France to Austria - Ski Touring Across the Swiss Alps

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  • Last March I set out on a human-powered traverse of the entire Swiss Alps. Focusing on the journey rather than an objective, I planned a route that would take me through some of my favorite ranges, and force me to discover lesser-visited mountains.
    I was joined by some close friends and over 26 days we boot-packed, skinned, walked, skied, and climbed our way from Chamonix (France) to Ischgl (Austria).
    The trip was supported by Norrona, Radix Nutrition, and the Iglu Dorf.
    Music:
    - Green, Green Rock Road - Oscar Isaac
    - Energetic & Upbeat Groovy Funk - WavebeatsMusic
    - Upbeat Funky Groove - WavebeatsMusic
    - The Road - Composed and recorded by Oak Studios
    Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0
    - Artist: David Mumford
    Song Title: Wayfaring Stranger

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  • @benbrokke1165
    @benbrokke1165 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Crazy how many amazing yet completely unknown creators are out there. Stumbled across this video by complete accident and am very glad I did.
    Thanks for uploading, I enjoyed it a lot!

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks Ben! Glad you enjoyed it, more to come ;)

    • @Bigmountain73
      @Bigmountain73 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here, I agree Ben, this just showed up in my feed because of other mountain channels I follow and glad it did!

  • @joshhaimes
    @joshhaimes ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great adventure! If you have more footage, I'd encourage you to consider making a longer film. You are a good story telling and a 26 day trip must yield a lot to share.

  • @yZstarAk1979
    @yZstarAk1979 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice work man, like the dedication. That's dope. I'd like to put that peak on the list.

  • @jeremywatt3800
    @jeremywatt3800 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sick mission Ryan!!!

  • @adventurevikings1961
    @adventurevikings1961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Leeegenday stuff 🤘 Vikings approved

  • @danielboyle1237
    @danielboyle1237 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hell yea man that was badass! Doing something like this is one of my life goals now.

  • @gabbo2630
    @gabbo2630 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very beautiful! I'd love to do this once.... Thank you very much for sharing

  • @gerryquinn8925
    @gerryquinn8925 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow just wow

  • @HiddenFacesEpisodes
    @HiddenFacesEpisodes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Congratulations man, respect! Also, the fact you filmed everything by yourself is a big accomplishment.

  • @Fellmandave1
    @Fellmandave1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome, lucky, inspiring and just BIG!

  • @jaroslavprovaznik4047
    @jaroslavprovaznik4047 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing adventure! So good to watch this kind of wilderness! :-)

  • @camiloauersperg-breunner2821
    @camiloauersperg-breunner2821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Massiv respect to your achivement, especially with the info at the end that you couldn't ski a short while ago. Probably you had to learn about all the backcountry knowledge that comes with it also. Very inspiring.

  • @miamimsle3510
    @miamimsle3510 ปีที่แล้ว

    Legendary.. Amazing job, what a magical journey!! Congrats and great resepct..

  • @ryancampbell588
    @ryancampbell588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watched this a few times now and you are a bloody inspiration!

  • @benpellet5878
    @benpellet5878 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a solid trip ! 🙌🏻 Great recap !

  • @grahamrowe6278
    @grahamrowe6278 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Inspiring route during a lean season. Great trip Ryan.

  • @adamshaw247
    @adamshaw247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video, makes my route from Zermatt to Cham look Mickey Mouse!! You nailed it!! The journey rather than the objective, “the way is the goal” as my guide and good friend from Zermatt said, I will never forget it. Thanks for sharing 👍

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Adam! Yeah that’s the story, makes the hard work feel easy somehow

  • @AvailableUsername80
    @AvailableUsername80 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, an amazing adventure. I’ve skied sections of that (Haute Route, Silvretta), but can’t imagine pushing out all that in one big go! An amazing achievement (not to mention what must be a supremely organised logistical challenge, which you barely mention!!).

  • @ryanegglestone
    @ryanegglestone ปีที่แล้ว +2

    New subscriber here mate ! Give us Aussies a break ;) although we all appreciate the across ditch Tasman rivalry. Great shots and filming. Looking forward to more

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha gotta keep the banter! Thanks bro

  • @fartherout9887
    @fartherout9887 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful adventure !
    Thank you for filming and sharing it !!!

  • @maxnawrocki7956
    @maxnawrocki7956 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks great!

  • @jensholmbjergbangsgaard5684
    @jensholmbjergbangsgaard5684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hell yeah, nice one!

  • @moonstries
    @moonstries ปีที่แล้ว

    suuch high quality content, thank u for sharing & keep going :))

  • @aquam3n
    @aquam3n ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Solid trip this! Great work filming it all too dude. Great videos on your channel dude keep em coming.

  • @tomtheiler759
    @tomtheiler759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    a true inspiration🔥

  • @nicrepond9350
    @nicrepond9350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful trip. Congratulations on this great experience.

  • @timjmckee
    @timjmckee ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Haha, I have the same CBC toque!

  • @sebastien_carniato
    @sebastien_carniato ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats ! Thanks for the journey !

  • @bensutton522
    @bensutton522 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you.

  • @guido.demedici
    @guido.demedici ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations to your trip. Great achievement. From Ischgl you could actually continue following the east trending main range of the Alps from hut to hut without the need to hit the valleys until close to Vienna. Another month or so…

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Yes, I would have loved to continue. Another project will be the whole alps some day. Slovenia to Monaco. Would be amazing!

    • @guido.demedici
      @guido.demedici ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryancolley4878 ​ @Ryan Colley not really good skiing in the southern areas. I am originally from Northern Italy, I am familiar with the area, this southern route would leave you entirely in the Southern Alps which consist entirely of carbonate and as such has poor ski runs with steep precipices and lots of vegetation up to the precipices / rock walls. Staying atop the central main range of the Eastern Alps, entirely in Austria or at the Austrian and Italian border in the initial part, would have the advantage of really outstanding ski runs (large meadows covered in snow or glaciers) and you would stumble once in a while on skiing resorts which you could use to descend into the valley, resupply and use the same facility to get up to your route again.Mid March to mid April would be the best time to do that.

  • @Antonthorin92
    @Antonthorin92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was great Ryan! What a route💪

  • @alpinekiwi
    @alpinekiwi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a mission!
    I can't remember the name of the peak, but I climbed in Leogang and at the summit was a small solar powered fridge with ice cold beers! Certainly did not expect to find that at the top of a mountain 😀

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha that’s next level. Wouldn’t want to have too many up there!

  • @jecodjrules
    @jecodjrules ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Respect! And super nice video !

  • @mtadams2009
    @mtadams2009 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a serious suffer fest. I can backcountry ski and I can backpack but sadly at this point of my life I can’t do both at the same time. My massive pack load days are over. Great adventure, thanks for sharing

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Scott! There were hard times but actually not too much suffering in the end which surprised ne

    • @mtadams2009
      @mtadams2009 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ryancolley4878 That is awesome. I am very impressed with what you accomplished, especially since you were fairly new to skiing. Very impressive. Take care

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mtadams2009 thanks dude! It was a great time. Appreciate your words 👏🏼

  • @bernhardmatejka2222
    @bernhardmatejka2222 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙌🏽

  • @rainmaker3700
    @rainmaker3700 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, props!

  • @PatrickWoerner
    @PatrickWoerner ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome achievement. Been following this in instagram. So gooood man!

  • @noahdommaschk
    @noahdommaschk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow man! I had no idea you did this and looked super cool :)

  • @jamieholding128
    @jamieholding128 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one Ryan.

  • @paullake7934
    @paullake7934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic work.

  • @domnortheburninator
    @domnortheburninator ปีที่แล้ว

    you should have kept going all the way to Vienna :)

  • @willgriffin1307
    @willgriffin1307 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to plan a 10 day trip like this with friends looks like a blast just don’t know where to start.

  • @j6osh
    @j6osh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome! Great stuff mate, see you in wanaka soon

  • @nick_kowalski_film
    @nick_kowalski_film 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff!

  • @barnabascsiszar1663
    @barnabascsiszar1663 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing adventure, how did yoi prepare for avalanches while skiing alone? Lots of bulletin checks I bet? What else? Is it really possible to do alpine skitouring solo?

  • @guillerpollofdj
    @guillerpollofdj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely Ryan! Could you please share the track? Thanks!

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Guillermo. I’ll add it in the bio today keep an eye out

  • @AdderOSRS
    @AdderOSRS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello, really great adventure you had! But I was wondering: Isn't there crevasses? Can you tell if they are there, or did you know the areas were safe? Or did you just take a "chance"? I don't know how common crevasses are would love to hear. Cheers!

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey man. In winter you can be pretty confident they are filled in. As long as you stay away from obvious crevasse fields it’s an acceptable risk

    • @AdderOSRS
      @AdderOSRS ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryancolley4878 Oh cool, thanks! Are they more frequent around glaciers? I've never seen crevasses in Norway or Sweden, but was warned in Austria regarding them.

  • @jamesgorringe7067
    @jamesgorringe7067 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome journey Ryan! And great film making too. Just out of curiosity do you have a gps log of the journey? Or a mapped out route including huts? Would love to stick this on the bucket list!

  • @simonlundh9354
    @simonlundh9354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

  • @cyrilrohrer7879
    @cyrilrohrer7879 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😍🤭

  • @walterusrex194
    @walterusrex194 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congrats man, very nice! How many kilos did you carry on each segment?

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Never more than 12kg depending on food. At times would carry skis and boots which added a lot!

    • @walterusrex194
      @walterusrex194 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryancolley4878 beside skis skins and boots.. 12 kilos is pretty nice! So in this 12kg range is with or without a sleeping bag?

  • @stanislavlikavcan5871
    @stanislavlikavcan5871 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Inspirational 🙏 would you mind sharing the gpx?

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers! I wouldn’t mind but I don’t really know how on here. I can share it somewhere else and get back to ya

    • @mountainfanatic
      @mountainfanatic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryancolley4878 I'd also be up for that, are you maybe on instagram so that I could PM you there?

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mountainfanatic sure @kiwiapproach is my iG

    • @mountainfanatic
      @mountainfanatic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryancolley4878 it seems your account got deleted, any other way I can contact you?

    • @ryancolley4878
      @ryancolley4878  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mountainfanatic try it now @kiwiapproach

  • @anthonysears871
    @anthonysears871 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good thing you didn't hire a professional guide! wouldn't have made it!