Distant North - Hiking the Kungsleden | Full Documentary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2016
- A film documenting the 440km trek through the arctic wilderness of northern Sweden.
Setting off in September 2015 from Abisko Mountain Station, we spent the next 30 days heading south for the finish line in Hemavan, encountering many wondrous sights and life changing moments along the way.
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- Visit Sweden (www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Thi...)
- Swedish Tourist Association (STF) (www.www.svenskaturist...)
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- Lowe Alpine (lowealpine.com/uk/explore/lif...)
- Rab
- Mountain Warehouse
- And our Kickstarter supporters!
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I'm in a wheelchair and will never be able to see this trail. Thanks you walked it for me :D
Never say never, scientist and engineers are working on exosceleton-like machines to allow people in wheelchairs to walk.
27:00
Can't get more Norrland than this guy. And that dialect when he speaks Swedish. It's magnificent.
He's a very kind man, and he made our start on the Padjelenta Trail awesome last June. He was very welcoming and gave us an amazing detour to the trail head. He knows a lot and provided us with loads of info and facts! His wife was was very helpful as well, especially in our preparations beforehand. Beautiful people.
I was so excited to see the man at 26:45, to me (a Swede) he is a national fucking hero! He was part of an old news report from Kvikkjokk when it was like -50 in the winter, where he straight up looked like an unbothered icicle coupled with that FANTASTIC dialect, didn't expect to see him in this video :-D
The effort put into filming this wonderful adventure is amazing, well done!
Thank you!
As a fellow editor I can appreciate how well made this documentary is. As a fellow hiker I really enjoyed it.
I'm just back from completing the 450 km Kungsleden, camping mainly near STF huts which are excellent, with camping, use of kitchen and gas and saunas when available all for 100kr.. Watching your video beforehand was so useful as I'd not expected winter conditions. Like you, I found food outlets closing for the season by Sept 10th. (Adolfstromm, Bavaholmen) ferries stopping by Sept 20th and STF huts closed on Sept 23rd. It's essential to begin the trek by mid August in my view otherwise it can get quite tough. My experiences were very similar to yours with a lot of heavy rain, sleet and snow but overall it was a fantastic wilderness adventure. A Credit card is essential as buses and some outlets only accept them and not cash. I hardly saw anyone from Kvikkjok to Amannas, only herds of reindeer and occasionally an Elk. Thank you very much. John
Congrats for completing it John! Happy to hear our video was useful to you, it really is a great hike :)
...aand Kungsleden just made it to my priority bucket list spots.
This vast area of untouched nature in Europe amazes and attracts me
Gore Tex is one of the biggest misunderstandings most hikers do have. It just lasts longer till it is wet. But once it is wet, it never, ever dries up on the hike.
I've watch this film several times now i just love the cinematography but the slow motion shot of bee dipping ther cup into the steam was just brilliant
Thanks Victor, Really appreciate it!
Absolute marvel of a film. I enjoyed every minute of it, I can’t wait to go hiking
What an amazing journey you took us on, thank you.
Well done!
wonderful to hear!
Touched my heart. Of course quality is not at same level of Yuri Palma or Ben Brown, but story and locations are amazing
This was absolutely fantastic, had me captured from start to finish, I’ve followed you both for a while and didn’t know this existed until today. I’ve been working my way through you vlogs. This film is worthy of any mainstream TV channel, so well filmed, edited and narrated...... I love it !!
Amazing footage. Hiking in the woods is just so healing for the soul!
true!
Great filming and story telling, what a great watch! Hopefully I'll manage to hike the northern section this year,
Thanks for your work!
This is what life and adventure are all about! Congrats on the incredible film, and for completing the trail!
I just loved this film! What a feel good film. I hiked the AT in 86 and brought many of the same feelings, energy and emotions. Congratulations on your thru hike and Trail on!!!
loved it, loved it, loved it! Bee's wonderful copy is soo well ilustrated by theo's footage that it makes you unable to stop viewing the doc all the way to the end. great job!
aw thank you so much this is wonderful and brought a smile to our faces :)
Wow! I've watched a lot of your videos and this journey is one of the best. You both did amazingly well to complete the kungsleden the way you did, great determination. I dont think people understand how hard that mustve been for you both, huge respect and a great documentary 👍
Watching this was pure joy. Thank you for making the journey and making the film.
Nicely done! Thanks for letting us come along...love those little cabin stoves/fireplaces!
What i so love is you guys are naturals and dont put on pretenses. Thank you for your blog which i have enjoyed immensely and your experiences.
So often some blogs tend to show only the good bits .
I miss how you used to share an odd photograph from you snaps in the video...but hey you are on a mission.
thanks for the enjoyment.
thank you this is so lovely to hear!
Great cinematography and well worded narration
thank you!
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I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this. Raw, real and beautiful documentary. Thank you for making it!
A wonderful journey. Thanks so much for allowing me to experience your adventure with you.
This is a really well put together film, fantastic to watch, very well crafted, well done.
thank you for such a lovely comment!
I did the Kungsleden with two of my friends a year ago from Saltoluokta to Kvikkjok. The scenery was stunning and though my friends prefered to sleep in the tent, while I prefered to sleep in the cabin, I did enjoy every mile of it.
We met some great people on the way and were able to look upon the best of Europe's nature. I don't know if I'm ever going to do it again. Maybe someday with my brother. That will be a great bonding trip.
Regrettably we did not see the Northern Lights like you guys did as we did the trip mid-August. One of my friends went back with his family and did the trip by dog sled in April and they were able to see the Northern Lights.
This being said, I enjoyed watching your video. Rewatching the scenery makes the best memories jump back to mind. Luckily one forgets the downsides (such as your blisters or tendonitis) and remembers the beautiful mountains, rolling hills and ice cold lakes
lovely comment, thank you so much! we love hearing from others who have been on the trail, it truly is a gorgeous place :) thank you for watching!
Awesome doc of the trail! Thanks for taking us along!
Fantastic trip you guys made. Wonderful to join you, so BIG Thanks for sharing. Brilliant.
thank you!
Gripping, couldn't stop watching. Great editing too!
thank you :)
Wow! Stunning. I never imagined I'd see such cinematography in the "holiday film" genre. Every single shot is beautifully composed, with some flashes of creative genius (e.g. the underwater cup shot). The monologues to the camera feel so natural and related. The whole thing comes together in a gripping story. An absolute delight to watch. I'd love to see the "making of" film - as I'm guessing the film making aspect of the holiday was no less challenging, exciting and storyful as the hiking aspect. But that's another story. Thank you so much for making this!
Thank you so much 😀
Awesome... thanks for sharing your experience with this documentary... just beautiful!
No problem :)
How incredible finding this video again after more than three years. This is the first video about through hiking i ever found and inspired me to do one, it got me to walk the Tour du Mont Blanc and the Haute Route, motivated me to finish my studies in three years and this march I'll be going to the USA to walk the PCT. Thank you for having made this video!
That’s brilliant ❤️
What an absolutely stunning video.
thank you :)
Wow! What a beautiful experience and the way you captured it made it feel so real. I cried as you crossed the finish line! So beautiful
+Pavla Němečková happy you enjoyed it 😊 thanks for watching!
Absolutely beautiful and loved every minute of this documentary. Thank you so much for a job well done. This should win a award of some kind.
Thank you for your uplifting comment 😊 it's lovely to have wonderful feedback on a project we worked so hard on!
Hello. I recently discovered your channel through old videos of your travels in Skye, Scotland. Being disabled, I can watch your videos and vicariously live life through you guys while enjoying my passions as well as yours: travel and photography. Thanks for sharing your journeys online!
Thanks for the lovely message and watching our videos 😊
really enjoyed that, thank you for making the effort. firstly to actually do the journey, and then to record it and make this video. looks like a lot of effort went into this from both of you.
i hope you do more 1 hour documentaries in the future.
We'd love to! It was definitely a challenge in more ways than one but absolutely worth it 👍
Ok, this was worth to wait. Thx for your work, now I'm understand why it takes so long. Stay safe.
thank you! We wanted it to be as good as we could make it, and we've had such an awesome response :)
After watching your Q&A tonight and mentioning this trek of yours I had to watch it.What a great film and well done you 2 for completing it.
Brilliant documentary, The production values of this is amazing. Keep up the good work Bee and Theo, I cant get enough of your videos
You two are so awesome and patient!! I love your channel and really loved this documentary. Well done 👌🏾💕
Thanks! Lovely comment :)
You two are lovely!!!
Brilliant film! I've been waiting in anticipation for this and it did not disappoint! Such a great experience and the quality of the documentary was amazing! Have to say I absolutely love your videos and have been so inspired by your travels that my partner and I are saving up for our very own camper van :). Would love to hear more about your winter narrowboat adventures also!
ah this is so lovely to hear! Have an excellent time, will you be filming them too?! if so let us know :)
Guys this is amazing!! Only discovered this doc after you mentioned it in your latest Q&A video (your greatest achievement upto date). Wow! You have even more of my respect! I had no idea that youve done such great stuff even before you started vanlife!! Gorgeous documentary, fantastic people. Xxxx
Wonderful film. You guys ROCK! Thanks for sharing.
thank you for watching and commenting!
this was incredibly well filmed!! loved it!!!
thanks!
Amazing journey and what an accomplishment! Really enjoyed the vid 🤗
thank you!
I'm so glad you mentioned this adventure on your blog the other day I loved it
I've just found you guys after youtube suggested your narrowboat tour- and now I am absolutely glued to my laptop watching as many of you uploads as possible. I am amazed at your lifestyle and the beauty that you are able to absorb- I am so jealous! You've inspired me to get out and hike. Love and blessings all the way from Mississippi, USA.
I'm really impressed of you guys! Such an effort, and the energy to film it as well.. Well done!
Absolutely brilliant enjoyed every minute.
thanks for watching :)
Kungsleden is definitely different than say P.C.T.!On P.C.T. there are not cabins to rent etc.Also Sweden is wonderful but it lacks the dramatic geographic differences of a P.C.T.!But what the fuck do I know !bye!
really awesome. thanks for sharing!!
Congratulations to you both, really looked amazing thanks for sharing you adventure with us
thank you!
What an engrossing detailed and professional film guys and a great achievement, magic !
Thank you so much!
Awesome documentary. Planning to do Kungsleden sometime next year. You guys are such an inspiration. Well narrated and edited. Felt like watching a BBC show!
+Mikkel Mandrup Fogt thank you so much! Let us know how it goes 😊
Wow what a fantastic film. Well done for completing it ;-) oh and thanx for charing your adventure.
thank you :)
Amazing documentary! Took me back to the two times I hiked the north part of Kungsleden from Nikkaluokta to Absiko, but what you have achieved is so incredible. I’d love to do it again!
You guys video was so well made just like a documentary and I enjoyed from a to z. Beautiful nature and up & down stories...so enjoyable!
What an amazing documentary and I loved every second , I really hope that a channel (discovery or other) pick this up and sponsor you on future travels.
Very professional indeed....I loved it and showing the setting of the camera on the final shot was brilliant as it shows how involved and time consuming that making a film like this is, I work in TV so understand what is involved.
Been itching to watch this but I've been in Cornwall and Devon for the last week with little or no wifi and I wasn't going to spoil my experience of this amazing documentary by watching in low or no signal quality. Thank you so much 😀😀 and I hope we meet sometime 👍
Regards Adam
Cheers Adam! It would be amazing if a wider audience was reached for the film, fingers crossed 😊 haha the amount of retracing our footsteps to retrieve the camera probably totals to an extra 100km on the trail 😂
Well documentation with clear narration and soft music.
Thanks!
So awesome to see you guys hiked this! Knowing you are now working on your barn conversion 🥰
Enthralling and enjoyable from start to finish....almost felt like I was with you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks Ian!!
this is truly inspiring
fantastic to hear! thanks for watching
Well done you two that was amazing! It must be a bit scary being that far from anywhere with the weather turning bad, such a brilliant idea the Scandinavian system of cabins as a safe weather retreat , I enjoy all your films but this was epic
thanks for watching!
Absolute fantastic documentary/Video! Thank you for sharing with us!
thanks for watching!
Unbelievable - beautiful movie guys - well done! Really inspired to do this hike with my daughter when she's old enough.
We loved the Doku, we watched it in our Van :) Hope you do well, best greetings.
Great stuff!
I walked the Kungsleden last september and watched your film before and after. It's fun to see the same locals. The very-not-nice-dude with his boat told me that i smell bad and i need a shower... But i think he was just making fun of me ...
that's amazing!
No, this guy is a total dick. In 2018 i went east along the lake in trailless terrain to avoid having to take his boat. It was hell for 2 days, but well worth it as a small victory. :D
absolutely beautiful thank you for taking me along with you both on is awesome trek loved it, filmed perfectly.
What a fabulous journey, and adventure. Congratulations to you both. And thank you for going to all the effort of sharing it.
Absolute pleasure! Cheers for watching
You guys did so a good job editing ,and filming love the music and you guys determination to finish with that weather was great!
How much would you say you spend on an adventure like this?
Thank you!
cheers! I have written a detailed reply to costs in the comments of my article on She-Explores: www.she-explores.com/landmarks/europe/kungsleden-trail-sweden
epic trek. kudos for such an honest and wonderfully documented journey.
thank you!
Absolutely great video. Thank you so much. Outstanding!
Cheers David!
Fantastic pictures and story! I'll definitely go hiking in Sweden one day
It's well worth a visit!
Amazing film. Well done that was some trek.
it was indeed ;)
Great vid... doing this trail in August 2017 and this video has inspired and pumped me up for it, thanks!!
Excellent! Have an epic time, it's a fantastic experience
Awesome work guys! Massive achievement and a really well-documented adventure.
Well done guys. That hike is a real achievement and the video is a brilliant account of the trip.
thank you :)
Stunning work! Enjoyed it very much and makes me wanna go to Hardangervidda Norway already now :) Sub+
Thanks Bruno, Really appreciate the comment!
only kidding man ! great video, watch all your stuff !
öring, like Lux fish :)) :)) he was trying to say "Lax" fish which is salmon. He had a trout actually. Really cute moment there :))
Ruxandra Doanca thanks! It stumped us for ages so we just went with what we heard him say!
Excellent film, fantastic photography. Thanks for sharing!
thank you!
What a wonderful video. Thank you so much for sharing it.
This is obviously at a much higher level than your average TH-cam content. Just curious, was this documentary made for some other purpose outside of TH-cam? Regardless, amazing work!!
thank you for such wonderful feedback! Our chosen platform was TH-cam but we wanted to make something worthy of TV, plus Theo is a professional filmmaker ;) Happy you enjoyed it
^_iä
Lux fish xD. He meant salmon. But in sweden as well as germany you call it lachs. Which is salmon ^^
Xavo Original thanks!
to correct you he ment that röding is a very luxury swedish fish and infact not related to the salmon at all. :)
It is actually spelled "lax" in Sweedish... "Öring" is Sweedish for "trout". Dont know that other name though...
@@EspenFrafalne It`s called "Arctic Char" a fish from salmon family. Delicios eating fish.
finally sat down and watched it! fanbloodytastic! an amazing experience, honoured you shared it with us. thanks guys.
aw thank you so much :) lovely to read such a wonderful comment!
Beautiful documentary....Thank you for sharing your storytelling with us...
Thanks Lisa! :)
I completed the Camino de Santiago last summer and for the past 9 months I have been looking for inspiration for another month-plus journey. So I have to thank you for that
I have one question for you or anyone who has completed the Kungsleden, do you see many solo hikers? And would you recommend hiking alone? I did start the Camino on my own, but everyone is like a family on the way.
Thanks again!
Brad Lloyd hey! Thanks for the nice comment :) there are loads of solo hikers 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Searched the comments there for someone mentioning Camino de Santiago, trail looks amazing.
I also hiked the Camino alone, and arrived back home just 2 weeks ago, finding myself watching videos like this all the time... ready for the next adventure asap. Nice to find a fellow pilgrim!
Wonderful documentary! Now that you have completed that hike, it's time to come to the U.S. and hike the Appalachian Trail! lol
thanks! Ha, well that would be pretty cool :)
I would rather go for the Great Himalaya Trail!
Roman Kvitka we're not 'lightweights' because we chose to do the Kungsleden at a leisurely pace, we could have done it a lot faster but then we would have had to rush so what's the point?!
hah. Speaking without knowing the whole story. *applause*
Amazing!! Well done and thanks for the beautiful filming!!
Absolutely wonderful. Thanks guys.
cheers for watching :)
Who is here after watching the movie “ the ritual” ?
rubish...
Me!
Me :)
Oh man, that movie was garbage. They could at least tried to make the scenery look like it does. I have hiked the Kungsleden few years ago, and visited Abisko many times. It's a hike I strongly recommend to anyone who's interested. The scenery is absolutely stunning, as beautifull as it gets. Sure, the dark dirty forest makes for a better horror movie, it was filmed in Poland if i remember right (?), why didnt they just base the movie there then? Pfff......
Starscream87 It was filmed in Sweden mate.
It's not The Kungsleden, just Kungsleden. The article is already there. 🙂
absolutely fantastic.
Looks like a hike of a lifetime and such a challenge. well done to you both for completion of the Kungsleden.
thank you! We're so glad we did it
Thank you for sharing your incredible hike. Awesome video!
37:00 ...350 Crowns = 55 Canadian / 40 USA....that's alot per person 😒
An enjoyable video Documentary....beautiful people and country. cheers
yep it was very expensive!!
"The Kungslejden..."
Just amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Seabound thank you!
Really well made. Thank you for documenting!
"What country are you from?" asked the tour guide. "We're from Germany, " said the German couple. "We're from England," said the English couple. "I'm from California," said the American. If we hadn't help win two World Wars, would any European be able to tolerate us?
I have done a lot of traveling and agree that it is easy to pick out people from the United States. That being said, we do identify with our states like Europeans do with their countries. We have so much more land mass that it makes sense. You can see numerous countries in an 8 hour drive much like you can see multiple states (depending on region).
We should all tolerate people and different cultures... Even our own. Each culture has it's own qwerks... Americans... Even our term is a bit arrogant ... Have gotten a bad reputation. I still believe that we as a people are loving and tolerant.
24kg backpack?!?! 😅 why
Fantastic video! Glad you guys made it! I hope it was worth every obstacle!!
totally!
I got stuck to this video and couldn't move away until the end! Wow, such an exciting and inspiring documentation! Thank you guys for sharing your beautiful journey with us! Just came back from Abisko and hope to do the Kungsleden some day. I recognized the same Arctic features I experienced in Abisko like the red-yellow-green flora and the muddy ground which yields water in every step... The views in the film are absolutely stunning! Great work!