Solo Hiking 100km on the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024

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  • @thecarpathians4365
    @thecarpathians4365 10 месяцев назад +143

    I watched your video alongside my 6-year-old son, and it inspired us to add Iceland to our travel bucket list. I want to express my appreciation for the hard work that goes into creating such videos. Know that in Romania, a father and son have been inspired by your content.

    • @en-garde2258
      @en-garde2258 10 месяцев назад +8

      How wonderful to hear of dad and son watching a video together. "The family that plays together, stays together." Blessings, Hilda🙂

    • @HarmenHoek
      @HarmenHoek  10 месяцев назад +12

      I feel humbled, thank you for sharing and I hope you will create some lasting memories out in nature together!

    • @rudybigboote3883
      @rudybigboote3883 10 месяцев назад +1

      That is incredibly beautiful… can I come too? 😂😂
      Seriously though I hope you and you son get to experience a few days of your lives in this beautiful place. 👍🏼

    • @HikingThru
      @HikingThru 10 месяцев назад +6

      My son (7yo) and I hiked the trail this past August and it was an unbelievable experience for the both of us. I truly hope that you and your son can get out to enjoy this experience together also. Sharing this experience has made our bond even stronger and is something that we will never forget!
      I’ll have a video up from our hike in a couple of weeks if you’re looking to see the experience of hiking the Laugavegur with a 7 year old.
      Happy Hiking 🥾

    • @thecarpathians4365
      @thecarpathians4365 8 месяцев назад

      @@HikingThru Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Happy hiking to you too!

  • @Klemheist-vf1hx
    @Klemheist-vf1hx Месяц назад +4

    I love how you film when no one else is around, gives a serene impression (even though that trail is busy).

  • @RossAngell
    @RossAngell 10 месяцев назад +54

    I've seen plenty of videos about Iceand but no one captured its majestic and dramatic landscape like you, Harmen! Great work!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @MarkWills1969
    @MarkWills1969 Месяц назад +1

    You are a genius film maker and capture both the atmosphere and loneliness at the same time, incredible to watch, I find myself watching these daily and it really inspires me, the music, the places it just makes you wanna get out there and see the world as we have so little time and so many beautiful places to explore, keep on making them 👏👏👏

  • @lisadigiglio4728
    @lisadigiglio4728 Месяц назад +1

    This is hands down one of the best videos I've ever seen about Iceland and the Laugavegur trail. Absolutely amazing. Well done!

  • @alexandermeijer4667
    @alexandermeijer4667 8 месяцев назад +5

    Incredibly zen and moving at the same time, your videos are such a work of art; thank you for sharing

  • @naturalismundi4359
    @naturalismundi4359 2 дня назад

    Like almost all trails, the beauty is best experienced a little off season. I have seen how easy it is to avoid crowds, and have been many places where just a few weeks of peak season gives you the feeling that you are alone to experience all of this solo. Superb videography.

  • @mrarminius
    @mrarminius Месяц назад

    I discovered your channel about two weeks ago. I'm not the most emotional guy on this planet, but something in how you are filming and editing these beautiful landscapes i touching my most inner and deep feelings.... hard to describe. I think i might do the exact same trail in iceland. Thank you for sharing your experiences Harmen!

  • @stor314
    @stor314 10 месяцев назад +14

    i did this trail a couple years ago, it was my first experience backpacking. it was one of the best experiences of my life and i think about it fondly often. this video really took me back. amazing work.

  • @Romanian.landscapes
    @Romanian.landscapes 10 месяцев назад +22

    Blown away by the production quality, I enjoyed every second of it, thank you Harmen for your work, it is truly inspiring! 😍👏🎬

    • @HarmenHoek
      @HarmenHoek  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @rigcustoms5994
    @rigcustoms5994 10 месяцев назад +5

    Its unreal to me that so few people know of this channel. You really deserve your subs to be on the million side....Algorithm really needs to promote you!

  • @jessicazoller9947
    @jessicazoller9947 2 месяца назад

    Your videos are the best hiking videos I’ve seen so far! It brought me to tears how beautiful our earth is… it’s painful so wonderful it is.

  • @kayakerjer
    @kayakerjer 9 месяцев назад +6

    Hiked this with my wife and son a couple of weeks after you in August 2023. Amazing hike! Your video captures the experience FAR more beautifully than any other I’ve seen. 🙏 Thanks!

  • @kevingambi4305
    @kevingambi4305 5 месяцев назад +1

    I think Harmen is one of the best and unique content creators on RUclips. His videos are so unique and the cinematography is incredible.
    The first video I watched (Drakensberg) I sat spellbound for an hour watching the most incredible scenery. I also loved the Madeira one too.
    Thanks so much Harmen

  • @EmmeChatterton
    @EmmeChatterton 10 месяцев назад +13

    Thank you again for bringing us to such otherworldly landscapes and breathtaking vistas. It never gets old to see these once in a lifetime places through your talented lens. Wishing you many more happy voyages!

    • @HarmenHoek
      @HarmenHoek  10 месяцев назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

  • @HikingThru
    @HikingThru 10 месяцев назад +3

    Out of all of the Laugavegur hike videos, this has to be the one that captures the true feel, nature, and depicts exactly what it is like to hike this amazing trail.
    My 7yo son and I recently completed this hike in late August and it was such an unbelievable experience. He has been pushing to go on longer hikes ever since. I think he’s caught the hiking/travel bug 😂
    I’ve been putting our video together (taking a while with a newborn in the house) but I am hoping to depict the beauty of the trail, the bond of a father and son, and also hope to encourage others to take their children out on adventures with them! Children thrive in nature and believe it or not… but they may just like the adventure more than yourself.
    Truly amazing video Harmen, love your work as always & happy hiking 🥾

  • @alon_attar
    @alon_attar 10 месяцев назад +4

    Inspiration, i remember watching your wadi ram video for the first time and understood that my goal for the next few years is to see the world in the way you do it. since then I watched all your videos for 200 times , bought a camera and a tent, and traveled to the dolomites and lofoten islands.
    keep up the amazing work, waiting for more videos.❤

    • @awakkhinisland180
      @awakkhinisland180 10 месяцев назад

      I would like to do the same: do you have traveled with a group or alone?

  • @BrettWoodPhoto
    @BrettWoodPhoto 10 месяцев назад +12

    WOW !
    Absolutely phenomenal video Harmen.
    You’re an immensely talented video maker & storyteller without saying a word. Thankyou for making this most enjoyable content.

    • @HarmenHoek
      @HarmenHoek  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much 🤗

  • @EvaKaRaZenaQHHT
    @EvaKaRaZenaQHHT 3 месяца назад +1

    I am stopping mid video because I am just so amazed by those pictures you bring to us. Every shot looks like a painting, the proportions are right, you always walk in flowing angles into the picture, the color and overall mood…. I can feel the effort but also the skill and dedication that went into this, thank you, I hope you have a lot more opportunities to create and experience. Mad respect 🫡

  • @chrlmlln9018
    @chrlmlln9018 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, dear, sir, so very much for sharing this excellent and beautiful solo hiking in Iceland! Blessings! 💯👍🙏💝

  • @OntarioHikingTrails
    @OntarioHikingTrails 10 месяцев назад +3

    Incredible landscape thankls for sharing your experience☺

  • @JJ-rl5ef
    @JJ-rl5ef 10 месяцев назад +2

    Wow, what great composition to your film. Love the music, and that you don't talk. The scenery speaks for itself. Fantastic!!!

  • @jurgenr.4062
    @jurgenr.4062 7 месяцев назад +1

    In August 1984 I've been in Iceland. Visited some of the spots you show here and of course the Skógafoss too. As always an awesome video.

  • @LucyOliver65
    @LucyOliver65 7 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful as always. Your films are helping me get through a very difficult period. Looking forward to more. Safe travels 2024.

  • @feather1950
    @feather1950 7 месяцев назад

    Best ever filming and drone footage of Iceland I have ever seen. Thank you. Now , onto your next video 😊

  • @MIdaffy502
    @MIdaffy502 10 месяцев назад +4

    My first international vacation was to Iceland in the spring of 2023, we spent 14 days on the island and I'm still wow'ed by video's and picture I took. This ASMR of Iceland brings it all back, A Breathless Expanse of Beauty that is mother nature.

    • @HarmenHoek
      @HarmenHoek  10 месяцев назад

      Glad you liked it! Thanks

  • @KarlosFandangos
    @KarlosFandangos 8 месяцев назад +1

    Dear Harmen, thank you for the beautiful shots, with the soothing music. My son and I walked the trail and you have brought back many beautiful, heartfelt memories of the moments. We were one with nature, the wind, the rain, the sunshine and so on for the 55 km...

  • @Explore700
    @Explore700 8 месяцев назад +1

    What a beautiful island, thank you for the beautiful videos. 😊

  • @heavybreathing365
    @heavybreathing365 10 месяцев назад +4

    정말 아름다운 풍경의 자연입니다. 이 곳은 어딜가도 멋지겠네요. ❤

  • @tomnovusvicus6732
    @tomnovusvicus6732 21 день назад

    Really like your "Story telling" atmosphere in your films. Just letting the nature say everything. Not the bigger and louder eyecatching marketing style. Clearly see the effort for showing different viewing angles of same action. Please keep it. Best, Tom.

  • @forth268
    @forth268 8 месяцев назад +1

    Cheers for getting by on what you love. This is the living proof, we all need to see. I know how many hours these 21 minutes represent. So thank you for everything you did, that was not captured in this film. It still comes through the 21 minutes; as hours and hours of diligence. You are seen. This level of attention to detail, is not possible without love.

  • @cibablea
    @cibablea 8 месяцев назад +1

    Always the best. Thank you. So glad you got to live this.

  • @MB-dp1rj
    @MB-dp1rj 7 месяцев назад +1

    Truly looks like lunar "landscapes"...and the BGM is etherial and so fitting. Without a doubt, a work of art!

  • @kennythompson9646
    @kennythompson9646 6 месяцев назад

    These videos are my go-to after a long day. Relaxing and meditating.

  • @ELEKTRARE
    @ELEKTRARE 3 месяца назад

    Iceland 🇮🇸 looks like another planet 🌍 outer space 🪐 outer galaxy , such beautiful scenery wooooooow ❤❤

  • @jaqg7478
    @jaqg7478 7 месяцев назад +1

    Danke.
    Pure beauty, lonlyness and wilderness.
    Unforgettable memories of July 2012.

  • @hannegien
    @hannegien 5 месяцев назад

    Hi, why do you never have a smile on your face. It's so beautiful the places you've visited

  • @narhamik
    @narhamik 10 месяцев назад +2

    I sincerely hope that in the near future, I can be together there with my loved one, listening songs of Sigur Ros. I express my infinite gratitude for the video you shared!!!
    Mér þýðir Ísland það fólk sem ég elska ❤
    Einhvern dag vona ég að það fólk sjái þetta skilaboð sem ég hef skrifað og þekki mig!

  • @ericwang_art
    @ericwang_art 10 месяцев назад +1

    You've captured it.... the stunning beauty and transcendence. Bravo.

  • @daveroney9151
    @daveroney9151 9 месяцев назад +1

    Is it bad that I have watched most of your videos in one week... Absolutely mesmerizing! I look forward to many more!!

  • @hannekek
    @hannekek 10 месяцев назад +1

    0:15 that is surreal! Looks like a painting, beautiful! ❤ Again, wonderfully done, a true work of art. 🎉

  • @Hugs_and_Vibrations
    @Hugs_and_Vibrations 10 месяцев назад +2

    So Beautiful, thank you for sharing this with us 🙏❤️

  • @TS-bu7bz
    @TS-bu7bz 10 месяцев назад +1

    Did it last summer and your video brought tears to my eye.

  • @avbvb2681
    @avbvb2681 9 месяцев назад +1

    A true masterpiece......as allways!!!!

  • @idafeperaza
    @idafeperaza 10 месяцев назад +10

    Es increíble la paz que me transmiten tus vídeos. Islandia es grandiosa 🌋❤️

  • @stevechance5112
    @stevechance5112 10 месяцев назад +6

    Beautifully done. This is best of all the videos and soundtracks I have seen of the Laugavegur and Fimmvörduháls trails. Such a majestic place.

  • @xycox3794
    @xycox3794 10 месяцев назад

    Was für ein unglaubliches Video. So schön gemacht so schöne Bilder. Vielen Dank dafür. Ich fliege morgen mit meiner zwölfjährigen Tochter nach Island und freu mich schon unglaublich. Diesen Wanderweg und diese Bilder werde ich nicht sehen. Falsche Jahreszeit. Aber ich hoffe ähnlich schönes sehen zu können. Wir kommen sicherlich auch mal im Sommer nach Island zurück.

  • @krzysztofowsiak
    @krzysztofowsiak 6 месяцев назад

    Man! These colours absolutely blew my and my wife's minds! 😮😮❤🤯 Brilliant movie with so beautiful music. Absolutely amazing!

  • @Karlstad89
    @Karlstad89 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazingly beautiful!

  • @Frying_Owl
    @Frying_Owl Месяц назад +1

    this viedo is almost as good as seeing it with your own eyes congrats great cinematography!!

  • @handmadefan
    @handmadefan 10 месяцев назад

    素晴らしい景色を見せてくれてありがとうございます!!
    thank you show me the wonderful view♡

  • @paularuotsalainen979
    @paularuotsalainen979 10 месяцев назад +4

    Again an unforgettable visual gem by Harmen 😍💕Thank you very much. Especially the drone sections gave a better understanding of the dimensions.

  • @korea.festival
    @korea.festival 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Awesome... Full watched. Thanks Have a happy day!

  • @neologian1783
    @neologian1783 4 месяца назад

    Back in 2019 my wife and I did the Ring Road by campervan with a brief excursion to Landmannalaugar for quick look and a day hike. We did about a 9 mile loop that day then had a nice overnight in the van at the edge of the Laugahraun lava field there at the trailhead before departing continue on with our Ring Road plan. We were so impressed with the landscape we saw in that little sample we vowed to come back and spend more time in that area. Headed back now in July 2024 for another 18 day trip. To kick the trip off we are doing this through hike, tenting at the huts, then catching bus in Skogar back to Reykjavik to grab another campervan and likely head up to the Westfjiords & Hornstrandir.
    My wife is adventurous and typically game for anything, but she doesn't backpack with me often. This incredible video clinched it for her and she's all in.

  • @reginebilliet2679
    @reginebilliet2679 3 месяца назад

    Harmen Hoek, uw video's zijn prachtig. En stralen rust uit. Waar op de wereld u zich ook bevindt. Een plezier om je te volgen op je tochten. Proficiat. U heeft oog voor schoonheid. Maar... vaak gaat u tot op het randje (letterlijk) van een rots, een berg, een krater. Mocht u plots bevangen worden door duizeligheid - of door een onverwachte felle windstoot in de rug - ... dan vrees ik voor de gevolgen....

  • @nickrosolino5937
    @nickrosolino5937 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for the new video, hiked a portion of your journey in 2022. I intend to return and complete this epic hike. Love Iceland 🇮🇸, the land is enchanting and filled with wonder.

  • @RichardMooreAndJulieMoore
    @RichardMooreAndJulieMoore 10 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely stunning, thanks

  • @heinrichdiederichsen3467
    @heinrichdiederichsen3467 10 месяцев назад +1

    Danke, für die wunderschöne Tour.

  • @sharondavis8003
    @sharondavis8003 10 месяцев назад +1

    Breathtaking waterfalls among the vivid greenery. WOW 😮 Everything looked so surreal & otherworldly. Thanks, Harmen 👍🏻🙋🏼‍♀️🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @jorgearevalo1879
    @jorgearevalo1879 10 месяцев назад

    Perfect background music. 😊

  • @r.h.7486
    @r.h.7486 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you Harmen.. I accompany you "breathlessly" through this mystical, extraordinary landscape. A wonderful video.

  • @LC-lj5kd
    @LC-lj5kd 10 месяцев назад

    oh wowww just wooow. words failed to express the shoot. you were like hiking in an oil painting

  • @paulfranklin4848
    @paulfranklin4848 10 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely brilliant well done .

  • @Seeking-777
    @Seeking-777 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you very much for the wonderful filming and editing of my favorite track on the trip! This is a great place!

  • @helloaelita
    @helloaelita 10 месяцев назад +4

    Your work is truly inspiring! Loved every second ❤️

  • @ross077
    @ross077 10 месяцев назад +3

    This video brings back great memories of when I did the Laugavegur trek several years ago, such varied landscapes. Stunning footage Harmen and glad you had some nice weather too.

  • @jdao1990
    @jdao1990 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for making this, I did this in 2022 and its brings back great memories! I only took photos but the video is just amazing!

  • @mawu9372
    @mawu9372 6 месяцев назад

    Iceland is beautiful, but your film is a piece of art 👌👏

  • @pirrmoments
    @pirrmoments 10 месяцев назад

    All these colours, and the vastness! Thank you so much for taking us along.😊

  • @giuseppapandolfo5408
    @giuseppapandolfo5408 10 месяцев назад +1

    Magnificent photography, editing and choice of music. I believe thath your choice to visit the most beautiful places on the planet is incomparable. Thank you for each of your videos that you give away.

  • @WanderingWelshGirl
    @WanderingWelshGirl 7 месяцев назад +1

    Stunning. As always .....

  • @marcf.2459
    @marcf.2459 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for this wonderful impressions! I love it!

  • @und3rpr
    @und3rpr 4 месяца назад

    Great work. This film inspires us. Greetings from Brazil.

  • @douglasstanton1673
    @douglasstanton1673 10 месяцев назад

    These videos are mind blowing. Thank you so much.

  • @brother_azzedine
    @brother_azzedine 10 месяцев назад +1

    I told you that i won't miss a video of Iceland by your eyes!!
    Love it... Iceland where ice meat fire and where black sand meat a white snow ❤❤
    At the first of the video i thought the moubtzin was a paint art it was absolutely amzing...
    At the last i would say that i wish i can visit this special country

  • @JobanBasra
    @JobanBasra 9 месяцев назад

    When i watch your videos I literally can't seem to get my eyes off the screen. Astonishing cinematography!!!

  • @ruzboutou3969
    @ruzboutou3969 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Harmen, we shortly met along the Laugavegur on your first hiking day above Alftvatn. Since that day, I was waiting for this video of the Laugavegur/Fimmvörðuháls trails.
    I am really impressed by the quality of all your videos. This one is, once again, a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing.
    You were very lucky with the forecast during those 3 hiking days. I already walked the Laugavegur/Fimmvörðuháls trails from south to north in 2014 and the weather situation was much more difficult. This year, I discovered scenaries that I didn't saw at all 9 years ago.
    I also did those trails in three days but had one day off in Þórsmörk (Langidalur) because I felt some pain in my leg. That forced me to get some rest there. I was very surprised to see that there were clouds and rain on the other side of the Fimmvörðuháls on the third day of your trip. In Langidalur, the sun was shining all day long. Crossing the Fimmvörðuháls was quite difficult the day after : wind and rain ruined the party. Mist and clouds were masking the lanscape all around.
    I took a photo of you near Alftvatn, but there is no way here to send it to you.
    Thanks again for for this wonderfull video. It was nice to meet you ! 😀

  • @brianbeattyphotography
    @brianbeattyphotography 10 месяцев назад +3

    Iceland is so spectacularly beautiful. Thanks for sharing and taking us along. One day I hope to make a trek that direction!

  • @NelyaDani-MountainAdventures
    @NelyaDani-MountainAdventures 10 месяцев назад +1

    These valleys, lands and mountains are astonising.. congrats for the very Beautiful video!!! And Great Tour indeed!! 👏👏👏👏

  • @TheCanadian888
    @TheCanadian888 5 месяцев назад

    This must be one of the most amazing hiking video i have ever seen. Also, this video made me choose iceland as my next hiking destination. Plane tickets are bought, im going this very summer to Laugavegur and Hornstrandir

  • @wearetrackclub
    @wearetrackclub 9 месяцев назад +1

    These views are breathtaking! Love how you put this together. What a destination 💙👏

  • @dawson_max_8999
    @dawson_max_8999 10 месяцев назад +1

    感谢兄弟更新,非常感动,谢谢

  • @АнтонДеревнин-ж9ж
    @АнтонДеревнин-ж9ж 9 месяцев назад

    Хармен, просмотрел уже не сколько твоих видео, я в восторге, шикарно, спасибо!!! Особенно, Гималаи и Исландия, просто супер 👍🙏

  • @frednorman1
    @frednorman1 10 месяцев назад +1

    Stunning landscape and beautifully filmed. Love your drone shots. The scenery reminds me of some of the stark scenery of California’s Mojave desert.

  • @secondwave1111
    @secondwave1111 10 месяцев назад

    You have surpassed yourself Harmen! What a glorious landscape and such perfect music. A wonderful experience bringing a tear to the eye for the beauty of God's creation. How blessed we are!!

  • @niklasscheiding8784
    @niklasscheiding8784 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for all of your videos. Everyone of them is a masterpiece and I enjoy every second of it

  • @ivo-aceto
    @ivo-aceto 10 месяцев назад

    Amazing landscapes that you have filmed magnificiently. It is always a pleasure to watch your videos.

  • @IntotheMountains_
    @IntotheMountains_ 6 месяцев назад

    Outstanding this mate 🙌🏻 looking to walk this trail myself next year. Certainly given me added inspiration watching this. Great work. A wonderfully shot film

  • @lucky8057
    @lucky8057 10 месяцев назад

    Absolutely brilliant filmmaking brother. I'm blown away by how much effort you put in your films. Take a bow!

  • @Danni696
    @Danni696 8 месяцев назад +1

    This was insanely good content… Thank you for taking the time and sharing the beauty

  • @gintaraskaminskas4220
    @gintaraskaminskas4220 10 месяцев назад +1

    The best movie about Island I have ever seen.

  • @chriscaffee4932
    @chriscaffee4932 9 месяцев назад

    Absolutely one of the best films ever shot and edited.

  • @EdCook-f4q
    @EdCook-f4q 10 месяцев назад

    Wonderful Vid. I have been to Iceland and my very favorite country I have been to. If had to pick only one country to go back to, it would be Iceland. I did not see this part so it was intriguing. In many places, Iceland doesn't look like it is on our planet. No wonder the country has been used in many movies to depict other planets. You trek was wonderful to watch and yet more of the country for me to see. I so enjoy your work. Have seen them all. Can't wait until the next one. Keep doing what you do so well. You have a style that is mesmerizing.

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 10 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful. Perfect soundtrack.

  • @DavidShephard
    @DavidShephard 10 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful work! As always. 🔥🙌

  • @stigfloberghagenphotography
    @stigfloberghagenphotography 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very nice and mystic stuff!!

  • @igork2859
    @igork2859 10 месяцев назад

    Harmen, youR films give me hope and inspiration! God Bless!

  • @thestoryofmylife6997
    @thestoryofmylife6997 10 месяцев назад +1

    Very beautiful nature and landscape. Fantastic hiking 😃👍

  • @pkmexplorers
    @pkmexplorers 9 месяцев назад

    Great work as usual. It was great to be there again

  • @twbrandt
    @twbrandt 10 месяцев назад

    I was with a group of people that hiked the Laugavegur around the same time you did. Your video perfectly captures the otherworldly beauty of this incredible country.