A snowy 5 day hike through the volcanic Geghama Range in Armenia, with trail dogs Tess and Molly. We were planning to hike the full 114 km Transcaucasian Trail section, but things didn't quite go to plan... Hope you enjoy the first of many Armenia hiking films! Cheers, Kim & Del
Thank you so much for showing the beautiful and wild nature of Armenia. The quality of your content is absolutely amazing. I hope to see more places because our country got a lot more to offer and many of those places are unknown to travelers.
Thanks Aram, glad you enjoyed the video. We had a great time in Armenia, hiking and travelling around for 3 months at the end of last year. We still have lots more to share from our time in Armenia! Thanks for watching and appreciating our work 😊 Kim
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank yo,u Kim. I'm a travel writer myself and one of the blogs is about Armenia and I'm really happy to see high-quality content about Armenia. Cheers!
This was an amazing video guys, thanks a lot! It's now my favorite video about Geghama mountains! Even that I have been guiding tourists to there for many years, and see those landscapes in regular basis, still watched with great interest... Wondering what happened to the dogs, since you started from one point ended in a completely different location
Hey, thanks very much! As someone who knows the area so well, it means a lot to hear you enjoyed our video and watched it with interest. We were concerned about the dogs ourselves, but when we returned to the area a couple of months later, visiting Geghard Monastery in a rented Lada Niva, we saw one of them outside someone’s house along the road. She was much grown but seemed to recognise us. She was being well looked after and we were invited in for food and drink with the family. They said the other dog had been taken in by someone else but didn’t know where she was. Anyway, we were delighted to know that they’d found a home 😃
Another beautiful triumph of a film, silent hike, breathtaking landscapes but still very grounded in the reality of the hike. Thanks once again - have become a patreon cos I really want you to keep making these!!
Thank you so much for the kind words and support, you are officially Patron #7 and we really appreciate it! More hiking films to come, for sure 😁 Cheers! Kim
Another brilliant video and so enjoyable and relaxing to watch. Your photography is superb. It did look like a challenging hike. Love the dogs tagging along too. Thanks again.
Thanks Sue, really appreciate you watching and we’re very glad you enjoyed it and found it relaxing… that’s always our hope. It was challenging, particularly due to the conditions and scarcity of water, but having those great dogs for company made it all the easier 🙂
Wow, just loved this and your other videos on Georgia. Love the adopted pups too. Definitely had me smiling just watching the miles slip by in such gorgeous landscapes. And the debriefs at the end of the silent pieces is excellent: very interesting and quite informative too. Cheers.
Cheers Walter, thanks for getting in touch and letting us know you enjoyed these videos, it really does mean a lot. There is something special about this landscape (and the Georgian mountains too) and we will never forget the time spent with those two pups. Thanks again 😃
I've been living in Armenia for a year and I haven't had the opportunity to visit Azhdahak, and now it's covered with snow there. I will look forward to the next season. However, I visited a bunch of other places here :)
Great, hope you get a chance to visit next summer, it's an amazing place! So many cool places to visit in Armenia, glad you've been able to explore lots already. We spent 3 months hiking and travelling around, and we still have loads more videos to edit and share here! Do you have a favourite place in Armenia so far?
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Yes, the mt. Dimats made the greatest impression on me. But in addition to Ajdahak, the Khustup mountain in the south of Armenia is also in my plans))
@@FromTheForest57 oh yeah, the scenerery around Mt Dimats is amazing! I'm not surprised this left a great impression on you : ) We hiked and camped around there and it was beautiful. Khustup is wonderful too, you will love it I'm sure! Eventually we will edit and share our videos of our multi-day hikes on the Transcaucasian Trail through these regions. Finishing the rest of our Armenia films has been on our to-do list for far too long!
I’ve rewatched 3 times. Thank you for such a gorgeous video of my country. And thanks for taking those pups along for the ride, looks like they loved it!
A wonderful new video of your Armenia adventure! I love the trail dogs and the incredibly beautiful scenery out there, looks like you were completely alone on the trail.
Thanks Mario! Yeah, it's a unique place in Armenia, we loved the expansive scenery and of course we're always happy to have trail dog buddies! We only met 1 other hiker, and a few local farmers at lower elevation. So yeah, very alone!
Thanks Partoo! We didn't have a campervan in Armenia, we did do a road trip with a Lada Niva, but mostly we were staying in guesthouses because it was too cold to camp in December when we did it. You can find the stories from the trip saved in our Instagram highlights if you want to see where we went! Here is a link to the first one (the stories are Niva 1-5) - instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTM5NjgxNjA1NzM0OTE2?story_media_id=2719826874582977202_1133278453&igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Have a great time on your trip! Kim
We've seen it a lot with ourselves and other hikers in Georgia and Armenia, and other places such as Nepal. I think it's just in their nature to follow along with anyone who is kind to them, probably hoping for some food, but also I think they like the company. Because even when we don't have much food to share, they still follow along.
There are nomadic camps up there in the summer and we were there in late September when there was still the odd camp. We figured they just wandered off and that they would go back to their camp, but they just kept following us. Anyway, we met one of them again months later and she was staying with a family near where we finished, and they told us the other dog had found a home elsewhere.
As ever... this left me with a big happy smile! But wow... stark, cold and hard work by the look of it! Have to say, I'm not a fan of being adopted by dogs on hikes... eat your food and bark at every little thing in the night. But nice that you could make it work. Superb edit, and a brilliant review at the end. What a privilege to be able to share in your trip. Your videos connect with me like no TV travel programme is able to do. Thanks so much!
That's what we like to hear! Very happy you enjoyed it and to hear how these films connect with you. Yeah, it was pretty cold and hard work at times, but that just makes it even more memorable! Having a trail dog or two always brightens our day, but I can see how not everyone would like it. Thanks for always watching and appreciating our work! Have a great week, Kim : )
A snowy 5 day hike through the volcanic Geghama Range in Armenia, with trail dogs Tess and Molly. We were planning to hike the full 114 km Transcaucasian Trail section, but things didn't quite go to plan... Hope you enjoy the first of many Armenia hiking films! Cheers, Kim & Del
Awesome hiking trails. Enjoyed this beautiful scenery. Thank you for sharing my friend.
It’s an amazing place to hike. You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it 😃
Thank you so much for showing the beautiful and wild nature of Armenia. The quality of your content is absolutely amazing. I hope to see more places because our country got a lot more to offer and many of those places are unknown to travelers.
Thanks Aram, glad you enjoyed the video. We had a great time in Armenia, hiking and travelling around for 3 months at the end of last year. We still have lots more to share from our time in Armenia! Thanks for watching and appreciating our work 😊 Kim
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank yo,u Kim. I'm a travel writer myself and one of the blogs is about Armenia and I'm really happy to see high-quality content about Armenia. Cheers!
@@aramvardanyan ahh, is your blog Absolute Armenia? We checked it a few times when we were travelling around the country, very helpful!
I am gobsmacked - what an unbelievable video, great work!
Well, thanks! Happy to be able to do a bit of gobsmacking! Thanks for watching and letting us know what you thought 😃
This was an amazing video guys, thanks a lot! It's now my favorite video about Geghama mountains! Even that I have been guiding tourists to there for many years, and see those landscapes in regular basis, still watched with great interest... Wondering what happened to the dogs, since you started from one point ended in a completely different location
Hey, thanks very much! As someone who knows the area so well, it means a lot to hear you enjoyed our video and watched it with interest. We were concerned about the dogs ourselves, but when we returned to the area a couple of months later, visiting Geghard Monastery in a rented Lada Niva, we saw one of them outside someone’s house along the road. She was much grown but seemed to recognise us. She was being well looked after and we were invited in for food and drink with the family. They said the other dog had been taken in by someone else but didn’t know where she was. Anyway, we were delighted to know that they’d found a home 😃
Another beautiful triumph of a film, silent hike, breathtaking landscapes but still very grounded in the reality of the hike. Thanks once again - have become a patreon cos I really want you to keep making these!!
Thank you so much for the kind words and support, you are officially Patron #7 and we really appreciate it! More hiking films to come, for sure 😁 Cheers! Kim
Another brilliant video and so enjoyable and relaxing to watch. Your photography is superb. It did look like a challenging hike. Love the dogs tagging along too. Thanks again.
Thanks Sue, really appreciate you watching and we’re very glad you enjoyed it and found it relaxing… that’s always our hope. It was challenging, particularly due to the conditions and scarcity of water, but having those great dogs for company made it all the easier 🙂
Beautiful, thank you.
Thanks very much 🙏
This is truly a meditative experience watching this beautiful video. Amazing!!!
Thank you, glad to hear it! That's what we're hoping for when we make them. Cheers! Kim
Great film, the two trail dogs were so cute.
Cheers, David! Yeah, they were great trail dogs, we miss them!
Wow!!! another masterpiece, thank you for sharing;) красиво!
Thank you, glad you like it!
Absolutely stunning - thank you!
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, just loved this and your other videos on Georgia. Love the adopted pups too. Definitely had me smiling just watching the miles slip by in such gorgeous landscapes. And the debriefs at the end of the silent pieces is excellent: very interesting and quite informative too. Cheers.
Cheers Walter, thanks for getting in touch and letting us know you enjoyed these videos, it really does mean a lot. There is something special about this landscape (and the Georgian mountains too) and we will never forget the time spent with those two pups. Thanks again 😃
I've been living in Armenia for a year and I haven't had the opportunity to visit Azhdahak, and now it's covered with snow there. I will look forward to the next season.
However, I visited a bunch of other places here :)
Great, hope you get a chance to visit next summer, it's an amazing place! So many cool places to visit in Armenia, glad you've been able to explore lots already. We spent 3 months hiking and travelling around, and we still have loads more videos to edit and share here! Do you have a favourite place in Armenia so far?
@@GoingTheWholeHogg Yes, the mt. Dimats made the greatest impression on me. But in addition to Ajdahak, the Khustup mountain in the south of Armenia is also in my plans))
@@FromTheForest57 oh yeah, the scenerery around Mt Dimats is amazing! I'm not surprised this left a great impression on you : ) We hiked and camped around there and it was beautiful. Khustup is wonderful too, you will love it I'm sure! Eventually we will edit and share our videos of our multi-day hikes on the Transcaucasian Trail through these regions. Finishing the rest of our Armenia films has been on our to-do list for far too long!
This looks like your wildest hiking ever...
It’s definitely up there for sure 😃
Interesting. I climbed Mt Aragats south peak in 2019 (with local guide) & hope to go back and see more of the country.
We didn't make it up Aragats, looks beautiful though. Hope you get a chance to see more of Armenia.
I’ve rewatched 3 times. Thank you for such a gorgeous video of my country. And thanks for taking those pups along for the ride, looks like they loved it!
Thank you, we appreciate it! Very glad you enjoy the film and happy to share. The pups made great company, I think they loved the snow! Cheers, Kim
A wonderful new video of your Armenia adventure! I love the trail dogs and the incredibly beautiful scenery out there, looks like you were completely alone on the trail.
Thanks Mario! Yeah, it's a unique place in Armenia, we loved the expansive scenery and of course we're always happy to have trail dog buddies! We only met 1 other hiker, and a few local farmers at lower elevation. So yeah, very alone!
great trekking kim&del, btw do you have a plan to camp with a campervan in Armenia? if so I'll copy your "footprint", I plan to visit Armenia soon
Thanks Partoo! We didn't have a campervan in Armenia, we did do a road trip with a Lada Niva, but mostly we were staying in guesthouses because it was too cold to camp in December when we did it. You can find the stories from the trip saved in our Instagram highlights if you want to see where we went! Here is a link to the first one (the stories are Niva 1-5) - instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTM5NjgxNjA1NzM0OTE2?story_media_id=2719826874582977202_1133278453&igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Have a great time on your trip! Kim
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can anyone explain while dogs keep following u while hiking? I've seen this in several videos but cant explain their behaviour to myself.
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We've seen it a lot with ourselves and other hikers in Georgia and Armenia, and other places such as Nepal. I think it's just in their nature to follow along with anyone who is kind to them, probably hoping for some food, but also I think they like the company. Because even when we don't have much food to share, they still follow along.
I wonder how those dogs got out in the middle of nowhere,
There are nomadic camps up there in the summer and we were there in late September when there was still the odd camp. We figured they just wandered off and that they would go back to their camp, but they just kept following us. Anyway, we met one of them again months later and she was staying with a family near where we finished, and they told us the other dog had found a home elsewhere.
@@GoingTheWholeHogg So glad they found homes, they were both so adorable
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Perhaps some similarities 🙂
As ever... this left me with a big happy smile! But wow... stark, cold and hard work by the look of it! Have to say, I'm not a fan of being adopted by dogs on hikes... eat your food and bark at every little thing in the night. But nice that you could make it work. Superb edit, and a brilliant review at the end. What a privilege to be able to share in your trip. Your videos connect with me like no TV travel programme is able to do. Thanks so much!
That's what we like to hear! Very happy you enjoyed it and to hear how these films connect with you. Yeah, it was pretty cold and hard work at times, but that just makes it even more memorable! Having a trail dog or two always brightens our day, but I can see how not everyone would like it. Thanks for always watching and appreciating our work! Have a great week, Kim : )