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@@SolarSailor hi there. I started doing this hike in mid-July and was also surprised that there was still so much snow out there on the passes. There were parts where the trail was not the easiest to navigate with the fog, the snow, and the glacier melt between col de louvie until col de riedmatten, but I was able to figure it out by looking for cairns while consulting my gps to see that I was heading in the right general direction, even if a bit off track on the gps

​@@timlally6316Awesome, thanks for the info. This has to be the coolest hike I've seen

@@SolarSailor it’s a good one. Hope you enjoy it. Lemme know if you got any other questions

@@Max610nel I don’t know if they speak Igbo there but it is my understanding that they speak the Bubi language and some Fang as well, though most of the Fang speakers live in Río Muni and not on Bioko

Hey man. I’m actually from Edison Park but went to Loyola (also class of 06) and met a buddy there from Park Ridge who told me about this song. Think I must’ve downloaded it from Limewire or somethin like that back in the day and it’s been on my iPod nano ever since then. Recently thought it was time to resurrect it n make it publicly available again. I just reached out to that same buddy who introduced me to the song hoping he could shed some light on its origin, but he unfortunately told me he has no idea who made the song.

Hi Leslie, not sure how it is in August but I liked September. I like cooler temps in general and bugs were not an issue

I’m sorry you feel that way

Thanks for saying so. Whereas I have added music to some of my videos in the past, I’ve come to prefer a more raw and less over-produced feel when showing the places I’ve been. And as far as commentary goes - who really cares what I have to say about the penguins and the icebergs? The beautiful surroundings speak for themselves

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Hey, thanks for checking out the video. I don’t have any personal experience but remember reading and article on Medium by a dude named Simon Tang who did it in the early spring and it was still all frozen. Not sure if links show up in the comments, but his story is here… medium.com/6-months-6-men/ops-arctic-fox-6m²-phase-charlie-explorer-86714f739c40

@@timlally6316 Thanks so much, this article looks great and I've recently found some interviews on the trek's official YT page. Also, great video!

Expect lakes to be frozen in March and into April. Snow cover thins out the further east you go. Temps can drop to -40C or below in March, warmer at the Sisimiut end.

Also, was it essential to carry a tent and camp gas as a backup?

Pretty soggy feet for the whole hike. I did carry a tent. I slept in my tent for three nights and the huts for three nights. Camp gas is essential if you want hot meals. I did not. I just ate protein bars, tuna and MREs

Glad you had a good walk and that the video reminded you of those happy memories

I’m honored to have had a real-life glacier comment on my video. Thank you so much for your time, and I wish you the best in your fight against global warming!

People everywhere are resilient and Indonesians are no exception. I think you’d be able to adapt and survive if you had to 💪

no villages after Sarhad other than the Kyrgyz settlements (some people called them small villages), there is actually a dirt road you can drive from Sarhad to Bozai Gumbaz but it's only accessible in Summer, check out a recent video by Emran Wadan "We meet FORGOTTEN PEOPLE of Afghanistan | OVERLAND AFGHANISTAN | LAST FRONTIER | part 3".

Well done, good sir 👏

indeed

Thanks Mofeed! I'm glad you liked the video

Hey Karl, how’s it goin? I think I saw like 2 cars on that road the whole time except near Cocoyo where you see them more often because the people were driving between the town and the fields where they were planting seeds for the upcoming spring. It is definitely less “untouched” since the introduction of the road 5-10 years ago. People now make their houses out of bricks from the city instead of stone and thatched roofs from local plants. The road has also facilitated the construction of cell towers in the area where no one had a phone five years ago. The road can be ugly at times but was less upsetting for me than for my guide who’d been hiking in the area for more than 30 years and would get really sad reminiscing about how many groups of tourists from all over the world that he’d taken through these mountains when they remained untouched. For a more detailed account I did of the hike, you can check out this link… americasfinestambassador.com/the-world-in-photos/circuito-illampu/

I’m not sure of the names of the lakes themselves, but the viewpoint from which that footage is taken is called Mirador Tres Lagunas

Yes, pretty nice in some places

Darn tootin!

Thanks Anthony

Thanks! I really tried my best with this one. Listened to dozens of songs searching for the good stuff 😎

Hey Branko, thanks for reaching out. Yes, you have my permission to use that clip. And please send me a link to your project when it is finished. I’d love to check it out

I’m not an expert in the area and can’t say what route is best. The one I did was proposed to me by the Kosovo-based company Balkan Natural Adventure. There might be better routes out there, but I’m happy with the one I did. I wrote more about the experience in detail on my blog. If interested, you can check it out here… americasfinestambassador.com/the-world-in-photos/peaks-of-the-balkans/

Thanks will check that out now 👍🏼 After doing the Theth - Valbona hike I really want to do some more in these mountains 🤙🏼

Dude yeah, that was pre-COVID too. It’s like he was predicting the future