That's quite something that both of you work as counsellors! But then again I am not that surprised either that you had something in common right from the beginning. It seems Richie's method of preparation for the Te Araroa Trail, is - to paraphrase - "turn up at the start!". 😀 (PS good move to "chunk" by topic your #AUA - I look forward to the dedicated Tararua Forest Park special!) 🤣😂😁
Some others thought he was a counsellor as well. But Richie works in reception at a camp in Wales. And yes, there is a dedicated section to answering some crazy questions about the Tararuas. 😏😂
@@freedom_on_the_trail ruclips.net/video/yL0P-ypS7i0/видео.htmlsi=_1B8WPgwqfhlGScL I can't understand your issues with the Tararuas for me it is one of the lovely places in the World
@@freedom_on_the_trail ruclips.net/video/yL0P-ypS7i0/видео.htmlsi=HQEbR_0hQMYQZqA_ nothing wrong with the Tararuas mostly it is about to be mentaly in the right setup thats where the Problem with Censorship starts
These Q & A sessions are going to be just as entertaining as the "on trail" banter was. Hoping not to hear the Round Hay Bale joke again tho. Cheers to you both
So glad to hear the amount of training you managed to fit in Kurt, that’s about all I can manage at the moment as well. I love Ritchie’s training methods 😂😂😂. Oh to be young again.
I mean... visualising is preparation in a lot of sports. Also the 90 mile beach is a great warm up to the TA super easy, and not at all hard on your feet (humour)
Aaaahhh... Great. Just when I was missing you guys. Nice. It was a real gift to us all and for future viewers to be able to share in your experience. It means, any of us who walk TA will have to consider vlogging our journey to in some way repay you.
lol. I don't think you have to go that far. Some people do Facebook or Instagram photos, some people do blogs, but most people are out there just living in the moment and making their own memories. It's more about what will be most meaningful for you. I wanted to have a video record for myself and my family, but was also happy to share that with others as well.
@@freedom_on_the_trail ok, it’s just that it just cuts off, I thought I’d bumped something. You actually did a bit of training prior, RTMountain, Kawekas etc over and above Mitre Peak. Richie is a character, needs a planner in his life like you 😂
My intention was to just do three 10-minute videos but they obviously went longer. So I had to cut where there was a logical place. Not as smooth as other videos, but it was the best I could do with what we had. And I think Richie will be happy to not have so much planning in his life for a while. 😂
Thanks for taking time out to make this really enjoyed your journey .have learnt a lot as I'm going to do it next year
Fantastic!
That's quite something that both of you work as counsellors! But then again I am not that surprised either that you had something in common right from the beginning. It seems Richie's method of preparation for the Te Araroa Trail, is - to paraphrase - "turn up at the start!". 😀 (PS good move to "chunk" by topic your #AUA - I look forward to the dedicated Tararua Forest Park special!) 🤣😂😁
Some others thought he was a counsellor as well. But Richie works in reception at a camp in Wales. And yes, there is a dedicated section to answering some crazy questions about the Tararuas. 😏😂
@@freedom_on_the_trail
ruclips.net/video/yL0P-ypS7i0/видео.htmlsi=_1B8WPgwqfhlGScL
I can't understand your issues with the Tararuas for me it is one of the lovely places in the World
@@freedom_on_the_trail
ruclips.net/video/yL0P-ypS7i0/видео.htmlsi=HQEbR_0hQMYQZqA_
nothing wrong with the Tararuas mostly it is about to be mentaly in the right setup
thats where the Problem with Censorship starts
These Q & A sessions are going to be just as entertaining as the "on trail" banter was. Hoping not to hear the Round Hay Bale joke again tho. Cheers to you both
Oh no, I didn’t work that in. Oh well…did you hear that those round bales of hay… I’ll let your brain finish that joke off for you. 😂
Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions!
Our pleasure. There were so many great questions.
So glad to hear the amount of training you managed to fit in Kurt, that’s about all I can manage at the moment as well. I love Ritchie’s training methods 😂😂😂. Oh to be young again.
I actually think it’s more important to have your gear dialled in than to do heaps of training
I mean... visualising is preparation in a lot of sports. Also the 90 mile beach is a great warm up to the TA super easy, and not at all hard on your feet (humour)
😂😂😂
Thanks for session 1 ... 👍
Our pleasure. There are NINE in total. Heaps of questions came in
Did Richie say he is also a counselor? Couldnt quite make that one out 🙂
I didn't catch it either.
He works in reception at a camp in Wales.
Aaaahhh... Great. Just when I was missing you guys. Nice. It was a real gift to us all and for future viewers to be able to share in your experience. It means, any of us who walk TA will have to consider vlogging our journey to in some way repay you.
lol. I don't think you have to go that far. Some people do Facebook or Instagram photos, some people do blogs, but most people are out there just living in the moment and making their own memories. It's more about what will be most meaningful for you. I wanted to have a video record for myself and my family, but was also happy to share that with others as well.
Did the video just stop intentionally or is there more?
There are 8 more Q&A videos to come. But I wanted to keep them as close to the 10-minute mark as I could.
@@freedom_on_the_trail ok, it’s just that it just cuts off, I thought I’d bumped something. You actually did a bit of training prior, RTMountain, Kawekas etc over and above Mitre Peak. Richie is a character, needs a planner in his life like you 😂
My intention was to just do three 10-minute videos but they obviously went longer. So I had to cut where there was a logical place. Not as smooth as other videos, but it was the best I could do with what we had. And I think Richie will be happy to not have so much planning in his life for a while. 😂
Gooooooo
😂
ooooooood morning!
❤