Nick Kowalski
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Enchainment (2022) Climbing all NZ's 3000m peaks in one continuous push
Inspired by the human-powered enchainments achieved in Europe, in early summer 2021, Alastair McDowell & Hamish Fleming set out on a quest to enchain New Zealand’s 24 highest mountains above 3000 metres in a continuous 31-day push. This would be a transalpine journey, from west coast jungle to high-alpine summits, traversing some of New Zealand’s most dramatic landscapes. But with the clock ticking down, fatigue mounting and storms arriving, would they be able to complete the project before their time, weather & luck ran out?
Producers: Alastair McDowell & Nick Kowalski
Directed & edited: Nick Kowalski
Cameras: Alastair McDowell, Hamish Fleming, Beāte Manguse & Nick Kowalski
Aerial Cinematography: Aeroptics
Animations: Break the Resistance
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Відео

NZ Southern Alps (partial) Traverse Day 5 - Crossing the Garden of Eden & Allah
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After a rest day at Lyell Hut, we set off at 3am to get up the Lyell icefall before the sun starts cooking it, up over Rangitata Col, down and up to Lambert Col, skirt across the edge of the Garden of Allah, across the Garden of Eden towards Perth Col where we aim for Disappointment Saddle and down the Havelock glacier. A glorious 21 hour day, one to remember.
New Zealand Southern Alps (partial) Traverse Days 3 &4
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Picking up from the last vlog we leave Moraine Hut and head along the West Mathias River, South Mathias River, over Observation Cone, down Cattle Stream, then up the mighty Rakaia to the awesome CMC Lyell Hut where we take a rest day. Next vlog we head up the Lyell Icefall and into the Garden of Allah and Garden of Eden.
New Zealand Southern Alps (partial) Traverse Days 1 & 2
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We set off from Klondyke Corner in Arthur's Pass trying our luck to make it to Mount Cook Village in the next 10 days
Freeride in the Liebig Range, New Zealand.
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A bit late to get this one uploaded but late last winter we headed up into the Liebig Range and spent a few nights camping and exploring the area. Awesome terrain with stunning views of Aoraki Mt Cook, Mt Sefton & the Malte Brun range.
Walking up the Tasman Moraine & Glacier, Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand
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Just before Christmas we had 3 days spare so we headed up the Tasman to try and climb a rock route on Malte Brun, we massively underestimated how long the approach would take with heavy packs & the trip turned out to be a suffer fest albeit with great scenery.
Freeride in the Ben Ohau Range, New Zealand
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Late last winter we headed up for 3 cold nights in the hills, it was a blast.
2022 Updates & Ivory Lake Hut & Weta Prowl vlog sneak peeks
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Quick update on what I've been doing for the last 6 months with a sneak peak of some upcoming vlogs and the trailer for a documentary I've been working on with Alastair McDowell & Hamish Fleming.
Climbing Aoraki Mt Cook via the Linda Glacier, New Zealand’s tallest mountain
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After seeing a weather window coming in, we flew into Plateau Hut to have a shot at climbing Mt Cook via the Linda route.
Spring Ski Touring abandoned Ski Field, Mt Potts, New Zealand
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Overnight trip to ski tour the old abandoned Erehwon ski field at Mt Potts, exploring the backcountry terrain…
Ski touring around Camp Stream Hut, Two Thumbs Range, NZ
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We were planning on heading into Royal Hut but low motivation and high winds meant we just went for a day trip to explore out the back of Camp Stream Hut
Mt Brewster Winter Attempt. Mt Aspiring National Park, New Zealand.
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Last minute plan to give Brewster another go, this time in winter conditions, taking a different route to last time.
Newton Peak. A journey into the heart of NZ’s Southern Alps
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Winner of the ‘Grass Roots’ Award at the 2021 NZ Mountain Film Festival Four Canterbury based climbers set off into the heart of the New Zealand Southern Alps to explore a rarely climbed peak with a hope to climb a new route. Their journey takes them through the infamous ‘Garden of Eden’ ice plateau, across ‘The Great Unknown’ and through the thick, wild vegetation of the West Coast bush.
Dusky Track, Fiordland New Zealand
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A 6 day adventure through a remote area of Fiordland in the south of New Zealand
Alpine Climbing, The Great Prow, Cloudy Peak, New Zealand
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Annual Canterbury Mountaineering Club trip to Cloudy Pk.
Christmas in the Darran Mountains, Fiordland New Zealand
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Christmas in the Darran Mountains, Fiordland New Zealand
Packrafting the Waimakariri, Arthur’s Pass, NZ
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Packrafting the Waimakariri, Arthur’s Pass, NZ
Empress Hut, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
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Empress Hut, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
Climbing Tapuae-o-Uenuku, Kaikoura, New Zealand
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Climbing Tapuae-o-Uenuku, Kaikoura, New Zealand
Splitboarding/ Ski Touring Tarn Basin, New Zealand
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Splitboarding/ Ski Touring Tarn Basin, New Zealand
Mt Cook Heliski, New Zealand
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Mt Cook Heliski, New Zealand
Climbing Mount Aspiring South West Ridge, New Zealand
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Climbing Mount Aspiring South West Ridge, New Zealand
Ski Touring / Splitboarding Crystal Valley, New Zealand
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Ski Touring / Splitboarding Crystal Valley, New Zealand
Climbing Temple Buttress, Arthur’s Pass, NZ
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Climbing Temple Buttress, Arthur’s Pass, NZ
Skiing / Snowboarding Ohau Snow Field, New Zealand.
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Skiing / Snowboarding Ohau Snow Field, New Zealand.
Skiing / snowboarding The Remarkables, Queenstown, New Zealand
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Skiing / snowboarding The Remarkables, Queenstown, New Zealand
Skiing/ Snowboarding Treble Cone, Wanaka, New Zealand
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Skiing/ Snowboarding Treble Cone, Wanaka, New Zealand
Splitboarding / Ski touring off the back of Mt Hutt, New Zealand
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Splitboarding / Ski touring off the back of Mt Hutt, New Zealand
Skiing/ Snowboarding Mt Hutt Opening Weekend. South Island NZ
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Skiing/ Snowboarding Mt Hutt Opening Weekend. South Island NZ
Ski Touring/ Splitboarding Minimal Snow. Broken River, NZ.
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Ski Touring/ Splitboarding Minimal Snow. Broken River, NZ.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @jacksonlomas7428
    @jacksonlomas7428 17 днів тому

    Epic

  • @richardhawken6586
    @richardhawken6586 19 днів тому

    katherine ryan?

  • @ashtongriffin3555
    @ashtongriffin3555 20 днів тому

    Damm this really puts your life in perspective. Well done alastair and hamish

  • @reecekairys3646
    @reecekairys3646 23 дні тому

    Looks like a great adventure. Thanks for sharing. I saw Mt Cook from the Eastern side a few years ago and wanted to know what was at the top. You have showed me that! I still wanna climb it, looked like a slog 😂

  • @espen199
    @espen199 23 дні тому

    What's the big aluminium bar that can be seen on on your packs quite often, something to build an anchor with? I've never seen that in the European Alps before

  • @jockmoron
    @jockmoron Місяць тому

    Sorry you didn't get to the summit, but there's always another day - nice little video though, you seem to have enjoyed yourselves.

  • @mrnobodieswildcampingadventure
    @mrnobodieswildcampingadventure Місяць тому

    Wow guys! Extreme weather for a pole tent! Well done!

  • @grudhof
    @grudhof Місяць тому

    Hey mate. does this track have a name, what’s the best way to get there? Also what’s the best time of year for these same weather conditions? Cheers

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film Місяць тому

      It’s begins from the Tasman Lake car park, then take the Ball Hut Route, once you arrive at Ball Hut it is just essentially wilderness so need to find your own way (and have the associated skills to mitigate the risks of that environment- lots of rock fall, glacier travel etc etc)

  • @lcbblanco
    @lcbblanco 2 місяці тому

    Waa that green rope yours or was already there? Why they don't make an equipped path with chain?

  • @RoryAylmer
    @RoryAylmer 4 місяці тому

    Did you track your route im interested in your route.

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film 4 місяці тому

      No sorry, we didn’t

    • @RoryAylmer
      @RoryAylmer 4 місяці тому

      @@nick_kowalski_film and I jus wanna say your a huge inspiration for me. I’m only 15 and I’m really getting into mountaineering now thanks to you I hope to climb mt cook one day

  • @coolvibes3663
    @coolvibes3663 4 місяці тому

    I climbed for a month back in '89 (Cook,Tasman,Aspiring) and it only rained one day which happen while we were traveling on the bus to Aspiring. I guess you can say we lucked out on the weather. lol

  • @JordanSmith-pu9br
    @JordanSmith-pu9br 4 місяці тому

    YouEverNeedAGoodGuideTalkToMeIGoWithTheFlowPanickIsWhenYouScrewUpAlwaysHaveConfidenceButAwarenessAswell

  • @JordanSmith-pu9br
    @JordanSmith-pu9br 4 місяці тому

    YourMentToGoFromPeakToSummitAnCavernToRiverThenBecarfulOfSkinersInTheCavernAnPossidenInTheRiverAnThenHitchARideOnTicoonThroughToTheIslandPastHalfNoonBetween!.00An@.00 doyouactuallyknowtheway???Illshowyoujustpickmeup.

  • @khrumkashan6954
    @khrumkashan6954 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful NZ ❤❤❤

  • @nathanapplegate5374
    @nathanapplegate5374 4 місяці тому

    That shot at 0:59 looked familiar, like I had seen it in an old blockbuster movie from 2002

  • @jamesy4480
    @jamesy4480 4 місяці тому

    This deserves more recognition. Unreal

  • @marshmellow573
    @marshmellow573 4 місяці тому

    Wow , you have seen more of NZ than i , a born and bred!!

  • @totaratree99
    @totaratree99 5 місяців тому

    Just read this story in Ray Salisbury's book Epic. Truly an Epic Adventure!

  • @williamkinsey4979
    @williamkinsey4979 5 місяців тому

    Incredible guys simply incredible!

  • @williamkinsey4979
    @williamkinsey4979 5 місяців тому

    My feat isn't climbing mountains it's saving the same amount of cash as the height of every mountain on earth but in many ways it was just as hard!

  • @dannydiaz5664
    @dannydiaz5664 5 місяців тому

    Awesome great achievement guys thank you for sharing the video, very cool to watch.

  • @Ja50nkAt
    @Ja50nkAt 6 місяців тому

    15:29 wheres the rope!? 😮

  • @tgbuckley482
    @tgbuckley482 6 місяців тому

    You fellas could not be more low key kiwi if you tried love it 10/10

  • @BeingLiving
    @BeingLiving 6 місяців тому

    I actually met that friend of yours with the homemade poles, we were in French ridge hut that night.

  • @bazplayzyt6207
    @bazplayzyt6207 7 місяців тому

    So its true tapuae-o-uenuku still has glaciers on it?

  • @icetroll734
    @icetroll734 7 місяців тому

    Guys, what conditions do you expect if that was horrendous snow? 5cm for skinning and what, 15cm-25cm for walking? How much better do you need it? You either ski in snow or on ice, either way you will have a bit of something, won't you? Sorry, a bit disappointed with the moaning about what I would say are amazing conditions....NZ or not

    • @NathanK13
      @NathanK13 27 днів тому

      Username checks out

    • @icetroll734
      @icetroll734 27 днів тому

      @@NathanK13 yeah, it isn't crybaby1234

    • @icetroll734
      @icetroll734 27 днів тому

      @@NathanK13 they obviously haven't been backcountry much. All good. But don't blame the conditions, or the gear...

    • @NathanK13
      @NathanK13 26 днів тому

      @@icetroll734 yes drill sergeant

  • @optforhealthandfitness4063
    @optforhealthandfitness4063 7 місяців тому

    I climbed Newton and a bunch of others in the 90s. Came in via Rakaia and went out via Godley. Good on ya boys!!

  • @optforhealthandfitness4063
    @optforhealthandfitness4063 7 місяців тому

    So good!!

  • @Orangswiss2022-ve1wk
    @Orangswiss2022-ve1wk 7 місяців тому

    Great real adventure. Congratulations for the success as planned. Do as much as you possibly can in the great Southern NZ mountains and wherever else in the World. Life is short. I know it in reality. I am now 80 years old and re member, with pleasure my 5 months climbing season in NZ way back in 1971. I wish you alll a great life.

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film 7 місяців тому

      Thanks for the comment, really brought a smile to my face

  • @frankblangeard8865
    @frankblangeard8865 7 місяців тому

    The important thing is that these boys had a good time in the outdoors communing with nature!

  • @Kermitonwheels
    @Kermitonwheels 7 місяців тому

    What an incredible climbing achievement; superb film.

  • @user-ki4cg5xz7i
    @user-ki4cg5xz7i 7 місяців тому

    Did you guys need ice tools to climb up or was an ice axe with crampons sufficient?

  • @beckham19578
    @beckham19578 8 місяців тому

    You guys are supermen ‼️🔥👍

  • @jamesgreer9748
    @jamesgreer9748 9 місяців тому

    Lets go and burn tonnes and tonnes more Kerosene and fuck things up some more. The glacial retreat at Mt Cook is very obvious for to see and an obvious sign of climate change. Why do you still do this. Morons.

  • @Jo-bo1mp
    @Jo-bo1mp 9 місяців тому

    This video gives me goosebumps!!!! Thank you guys for sharing!

  • @Seths87
    @Seths87 9 місяців тому

    I’m a climber from the PNW in USA, wife and I had our first kid recently so I’m taking some time off climbing for dad life (until the little dude can rope up). I stumbled on your channel and absolutely love your videos and all the vids from NZAT, awesome stuff, keeping me pumped during the change of pace! Will have to visit your Southern Alps, reminds me a lot of climbing in our North Cascades. Thanks for posting mate, keep it going!

  • @kadyrov3218
    @kadyrov3218 9 місяців тому

    Awesome video you guys!

  • @kadyrov3218
    @kadyrov3218 9 місяців тому

    Did you guys also do the 12 day Stewart Island/Rakiura circuit? if you haven't, I would thoroughly recommend it. Best to pace yourself through and do 1 hut per day. I wouldn't recommend skipping any huts because it's tough!

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film 9 місяців тому

      I haven’t been to Stuart Island but Ed has done that circuit I believe!

  • @kadyrov3218
    @kadyrov3218 9 місяців тому

    You had great weather for the track. That's awesome

  • @TommyMacMXClimber
    @TommyMacMXClimber 10 місяців тому

    Great film lads! Well done!

  • @itsMoritz
    @itsMoritz 10 місяців тому

    Big push guys! Absolutely wild achievement - very inspiring!

  • @silenttramping
    @silenttramping 10 місяців тому

    Great video, thanks for sharing. Cheers.

  • @janspil
    @janspil 10 місяців тому

    Did the Dusky from 1 to 12 march 1988. From West Arm (Lake Manapouri) to Dusky Sound, Dusky Sound to Lake Hauroko, Lake Hauroko back to West Arm. It took me 12 days, including 2 hutdays (one day fishing at Dusky-sound, one day for climbing Mount Tamatea near Lake Roe). Wet, hard, muddy, by times dangerous tramping. Great adventure though, wish I could still do stuff like this !

  • @michealbell4826
    @michealbell4826 10 місяців тому

    I was climbing in the mt cook area in 73'/74.always regret never managed to get to the Empress Hut.MBell Bristol England

  • @erikseymour1
    @erikseymour1 10 місяців тому

    Incredible!

  • @hand.2
    @hand.2 11 місяців тому

    hi, i'm really interested in getting into mountaineering but i'm not sure where to start. do you have any advice? i'm from melbourne australia if that helps

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film 11 місяців тому

      If serious in the long term, I’d suggest you begin in your home town by building up good level of fitness and endurance, join a rock climbing club to learn some rope basics and then you could work towards a trip where you do a multi day mountaineering course. For example NZ alpine club offer these, but you will get the most bang for your buck if you’ve got a good base before attending. All the best 👍

  • @chrisswift7689
    @chrisswift7689 11 місяців тому

    What an incredible thing to do!! I wouldn’t have the courage to do it, but I’m probably the age of both of you combined!!

  • @shadowandshadenz
    @shadowandshadenz 11 місяців тому

    Absolute inspiration there team... incredible achievement and documentation of the journey!

  • @whoisthispianist01
    @whoisthispianist01 11 місяців тому

    You must be extraordinarily fit! How many calories were you burning a day?