Thank you Wandering Wolf 2. Thank you for your kind words and glad you enjoyed it. It was truly amazing, would I do it again??? you bet I would. ATB Alister
Alister that was brilliant. Been looking for another trip since WHW and this looks really interesting. Watched you debrief also and that was very helpful. Well done mate ATB Dave.
Thank you Dave. I loved the WHW, so much so I am considering walking it again. You would certainly enjoy the Fjallraven Classic. Go for it mate. Best wishes Alister
Hi Alister, Fantastic video thanks for sharing it with us. Its definitely very inspiring & also something on my own personal bucket list of things to-do. I'm preparing my own channel this year to share my adventures, so wish you all the very best for 2018. Keep the videos coming. Fraz
Just finished the 2018 Classic and had a great time with wonderful memories - my thanks for your great advice earlier this year. We'll be back in Sweden in 2020 but next year the plan is for Colorado US. And UK coast to coast in early 2019.
Sea Kayaker I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the FC2018. It’s a great walk with stunning scenery and great people. When you say you are going back to Sweden in 2020 is that for another FC or something different? The Coast to Coast walk is on my bucket list too... one day!! ATB Alister
My Rucksack and I: 2020 will be the Classic again; the last one so that we experience it again, the second time always has a different perspective, weather, overall feel about it. And it’s worth the travel but just don’t spend any money outside of the Classic. It’s bloody expensive!! Coast to Coast for May next year, early in the season so hopefully it’ll be a little quieter. :-)
Sea Kayaker fantastic plan for the next couple of years. Yes, Sweden is very expensive and I agree that you get a different feel the second time round. You spend less time worrying about where and how it will go and more time taking it all in and enjoying it. Good luck with the coast to coast, I would love to hear how it goes 👍 keep in touch. Alister
Between The Trees Rained hard for the first three days with strong winds and then cleared once over the pass. Around 120 people gave up with 18 Medivacs.
Incredible video, I have never heard of the Fjallraven Classic, but certainly sounds like an even worth doing. We were going to do a 5 day walk in Sweden this summer but we were blessed with becoming pregnant so plans changed. Your video has reminded me how much I want to visit, thanks for sharing the experience with us, and once again for beautiful camera work.
It was certainly an event worth doing, I met a guy in his mid 70's walking it for the 6th time!! It a well organised event. Cracking news on the baby front buddy, you could take him/her with you next year..... they may be the youngest to complete it. Thank you for the support. ATB Alister
Cheers, we shall see but it is certainly an idea! Wow, at 70 that is quite a feat, nice to see age is no boundary for some people in life. No, thanks to you for making interesting videos for us to watch. ATB Rich
Hey that's good - you'll have to share it with me the Plynlimon trip (I like Pumlumon) - I'm doing OK....a lot of walking recently. Meet up next week hopefully. Mark
Wye Explorer It was a drive by near Plynlimon (yes, Pumlumon I like also) on the way from mid Wales down to Cardiff so no time to explore on this occasion unfortunately....but there will be a next time :) Good to hear that you are getting "out there" Mark. I am off out for a local wander this afternoon to stretch the legs, work the heart and lungs and maybe shoot a bit of footage :)
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Hey, great Video. I hiked from the other direction, Abisko-Hemavan this year. I took a different route via Nallo, but met the fjällräven classic people coming towards me when I entered the kungsleden in tjäktja, one day after you were there. You seem to have been somewhat lucky to have passed that section a day earlier, since the weather in the section between the tjäktja pass and sälka got a lot worse, with winds picking up even more, a lot of rain, and even some snow on the pass. I was fine, but many hikers seemed very underprepared for this weather. Is that the Alesjaure hut at 16:30? I was wondering, because the warden at Tjäktja was adamant about not allowing the fjällräven classic people in, due to the instructions they had been given. The entire thing seemed poorly managed on that day. What was your experience with that? I know I helped a girl up on the tjäktja pass, since she was dragging her backpack up through the mud, but did not want to turn around. I also heard of some poor Korean girl who had basically left her tent and everything and walked six kilometers to the nearest hut in Singi since she could't deal with the weather. Hope to see you on the trail in the next years :)
THAnk you for sharing the journey!hats off to you and all the other entrants who took part...I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this video especially the waterfall/rapid part near the end which must have been the highlight for you.Have you done this walk before Alister? regards Mike
Evenig Mike, It truly was spectacular!! I havent walked it before, but I will be walking it again, thats for sure. I have a 40km winter walk with wild camping in Sweden planned for next February. Looking forward to that mate. The river at the end was certainly a high light for me. take care buddy atb Alister
Very enjoyable and scenic video Alister! One thing I noticed was, up until you crossed the finish line, I've never seen so many expressionless hikers. Not a single smile or comment by anyone you videoed until the end. Was that representative of the event, or just because of the relatively small proportion of time the video was of the entire 5 days? Just curious. I'll add this to my list, either way!
Douglas Hoffart hey Douglas, it was a mixed bag my friend. Some people just kept there head down and trudged on by whilst others would chat away happily. I tend to be a lone walker so maybe that reflected in the video too. I think I will return next year though 🏔 atb Alister
Hi Steve, I did record a video of the kit I carried for this walk from my tent in Abisko at the end of the walk. Keep an eye out and I will try and get it uploaded in th enext week or so. Glad you enjoyed this video. ATB Alister
What a beautiful country Sweden looks. What an achievement you did completing the challenge. Have you any plans in the future for similar types of walks?
Hi again mate, it really was lovely countryside. The Kings Trail actually runs for 440km. I met alot of people who werent taking part in the Classic who had spent weeks out in the wilds and hadnt seen a soul. I have booked for a 40km winter walk in Sweden in Feburary and am going to do Wainwrights Coast to Coast in June. Of course I will put videos up when I do them. ATB Alister
Grenadier Outdoors thank you buddy. It was somewhere in the region of £220 for the entry fee. That covers the food, maps etc..... everything else is on top, camping before and after, flights, bus back to start point. Oh and if you need a helicopter evacuation it’s £500.... and believe me they are flying in and out all day long. Thanks for watching. ATB Alister
Can i ask a personal question? How do ppl go to the bathroom, with so many ppl how do you find privacy? Are toilet cubicles provided when the day is finished?
Hi Mohamed. There are toilet facilities at the check points along the way. You can easily find privacy, after a few hours form the start you soon find yourself alone on the trail. Dig a hole, poop, fill the hole in and burn the paper. ATB Alister
Hi Mohamed. Good for you my freind. You will not be disappointed. Its is a great hike. I wont be there this year as I am going to walk Wainwrights Coast to Coast across Northern England. Good luck though and please let me know how you get on. ATB Alister
Hi Kieran, unfortunately not my friend. Apart from the heards of Rheindeer that the Sami people look after it was quiet on the wildlife front. Thanks for watching. ATB Alister
Hi Alister. I like to do that and lay in. There's no rush - you're there to rest also. I make the most of it personally. Well, a fabulous hike through an awesome landscape. I liked the mountains but what a river th-cam.com/video/JqOYKynMpAY/w-d-xo.html The sound it produced later in that gorge reminds us of just some of the forces that shape our landscape. Amazing! Loved that round of applause - well deserved. All the best. Mark
Hi Mark, defo no rush mate!! it certainly is an awesome landscape. I can imagine it is even better in the winter. What a river, so powerful. Needed that round of applause to make it over the line.... lol cheers Alister
They certainly helped you over then Alister...that's good. A winter hike through there would be amazing - need some good preparation though. Maybe one day. Take care.
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Many thanks for taking the time and making the effort to take us with you on your journey.
Great video - many thanks for sharing a great production.
Thanks for sharing, very inspiring - all the best!
Great video, great inspiration, saving up to do the classic's aswell, looking forward to it
Fantastic...just what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing :)
Nikola Govorko thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed. ATB Alister
Well done. Epic hike, epic challenge, epic scenery and an epic ending of completion. Great video matey, that scenery is AMAZING! CONGRATS :-)
Thank you Wandering Wolf 2. Thank you for your kind words and glad you enjoyed it. It was truly amazing, would I do it again??? you bet I would. ATB Alister
Great viewing. Really enjoyed watching this.
Thank you Andy. Means alot to me when people enjoy my videos. Cheers Alister
Epic video. Really enjoyed that. Thanks
Thank you Colin, glad you enjoyed. ATB Alister
Alister that was brilliant. Been looking for another trip since WHW and this looks really interesting. Watched you debrief also and that was very helpful. Well done mate ATB Dave.
Thank you Dave. I loved the WHW, so much so I am considering walking it again. You would certainly enjoy the Fjallraven Classic. Go for it mate. Best wishes Alister
Hi Alister,
Fantastic video thanks for sharing it with us.
Its definitely very inspiring & also something on my own personal bucket list of things to-do.
I'm preparing my own channel this year to share my adventures, so wish you all the very best for 2018.
Keep the videos coming.
Fraz
Just finished the 2018 Classic and had a great time with wonderful memories - my thanks for your great advice earlier this year. We'll be back in Sweden in 2020 but next year the plan is for Colorado US. And UK coast to coast in early 2019.
Sea Kayaker I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the FC2018. It’s a great walk with stunning scenery and great people. When you say you are going back to Sweden in 2020 is that for another FC or something different? The Coast to Coast walk is on my bucket list too... one day!! ATB Alister
My Rucksack and I: 2020 will be the Classic again; the last one so that we experience it again, the second time always has a different perspective, weather, overall feel about it. And it’s worth the travel but just don’t spend any money outside of the Classic. It’s bloody expensive!! Coast to Coast for May next year, early in the season so hopefully it’ll be a little quieter. :-)
Sea Kayaker fantastic plan for the next couple of years. Yes, Sweden is very expensive and I agree that you get a different feel the second time round. You spend less time worrying about where and how it will go and more time taking it all in and enjoying it. Good luck with the coast to coast, I would love to hear how it goes 👍 keep in touch. Alister
How was the weather for 2018? I heard loads of people jacked it in?
Between The Trees Rained hard for the first three days with strong winds and then cleared once over the pass. Around 120 people gave up with 18 Medivacs.
Incredible video, I have never heard of the Fjallraven Classic, but certainly sounds like an even worth doing.
We were going to do a 5 day walk in Sweden this summer but we were blessed with becoming pregnant so plans changed.
Your video has reminded me how much I want to visit, thanks for sharing the experience with us, and once again for beautiful camera work.
It was certainly an event worth doing, I met a guy in his mid 70's walking it for the 6th time!! It a well organised event. Cracking news on the baby front buddy, you could take him/her with you next year..... they may be the youngest to complete it. Thank you for the support. ATB Alister
Cheers, we shall see but it is certainly an idea!
Wow, at 70 that is quite a feat, nice to see age is no boundary for some people in life.
No, thanks to you for making interesting videos for us to watch.
ATB Rich
Well done cheers for sharing, looks like you were ready for your well deserved pint :)
Fantastic well done and thanks for sharing look forward to a review of the kit you used.
Thank you Gary, I will get that kit video up soon. ATB Alister
Absolutely beautiful...and the music you chose is so very haunting...may I ask, what is it?
Thanks for this.
Pleasure Alexander. Glad you enjoyed. ATB Alister
A superb effort Alister. Inspirational. Thank you for sharing. Paul :)
Hi Paul, thank you for your kind words, glad you enjoyed it. ATB Alister
Now that was an epic river Paul. Hope you're well. Mark
Wye Explorer It certainly is Mark. Was up near Plynlimon last week. I am well thanks and hope that you are ok sir :)
Hey that's good - you'll have to share it with me the Plynlimon trip (I like Pumlumon) - I'm doing OK....a lot of walking recently. Meet up next week hopefully. Mark
Wye Explorer It was a drive by near Plynlimon (yes, Pumlumon I like also) on the way from mid Wales down to Cardiff so no time to explore on this occasion unfortunately....but there will be a next time :) Good to hear that you are getting "out there" Mark. I am off out for a local wander this afternoon to stretch the legs, work the heart and lungs and maybe shoot a bit of footage :)
Sweden... Hiking 🚶 Paradise! Yes very hard terrain, but... Awesome views 👍 ☺️. My best hiking 2004, 7days hiking 🚶 👍. Wow 🎥, tks for sharing. Crack on 👍.
Hi Carlos, please that you enjoyed the video. It is truly awesome in Sweden. 2004, about time you got back there mate!!! ATB Alister
My Rucksack and I, ☺️👍🚶.
Hey, great Video. I hiked from the other direction, Abisko-Hemavan this year. I took a different route via Nallo, but met the fjällräven classic people coming towards me when I entered the kungsleden in tjäktja, one day after you were there. You seem to have been somewhat lucky to have passed that section a day earlier, since the weather in the section between the tjäktja pass and sälka got a lot worse, with winds picking up even more, a lot of rain, and even some snow on the pass. I was fine, but many hikers seemed very underprepared for this weather.
Is that the Alesjaure hut at 16:30? I was wondering, because the warden at Tjäktja was adamant about not allowing the fjällräven classic people in, due to the instructions they had been given. The entire thing seemed poorly managed on that day. What was your experience with that? I know I helped a girl up on the tjäktja pass, since she was dragging her backpack up through the mud, but did not want to turn around. I also heard of some poor Korean girl who had basically left her tent and everything and walked six kilometers to the nearest hut in Singi since she could't deal with the weather.
Hope to see you on the trail in the next years :)
Incredible video, Alister! Out of interest what music did you have playing over the video? It suited the mood excellently!
THAnk you for sharing the journey!hats off to you and all the other entrants who took part...I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this video especially the waterfall/rapid part near the end which must have been the highlight for you.Have you done this walk before Alister?
regards Mike
Evenig Mike, It truly was spectacular!! I havent walked it before, but I will be walking it again, thats for sure. I have a 40km winter walk with wild camping in Sweden planned for next February. Looking forward to that mate. The river at the end was certainly a high light for me. take care buddy atb Alister
Great well presented film. Barrie
Thank you Barrie. Happy New Year to you. ATB Alister
That land is the forge Vikings were hardened on.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Are you tempted to do the Polar sled trip that Do Fjallraven do?
Hi Tony, Thanks and glad you enjoyed it. Tempted?? I would love to do it but I think its tough to get a place. Maybe one day eh. ATB Alister
Very enjoyable and scenic video Alister! One thing I noticed was, up until you crossed the finish line, I've never seen so many expressionless hikers. Not a single smile or comment by anyone you videoed until the end. Was that representative of the event, or just because of the relatively small proportion of time the video was of the entire 5 days? Just curious. I'll add this to my list, either way!
Douglas Hoffart hey Douglas, it was a mixed bag my friend. Some people just kept there head down and trudged on by whilst others would chat away happily. I tend to be a lone walker so maybe that reflected in the video too. I think I will return next year though 🏔 atb Alister
Just awesome, hope you do a video review of the gear you used? Thanks, really enjoyed the video, Steve
Hi Steve, I did record a video of the kit I carried for this walk from my tent in Abisko at the end of the walk. Keep an eye out and I will try and get it uploaded in th enext week or so. Glad you enjoyed this video. ATB Alister
What a beautiful country Sweden looks. What an achievement you did completing the challenge. Have you any plans in the future for similar types of walks?
Hi again mate, it really was lovely countryside. The Kings Trail actually runs for 440km. I met alot of people who werent taking part in the Classic who had spent weeks out in the wilds and hadnt seen a soul. I have booked for a 40km winter walk in Sweden in Feburary and am going to do Wainwrights Coast to Coast in June. Of course I will put videos up when I do them. ATB Alister
Nice Video of a wondefull trip!!! What camera do you use?
Ed An thank you for watching. This one was shot entirely on a GoPro hero 5. Didn't want to carry too much camera kit you see. Cheers Alister
What's the name of the jacket you're wearing? Looks great!
Great vid mate. How much was the entry fee...?
Grenadier Outdoors thank you buddy. It was somewhere in the region of £220 for the entry fee. That covers the food, maps etc..... everything else is on top, camping before and after, flights, bus back to start point. Oh and if you need a helicopter evacuation it’s £500.... and believe me they are flying in and out all day long. Thanks for watching. ATB Alister
Forgot to add good choice of music to go with the video👍 ☺️ Mike
Are the dogs enjoying this hike?? I wonder?
Can i ask a personal question? How do ppl go to the bathroom, with so many ppl how do you find privacy? Are toilet cubicles provided when the day is finished?
Hi Mohamed. There are toilet facilities at the check points along the way. You can easily find privacy, after a few hours form the start you soon find yourself alone on the trail. Dig a hole, poop, fill the hole in and burn the paper. ATB Alister
I have summoned my courage and bought a ticket for fc 2018. Plz plz be there. R u taking part this year
Hi Mohamed. Good for you my freind. You will not be disappointed. Its is a great hike. I wont be there this year as I am going to walk Wainwrights Coast to Coast across Northern England. Good luck though and please let me know how you get on. ATB Alister
Did you see much wildlife on this trip?
Hi Kieran, unfortunately not my friend. Apart from the heards of Rheindeer that the Sami people look after it was quiet on the wildlife front. Thanks for watching. ATB Alister
Thank you!!!
Hi Alister. I like to do that and lay in. There's no rush - you're there to rest also. I make the most of it personally. Well, a fabulous hike through an awesome landscape. I liked the mountains but what a river th-cam.com/video/JqOYKynMpAY/w-d-xo.html The sound it produced later in that gorge reminds us of just some of the forces that shape our landscape. Amazing! Loved that round of applause - well deserved. All the best. Mark
Hi Mark, defo no rush mate!! it certainly is an awesome landscape. I can imagine it is even better in the winter. What a river, so powerful. Needed that round of applause to make it over the line.... lol cheers Alister
They certainly helped you over then Alister...that's good. A winter hike through there would be amazing - need some good preparation though. Maybe one day. Take care.