Let's get real for a moment. Spring update 2024 // DAVE SEARLE
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Check Out the Oak app here.
getoak.app/
If you are struggling with your mental health then I strongly encourage you to reach out to someone. You are not alone.
Good for you for talking with someone. Being a parent is really hard.
Honestly I completely underestimated it but I’m slowly rising to the challenges. Thanks for listening
@@DaveSearle Dave, hang in there, it will get easier. the second one won’t be 2x more like 1 1/2x. Family takes a lot of time especially if you are the major earner. Take care and good luck with the app.
Having my kids made me shut my outdoors business down and get back to engineering. I wish the best of success in all your endeavors Dave. Parenting is damn hard!
Dave, Congratulations on the family front! I appreciate you sharing the economics of being a guide and family man. I've seen most of your videos and I appreciate all of them. I stepped away from my mountaineering to concentrate on my family and work, but I'm committed to getting back at it this year. A lot has changed in the last 30 years. Your videos have been an excellent review and introduction to new equipment. I look forward to seeing Oak. I know that it would be useful here in the United States. Some quick video suggestions: I'd like to see a demonstration of the emergency group shelter you carry. You've mentioned it several times before, but never shown it. I'd also be interested in seeing your first aid kit. Do you carry a stock kit, or have you customized it to treat the injuries you are most likely to encounter. These can be short five minute videos. I'd also like to see advanced rope techniques, such as roped slope cutting, repelling over a cornice, skiing roped up, etc
I'll add to the chorus of appreciation here. You are an excellent teacher. As an OG avalanche dog and one time aspiring guide who realized I didn't possess all the attributes that guides need long ago, I really appreciate all that you bring to this community. I would have loved to have an app like Oak a few years ago when I returned to Japan to retire. I lack for partners but I'm also dealing with autoimmune disease that is sapping my strength and my ability to be consistently ready to crush. I'm slowing down but still getting out when my body will allow. I use skills I've learned from your videos and try to keep informed about what the guiding world is doing. Your channel is an important part of that. Thank you and keep pressin' on, brother.
Massive respect for speaking so candidly. I have found many of your videos very helpful in the past. Spotted various bits about Oak whenever I've been in Chamonix in recent months. Will be keeping a keen eye on it.
Ive watched all of your videos and included many of your tricks and tips into my own skimountaineering and I feel ive gained a lot of from it. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience. Really hope you will continue to do so!
Thanks for the positive words!
The app sounds cool. I recently moved where I live so finding climbing partners was a little more difficult.
In terms of the comments, the majority of us are really happy with the videos we watch but we don't leave comments. We still love you
So helpful to hear you share this information. Big appreciation here.
Hey Dave, firstly thanks for the effort you put into the channel! I have been a climber for 25years and a father for 7. Those first few years were tough! But now I am topping peaks and routes with my eldest and it’s the best feeling ever!!! Thanks to your channel I’m not teaching him 15 year old techniques. For that I am truly grateful! Thank you 🙏
Respect for you putting yourself out there Dave, it takes real courage to do that. Your channel has helped so many people and I’m sure Oak will be a great success - sounds like you’re doing all the right things for all the right reasons 👍
I appreciate that
Thanks for the update, great that you have your priorities clear! For anyone wondering, Dave really is as open and warm in real life as he shows in these videos!
😊 thanks Philipp!
Dave - Thanks for this info. I love your channel and go back to your videos frequently, particularly as I transition from mainly resort to free-ride and backcountry skiing (too late in life). I am sad to hear that you get (and worry about) negative comments. Your videos are superb - technical and detailed but also thorough and understandable - particularly when a piece of gear or a method is less familiar. Keep up the good work - just joined your channel at the max rate in the hope it helps out a little! Illegitimi non carborundum!!
We’re all behind you David!
Thanks!
Hey mate, firstly congratulations on becoming a Dad! That’s a huge life event in its self, well done for the honest update, some exciting changes on the horizon. I live in New Zealand and look forward to the Oak app coming to this part of the world. Sounds potentially better than some of the climbing/trekking Facebook groups I’m joined to which seem to tolerate knob end, big wall wannabe back country keyboard hero members .
I just wanna meet cool people to go hiking, climbing and exploring with.. and not necessarily blokes!😃 all the best
Looking forward to having the capacity to grow more around the world!
Well done Dave for the candor and recognising what balance might look like in your life right now
Hi Dave, you won’t remember me, but a few years back we shared a beer and a few laughs along with your colleague Ali from Scotland in the Torino hut. I was there with a Slovenian guide (Lori). I thought then how professional you seemed for such a young guide. Good luck with your new venture and thanks for the excellent content👍, cheers mate🍺
Massive respect Dave - as a 52 yr old who is always stressed out at work and watch your videos in the eve to relax, good on you. Family always comes first - and watching your kids grow will go way faster than you think. I moved closer to Banff 10 years ago when my son was 8 at the time as he had a passion for the mountain - I'm glad I invested the time with him as he now climbs 5.12 trad and skis absolutely anything, by which I mean b-country. It's been an amazing period for me - and one you don't want to miss out on with your kids - be it hitting the local resort for some sweet turns or bootpacking up a steep 60 deg couloir with crampons and an ice axe (daddy hint - a 17 yr old just rips up a boot pack! But you need to harness the energy / enthusiasm / avalanche conditions). Enjoy it - guiding life is challenging. There's an old saying around here in Canadian Rockies about mountain guides that goes something like this: what's the difference between a mountain guide and a pizza ? The pizze feeds the family. Kind'a sad saying really as mountain guides are an amazing gateway to new experiences, but it's not an easy life by any means...
Hi -
I really value your videos, it is so refreshing to have someone explaining things and coaching rather than the classic "we go - bend ze knees".
I am a fairly good
backcountry skier and and a reasonable sport&alpine climber. For me my goal for a
day out with a guide is to further my knowledge not just go cool places and often this is hard to achieve. I think you very much differentiate here, thank you.
I have been a member of Oak for sometime and I did not realize you were connected. It is a very exciting app and I look forward to joining a tour. For me safety is the number one. It's important for me to know that the people in the group have an understanding of the terrain, yes they have the gear, but do they know how to use it? and do they know how to avoid having to use is it?
I wish you all the best with the additional role at Oak.
1) All my support for the stress associated with becoming a parent and homeowner on top of busy work schedule, I'm learning to navigate this space at the moment too.
2) The app sounds great ! Great was to grow a network with like-minded people.
Congrats on the new opportunity with the oak app Dave. I just want you to know that I really enjoy your videos. They are super well crafted and provide a lot of value for broad range of mountain athletes. Please keep producing these in the style that you have been developing!
I can only add to all these positive comments. For me, your instructional videos are the best in the ski-touring and alpinist world; outstanding quality video without all the mistakes that others make, with clear teachings and clear diction - and just so many tips, tricks and hacks to make the most out of our modern equipment. I love what Oak is about and I think there is phenomenal development potential there, so I wish you all the best with it - I'll be following it closely! And lastly, well done and thank you for your candid, brave and honest admission about mental health challenges, (a) for recognising the issue, (b) for addressing it - and making the right choices IMHO and (c) telling us all about it. Thank you Dave, and keep at it all!!!
Great hearing you recommend taking care of mental health by reaching out to professionals. So many mountain sports athletes try to get “busy” as a way to cope.
Also excited to hear about you starting to explore business. Love the idea of cutting out the middleman in guiding to promote individual guides, as I’ve found guiding companies myself and friends work for are pretty much marketing companies.
Love it buddy
Appreciate your videos very much, even if much is well beyond my skill level it's always a fun watch. Sounds like you got a plan forward, which is the hardest but most important part
Downloaded the app! Good luck with the business! I met you a few weeks ago in Chamonix and I'm happy i could say hi. Cheers
New subscriber, 69 yr old climber…best wishes in continuing therapy and health! My own therapeutic work made me a better version of myself, a better spouse, and much better father and trust you’ll see the benefits over many years and life adventures ahead!
Well done prioritizing metal health and time with family. In the mid 90s I flirted with a career in guiding but realized the lifestyle was not what I wanted in the mid to long term. The Canadian guiding industry and market has evolved considerably since the and I'm glad to see more options for guides, but it is still a hard career.
very sorry to hear that you've been going through such a rough patch. really hope that you're able to recover and find all the joy for you family life as well as for your professional life. also i'd like to add that i really learned a lot from your content and all the effort you're putting in is highly appreciated.
Hi Dave - I love your content and massively appreciate all the effort that you put into it. You're a real pro and very articulate. I've downloaded the app. Best wishes with finding the right balance in your life. Your comments resonate with me - my kids now in late teens but I totally get where you're coming from thinking about my experiences over the past 18 years. Keep safe 🙂.
Good on you Dave, thanks for sharing. Big supporter of your content, big love ❤
🙏
Your app might be useful for the paragliding community, linking people, flying sites, weather etc.
It’s something we could consider!
Good on you for being open and honest about how you've been feeling. It's very helpful. I'm encountering those sentiments every day in my practice and it helps a lot for guys to know they can talk about it. In Chamonix and Whistler a lot of those struggling turned to booze, drugs or pushed themselves so hard in the mountains until they broke physically.
Hope the App goes well. I downloaded it a while ago and it looks pretty good. Hopefully get to join some trips in the future.
Thanks Alex! Yeah trying to build healthy coping mechanisms!
@@DaveSearle And for the sponsors I got the Smith Pursuits after your review.
Great video and thanks for sharing🙏🏻
Thanks for listening!
Life is hard. Simple reality. Having kids just amps everything up. The amazing and the bad. You seem to have a good work ethic and the simple fact that you’re trying to understand things and take personal responsibility is great. Get up each day and try to take it on. Some days it works. Others it doesn’t. On days it does and in days it doesn’t … get up the next day and try to take it on. Love the vids by the way … will hit you up for a session next time I’m in Cham.
Hi Dave, I'm a bsiness consultant and had the same idea of the apps purpose back in the days when I was a student ;-) Happy to read about your success!
I've found your videos very useful and informative, keep it up.
New to ski touring since COVID.
I have a Dave Searle folder I save them to so I can watch again.
You are awesome! Thank you for the content you deliver and know that it brings great value to many outdoor enthusiasts. Thanks for all the work that you do!
As a newcomer to ski mountaineering and climbing your videos have been amazingly useful and enjoyable 😁 with the passion and work shown in your videos anything you shift your attention to will thrive. Good on you for finding where your time is best spent 😊. Can't wait for more adventures facilitated by this app🔥. Best wishes to you and your family from new zealand
I’m very new to mountaineering but since I’ve decided that I really want to get into it now that I’ve been climbing for a couple of years I have been very grateful for your videos so thank you tons
Just a note of thanks for all the videos, great instruction and much appreciated. Also really appreciate the honesty around trying to get the balance in life ~ always challenging! Best of luck with the app, sounds interesting and a nice route into finding like minded folks.
Hello Dave, been following you for a while - congrats for the open heart - too many people limit social networks to the good news show . I downloaded the app, will check it out and hope seeing you in Cham.
Much appreciated
Hope things improve for you soon Dave, don’t let the trolls get to you too much, always remember for every mouthy moron there’s many many more of us silently enjoying the content and getting lots out of it!
The app sounds really cool and certainly something I’ll explore when I’m next in the mountains.
In terms of future content, I’d love to hear your opinions on the impacts of climate change on mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Massif. Which areas/routes are really suffering now or will be problematic in the coming years/decades. Any famous routes that need to be bagged sooner rather than later? One of my biggest fears is not getting to enjoy some of the famous routes before they deteriorate irreversibly.
Take care mate!
When I lived in France I spent a lot of time vetting potential partners at Gaillands, which became my partner vetting locality. Only 1 in 5 or so I would go out with again. Not always to do with skills or safety but often we just didn't click. But the app could be better than fb for sure. I'd still be wary of doing anything serious with someone new.
Very nice video ❤
Dave, you're videos and content are superb. Don't let the haters get you down. Going out and doing a tour with you IRL is on my bucket list ;-)
Really nice Dave. Thanks for the honesty. Your vid’s are great. It can be hard to share emotionally on social media, but seems like you are facing it head on and handling it well. Looking forward to Oak’s success.
Best of luck Dave. Just downloaded the app and looking forward to watching app grow.
Awesome to hear of your future plans. I can't speak for others but your channel is a must view for my self as I love the outdoors as you do and now as Im older I dont get to accomplish all the fun I used to do. I have enjoyed your content as you are very skilled and have a great approach to teaching what you know.
The app sounds like a promising idea. Wondering if there is an opportunity to bring in existing clubs who could use it to plan/organise member trips?
Welcome to the team Dave! 🚀
Thank you! 🙏
Brave video. Thanks for all the value you provide! Wishing you all the best in all your endeavors, including and especially with your growing family. You're absolutely correct to prioritize your mental health. Without having that in order, all those other tasks and responsibilities become somewhere between difficult and impossible.
App download, I’m a solo skier and booked to go to Chamonix in January so hopefully come in handy 👍 it’s good to hear some honesty about UA-cam, mental health is important to keep in check, I know !
Thanks Dave, you are pure gold 🙏
Thanks for your videos! Love the alpine touring content with the details on how to equip and move in the alpine. Hope to get to Chamonix in the next couple of seasons to visit soon and will contact you to make those epic runs!
Well done - so proud of you son 😊
Thanks dad!
Love the candid and openness of your videos. Have you thought about getting an editor for your UA-cam videos? Might be a way to cut-down on the grunt-work, and focus more on balancing. . . Even if it cuts down your income per video, you could put out more content.
Would love if you’d talk about balancing family-life, guiding and content creating as you go about it, as it’s something we all deal with as well.
Not asking for MORE content, but that it would make putting it out less tiresome and more enjoyable? As you get to focus on the fun parts.
Thanks for all the energy you've been putting into the video. I have personally learned and improved from your content. I have a house in Chamonix, and I will book one day with you to meet you and give back. It takes courage to put yourself out there! Thank you! Oak is really exciting and I would love to contribute in any possible way 🙂
It's great news and certainly a step in the right direction. I've been a subscriber to your UA-cam channel for a while, and your videos have painted a picture of your lifestyle. Initially, it seemed very appealing, and I aspired to live similarly. However, I've come to understand the realities of being a guide. It's an ideal fit for someone in their 20s, blending work with personal passions. But as time goes on, one might find it challenging to fulfill other life ambitions with this way of living, such as starting a family, owning a home, or securing a stable income. Your decision will undoubtedly serve you better in these respects. In essence, to lead a content life, one must make more money through enjoyable work and ensure ample free time for family and personal interests. Unfortunately, the guide lifestyle falls short in providing this. Wishing you the best with your entrepreneurial ventures and congrats on your successes! 👍
You are the second educator/content creator I have seen that has joined up with Oak. Looks like they are doing some aggressive work toward building a great community! Super cool! I just joined, but being from the US, there isn't much here yet. Hope to see it expand! I run a small FB community for mountaineers in my area and am struggling to help get people together and to plan trips. This could be a good tool for that!
Wouldn't it be a great addition to include current conditions in the app? This way, users could filter by tours and see when they were last done by an app user, as well as read their description. It would be like a summary of tour forums, Facebook groups, and Strava. In Germany, we have a mountain report for the upcoming weekend, which would also be a great addition.
This is 100% something that we are working on from the ground up. Current conditions plus verifying people’s outings. Thanks for your input!
Well done for your honesty 👏 👍
Just downloaded it, from the Pennsylvania area of USA. Maybe I can part of the East coast take over lol
We would love to see it take off in the states! Still a lot more development needs to happen before we have a great product but it’s moving in the right direction
Thanks
Burnout is just a matter of time, be carefull.
I think you are right if you keep at a high pace. That’s why im scaling back and getting focused!
You need a microphone windscreen or sellotape your arms to your sides. 😉
Yeah I know. The problem with being a one man band and not having someone checking the audio. Interesting that’s what you focused on. Thanks though
@@DaveSearle - Just a wee bit of constructive criticism to up your already considerable game. Great content as usual.
@rankbajin yeah thanks: don’t worry it annoyed me to!
You should ingnore all the negative comments.
Easier said than done unfortunately, in order to respond to people and drive engagement you need to actually read all the comments and make decisions about what to say.