Hiking paradise | five days in a wild Australian gorge
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Join me and my good mate Alex, for a five day hike through amazing Australian Wilderness. We walk, wade, swim and make our way through the entire gorge, travelling around 70 km. We set up camp in some amazing spots and despite the hard work and tricky conditions, we have a fantastic time and lots of laughs.
This is stunning, ancient country.
Please note, off-track walking in remote and isolated places can be amazing, but also very difficult and dangerous. We are both experienced bush walkers (we have walked this gorge for over 13 years) and have the right gear to make this type of adventure as a safe as possible. We undertook extensive research and planning and supported each other to walk to the conditions and within our abilities.
Some of the gear I use (not sponsored or placed)
Shoes - Adidas Terrex Swift 2 mid GTX
Gaiters - Sea to Summit Quagmire (event - medium)
Pants - Montane Terra
Pack - Granite Gear Crown 2 60 long (I will use the Blaze 60 in future for extended trips with heavy loads)
Tent - Nemo Dagger 2P
Sleeping bag - Mont Helium 600
Sleeping pad - Sea to Summing Either Light XT (insulated regular wide)
Headlamp - Nitecore NU25
Stove - Soto Windmaster
Coffee Dripper - Munieq Tetra Drip (PP large)
Main camera - Olympus OMD EM1 iii with Rode VideoMicPro+ (7-14 F2.8 pro and 14-150ii)
Go Pro - Hero 9 black - media mod with Rode Video Micro.
great work Erik, this was amazing to watch, thanks for sharing. In the end, what was your total weight setting out? I'd be keen to see another load out review talking about what you took with you.
Thanks Dave, glad you enjoyed it. I didn't have time to film a gear load out video this time around, but I did list some of my main gear in the video description. My starting weight was 19.1 kgs. This doesn't include 2L water or 350ml of gin. 4.5 kgs of that weight was 6 days worth of food and another 4.1kgs for camera gear.
Movie length episode - nice. Appreciate the effort to film and especially the time to edit.
Such a pristine waterway. What a glorious place to camp.
It sure is mate!
Hey mate, you might know of it already but 3B Cream is excellent for preventing chafing. The water won’t wash it off either on your crossings. I generally put it on if I’m doing a longer hike or even going for a run. It’s an absolute game changer. People recommend other creams and even Vaso but I promise you 3B is the best you will find. Vaso is perfect for the healing process but not as nice to have on as a preventative. Enjoying the video so far!
Thanks mate - I haven't come across either of those yet - will check them out.
@@ERIKOFFTRACK Yeah I wasn’t aware of 3B until I enlisted into the infantry. It could have been a very short career otherwise 😂
Glad to see a new post
Magic country indeed! What an awesome adventure. Great to see you posting a new video for us to all enjoy. Safe travels mate!
Thanks mate!
Nice one Erik, beautiful country. Congrats on the upcoming nuptials, hope you recover from the Chaffe before the wedding 😜
Ha thanks Russ, yeah stunning country and I did manage to recover in time. Cheers mate
Amazing looking gorge walk. What an adventure
An awesome adventure Erik n Alex. Such a wearysome trail that you did justice to. The waterways looked great but the pikes of debris show how badly the fires then the floods picking it up have changed the landscape. Alex has some dry wit that threw in for entertainment .. like his Superman look .. lol. ATVB guys want some more of these they are epic. Thanks for sharing our beautiful outdoors. Bushyboy Oz.
Thanks Bushboy, glad you enjoyed it mate, although going to have to disagree with you on the superman look lol. Cheers Erik
Another epic multi-day hike Boys! That was some amazing scenery you hiked through and can't believe just how much debris had collected along the stumps, rocks, embankments, etc. and seeing the volume of river rocks and boulders was insane!! Bugger about the chafing Erik... I'm sure deep down Alex felt bad for you! 🤣😂 Thanks for taking us along Mate.
Haha, yeah I think deep down Alex felt some sympathy. It's an impressive system alright, it's amazing how much it is constantly changing. Thanks for watching, Cheers Erik
No i didn't
Thanks for taking us along. Alex is a laugh and red pants are lucky! (Asian grannies wear them for good fortune, no joke.)
Haha that is the best and i'll take great pleasure in letting him know! Thanks for watching. Cheers Erik
Wow, that's what I call an adventure! Nice camping after an adventurous and challenging "trail" is the best combination ;) I really had a good time following you guys out there! Great video Erik
Thanks very much, really glad you enjoyed watching!
Great to see another vid from you Erik. Epic trek in awesome country 👌 Liked Alex’ Superman outfit also 😄 Thanks for another good video 👍
All ways love your videos that is some pretty country and clear water thank you for taking us with you.
Great vid Eric. Did you see many fish
Absolutely enjoyed this, keep up the good work Eric, I look forward to when your video drops. Keep them coming. Definitely underrated channel, should have at least 50k subs. That'll come soon.
A great adventure, thank you. You both must have gotten over it all walking so far on those damn rocks !
Ha thanks. The first few walks were really hard, but you can find a rythym after a while. After five days though, I managed to wear down the soles on my brand new shoes by over half.
Quality video Erik and Alex, I really enjoyed this one.
great walk and video - get some lyra shorts or stepones fro the chaffage
Thanks - yep have got some new shorts after that trip.
What a fantastic hike, thank you for taking your camera and documenting it for us. Another great video
Thanks very much, appreciate it.
Another phenomenal video Erik: well worth the wait! Outstanding camerawork: thanks for carrying that crazy pack weight so we could come along. As always: looking forward to next time!
Thank you, really appreciate it
Have to say Erik....some of your greatest camera work to date!...spectacular scenery and a big thanks to yourself and Alex for taking the huge effort in allowing us to come along. Appreciate it greatly mate. Fantastic news re: upcoming wedding.
Hope Alison males an honest man out of you..😉
All the best my friend
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Thanks very much Jeff, appreciate that, I had hoped to film more, but it was just too hard to make the distance and film. We had a great wedding a few weeks ago thank you, even had a little snow. Cheers mate.
Incredible scenery! Thanks Erik. I would love to do a trek like that. And Alex; bit of a funny bugger! :D
Thanks Sam, yeah it's a special place alright. Alex has his moments, most of which I need to edit out lol
Something-or-other-es, love that 😄. What an enjoyable trip, thank you for the realistic footage of our creeks and bush like we're all there and the ribbing between you and your mate 😁
Haha, that's the technical term. Thanks very much!
Great video Eric, always enjoy them 👍
Gorgeous video composition, shots are so nicely filmed. Well done.🎞🎥
Thanks very much
Great trip. Epic! Thanks for taking us along.
G'day Erik, Alex, (or should I say superman, with the blue shirt and red jocks on the outside).
Gorg-e-ous alright !!!!!!!!!!!!! ........the landscape, not the attire ; )
That's way more than I've ever taken on and with the extra hindrance of filming, and indeed rubbing in the wrong places, a mighty fine effort, hats off !!!!!.
Congratulations and best o' luck with the wedding. Cheers Duke.
Thanks Duke, appreciate that as always. Wedding went really well, even had some snow. Cheers mate
Solid effort mate. Lugging all that camera gear around can’t be easy. Another awesome video. It’s crazy to see how much sections of the gorge have changed after the fires and floods. Thanks for bringing us along on the journey
Thank you appreciate that, yeah it's such a dynamic system, amazing how it constantly changes. Cheers Erik
Really enjoyed it.. well filmed!👍.. look forward to your next adventure.
That's great to hear, thank you!
Looks absolutely amazing, love this kind of adventure.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
Will be looking forward to Erik and Wife off track, congratulations.
Nice one mate, always pleasant to see footage of that area. A huge effort on all that filming!
There really isn't an easy way out of there is there, definitely have to work for it.
Thanks mate. Yeah it doesn't give up anything for free.
Bamn!!!! And we're off!!! 😊😊👍
Ha, I just stumbled upon your Lerderderg Video. Any more Blade Adventures videos in the works?
@@roh5876 Thanks! Yes, but I'd rather not self promote on Erik's channel 👍😊
Haha, WTF is with Alex's superman outfit on the 3rd night??? 🥴
Ps. Congrats to you and Alison... the photos of the big day were amazing, looked like you had a brilliant day, and you've got a gorgeous girl there! 💙
Haha - that what I said! Terrible outfit indeed. Thanks Amy, wedding was fantastic!
Haters gonna hate
@@MrAASClarke 🤣🍻🦸♂️
Did it cross your mind how much gold you walked over ?
Yeah it did actually, but from what I can figure out, the old timers never found any in this system.
Love the name Ric. Lol.
There’s gold in them thare hills.
Great hike Eric.
Nice one boys 👍
You take a lot on mate, lots of tough kms...love the underwear work👍😂
You take a lot on mate, lots of tough kms...love the underwear work👍😂
You take a lot on mate, lots of tough kms...love the underwear work👍😂
You take a lot on mate, lots of tough kms...love the underwear work👍😂
You take a lot on mate, lots of tough kms...love the underwear work👍😂
Awesome as always Eric!! It’s amazing what fire and flood can do.
What catchment are you in?
Is it the Macleay ?
great video erik :)
Next year Erik will hike in a full body lycra suit to avoid chafing.
I am borrowing yours yeah?
@@ERIKOFFTRACK i only have arseless leather chaps, but you can borrow if need be?
Hey Erik, love the out put. Have You ever come across someone on one of these type of Hikes?
Hey mate - yes I have run into people before on these sort of trips, but it's only ever happened this place. I typically plan my trips in fairly remote / unknown areas - so normally I don't see people at all.
Sunday night sorted 👍
what kind of boots are you guys using? they seem to have excellent grip, even when wet.
Yeah a lot of boots don't grip well on wet rocks, so the rubber compound and lug pattern are really important, especially for a walk like this. I was wearing Adidas Terrex Swift R2 boots - they use a sole from the company Continental. Alex wore Scarpa Kailash Trek boots with Vibram soles. Both offer good grip in these sort of conditions. A trek like this will wear boots quickly though. Mine were brand new and I think I've taken at least half the tred off on this trip.
@@ERIKOFFTRACK thanks mate