Hope you enjoy this 5 day hike through Khevsureti and Tusheti in the Caucasus Mountains of northern Georgia. First half is the 'silent hiking' film, second half is our tips for the trail, 3D route maps and chat about our experience. Don't forget to stick around for Del's comedy montage ; ). We have lots more info and maps to help you plan your own trek over on our blog - www.goingthewholehogg.com/shatili-omalo-trek/ Happy Hiking! Kim and Del
Beautiful video again, So glad I found your Chanel, with the amount of work and dedication you guys put into this videos you truly deserve at least 100K subscribers!
Hey Shweta, thanks so much! We really appreciate your support. Hopefully you get the chance to visit Georgia in the near future and explore some of this amazing country for yourself :)
Very beautiful video. I've been to many countries and yet have not explored my own beatiful medievil Geoirgia ) It feels so warm and respectful that such people from different countries visit us.
Thank you, Vkten! I think this is very normal for so many people to have explored more of other places than their own country, but I think this has changed a bit over the last 2 years. Georgia has really surprised us with its varied landscapes, and we've loved hiking, off-roading, and camping all over the country. I hope you can find time to enjoy more of your country too! Thanks for watching and appreciating our work : ) Kim
This film is a beautiful, wonderful, immersive watch. The 'silent' format - wonderful sounds of nature and some well matched ambient music - as well as lingering views over stunning landscape, much as you would gaze at a view if you were really there and never want to leave. Thank you and I'm looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words, Elisabeth! Very glad to hear you enjoyed the ‘silent’ format, a more immersive experience was exactly what we were aiming for. Looking forward to sharing the next one with you! Cheers, Kim
Thanks for another great film, love the drone work. Watched with husband (I’m Lancastrian he’s from South Lanarkshire). He said it reminded him of some of our walks in the Lakes and Scotland from when we were younger.
Thanks, Sophie! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, the mountains in this area of Georgia aren't as high or as snow capped as some other parts in the west so they definitely have more of a feel from home.
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A video that feels good: restful and relaxing to the rhythm of nature and your adventures. Beautiful musical atmosphere and landscapes just great. Thank you for this beautiful moment.
Thank you for all the time you both put into the videos and blog. I plan to visit Georgia and your info will be my main source of info. So again, a massive thanks.
Thanks for taking the time to comment Alex, glad you appreciate our work and that you find it useful. Best of luck in Georgia when the time comes, hope you have a fantastic time 😃
Absolutely breath-taking filming, such a fantastic job, thank you so much. I watched the film start to finish, and then forwarded to friends. I lead hiking trips in Tusheti and Khevsureti, but we typically don't go over the Atsunta Pass. This was so amazing to see the full trip, and you had excellent weather for the most part. I was also struck by the excellent choice of minimalist music, which entirely suited the mood of the film. Very well chosen, fantastic all around. I've just forwarded to my last group of Australian hikers who were with me on some of these very same trails, back in September, 2019. I'm sure you'll have a new group of subscribers after this quality film. Congratulations again, I look forward to watching your other videos!
Thanks very much John! Really happy to hear you enjoyed all aspects of the video, especially the music. We really liked the quietude and natural sounds of the original footage and tried hard to include music that fitted and was unobtrusive, so thank you. The weather was great. We weren't constrained by time and the descision to spend a couple of days in Shatili first, and an extra day in Girevi, meant we could hike almost entirely without rain. Thanks so much for sharing with your hikers, we really appreciate the support. Hopefully you have the opportunity to guide more people in the mountains soon.
Absolutely stunning - great cinematography, a good sense of narrative, and a welcome lack of rock music background. I have only been to Georgia twice, and didn't get any farther than Ardoti in Khevsureti, but it is all unforgettable. Your video is closer to making me feel like am back there than any I have seen. Thanks.
Just watched this at Tbilisi Airport after being inspired by you guys to visit. Did the south of the country, but definitely coming back in summer to follow your lead!
Hey Matt, thanks for watching! Hope you've made it home safe and sound. That's great that you're already planning to come back... exciting stuff! Did you end up making it to Adjara this time round?
Brilliant stuff. Scenery was AMAZING! Videography top notch and I loved the overall production. What a great way to show the hike in silence and then breakdown the trip with detailed insights. You two put in so much effort to these trips I do hope you gain many more subscribers. I'm a Scot living in Seattle area and will be doing my 6th WHW walk comemerating 30 years since the first time this August. Your trips certainly put me in the mood to get out there and travel. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words and appreciation, Iain! That's brilliant you're getting back to walk the WHW for a 6th time! You must have seen some changes over those 30 years. We lived close to the start point for years, yet still never set foot on the trail. A future adventure for us no doubt! Enjoy when the time comes : )
I am a 'marketer' by profession. We always look for a point of difference. Yours is great - no 'on trek' commentary but a thorough breakdown afterwards. It is so good to absorb the scenery unhindered by 'babble'. Thanks, brilliant to watch. Best wishes.
Thanks Mike, we appreciate the kind words! Glad you enjoy the format as well, we certainly enjoy watching and creating this kind of thing ourselves. Cheers, Kim
Cheers for the heads up, it's working fine for us on Chrome etc. We've had a couple of technical errors over the last couple of weeks when it directed to 404 messages for a brief period but should be OK.
Always a highlight to see one of your videos pop up here on TH-cam. Although, probably should have had dinner before watching, that food looked seriously tasty. Thanks for another fantastic video and greetings from Scotland!
What can I say! Simply wonderful, I felt like watched a silent adventure movie. Wonderful drone footages, nature filming and appreciate your unbelievable efforts. I think you made Georgia glorious place. Big like 👍👍👍 and very best wishes. Will definitely look back to your videos and website if I can manage to travel Georgia! Looking forward to watching next 😉 ( Oh I can guess Mr D upgrading his drone, Air 2S! 😉😉, I ordered mine today 😇)
Thanks for such lovely and enthusiastic support! Haha, I read out your comment to Del and he laughed and said he was literally just reading about that drone 😂 Have fun with your new drone when it arrives!
i couldnt wait for this one seeing your stories on ig! Fantastic film production once again. if i ever go to georgia, i will simply use your page to plan all of my hiking trips. this is so handy!
Ah, that's so nice to hear and glad we FINALLY got round to putting the video together 😅. It's cool to think you were watching along in (almost) real time when we were sharing the stories and now enjoying the 'polished' version. Thanks for all the support and hope you make it to Georgia some time to enjoy these hikes for yourself! Cheers, Kim
Thanks for such a beautiful travel video! Your videos remind me of Kraig Adams! This channel deserves much more subscribers. I noticed that you travelled to my home country (Korea). As someone who is also interested in travel filmmaking, I enjoyed travelling to Highlands in Scotland so much that I'm considering working remotely from there in the coming months (currently working in London). Anyways, keep up with great work, and I will look forward to your next video!
Thank you, Junhyuk! Ha, yes we were quite inspired by Kraig Adams to start slowing the pace down and create more peaceful films. The Highlands of Scotland couldn't be more different to busy London, I hope you get a chance to work remotely from there this year, it will be a great experience I'm sure. Where in Korea are you from? We lived in Tongyeong on the south coast for 3 years, we miss it so much! Thanks for watching and appreciating our work : )
@@GoingTheWholeHogg That's amazing! What brought you to Tongyeong? I'm surprised because Tongyeong is such a small city in the countryside. I had lived in Seoul most of my life, but I have always dreamed of living in a small/peaceful town with beautiful nature. I'm looking forward to going back to Scotland again once I get a covid jab. :)
@@junhyukoh437 It was just by chance that we ended up in Tongyeong as it's where we were offered teaching jobs. We loved the south coast and being able to go camping and hiking at the weekends on the various islands off the coast. It's a popular place for people to retreat to from Seoul, a very different pace of life! Hope you can get up to Scotland soon enough : )
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Awesome! I hope you have good memories with Korean students. :) I heard that Tongyeong is indeed a great place to travel, I wish I could visit there someday. Thanks for the great videos again, and stay safe!
Really nice videos and very useful tips We have been to Omalo from Telavi in 2017 August Its was a great trip We are waiting to backpacking in next time Tusheti and Mestia Hope to see more videos Peace …..
Thanks very much. It is a great hike, one of our favourites in Georgia. We definitely had too much stuff, carrying our laptop, hard drives, and supplies for a summer of hiking so we didn’t have to return to Tbilisi. We have since slimmed down our setup and learned from past mistakes 😅. Good luck this summer, hope you have a great time 😃
A first class video. No dog companions this time, had the word spread about the water crossings..? The food looks fantastic and no doubt the wine would be tops, isn't Georgia the birthplace of winemaking? Thankyou for the trip.
Thanks very much Alexander. No dogs unfortunately, mostly down to the fact that this is shepherd country and the majority of dogs are aggressive and territorial ones policing the flocks. The food was fantastic in this region, possibly the best we've had while trekking in Georgia. And yes, it has an 8000 year old winemaking culture, and let's just say we've definitely enjoyed exploring that side of things! Thanks again for watching and getting in touch.
Thank you so much for all you great videos on Georgia! 💐 A few questions, if you have time to answer, please... 1) Wondering about alternatives/back-ups to butane canisters: Is it permissible to light small fires to cook on these trails in Georgia? 2) Did you have any experience using a hiking trolley to carry your gear? I read they are bad for steep terrain (which all northern Georgia mountain treks seem to fit into).
You’re very welcome Tatyana, thanks very much! 1) In most places it’s fine to light fires responsibly, but the problem is you likely wouldn’t always have reliable access to firewood. We find the canisters to be the best, although a multi-fuel stove is another option. 2) Had to google that, never heard of a hiking trolley. Yeah you’re right, Georgia is all about steep up and down and some rough trails at times, so that really wouldn’t be any use. Hope that helps 🙂
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank you! That (and all the information you’ve provided in videos and your website) does help. I’m planning to go to Georgia for a year and hope to go on walking treks myself this summer. 😇🌻
@@GoingTheWholeHogg i am going crazy now bec of pandemic. I need to be in the mountain agian 😀. may i know which month you did the Shatili-Omalo trek? You must also go to Svaneti. The classic Mestia-Ushguli hike is also wonderful. I did that in 2018.
@@oeyt1982 We hiked this in the second half of July. We made it to Svaneti in September for lots of hiking, it was great too! Videos from there will be out some time in the future, still working our way through all of them 😅
감사합니다! Hope you can hike these all yourself and start ticking off your bucket list! Yeah, we lived in Tongyeong for 3 years. We loved it! We miss Korea a lot. Do you live in Yerevan?
Found your channel at random, I'm planning going hiking in Kasbegi and Omalo in two months. You guys should go hiking in Kyrgyzstan if you haven't already
Hey, thanks for watching and getting in touch. So much great hiking in Georgia... all the best for your upcoming trip. We did some hiking in Kyrgyzstan in 2018, over the Telety Pass from Jeti Oguz and then up to Alakol. It was great but we'd love to go back and do more.
Amazing work.. your videos are cristal clear with colors true to life. just wondering if you do any color correction or it is straight out of camera. thanks
Hey Vishal, thanks very much! We shoot on the Cine 2 profile on the Sony A7iii and use the Leeming Lut to correct to Rec.709, then do some light colour grading. Thanks again 😃
Dears, the best place to make hiking 🚶♂️ in Georgia 🇬🇪, please. I have decided to be there this summer , your kind quick answer is greatly appreciated
Great video! Thanks so much guys. Am thinking of doing something like this in mid May... am guessing it may be rainy then with a fair bit of snow still around...
Thanks Edward! Glad you enjoyed it. I think Mid-May is still a bit early to even access Tusheti as the road may not be open yet, and the border guards are unlikely to allow you to continue to Atsunta Pass when it is snowbound. Generally speaking, a hike in the Lesser Caucasus is a better idea at that time, for example Borjomi NP. Hope you can get out for a hike somewhere!
would have been more beautiful filming the guys half way looking after their cows and elaborate cheese in their provisional plastic tent houses, and they are fun!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg its summer when they are there, sorry ;) did the trail 3 times, and they have been there. you talk a lot about the culture and people of the countries you visit. most of the time there is not much to see of the culture and people, but a lots of you, self filming. maybe in future we see more of the places and less of you? that would would be then really interesting. right now its most of the time a selfie show. your welcome ;())
hi i am planning to do this hike in ealy july. Do you think hiking poles are a need? i dont even think i can fly with them with carry on luggage? i am a young able and energetic man. if i dont need them than id rather not have them but i also prioritise safety and i havent seen anyone complete the hike without poles.
Sounds like you’ll be trekking light so I would say probably not a necessity. Kim likes to use her poles but these days I (Del) barely use mine. You might notice from the video that I only had one. I lost my other one on the previous trek. I used it at times because I was carrying a lot of weight because we were staying in the mountains for many weeks, plus we had laptop, drone, camera, etc 😅. Anyway, I can honestly say that if I were to do this trek again, although I’d likely have my pole strapped to my bag, I highly doubt I’d use it. So, if you’re young, strong, fit, and carrying a light bag, and the snow has all melted, then you probably don’t need poles.
They were quite aggressive here but there are usually shepherds present and if not, staying calm and walking past their area without running or showing fear tends to work. If they get too close, shouting and waving arms or trekking poles tends to keep them at bay.
Is the quality of the water good enough to drink it? Or do you need some device to filter it? How often will one find water (from small rivers or lakes)?
People will generally drink straight from springs, but treat any stream or lake water if livestock graze in the area. Personally, we always filter our water when out hiking and then sterilise it with a Steripen just to be sure. On this hike there are regular water sources, we’ve marked the locations on the map in our guide over on the blog.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank you so much! Did you show your water filter and the Steripen in any of your videos? Personally, in the past I have only visited Norway where drinking directly from the stream/lake is absolutely no problem. That is why I am a bit concerned for my trip to Georgia.
@@frodo5882 yes we have shown it in various videos, it’s a green coloured stick thing with a UV light that I swish about the water bottle. You can find more info about the trek, what to pack etc in our guide - www.goingthewholehogg.com/shatili-omalo-trek/ You could also use purification tablets or something else. I wouldn’t worry too much, the water is generally good for drinking, we just take extra care, especially if it’s from streams and not a spring.
We only really bumped into flocks with dogs a couple of times on this trek, and the shepherds took us past them. But we are always cautious around them and have our hiking poles ready!
Thanks! Yes, this is a pdf download of the Tusheti guide book I found in the guesthouse in Girevi and enjoyed reading very much. It has lots of cultural and historical info along with practical travel tips - www.academia.edu/44424244/Tusheti_Tourist_Guide
Hope you enjoy this 5 day hike through Khevsureti and Tusheti in the Caucasus Mountains of northern Georgia. First half is the 'silent hiking' film, second half is our tips for the trail, 3D route maps and chat about our experience. Don't forget to stick around for Del's comedy montage ; ). We have lots more info and maps to help you plan your own trek over on our blog - www.goingthewholehogg.com/shatili-omalo-trek/ Happy Hiking! Kim and Del
You guys!! It's like watching an epic movie every time I watch one of your films. Another epic adventure 👍🏼
Haha, you know how to say all the right things! Really happy to get that kind of feedback, so thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it.
We are couple from Slovakia and we absolutely love your videos 😍 cant wait to see another one.. we were in Georgia 2 years Ago its beautiful country
Thanks Miriam! So glad to hear you are enjoying them and that you have been to Georgia and seen these beautiful landscapes for yourself!
Beautiful video again, So glad I found your Chanel, with the amount of work and dedication you guys put into this videos you truly deserve at least 100K subscribers!
Hey Vato, thanks for watching and leaving such a great comment! Really glad you appreciate the work that goes into these videos. Thanks again!
I just cannot wait to hike some of those trails and this video is just breathtaking and thanks for sharing this in so much details :)
Hey Shweta, thanks so much! We really appreciate your support. Hopefully you get the chance to visit Georgia in the near future and explore some of this amazing country for yourself :)
Very beautiful video. I've been to many countries and yet have not explored my own beatiful medievil Geoirgia )
It feels so warm and respectful that such people from different countries visit us.
Thank you, Vkten! I think this is very normal for so many people to have explored more of other places than their own country, but I think this has changed a bit over the last 2 years. Georgia has really surprised us with its varied landscapes, and we've loved hiking, off-roading, and camping all over the country. I hope you can find time to enjoy more of your country too! Thanks for watching and appreciating our work : ) Kim
Thank you for the beauty and fairy tale of the surrounding world🙏🙋♀️
You're very welcome Elena, thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
What a great trip! I really enjoyed your video and all the work you put into it.
Thanks very much Andrea! Really appreciate that and glad you enjoyed it.
This film is a beautiful, wonderful, immersive watch. The 'silent' format - wonderful sounds of nature and some well matched ambient music - as well as lingering views over stunning landscape, much as you would gaze at a view if you were really there and never want to leave. Thank you and I'm looking forward to the next one!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words, Elisabeth! Very glad to hear you enjoyed the ‘silent’ format, a more immersive experience was exactly what we were aiming for. Looking forward to sharing the next one with you! Cheers, Kim
Your wonderful work and effort shows in detail the glamorous beauty of Georgia that deserves thanks and praise. I wish you more success and glory ...
Thank you Khalid, we're very glad you enjoyed the film and happy to share our experiences in Georgia with you.
Thanks for another great film, love the drone work. Watched with husband (I’m Lancastrian he’s from South Lanarkshire). He said it reminded him of some of our walks in the Lakes and Scotland from when we were younger.
Thanks, Sophie! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, the mountains in this area of Georgia aren't as high or as snow capped as some other parts in the west so they definitely have more of a feel from home.
A video that feels good: restful and relaxing to the rhythm of nature and your adventures. Beautiful musical atmosphere and landscapes just great. Thank you for this beautiful moment.
Thanks Deniz, always happy to hear you enjoyed watching. Restful and relaxing is what we are going for, so glad you felt this. Cheers! Kim
Thank you for all the time you both put into the videos and blog. I plan to visit Georgia and your info will be my main source of info. So again, a massive thanks.
Thanks for taking the time to comment Alex, glad you appreciate our work and that you find it useful. Best of luck in Georgia when the time comes, hope you have a fantastic time 😃
Thoroughly enjoyable, very relaxing watching you both slogging away. Look forward to your next adventure. Many thanks.
Thanks for watching, Martin! Happy to do the slogging ; ) Lots more hiking adventures still to come. Cheers, Kim
This was made so beautifully! I love how you've also shared the route, and gear list - really helps for the planning process. Take care :)
Thanks Natasha, really appreciate that! This was one of our favourite hikes in Georgia 🇬🇪… good luck if you’re planning it yourself 😃
This was spectacular with your detailed experiences about your amazing trek!! Thank you both!!
Glad you enjoyed it and found the hike breakdown at the end useful! Definitely one of our favourite Georgia hikes, with lots of variety along the way.
This is such a great video
Thanks, Ana! Appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed it : )
Absolutely breath-taking filming, such a fantastic job, thank you so much. I watched the film start to finish, and then forwarded to friends. I lead hiking trips in Tusheti and Khevsureti, but we typically don't go over the Atsunta Pass. This was so amazing to see the full trip, and you had excellent weather for the most part. I was also struck by the excellent choice of minimalist music, which entirely suited the mood of the film. Very well chosen, fantastic all around. I've just forwarded to my last group of Australian hikers who were with me on some of these very same trails, back in September, 2019. I'm sure you'll have a new group of subscribers after this quality film. Congratulations again, I look forward to watching your other videos!
Thanks very much John! Really happy to hear you enjoyed all aspects of the video, especially the music. We really liked the quietude and natural sounds of the original footage and tried hard to include music that fitted and was unobtrusive, so thank you. The weather was great. We weren't constrained by time and the descision to spend a couple of days in Shatili first, and an extra day in Girevi, meant we could hike almost entirely without rain. Thanks so much for sharing with your hikers, we really appreciate the support. Hopefully you have the opportunity to guide more people in the mountains soon.
This was awesome...!!
I've immediately subscribed to your channel. It was such an epic journey.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks for watching and appreciating! Glad you enjoyed it 😃
The best travel content. Amazing footage!
Thank you!
Absolutely stunning - great cinematography, a good sense of narrative, and a welcome lack of rock music background. I have only been to Georgia twice, and didn't get any farther than Ardoti in Khevsureti, but it is all unforgettable. Your video is closer to making me feel like am back there than any I have seen. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and appreciating, John! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video, and have also seen some of these beautiful landscapes for yourself.
Just watched this at Tbilisi Airport after being inspired by you guys to visit. Did the south of the country, but definitely coming back in summer to follow your lead!
Hey Matt, thanks for watching! Hope you've made it home safe and sound. That's great that you're already planning to come back... exciting stuff! Did you end up making it to Adjara this time round?
Another stunning and informative video! Thank you
Thanks, Christina! Very glad you enjoyed it : )
Wow.
Beautiful scenery, beautiful filming.
Appreciate that, thanks very much 😃
Brilliant stuff. Scenery was AMAZING! Videography top notch and I loved the overall production. What a great way to show the hike in silence and then breakdown the trip with detailed insights. You two put in so much effort to these trips I do hope you gain many more subscribers. I'm a Scot living in Seattle area and will be doing my 6th WHW walk comemerating 30 years since the first time this August. Your trips certainly put me in the mood to get out there and travel. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words and appreciation, Iain! That's brilliant you're getting back to walk the WHW for a 6th time! You must have seen some changes over those 30 years. We lived close to the start point for years, yet still never set foot on the trail. A future adventure for us no doubt! Enjoy when the time comes : )
I am a 'marketer' by profession. We always look for a point of difference. Yours is great - no 'on trek' commentary but a thorough breakdown afterwards. It is so good to absorb the scenery unhindered by 'babble'. Thanks, brilliant to watch. Best wishes.
PS, I am not sure that your web site is loading properly - certainly not with a Google browser.
Thanks Mike, we appreciate the kind words! Glad you enjoy the format as well, we certainly enjoy watching and creating this kind of thing ourselves. Cheers, Kim
Cheers for the heads up, it's working fine for us on Chrome etc. We've had a couple of technical errors over the last couple of weeks when it directed to 404 messages for a brief period but should be OK.
I hope you will reach 1M subsribers very soon!
That would be great! Still a very long way to go, but thanks very much for your support 🙏
Always a highlight to see one of your videos pop up here on TH-cam. Although, probably should have had dinner before watching, that food looked seriously tasty. Thanks for another fantastic video and greetings from Scotland!
Thank you as always Denise! Haha, yes, it was a long one too so your belly must have been rumbling. Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks again!
Can you imagine being up on that trail in the winter time. Brrrrrr!
Yeah, no thanks!
stunning video. Loved it, very serine and well encompassed experience!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it : )
What can I say! Simply wonderful, I felt like watched a silent adventure movie. Wonderful drone footages, nature filming and appreciate your unbelievable efforts. I think you made Georgia glorious place. Big like 👍👍👍 and very best wishes. Will definitely look back to your videos and website if I can manage to travel Georgia! Looking forward to watching next 😉 ( Oh I can guess Mr D upgrading his drone, Air 2S! 😉😉, I ordered mine today 😇)
Thanks for such lovely and enthusiastic support! Haha, I read out your comment to Del and he laughed and said he was literally just reading about that drone 😂 Have fun with your new drone when it arrives!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thanks! You too!
It's really amazing adventure, I love it
Yeah, a great hike with so many interesting things along the way : )
i couldnt wait for this one seeing your stories on ig! Fantastic film production once again. if i ever go to georgia, i will simply use your page to plan all of my hiking trips. this is so handy!
Ah, that's so nice to hear and glad we FINALLY got round to putting the video together 😅. It's cool to think you were watching along in (almost) real time when we were sharing the stories and now enjoying the 'polished' version. Thanks for all the support and hope you make it to Georgia some time to enjoy these hikes for yourself! Cheers, Kim
Kudos to the both of you for another quality film and for testing your stamina. Thanks for sharing the beautiful countryside you explore.
Thanks for joining us on the hike, Gene! Very happy to share : )
Thank you for the wonderful videos. Just discovered the channel.
Thanks for watching and appreciating! Glad to have you along for the journey 😃
Thanks for such a beautiful travel video! Your videos remind me of Kraig Adams! This channel deserves much more subscribers. I noticed that you travelled to my home country (Korea). As someone who is also interested in travel filmmaking, I enjoyed travelling to Highlands in Scotland so much that I'm considering working remotely from there in the coming months (currently working in London). Anyways, keep up with great work, and I will look forward to your next video!
Thank you, Junhyuk! Ha, yes we were quite inspired by Kraig Adams to start slowing the pace down and create more peaceful films. The Highlands of Scotland couldn't be more different to busy London, I hope you get a chance to work remotely from there this year, it will be a great experience I'm sure. Where in Korea are you from? We lived in Tongyeong on the south coast for 3 years, we miss it so much! Thanks for watching and appreciating our work : )
@@GoingTheWholeHogg That's amazing! What brought you to Tongyeong? I'm surprised because Tongyeong is such a small city in the countryside. I had lived in Seoul most of my life, but I have always dreamed of living in a small/peaceful town with beautiful nature. I'm looking forward to going back to Scotland again once I get a covid jab. :)
@@junhyukoh437 It was just by chance that we ended up in Tongyeong as it's where we were offered teaching jobs. We loved the south coast and being able to go camping and hiking at the weekends on the various islands off the coast. It's a popular place for people to retreat to from Seoul, a very different pace of life! Hope you can get up to Scotland soon enough : )
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Awesome! I hope you have good memories with Korean students. :) I heard that Tongyeong is indeed a great place to travel, I wish I could visit there someday. Thanks for the great videos again, and stay safe!
@@junhyukoh437 We sure do, had some really great students. Thanks again for watching, we appreciate the support! Cheers, Kim
Really nice videos and very useful tips
We have been to Omalo from Telavi in 2017 August
Its was a great trip
We are waiting to backpacking in next time Tusheti and Mestia
Hope to see more videos
Peace …..
Thanks Shalika! Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful too. Hope you can hike in Georgia yourself some time : )
You two have the perfect relationship/marriage!! 😍💝👏🏼
Ha, I don’t know about that but we’re still together after 14 years so something must be going right!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg #goals
You are my heroes!
I am Georgian and never visited those places!!!
Thanx alot!!!!
As a noticed -you use Tapperware ? Do you? I have some also!!!
Thanks Dave! This was one of our favourite hikes in Georgia 🇬🇪
historical and european parts of georgia 🇬🇪
Yeah, a very nice hike : )
Wow, this was so helpful!
Glad to hear it!
Truly amazing from start to finish, a joy to watch
Thanks Daniel, glad you enjoyed it and cheers for watching and appreciating!
OMG, Saturday, i'm Working, just about saw your video: will shure not work the next 55ish minutes. Thanks for that! Br
Hehe, glad you will get a break from work ; )
@@GoingTheWholeHogg It was well worth - Thanks
@@sim-sam glad to hear it!
Beautiful
Thank you : )
This is so refreshing and amazing!! Thank you for this beautiful video! Cheers! 😍
Thanks for watching, very glad you enjoyed it!
I love your videos !
Thank you!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg I am going to repeat that hiking this summer
@@GeoStalk Great plan, I think it will still be much quieter than usual. Nice and peaceful!
Nice video 👍i'm from Georgia. I follow you
Thanks! Glad to have you following along : )
nice hike and shoots..for me looks too much stuff to carry on ...im planed to doo this summer
Thanks very much. It is a great hike, one of our favourites in Georgia. We definitely had too much stuff, carrying our laptop, hard drives, and supplies for a summer of hiking so we didn’t have to return to Tbilisi. We have since slimmed down our setup and learned from past mistakes 😅. Good luck this summer, hope you have a great time 😃
@@GoingTheWholeHogg what month did you made this hike ? in no problem to buy gas bomb in city ?
We did it in mid-July. Yeah, no problem to buy gas in Tbilisi, you can get it in Geoland and/or MPlus
Well done Guys
Many thanks again, Tamer!
A first class video. No dog companions this time, had the word spread about the water crossings..?
The food looks fantastic and no doubt the wine would be tops, isn't Georgia the birthplace of winemaking?
Thankyou for the trip.
Thanks very much Alexander. No dogs unfortunately, mostly down to the fact that this is shepherd country and the majority of dogs are aggressive and territorial ones policing the flocks.
The food was fantastic in this region, possibly the best we've had while trekking in Georgia. And yes, it has an 8000 year old winemaking culture, and let's just say we've definitely enjoyed exploring that side of things!
Thanks again for watching and getting in touch.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Ah yes, the home guard dogs rule. Many thanks.
Thank you so much for all you great videos on Georgia! 💐 A few questions, if you have time to answer, please...
1) Wondering about alternatives/back-ups to butane canisters: Is it permissible to light small fires to cook on these trails in Georgia?
2) Did you have any experience using a hiking trolley to carry your gear? I read they are bad for steep terrain (which all northern Georgia mountain treks seem to fit into).
You’re very welcome Tatyana, thanks very much!
1) In most places it’s fine to light fires responsibly, but the problem is you likely wouldn’t always have reliable access to firewood. We find the canisters to be the best, although a multi-fuel stove is another option.
2) Had to google that, never heard of a hiking trolley. Yeah you’re right, Georgia is all about steep up and down and some rough trails at times, so that really wouldn’t be any use.
Hope that helps 🙂
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank you! That (and all the information you’ve provided in videos and your website) does help. I’m planning to go to Georgia for a year and hope to go on walking treks myself this summer. 😇🌻
That’s great, good luck!
Still don't understand why this channel doesn't have more subscribers! Amazing vid, what time of year were you in Georgia?
Thank you for appreciating our work! We spent nearly 2 years in Georgia, most of our hiking was between July and September.
1000000% agree with you.
Fantastic, as always! Can’t wait to go back into hiking again.
Thanks for watching and appreciating! Hope you can get out hiking soon : )
@@GoingTheWholeHogg i am going crazy now bec of pandemic. I need to be in the mountain agian 😀. may i know which month you did the Shatili-Omalo trek?
You must also go to Svaneti. The classic Mestia-Ushguli hike is also wonderful. I did that in 2018.
@@oeyt1982 We hiked this in the second half of July. We made it to Svaneti in September for lots of hiking, it was great too! Videos from there will be out some time in the future, still working our way through all of them 😅
Great!! Thumbs up! You did all my bucket list!!
I just realized you lived Korea, by the way.
감사합니다! Hope you can hike these all yourself and start ticking off your bucket list! Yeah, we lived in Tongyeong for 3 years. We loved it! We miss Korea a lot. Do you live in Yerevan?
@@GoingTheWholeHogg I live in Kazakhstan now, love Georgia and Armenia~ and HIGH LAND;)
@@ODeTravelCultureLife Yeah, there's a lot to love about Georgia and Armenia, especially the mountains!
Flawless 💚
Thank you!
my plan for 2021 summer
Great! Hope the conditions are good for you.
Found your channel at random, I'm planning going hiking in Kasbegi and Omalo in two months. You guys should go hiking in Kyrgyzstan if you haven't already
Hey, thanks for watching and getting in touch. So much great hiking in Georgia... all the best for your upcoming trip. We did some hiking in Kyrgyzstan in 2018, over the Telety Pass from Jeti Oguz and then up to Alakol. It was great but we'd love to go back and do more.
Amazing work.. your videos are cristal clear with colors true to life. just wondering if you do any color correction or it is straight out of camera. thanks
Hey Vishal, thanks very much! We shoot on the Cine 2 profile on the Sony A7iii and use the Leeming Lut to correct to Rec.709, then do some light colour grading. Thanks again 😃
@@GoingTheWholeHogg very well appreciated. Thanks
You’re welcome 👍
Good video....
Thank you, Diego!
Are you from Scotland? It /sounds/seems to be.
Very nice video, i like that introducion.
Kind regards from germany, Georg
Hey Georg, we are indeed from Scotland 🏴… happy you liked the video, thanks very much 😃
Amazing!
Thanks!
Dears, the best place to make hiking 🚶♂️ in Georgia 🇬🇪, please. I have decided to be there this summer , your kind quick answer is greatly appreciated
Well, this hike is one of the best, trekking between two fantastic regions. The route from Chuberi to Mestia to Ushguli should also not be missed 🙂
Great video! Thanks so much guys. Am thinking of doing something like this in mid May... am guessing it may be rainy then with a fair bit of snow still around...
Thanks Edward! Glad you enjoyed it. I think Mid-May is still a bit early to even access Tusheti as the road may not be open yet, and the border guards are unlikely to allow you to continue to Atsunta Pass when it is snowbound. Generally speaking, a hike in the Lesser Caucasus is a better idea at that time, for example Borjomi NP. Hope you can get out for a hike somewhere!
would have been more beautiful filming the guys half way looking after their cows and elaborate cheese in their provisional plastic tent houses, and they are fun!
They weren't around when we hiked as it was during summer 2020 and it was very quiet on the trail
@@GoingTheWholeHogg its summer when they are there, sorry ;) did the trail 3 times, and they have been there. you talk a lot about the culture and people of the countries you visit. most of the time there is not much to see of the culture and people, but a lots of you, self filming. maybe in future we see more of the places and less of you? that would would be then really interesting. right now its most of the time a selfie show. your welcome ;())
hi i am planning to do this hike in ealy july. Do you think hiking poles are a need? i dont even think i can fly with them with carry on luggage? i am a young able and energetic man. if i dont need them than id rather not have them but i also prioritise safety and i havent seen anyone complete the hike without poles.
Sounds like you’ll be trekking light so I would say probably not a necessity. Kim likes to use her poles but these days I (Del) barely use mine. You might notice from the video that I only had one. I lost my other one on the previous trek. I used it at times because I was carrying a lot of weight because we were staying in the mountains for many weeks, plus we had laptop, drone, camera, etc 😅.
Anyway, I can honestly say that if I were to do this trek again, although I’d likely have my pole strapped to my bag, I highly doubt I’d use it. So, if you’re young, strong, fit, and carrying a light bag, and the snow has all melted, then you probably don’t need poles.
were the shepherd dogs ok or aggressive?
They were quite aggressive here but there are usually shepherds present and if not, staying calm and walking past their area without running or showing fear tends to work. If they get too close, shouting and waving arms or trekking poles tends to keep them at bay.
Is the quality of the water good enough to drink it? Or do you need some device to filter it?
How often will one find water (from small rivers or lakes)?
People will generally drink straight from springs, but treat any stream or lake water if livestock graze in the area. Personally, we always filter our water when out hiking and then sterilise it with a Steripen just to be sure. On this hike there are regular water sources, we’ve marked the locations on the map in our guide over on the blog.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank you so much! Did you show your water filter and the Steripen in any of your videos?
Personally, in the past I have only visited Norway where drinking directly from the stream/lake is absolutely no problem. That is why I am a bit concerned for my trip to Georgia.
@@frodo5882 yes we have shown it in various videos, it’s a green coloured stick thing with a UV light that I swish about the water bottle. You can find more info about the trek, what to pack etc in our guide - www.goingthewholehogg.com/shatili-omalo-trek/ You could also use purification tablets or something else. I wouldn’t worry too much, the water is generally good for drinking, we just take extra care, especially if it’s from streams and not a spring.
Great video!! When did you do the hike? Doh! Summer 2020 👍
Thanks a lot! Yeah, second half of July 2020 :)
was it risky to pass by dogs ?
We only really bumped into flocks with dogs a couple of times on this trek, and the shepherds took us past them. But we are always cautious around them and have our hiking poles ready!
Yes, very beautiful place! But I don't need to see you eating. Thanks.
Great video. We would really like to know the history of the buildings and towns. Can you suggest a resource?
Thanks! Yes, this is a pdf download of the Tusheti guide book I found in the guesthouse in Girevi and enjoyed reading very much. It has lots of cultural and historical info along with practical travel tips - www.academia.edu/44424244/Tusheti_Tourist_Guide
Amazing! May I ask when did you take this trial?
Thanks! Sure, we hiked this trail in the second half of July 2020.
U should teach how to eat georgian food by henads d
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It looks like you guys eat more than you hike.. haha!
Haha, gotta keep the energy up!
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Hope you enjoyed it!
@@GoingTheWholeHogg extremely delighted. Hope you have had a great time as well
We sure did! One of our favourite hikes in Georgia
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