to but i was at my buddy's shop with the heat gun right there so i just did it, took 2mins per side it's real easy. been running 15psi for everything, seems soft enough and that's about the time where they really start losing height so good enough for me. thanks for watching!
excluding time to stop for camera setup etc. about how long is the RTT ? go to LV every year for 10 days of camping,cycling,hiking! this year I'm adding offroading! Been up mosquito pass on my mtn bie many times so I know it well, would be nice to have a motor take me up and over for once ;)
@BRollOffroad
4 жыл бұрын
it’s a good time! i can’t say for sure but probably 2-3hrs.
My brother wants me to take my '98 ranger up there. Everything is stock. will it make it? His F150 FX4 made it, but he's got the off road package. I'm a little nervous. I've done off roaring, mudding, but never mountain climbing.
@BRollOffroad
2 жыл бұрын
haven’t been in awhile but it’s probably fine if you have good tires and put them on the high places 👍
Did you air down your tires?
@BRollOffroad
3 жыл бұрын
15psi
@kfcon
2 жыл бұрын
@@BRollOffroad is there anywhere to air back up on the west side of the pass?