What I Learnt from 1 month Alone in a Mountain Hut
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ธ.ค. 2022
- I spent 1 month alone in a mountain hut in the Austrian alps. This is a documentation of my time there where I share all the things I learnt.
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20+ years ago I worked as an engineer installing and maintaining weather stations on roads and runways in the UK, Ireland, bits of Europe and the US. In the summer we often worked in teams of two doing annual maintenance and calibrating the equipment, but in winter you were on call constantly and were nearly always out on the road fixing any stations that had gone bad or whatever, and I often spent the whole week away from home on my own, week in week out. The only human contact would be on the mobile to the office now and then, and hotel receptionists and bar staff when eating at night. I talked to myself all the time (still do - the wife would probably think I was a basket case if she didn't also do it!), but whilst I might be on the side of a motorway which isn't the nicest place especially on dark, cold, wet days, I could also be in the Lake District, the Peak District, the Welsh mountains, Scotland and the Hebrides and all sorts of stunningly beautiful places, and whilst sometimes the silence was amazing, sometimes you just felt you needed to communicate it to someone, anyone, and if there was no one else then I'd communicate it to myself. I think if GoPro cameras and smart phones had been around I'd have made videos in those places too!
Really interesting story, thanks for sharing Steve! :)
It amazes me that humans forget to talk to the One that created the beauty their speaking about. I love talking to my Creator and thanking Him for this beautiful world He created.
@@dorismcdowell6574 good for you Doris, but literally no one was talking about imaginary sky faeries here.
Wow! Great story. Thank you for sharing
I talk to myself and sometimes answer myself 😂 and I’ve no good reason to do so
As an austrian, it is kind of surreal, how much other people enjoy the little things that have just become normal in my mind.. great video
Are they need of a doctor in this remote villages?I can learn the language 😅
You don't need a "proper job" Alex. That's a fallacy we are sold by main stream society. What we need is to live our short time on this planet doing that which makes our souls sing. No one lies on their death bed and wishes they'd spent more time doing their "proper job!" You're providing inspiration. That changes lives. Don't ever sell out to "proper" anything 👊🏼🙏Tracy. 🙂
Amen.
It's ok. Just don't have any kids.
Some people do get by without a “ proper” job. They totally depend on all those who work to make things function. Every time you buy groceries, eat said groceries, drive on a road, turn on the lights, dispose of your garbage, or seek help when you get sick you are doing so on the backs of folks who work to keep things running. The next time your power goes out thank the guys out in the storm getting it back on line.
I love this comment!
@@daveslaughter8290 That is great that people chose to work the jobs you mentioned but are they truly happy? No one said they were ungrateful for the work anyone provides. Your comment kind of came off like people were ungrateful for others work when nothing of the sort was mentioned. Do what makes you happy and forget about others big opinions was the message. Something in my gut tells me that those that have something negative to say are mad that they never followed there own dreams. Just a hunch. Working on you tube promotes entertainment, education, and inspiration what more could you ask for? All things serve a purpose even a content creator. As long as your ego is not so big and youve lost all sight of what true reality is like some creators, Alex is far from that as all can see he is a gem!
You've probably learned more on 1 month, than most people do in a lifetime.
As a person of age, I just have 1 advice, remember what you learned, and hold onto it.
I commend you for taking this journey, as most wouldn't even come close to doing what you did.
I wish I’d been as clever at 24. It’s a wonderful time in your life to learn about yourself. Thanks for letting us join you.
صلى الله على محمد وسلم
What a lovely young man. I love his manner and enthusiasm. He’s not afraid to step outside of his comfort zone and try new challenges. It was a very interesting video. Well done
It sounds like you are discovering mindfulness...living in the tiny moments that make up each day and enjoying them! Nicely done Alex. 🌲🐿
this has nothing to do with mindfulness... he is still fighting with his thoughts..
@@mrkSound "Discovering"
Yeah I thought the same actually, he mentions noting that rich people who have everything are still sometimes not happy, and even though he had everything he wanted, he was still missing something to fight off negative thoughts and so fills his time challenging himself. Why should life always have to be filled with tasks to fight off negative thoughts, perhaps if you were more connected to your mind and able to unhook from negative thoughts, you could just enjoy the Austrian mountains and realise that is enough, without always "needing" something else. So you can't outrun your mind even in the mountains, but perhaps you don't need to.
Oh no, not mindfulness !😱😱😱
this channel is the definition of wholesomeness. keep on doing what you do alex, i love it :)
Thank you so much Alex for sharing this adventure with us.
I think you are an example for many young people in this society. Even a 56 year old old man like me still gets inspiration from your adventures. Sometimes my wife says, why do you laugh when you watch the videos, then I show you the video and the humor and she laughs along.
Until the next adventure Alex and I will definitely follow it again.
Greetings from the beautiful Netherlands.
You should go to adventure 😍
If you can find beauty in nature, fall in love with that sense of humbleness then youll always have a reason to feel good. Excellent adventuring!
7 minutes in and I’m totally fascinated at this discovery of a channel. What a blissful and thought provoking video that kind of in all honesty makes me want to quit everything and just go live up a mountain. Slow down, and just sit down to appreciate life. Beautiful video!
Every second was fantastic! Your observations are all spot on too! Thank you so much, Alex!
The mantra of living in the countryside is be patient AND plan ahead. Urban living means everything is more or less immediately available at the last minute and always available.
I grew up in the countryside and lack of planning and failing to understand that essential things might be unavailable can kill you in extreme circumstances. Its a different way of thinking.
Awesome experience! Thanks for giving us the privilege of coming along on your adventure!❤
Thank you for sharing this with us Alex! an absolute pleasure to watch.
Thank you for sharing the journey with us Alex. The videos have all been amazing and you did a great job of capturing the serenity of your location. I look forward to your next adventure. Seasons Greetings.
The fun you have, your enthusiasm and your happiness is contagious mate. Great video series. Happy chrimbo!
Alex, this was magnificent! You did a great job editing your month of events. And what a fantastic setting there in the Austrian Tyrol. I can imagine that you had mixed feelings about leaving, Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing your adventures in the mountain hut.
I loved all of the episodes. So glad you got to do such a thing.
A thing that most people couldn’t even imagine doing, let alone pulling it off the way you did.
What an amazing experience and memory you will have of this beautiful place forever. Thank you for sharing this adventure, looking forward to the next.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for sharing this series with us! I enjoyed this experience. 😊
Alex this has been absolutely brilliant and a must watch from start to finish.
Your story telling both vocal & edited video are so good, it's like picking up a good book that you just can't put down.
Thank you for keeping us all entertained with this great thought provoking adventure.
Merry Christmas Alex.
It's so awesome to see you doing your thing. Its great to see Alex being....just Alex! Please do loads more of this and please please follow your passion for food
Thanks for the video, Alex. What wonderful memories of this beautiful place you now have! 🗻⛷🚿
Thank you for sharing this experience! It was so great to watch. It certainly resonated with me trying to live a simpler life and find joy in the smaller things.
Your TH-cam channel is fascinating. I’m a measly college student a few months away from graduating, but seeing you continue to challenge yourself just from the three videos I’ve watched so far are really inspiring me to challenge myself.
Every video you put up is heart warming , relaxing and beautiful with a a bit of humour added to it. Just what people need after a long day at work, issues in life in general or just simply had a crap day. Thank you and hope you reach 100k soon 😃🙌
Excellent camera work of mountains.
Thanks!
This was such an excellent episode you could’ve turn this into like a full featured documentary, it was that good. Thanks for helping me reevaluate my life and now I’m seeing that I need to make some changes in my own life. Thanks for sharing this awesome experience.
Alex thank you for filming this experience in the mountains. Beautiful views and great content in this video series. It's important we learn about just being ourselves. It's a life time journey and you will remember this the rest of your life. Take Care and Merry Christmas.
Hi Alex, thanks for sharing your journey, thoughts and proving that being alone at times gives us the space for the much needed inner growth
Excellent series Alex! Most people don't have the self-confidence or sense of adventure to do what you did. Pushing one's boundaries is a character builder like no other. Well done! Merry Christmas!
I really needed this today! Life is hard but you are so right Alex, go and challenge yourself!
Mega inspiring stuff mate ❤
I so enjoyed watching your journey Alex. You have a great sense of adventure which is admirable. As you look back on your life when you are older, I doubt you will have any regrets. And that is a life well lived!
Thanks for sharing this incredible experience Alex!
Love you videos Alex, keep them coming. In my late sixties now and so wish I could have been as adventurous as you when I was your age but following your adventures makes me happy. Thank you.
I recently discovered your channel and it's one of the best things the internet has ever shown me, your videos bring such peace in my mind that i can't even describe.
thank you so much for this, i really needed it at this point in my life.
excellent work Alex! you're very good at this. keep telling your amazing stories. they're very authentic and enjoyable!
This has been a great series Alex, have been enjoying following this journey. Please do another!
Thank you for sharing this! It's really beautiful! ❤
This sounds like a wonderful time. I was delighted to see you taught yourself to cook. 😊
Awe Alex I felt really sad when you locked the door to the cabin , so enjoyed watching your videos. Thanks for sharing this wonderful adventure…
enjoyed your adventure for the month, love seeing you do different things, hope you are doing well
Just beautiful. Excellent adventure, superbly shot, edited and narrated. I've been watching the whole series and yet it was at times fresh yet with moments of happy recolection. Mery Christmas ALEX
Absolutely an incredible finale of your 1 month stay in the Austrian Alps. So enjoyed it!
Brilliant! I've always wanted to commit to something of this sort, and I definitely have it on my to-do list. A couple of weeks ago, I committed to something similar, being in a tiny hut for a day and a half, and it already felt incredible (and had to even run across a nearby field at 6am in the morning due to heavy rain, and walk for other half an hour to catch the bus).
Really enjoyable series Alex. What a beautiful place - thanks for sharing 😊
Beautiful video. There is always somewhere to go and something to do every day of your life. Alex you captured that beautifully.
Beautifully put into words and pictures.
Thank you for sharing your adventures, thougths and feelings. You're an inspiration. Earning your living by making videos makes sence. Yours are realy good and beautifull. Your narrative is so honest and belivable. You walk your talk - impressive...
Well done Alex. It was great following you on this adventure. Hope you had a great Christmas.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures & the awesome scenery !
The freedom you must have felt is unimaginable. Very good concept
Thank you for this - it was very beautiful. Having moved to the mountains myself last year, I have noticed a great change in my pace of doing things. I had spend 8 years in the capital city with one million things happening at the same time. Now, since may 2022, I have gained a new perspective - I did slow down. I started to notice more around me. It's an amazing feeling ... as if you got a new pair of eyes. Xoxo
Really enjoyed this Alex. Thanks so much. 🙌😀
Brilliant video cheers mate - slightly envious here. You are making lifetime memories - keep it going!
I love your idea to spend 1 month alone. I am going to take this under serious consideration to do myself 😀 beautiful and inspirational video in every way!
Alex, this was so amasing and I'm really grateful for this video! I've never been in the mountains actually, but I love mountains with all my heart, especially snowy mountains! I'll definitely be in the place like this in next 5 years! And, btw you remember me my big brother, so I feel like you my big bro whose tells me amasing and fascinating stories about his journeys!
I love this! Thank you for sharing your journey. You’re an inspiration and amazing!
You are indeed blessed and lucky - as I am for being able to watch. Thanks for sharing. Blessings!
Really loved watching this, every single second of it. Very well made video with good music, good commentary and a lovely calming vibe to it. You seem like a nice guy man, I subscribed! 😁
That was a beautiful summary of those 30 days in the mountains ! Going to other mountains soon myself (Appalachian, PA, US) and looking forward to seeing snow and being warm and cosy in front of a fireplace ! Enjoy your Holidays Alex, and looking forward to the next adventure !
Great. Enjoy it!
A terrific story and video! You are spot on regarding the crucial aspect of human nature, the need for purpose rather than enthusiasm and excitement only. I like your admission how those disappeared quickly and were replaced by a search for purpose and challenge. Thank you for this lovely story of self discovery primarily. ❤️
Amazing video to watch. Learning about myself an awful lot these past few months and I’m drawing parallels with some of your realisations from your month alone. It’s nice to hear some of my own realisations spoken through someone else and I hope to see more from you :)
From the looks of it this time alone was very good for you. Your choice of environment to spend that time in was nothing short of glorious . Hope you traveled safely home and enjoy your Christmas with family and friends. Look forward to more of your adventures.
Thank you! :)
As someone who guides people in life, the concept of "I need to do something to be happy" is the thing that keeps you from being happy. It takes practice while enjoying your life to sit still with the wonderful things and people around your life. That is something to reflect on and practice ^^
As always a great watch.. can't wait for what's coming in 2023 from your channel 💪💪
Thankyou Alex , You inspire me to take the challenges I have been so scared to take on. Made me appreciate life on this planet little more.
Kudos Alex, for making genuinely honest and heartfelt content like this. It’s brave, it’s fun, it’s introspective, challenging, educational and most of all: In a real sense we were there with you. A lot of your TH-cam peers fail to make a real connection with their audience through the camera, or resort to gags and annoying montages to either mask a lack of substance, or a clear focus. You are not afraid to be yourself with all the insecurities it involves, and that is a great quality that shines through in your content.
100% agree - I was captivated by the honesty and beautiful content. I also appreciated your clear dialogue and level of detail.
Hello Alex
Thank you for mention us in your video we made your shoes and it would be nice to see you again.
Hopefully the shoes fit you well and I hope atleast you wear them 1 time’s a week.
All the best from team Winderl Weerberg☺️
Hey there! Thanks so much for the shoes. I love them and use them every day in the garden. 😊❤️
Thank you
We appreciate that☺️
Fantastic job with the video Alex! Loved it!
You are such a positive bloke. Thank you for sharing your story.
What an awesome job you have, Alex! And you’re getting really good at it!😊. They say, find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life…I can see you doing this for a long, long time!❤. Cheers!👍
Thanks for watching! :)
What journey and what an amazing young chap you are.
Doing that journey on your own I certainly wouldn’t have had the minerals to do it.
Well done and you made some excellent content on this trip.
All the very best to you and the family and everything you do in the future
It was a fun adventure how I became the subscriber of your channel Alex. I am a fisherman, so no surprise how I found your content for the first time. And I don't remember the exact moment when your stuff outside fishing (foraging forest, bee keeping, knife making, etc.) became at least (or more) interesting for me than fishing content itself, but here we are :) Thank you for your videos, you are certainly inspire me and I wish you all the best in 2023! :)
The joy of being alone in nature. Thanks for such an uplifting story, Alex and merry Christmas! Joe. UK.
Alex, what an inspiration you are!
From your videography skills to your general outlook on life!
It is was brave of you to step out of your comfort zone from Carl and Alex but boy have you made amazing content!
All the best for your future adventures!
Best wishes from Brisbane, AU via Milton Keynes!
Thanks so much James!
Great trip Alex! Very inspiring. Guess now you will be like Chris Rea, ‘drivin home for Christmas’.
If you were going to live in a place like that, you chose the right season to try it out. The rest of the year would be entirely different. Yes, we all need some people in our lives, and yes, we do need to slow down and find out what is really important to us. You always learn something from your adventures. Some of us probably learn
Thanks for watching! :)
Superb Alex. I am sure everyone can see how you are growing as a person as a result of your travels.... don't stop now, just a well earned rest back home for Christmas! 2023 projects await you I am sure!
Amazing and beautiful place, Alex. It's nice to see how much fun you are having amazing films 🎥 as always keep up the amazing work 😁👍
I just discovered this channel and I'm so glad I did!!
Just a guy simply discovering, experiencing, and growing
Agree! please don't change Alex!
| got inspired by you and booked a winter cabin for 10 days in Slovenia. It is at around 700 meters of elevation and not so wild as yours but it is surrounded by nature and amazing views. And it feels totally amazing. Thanks Alex.
That’s amazing. Hope you have a great time!
great video, fantastic month! Thank you! Quite envious
I love watching your videos Alex. Great job! looking forward to your next videos.
الطبيعة شئ رائع جيدا العيش كم كان يعيش الاجداد نعم هي صعبة جيدا لكن فيها راحة البال وبعيد عن نفاق البشر وضجيج المدينة شئ رائع راحة البال وراحة النفسية هذا منحتاج إليه في هذا الزمان
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences here!
In the last few hours you've entertained and educated me on many a subject
Thankyou 🙏
Amazing adventure, thanks for living some of my dreams. Compliments of the season and all that.
thank you so much for a wonderful video and have a bloody good Christmas keep up the good work
Brilliant Alex. Fantastic content from your stay in the mountains from start to finish. Merry Christmas to you and the family.
Can’t wait for the next adventure.
Hi Alex, thanks for sharing this amazing adventure with us... oh and merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Hi Alex!
I've loved watching you in the mountain hut 😊
You're such a wholesome young man and it's a pleasure to see your travels.
I hope you have a magical Christmas
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1 word EPIC! What a adventure well done Alex
What a beautiful place to stay. An amazing adventure in life’s chapters. Happy holidays to you and yours.
Great video and great channel. Tons of people, specially your age should watch you and learn the mindset. It's just refreshing.
Another fantastic video from a nice place. Thank you!
Alex, this truly was an amazing adventure, from the start to end, keep doing you and keep sharing please..
Happy New Year, wishing you a healthy and happy 2023 😁❤️👍🏽
Thank you for sharing your videos!
I sooo enjoyed this . What a wonderful experience
Thank you young man,for sharing it....❤
Hi Alex. I love your adventure! You captured all so beautifully..the clouds..mountains..feeding the fire..walking down to the village. I know austria and I always like to be up in the mountains. Love from Bali.