THE LONGEST WAY 1.0 - 350 days of hiking through China - TIMELAPSE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มี.ค. 2009
- In 2008, I walked through China - 1 year, 4500km. I let my hair and my beard grow. This is the resulting video. UPDATE: ▶ I have decided to continue my walk home from China to Germany. I'm currently in Turkey, or about halfway through.I post daily videos on this channel, and I blog about it here: thelongestway.com
ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
▶ I didn't finish my original goal of walking to Germany in 2008. Instead, I walked for a year and roughly 4500km, passed the Gobi desert, and then decided to stop walking.
▶ All of the distance from Beijing to Ürümqi was completed solely on foot, straight good old walking. There are instances where you can see me in the video sitting on a plane or riding a boat, but those are during breaks I had to take from walking, either to sort out bureaucracy issues or to take care of some personal things.
▶ I had been planning this trip for over a year before I even started, and getting as far as I got was an experience for which I am very grateful.
▶ Obtaining the necessary visa for a trip like this was not very easy, hence I had to go back to Beijing a few times to resolve some issues.
▶ This is not a strict "1 pic a day" video, because I wanted to make it a bit more alive by adding some additional movement. Sometimes during the film you would follow me turn around, or something would happen in the background. I tried to capture these moments to make the video more interesting.
▶ If you liked the music I used in this video, get it here: The Kingpins - "L'Aventurier" bit.ly/RXOMaz Zhu Fengbo - "Olive Tree" bit.ly/UDsHT7
▶ The core of this project is in actually my blog where I have posted my extensive travel diary, starting from day 1 (Nov 9th 2007) and describing every single day until the end one year later.
Get stuff: thelongestway.com/merchandise/
If you have any ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, please refer to:
▶▶▶ crehage.com/contact
or get the GOOGLE EARTH FILE here (1KB):
▶ www.thelongredline.com/TLW.kmz
AWARDS:
▶ 2009 Boulder Adventure Film Festival
▶ 2010 Berlin Webcuts
▶ 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival
▶ 2011 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
▶ 2011 5th International Mountain Film Festival Domžale
▶ 2011 Squamish Mountain Festival
▶ 2011 Mezinárodný Festival Horských Filmov, Poprad
▶ 2011 Vertical Film Festival, Moscow
▶ 2009 TIME.COM #8 viral video
INSPIRATION:
▶ madandcrazychild (she takes a photo every day)
▶ NK5000 (Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years)
▶ mattharding2718 (Where the Hell is Matt? 2008)
CONNECT WITH ME:
▶OFFICIAL SITE: crehage.com
▶FACEBOOK: / crehage
▶TWITTER: / crehage
▶WEIBO: weibo.com/leikexiaoliumang
▶▶▶SUBSCRIBE to Christoph Rehage: bit.ly/1BcQ6Ol
REISEERZÄHLUNG "THE LONGEST WAY" (PIPER/MALIK) ERHÄLTLICH:
▶Amazon: amzn.to/177iCpG
▶Hugendubel: bit.ly/1rJj5rc
▶Thalia: bit.ly/14hoJXr
BILDBAND "CHINA ZU FUSS" (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC) ERHÄLTLICH:
▶Amazon: amzn.to/1xAd7ve
▶Hugendubel: bit.ly/1zZqcP4
▶Thalia: bit.ly/1BqvYWR
Can I just say I want the DISLIKE counter to be back?
same
Same here
yes same
12 years later.
Yea same
Welcome to all of you. TH-cam has brought us all here after 10 years.
me to lol :P
Only 10 years later oh what’s on my recommend oh this video lol
Lmao me too
@@diputsstnemmoc8141 same
😂😂😂😂😂
TH-cam: Let's recommend this video 11 years later to everyone.
It's recommended world-wide even here in the middle east 🤣
I know right? Same here :D
Me: why tho?
Hello
Bianca Veronica yep
Quality content✔️
Stability ✔️
Direct to the point ✔️
No shit talking ✔️
Hardwork ✔️
Consistency ✔️
Approved in legendary category ✅
i talk a lot of shit though
@@ChristophRehageeverybody does that but this video is something else 🔥
Tf you still responding to comments 14 years later
@@ChristophRehage Thank you for this Video!!
you are an inspiration for me, just did a whole 2 months on a bycicle acros europe thank you for this!!
@@ChristophRehage Oh my God are you still replying to the comments for 14 years what a wonderful😳 I want a heart🤣
Did I read your book when I was a child??? I grew up in a small town in China and one day read a book about a guy walking across China. I was so obsessed with the book that I finished reading it in one stand. Of course due to TH-cam being blocked in China, I did not see this video at that time. Now I can only vaguely remember there was an old Chinese guy who taught you about the 'cultural revolution', a girl whose name I could not recall you had to part with, and how you had to suspend the journey because of some border crossing issues, etc (It's been so long I cannot remember exactly). Now I studying outside China, and I accidentally got recommended this video by TH-cam. The feeling is quite magical, it's almost like time traveling
what a sweet comment! yes, it's me. :)
Oh my god you still replying to the comments ? Its said 2 weeks ago 😮😮😮😮 You are a legend bro OG youtuber@@ChristophRehage
www.youtube.com/@laolei，He is always with us. Don't thank me.
@@ChristophRehage literally my birthdate is - 4 Nov 2007 💀
Book plssss
Video uploaded: 2009
Video graphics: 2019
WOAH I didn’t realize this was uploaded in 2009
it only goes up to 720p50 so I'd say 2015 or something
@Blake The Kid I'm talking about the video graphics, not the upload date.
True
oreoemsa the travel
I like how you still answer comments after 15 years.
This video always pops up in my feed and I watch every single time.
thanks bahaar
10 years ago I was living in China and my parents showed me this video and I was astonished what is humanly possible. Ten years later back in Germany this video is still unbelievable and I get goose bumps all over when seeing this masterpiece. Thank you for this wholesome video that made my day.
Marvelous literally very impressive 👏👏👏
This is how my parents got to school back in their day apparrently
this comment needs more likes
Underrated comment😂
Omg every parent in world says that😂
@@sizzlinsj8135 my parents never said anything about how they went to school 🤔 I JUST REALIZED IT NOW 😂
@@alvaroo6549 maybe your parents were not born in 70s or 80s
How my dad says he used to get to school:
So true!!
Literally my mum saying she had to walk 5km
Reese Gardner 😂😂🤣
so fucking true ahahhahaahhaahahahaahhaha im dead
lmao same my mom AND my dad
Rewatch this after 10+ year, the nostalgia, the emotions... When he was walking through my homeland, I was living in his homeland :) He passed through my home town, at mark 857km, he stood literally on the spot where my friends and I were playing after school almost everyday.
In the years I occasionally came back to this video, every time full of emotions, but every time they are different. Time flies by, I am no longer young, I can feel something is calling, maybe it's time for me to take my longest way home...
Thank you bro, for making the journey. Keep on!
We are still young. But yes, Charisma, maybe it's time.
@@ChristophRehageHey man! Big fan will you reply to me pls!
Uploaded on 2009...
...Had the quality of a 2019 video 🔥
Yes 69th like!
Ye
@@jeremiahalcantara1448 lol
True
Some cameras back then had high quality but they were expensive as hell
Did anyone get this on the recommended list 10 years later ...
yes lol
yeah
Mhm
yeah lol
Yep lol
And to think he’s just now arrived to his home in Germany. Truly inspiring!
✌🏼
not now 14 years ago
@@hoglinofficialCheck his latest video, it was now
I can’t believe this video was from 15 years ago and it still looks of high quality today. I was 12 years old that year and had just graduated from elementary school. Earthquakes, snowstorms, the Olympics, many things... Thank you for recording China.
So nobody's gonna talk about the amount of effort he put into this?
I Really Appreciate That Man👍👏💯
Remedies Shadow 10 years later
Mike posner: am I a joke to you
Barabus Shibooboo niggah what? Lmao
Barabus Shibooboo ok
This was filmed in 2009 but i get it reccomended to me in 2019 and it looks like a video from 2019
Right?!
Squid Word The video was uploaded in 2019 but the footage is all the way from November 2007 to 2008
Project TRP the video was uploaded in 2009
Project TRP dude u don’t know your stuff, look at the upload date
@@nova260q7 Dude the upload date is in the desk .. Stop talking shit
This video might just be the most life changing thing that has ever happened to me.
This one video has inspired me to walk throughout the world. I’m waiting to turn 18 so I can leave the house and step out onto the earth and begin my journey.
This one video put me down a path of adventurousness and the need to go out into the world. It has changed my life.
The night I watched this I was having a horrible night, I was thinking about my ex girlfriend and feeling heartbroken, I went on TH-cam and saw this in my recommended. I watched the whole thing and I instantly felt something inside me. I went down a rabbit whole that night watching videos from sabbatical, and other people who have traveled the world, walking among the outer reaches of the earth just to find humanity in the people they where around. I was on love with the idea of being a wanderer.
the day I walk out of my small town in Massachusetts, might just be the happiest day in my life.
But for now, I wait. Slowly gaining knowledge about the world before I embark on my journey of humanity.
Thank You
Good luck 🙂
Same i am also planning to travel the world soon as i turn 18
@@Joe-dg6ugsame
u 18 yet?
That's definitely the dream. Sadly life is hardly ever so ideal. I would love nothing more than to travel the world, but you need thousands saved up to live that kind of life. Technically there's nothing really stopping you, but being homeless on the road is a hard life, and very taxing. I still hope to do it someday while I'm still young but even at 23, having the kind of financial freedom to do something like that seems very far away
Bro I just got to say this was inspiring.
The story it tells about the people you meet as we see in the photos. The hardships as we see in your conditions at certain parts. The emotion. The places. So many adventures that come together into one big journey. I was very happy to see this video! Thank you!
Anyone else just randomly get this recommended 10 years later...
Joseph McClaran yeah
Joseph McClaran me too
Broo same🙂🔫
Yow bruh😅
Yes
Video, made 10 years ago...
TH-cam: yea now seems like a good time to recommend this video
same man
Same 😅
It's TH-cam after all
this was recommended a million times now, can you stop with these types of comments please
Right
this video has been cheering me up whenever ive felt sad or lost for the past 8 or 9 years. thanks christopher!
14 years later and this man still responds to us! Ty king👋🏆
my pleasure xapper
This is incredible!
Just got recommended this, I didn’t really realised it was uploaded 14 years ago!
That’s impressive. Other TH-cam Videos that were uploaded around that time had a far worse quality
See you back in 10 years when this is recommended to us
RickzMC true
haha
You know it
Bruh ye yas better quality than PEWDIEPIE
This dood at 8k pewds stuck at 1p
It got recommended to me today bruh
See you all in 10 years when this pops up in your recommended again
Yes
Indeed. Hope i remember it tho
See you in 2031
11 but still
11 take it or leave it
this is without doubt one of the best videos ever created on the internet. the time, effort and also the courage to even do this... just awesome
In rare cases TH-cam would actually recommend me some good quality video.. and this is one of those rare cases..
I gotta love the commitment you put on this video! ❤
He just got done with the journey, surprised his arrival in Germany isn’t getting more attention
And TH-cam decided to put this is my recommended 10 years later.
Ayen ikr
Yeee
ikr
Me too😂
Exactly
this almost inspired me enough to get up and pee.
What did y1ou do before
@@thatkidboogaga6141 we dont wanna know that
@@everyone343 I do...
👏👏
Photo every step
Congratulations man on finishing your Journey! 15 years in the making! Deserve way more credit for this epic feat.
The determination that you had to achieve your goal is completely inspiring. Thank you for showing us this magnificent journey! 💜 I want to be able to travel and not let my illness take over my life.
She:Come over
He:Can't, I'm in China
She:My parents aren't home
He:
haha
Hehehe
@@ChristophRehage holy crap you replied almost instantly
😠😠😠😤😠🤮🤮🤮🤮😈👿🤬🤬😡
saab high
Isn't no one gonna talk about the fact this was made in 2009 and the quality looks like it's from this year?
done with an actual camera.
Ikr
Wow
It's all pictures! It's not a video
yes
First off I’ve probably watched this video over 100 times it’s that good!
2nd you single-handedly/and another TH-camr inspired me to do a time lapse and to grow out my beard even though it’s patchy! I’m currently halfway through my second year with my time lapse and I’ve been growing out my beard for almost a year. Have a great day man! Much love ❤
awesome beard!
Watching this from China. This video is so inspiring, thank you for your patience. (Plus best BGM ever)
I have seen professional videos from this year that look worse than this, and this was made in 2009. WTF
I was just about to say that
I wasn’t born
@@user-fw8ph2gg3b wut
This is better quality than pewdiepie vids
@@user-fw8ph2gg3b Damn your so young.
everybody in 2009:
everybody in 2019: woahhh
Jada Jones HI JADA 😂😂😂
woahhh
@@nikiivictoria do u watch ryan trahan lol?
Read my name
Absolutely
I hope you're living a blessed life. This is an absolute gem of a video ❤️
. . Video uploaded: 2009
Video graphics: 2019.
LEADER ABDULRAHMAN it’s multiple pictures, that’s why it looks jittery.
LEADER ABDULRAHMAN damn pretty clean vid compared to 2k09 standards
facts
Fuck u son of a bitch copying comments to get likes
666 the number of the devil who the f**k are you
Why is this coming in my recommended after 10 years?😂
Me too and the vid was 10 years
Same
Samee
Same
Same😂
as journey progress, you laugh fewer then when you start, but each laugh becomes ever more genuine
interesting observation!
im speechless... this is just insane- the quality, effort, amazing.
I refuse to believe that after 11 years, this was only just recommended to us
• r x s e • same I was just wondering how an eleven year old video is recommended to me in 2020
:-P :-P same
Same....why though
Well we clicked on it so...
Same
To be honest this is insane quality considering it was made over a decade ago
Ikr
The quality is totally normal
@@MrHorror93700 but that was made 12 years ago
@@limon5k Watch any movie from 1970, 80, 90 etc... and it would be like this quality or even better.
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No way this is 14 years old. I remember when it said 3 years ago. I’m getting old
me too man
So thats it! Christoph thanks for all the longest ways! With this video everything started /for me/ and today it looks like all the great thing /some adventures - some (longest) walks/ must come to an end! I wish you all the best and thank you for memorable speak perfomance at Prague on travel festival several years ago, it was amazing, inspiring and unforgettable!!! Thanks again for all the steps!
Thumbnail, left: us before quarantine.
Right: after quarantine
I need a fucking haircut !
Lol
For sure
I wanted to let you guys know that Jesus loves you all so much!
John 3:16- For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on the cross to pay the price for our sins, was buried, and resurrected from the dead on the third day so that we could have eternal life if we believe in Him. This is the beautiful Gospel, which means "Good News."
Acts 20:21- “Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”
If we repent (change our mind from going to originally rejecting Christ, to believing He truly is the Son of God, and that we are in need of Him as our Savior to save us from our sins which leads to hell. We must acknowledge and believe our sins are wrong),
and we put our trust and faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord (Master) and personal Savior, believing His Gospel to be true- God gifts you eternal life!
God bless you all and let me know if you have any questions! Jesus loves you!
@@peytonsingh6258 if he did he wouldn't have allowed this mess to happen
2009 : Lol idiot
2019 : “LEGEND“
200th like!
[I] Orca Congragulations
@@sailenubs 1k+ no like
ALL IN ONE GAMER gg
Please
You just reminded me about my grandpa. He and his friends did similar things back in the days. I think they were inspired by the so-called ‘long March’ and wanted to do similar things when they attended some kind of patriotic event in a southern city in China. So they walked all the way to Beijing. He had a small notebook where he wrote and drew what he saw on the way. He have shown me before and I was really impressed. Their walking route is probably easier than yours because there should be more towns along the way and no desert or snow, but also it was back in maybe 60 to 70 years ago. But anyway, thanks for sharing your story on walking. Bless you
All the work that went into this... Thank you so much for this.
Nobody:
My dad still getting our milk:
Hahahha
Oh...OH. I GOT IT NOW 😳
Salman Ahmed hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha xd my dude
Salman Ahmed mans took the EXTRA long way
He’s just trying to find the best milk
No idea why this video appeared in my recommendations after almost a decade but holy damn!
Happy I watched it. That was awesome.
Same I'm glad I watched it
same thing :)
Same
He is walking again. Walking through Kazakhstan at the moment.
same!
so glad this got recommended to me, this is truly one of the most amazing things i've ever seen
Christoph, ich hab dieses meisterliche Video jetzt bestimmt schon 100 Mal gesehen! Traumhaft! Hoffe du vollendest deine Reise wie du es dir gewünscht hast!
This video was uploaded in 2009 and this guy is still replying to comments damn and the quality is awesome for a 2009 video!
RIGHT
T I R Z A H omg I just saw ur comment on the video I was watching before this
@@razagan1019 Yeah I watch a lot of different content my history is a mess 😂
T I R Z A H 😂 me too
Ikr !
Who else has this video recommend to them 10 years later 2019?
No one.
@@yellowman4337 ur probably 2 yrs old at that time
@@ne4r_y0u71 lmao fax if no one was here we wouldn't be texting on this video right now😂😭
Me
Fuckin dumb
It’s even better than today‘s videos. Everyone would only do this now for a 30 minute video with at least 5-6 breaks for ads, this here is more than real. Love it
This deserves so much more love than it has!
Great camera quality for a 10 year old video way ahead of its time
I swear, thought i was watching a video from at least 2016
Genji Shimada me too what the hell
Right Minded ikr
@@YamacKocovali7 I thought he walked for 10 years
@@luckybot1268 ngl, at first i did
bro I can't even walk to my next door neighbors house
lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I'm like you 😂
preach
LOL
Yea. I live on uranus. (Don't ask how)
+Jesus how?
this was so beautifully done, the music choice, the parcours and the reminder of love at the end. much respect, from canada
Algorithm recommending me this 14 years later
Can't complain
Same lol
I love how he is still replying to the comments 11 years later wow
yo
@@ChristophRehage 😂
@@ChristophRehage :0
That was absolutely brilliant👍👍
@@ChristophRehage yo
10 years later, he's commented a pinned a comment explaining everything. Looks like this isn't just a set-and-forget channel. Cool work Chris!
thanks dude
:o
Christoph Rehage :O
@@ChristophRehage 0____0
Well. You can certainly bet your ass on it since he liked your comment not a very long time ago.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE! This quality is great!
This video has a damn good Quality for a 2009 Video and the editing is also pretty good, Respect 👍
**youtube 11 years later**
"HEY LETS RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE!"
Yes xD
Lol Yeah
So true xD
RuDe
Yes-
The quality of this video is insane for a video made more than ten years ago
Ikr
It's because all of the clips were individual pictures, played really fast
Why are you acting like 10 years ago is 50 years ago lmao
@@monk3742 most stuff on youtube more than five years old look like garbage
@@monk3742 because 10 years ago technology was still advancing at a really fast rate and becoming more and more expensive. So it's surprising this dude had a good camera then.
This deserves so much more love then it has!
cant belive this came out 14 years ago and im just seeing this, really cool vid!
Legends say that he's still walking... 🚶
the legends are true
Yeaha
LOL....
Did he find his "love" literally on the way??
@@ChristophRehage hey.. Great to see that you're still active
nobody:
this dude:
ima take a walk ill be back soon
bark oka this is forrest gump reborn
K
Coronavirus: *exists*
Guy: oops ima go back
Im going for a walk
*last online 2 years ago*
My mom never walked home again i miss her :(
Astonishingly high quality for 2007-09, also you posted this on my 6th birthday :)
14 years ago, but the best video I've seen on TH-cam in a long time, thanks for making this over a decade ago for me to find now
the best video is "where the hell is matt 2008" thank me later :)
@@ChristophRehage Thanks. Powerful video indeed.
Plot twist: He stood in front of a green screen and waited for his hair to grow each time
you got me
@@ChristophRehage mystery solved in 11 years.........
😆😆😆
Mystery solved ✔️
@@ChristophRehage
:0 you replied-
This video was posted in 2009, but the quality of the video doesn't look like it was made in 2009.
Yeah lol
EXACTLY
OMG just posted a comment with my thought and we were exactly thinking the same! 😱💭
Good camera
lol exactly
Wow! Absolutely amazing. You can't even tell this is a 14 year old video. The quality of the video, filming, editing and everything is topnotch.
This was cool, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
my pleasure, hunter's dad
“I’m kind of tired now. I think I’ll go home.”
Forest?
Ryan Drc Yes.
This time, I think I’ll take the Plane
Nah I’ll run back
th-cam.com/video/2BmpukaUbKw/w-d-xo.html underrated XDDD
i got randomly recommended this, this is amazing
Amazing, Crazy how a human can change so much in a year. Thanks for the awesome time-lapse
Why’d I think this was a recent video?
Turns out it’s ten years old..
Yxeor same
Damn recommended
It’s such good quality for a 10 year old video o, o
It just pop up on my feed
YES
Video: uploaded 10 years Ago
TH-cam: recommends now
Same here
ikr
Same
me 2
Same here, as well! 😋
I really want to cry. When I saw your video, I thought of my childhood in 2007
Thank you so much for sharing this with the world and me
see y’all in 10 years when this gets recommended again
Bye beetch
i hope not, ur stinky
Mood - why thank you
Bye. See ya
umai b see you then
Wth this quality is so good considering it’s from 2009
Well it is a bunch of pictures. Not a video
must have used a proper dslr camera. You can get pictures this good from phones these days but not back then for sure
Gaming Wizard ik 720p with 50 fps
Gaming Wizard I know right
@@sixsideddeath5529 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
All my respect for the hard working and pure spirit ❤
You are a package of positive vibes ❤
can we acknowledge the wholesome “little friends”? they made him a flower crown! 🥺
thank you for noticing :)
Also country roads
Hi christoph, but what happened to that girl?
This video is 11 years old and he still replies, what a champ. Also the the part from 4:40 is the reason I watch the video every 2-3 months. It's so beautiful and has such a deep reflection upon life for me, it's just breathtaking. Btw, üzemzavar :)
Stop using that emoji.
Made ten years ago with this quality..? Two words. Best vid of 2009.
Edit:2k likes in 18 hrs?? Yall insane
*Thats 3 words and 4 numbers...*
@@mr.nonymous2024 that's one number
Biak Tha Par more like 4 digits..
I like those two words.
11 hours 300+ likes
This is legit the best thing TH-cam has recommended to me
Thank you very much, gateone. The best thing TH-cam has ever recommended to me is Dancing Matt in 2008: th-cam.com/video/zlfKdbWwruY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QLKiJgd9gTeqRfXh
Enjoy!
The vibes I look for in my life, beautiful video!
Legend says...
He is still taking selfie's for his next video
true
Wait...... WTF!!!! so many likes LMFAO didn't expected this 😂🤣
Thank you for the likes TH-cam fellas!!!!!
He acctually is taking selfies for his next video tho oof
He is
@@sayeshack208 awesome gremmar bro
Imagine how many Pokemons he could have caught if Pokemon Go was released at that time
LOL IKR
LOL, BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Lol
XDXDXD
*LMAO*
This video still brings me happiness
You had uploaded this video when I was 16, now I am 29!!! Thanks for sharing such an amazing video decade ago!
Imagine all of the eggs he could have hatched on Pokémon go.
That's what I thought too! Lol
it's time to stop.
Damnit. You beat me to it.
Zero, it wasn't even out then
Chowdhury, you're the worse type of person :/
10 years later anyone!!?
LKG GHOST nope
💐💐💐💐
Yee
No
heree