Thank you very much for sharing these BEAUTIFUL images of this remote island, in the Far North of Canada! I want to know the most remote places in the world! Greetings from Brazil!.
While you were on Ellesmere, I was on Axel Heiberg. You had better weather! There was a cold front sitting over Greenland which would not quit and provided the area, where we were, with more rain in the “polar desert” than usual. Great that you saw so much wildlife!
I’ve always had an obsession with wanting to visit places on earth with little human civilization, like some pacific islands and the Amazon, this is now one of them ❤️ just one of the most unique kinds of terrain that you can find, looks like another planet!
I didn't know John Wilson went to Quttiniripaak! Very cool video, thanks for posting. I especially appreciated that y'all called out how the landscape is changing by decade.
The landscape there is really awesome ! The sense of solitude you get in places like this is unique. The words "you are on your own" really have a meaning there. I am surprised though -maybe it's just me who doesn't see it but you guys did not seem to carry a gun with you. Not for hunting of course but for self defense.
Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Cristian. We really enjoyed the solitude, landscapes, and the self reliance aspects. Visitors can't take a gun in the park (except perhaps for Inuit people). We think this part of park is OK for us without a gun -and we did have bear spray. Some parts of the arctic have higher risks though!
This was marvellous, thankyou so much. I am looking into going somewhere in the Canadian Arctic maybe next year and this film really does it. Thanks again!
Fantastic video. Elsemere is on my list. This video was like a taste test for the real thing. I like the monolog over pictures. You have shown me something easy and entertaining I can do without carrying too much stuff. And I am 63 and no one would be excited by my modelling :) . Long lens for muskox and good cheap camera and off I go. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Fascinating. My goal is to one day explore the Arctic landscape. Can you share the map of the trail and necessary skills/equipment to conquer the journey ?
Hi Minh, here's the map gotrekkers.com/copy-of-ellesmere-island-ad-astra-area-map/ The skills/equipment question is tougher to answer. I started with long backpacking trips in less isolated regions of about 10days. Once I felt ready to tackle a far northern trip, I contacted the parks service. They have lots of info specific to the region. Super helpful. If you are preparing for a northern trip, feel free to contact me and we can do a Zoom call.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video, I like it so so much! You are definitely one of the very few lucky ones in this world that can visit this place with such serene beauty. Hope you can keep this video here at UA-cam so that I can watch it once in awhile
Good eye, redhammer :-) There were mosquitoes, and on our travel dates, mostly in the lower elevations. Tukltut Nogait is another park in the north, and it has even more! ua-cam.com/video/rWd4dzKm8FE/v-deo.html
Wow you went to Ellesmere? Part of that is more north than Svalbard! Ellesmere is I think on BBC Earth Arctic show where the artic foxes die of starvation. So barren and frigid. Impressed you saw it in person.
Thank you, sir, so very much, for this amazing and very unique YT-video from your nine days backpacking Quttinirpaak National Park in the beautiful Island of Ellesmere! Truly a special place to visit! One question, do your hiking friends also published a UA-cam video from your hiking backpacking nine days visit`? Wishing you, and your friends, Happy Holidays and a Blessed Coming New Year! Greetings from Sweden!
Great to hear from you and thanks for the comments and question Carl. The rest of the group didn't post video, but Joe has some photos on instagram. You will find them here: instagram.com/jpmckenna27/ Best wishes to you as well for the holidays!
Thanks for dropping by my channel Archie. If they are running a Top of the World Charter, that will probably be your best option. Ask the Park about it if it isn't on the web page. I'd expect the price to be at least 10k pp from Resolute. If they don't run a charter, you might have to hire one, costing as a guess, maybe CAD80k return from Resolute.
@@Naser_Gharbeen We went with parks Canada. I don't know if they still run the charter, but you can ask: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nu/quttinirpaaq/visit Also, Blackfeather sometimes runs guided (but more pricey) trips.
Interesting trip but I am questioning the use of still shots. Why not just make a real video and drop the photos. This is a video platform after all, not a photo posting site.
Thanks for an interesting comment. I use the best footage available for the story, with a bias towards video. As it turns out, sometimes there is no video, or only poor quality video. In this trip Glen's gopro was lost, and with it a lot of great video.
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Thank you very much for sharing these BEAUTIFUL images of this remote island, in the Far North of Canada! I want to know the most remote places in the world! Greetings from Brazil!.
One of the most remote land on the planet, great video.
Thanks Ethan. I feel very privileged to have had the chance to go.
It's like another planet.
Yes, it sure felt like that at times.
Very nice talk and tour. Peaceful.
Thanks for stopping by and the comment, Loisray. Leaving the city and its problems behind is indeed peaceful for me.
Great video, I like the images, narration and music. This place looks so far away and extreme. Thank you.
Thanks Michael. I appreciate the comments.
While you were on Ellesmere, I was on Axel Heiberg. You had better weather! There was a cold front sitting over Greenland which would not quit and provided the area, where we were, with more rain in the “polar desert” than usual.
Great that you saw so much wildlife!
Axel Heiberg was stunning from the plane! Thanks for dropping by;very cool to hear your high arctic experience on Axel Heiberg.
I’ve always had an obsession with wanting to visit places on earth with little human civilization, like some pacific islands and the Amazon, this is now one of them ❤️ just one of the most unique kinds of terrain that you can find, looks like another planet!
Thanks for the comment brisketandsomeribs. I totally agree :-)
sadly if you go visit amazon its less remote than you think. ofc you have parts where no people live but its almost not doable to get to those places
I’m down. Let’s go.
I didn't know John Wilson went to Quttiniripaak! Very cool video, thanks for posting. I especially appreciated that y'all called out how the landscape is changing by decade.
Thanks adsteel. And now I will have to watch a John Wilson video, LOL.
what a neat place to visit, thank you
The landscape there is really awesome ! The sense of solitude you get in places like this is unique. The words "you are on your own" really have a meaning there. I am surprised though -maybe it's just me who doesn't see it but you guys did not seem to carry a gun with you. Not for hunting of course but for self defense.
Thanks for dropping by and commenting, Cristian. We really enjoyed the solitude, landscapes, and the self reliance aspects. Visitors can't take a gun in the park (except perhaps for Inuit people). We think this part of park is OK for us without a gun -and we did have bear spray. Some parts of the arctic have higher risks though!
This was marvellous, thankyou so much. I am looking into going somewhere in the Canadian Arctic maybe next year and this film really does it. Thanks again!
Great to hear from you Kato! Arctic trips with good friends is one of my favourite things. Always a great experience for us.
Great views and music. Very interesting.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for stopping by.
Fantastic video. Elsemere is on my list. This video was like a taste test for the real thing. I like the monolog over pictures. You have shown me something easy and entertaining I can do without carrying too much stuff. And I am 63 and no one would be excited by my modelling :) . Long lens for muskox and good cheap camera and off I go. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the comments and dropping by. Tell us your story if you go and take lots of pictures!
Fascinating. My goal is to one day explore the Arctic landscape. Can you share the map of the trail and necessary skills/equipment to conquer the journey ?
Hi Minh, here's the map gotrekkers.com/copy-of-ellesmere-island-ad-astra-area-map/
The skills/equipment question is tougher to answer. I started with long backpacking trips in less isolated regions of about 10days. Once I felt ready to tackle a far northern trip, I contacted the parks service. They have lots of info specific to the region. Super helpful. If you are preparing for a northern trip, feel free to contact me and we can do a Zoom call.
congrats on your achievement! thank you for taking the trip so i could experience some part of it from my warm apartment
Thanks Mike! Glad you enjoyed it.
awesome video :)
Glad to be an armchair traveller.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video, I like it so so much! You are definitely one of the very few lucky ones in this world that can visit this place with such serene beauty. Hope you can keep this video here at UA-cam so that I can watch it once in awhile
Thanks Chromegoh, your comment gave me a smile! (and, yes, I plan to keep all my videos on youtube).
dam there is mosquitos up there too!! 9:42 on your thumb
Good eye, redhammer :-) There were mosquitoes, and on our travel dates, mostly in the lower elevations. Tukltut Nogait is another park in the north, and it has even more! ua-cam.com/video/rWd4dzKm8FE/v-deo.html
from italyyyy great videooo
Wow you went to Ellesmere? Part of that is more north than Svalbard! Ellesmere is I think on BBC Earth Arctic show where the artic foxes die of starvation. So barren and frigid. Impressed you saw it in person.
The BBC Earth show sounds amazing. I will look it up.!
Thank you, sir, so very much, for this amazing and very unique YT-video from your nine days backpacking Quttinirpaak National Park in the beautiful Island of Ellesmere! Truly a special place to visit! One question, do your hiking friends also published a UA-cam video from your hiking backpacking nine days visit`? Wishing you, and your friends, Happy Holidays and a Blessed Coming New Year! Greetings from Sweden!
Great to hear from you and thanks for the comments and question Carl. The rest of the group didn't post video, but Joe has some photos on instagram. You will find them here: instagram.com/jpmckenna27/
Best wishes to you as well for the holidays!
Ellesmere, more like Greenland expansion pack.
Looks like a truly amazing place! What is the cheapest way to get to Ellesmere Island / Quttinirpaaq Park?
Thanks for dropping by my channel Archie. If they are running a Top of the World Charter, that will probably be your best option. Ask the Park about it if it isn't on the web page. I'd expect the price to be at least 10k pp from Resolute. If they don't run a charter, you might have to hire one, costing as a guess, maybe CAD80k return from Resolute.
Does a handheld compass work there?
Great question. I didn't try, although would be fun to check. I recall that the Park toid us that compasses are unreliable and to use gps units.
@@SteveRuuthSJR 🤔 interesting.
Nice vid , which month was it ?
Hi Naser, thanks for the question. We started the hike on June 30.
@@SteveRuuthSJRthanks for reply , can i have the name of tour operator please ?
@@Naser_Gharbeen We went with parks Canada. I don't know if they still run the charter, but you can ask: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nu/quttinirpaaq/visit
Also, Blackfeather sometimes runs guided (but more pricey) trips.
Interesting trip but I am questioning the use of still shots. Why not just make a real video and drop the photos. This is a video platform after all, not a photo posting site.
Thanks for an interesting comment. I use the best footage available for the story, with a bias towards video. As it turns out, sometimes there is no video, or only poor quality video. In this trip Glen's gopro was lost, and with it a lot of great video.
i was in awe about how remote this place is a few days ago, i'd never be able to reach it by myself so i hoped a video like this existed :) thank you
Thanks for visiting and your comment. I'm happy to share the photos and videos and getting feedback means a lot.