Enchainment (2022) Climbing all NZ's 3000m peaks in one continuous push

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
  • Inspired by the human-powered enchainments achieved in Europe, in early summer 2021, Alastair McDowell & Hamish Fleming set out on a quest to enchain New Zealand’s 24 highest mountains above 3000 metres in a continuous 31-day push. This would be a transalpine journey, from west coast jungle to high-alpine summits, traversing some of New Zealand’s most dramatic landscapes. But with the clock ticking down, fatigue mounting and storms arriving, would they be able to complete the project before their time, weather & luck ran out?
    Producers: Alastair McDowell & Nick Kowalski
    Directed & edited: Nick Kowalski
    Cameras: Alastair McDowell, Hamish Fleming, Beāte Manguse & Nick Kowalski
    Aerial Cinematography: Aeroptics
    Animations: Break the Resistance
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Комментарии • 110

  • @jamesy4480
    @jamesy4480 3 месяца назад +3

    This deserves more recognition. Unreal

  • @jm_puma
    @jm_puma Год назад +40

    What to say…. This is astonishing, incredible, the ne plus ultra of NZ mountaineering expose. The more you climb the more amazed you can be at what you guys just put up right there. Congratulations 🎉

  • @totaratree99
    @totaratree99 3 месяца назад +1

    Just read this story in Ray Salisbury's book Epic. Truly an Epic Adventure!

  • @coolvibes3663
    @coolvibes3663 2 месяца назад +1

    I climbed for a month back in '89 (Cook,Tasman,Aspiring) and it only rained one day which happen while we were traveling on the bus to Aspiring. I guess you can say we lucked out on the weather. lol

  • @friendonfoot
    @friendonfoot Год назад +15

    What an incredible achievement! I can’t imagine how hard some of those days must have been. Awesome story captured perfectly 👏🏼

  • @Chazmaztv
    @Chazmaztv 11 месяцев назад +4

    Put together beautifully Nick! Well done. Congratulations Hamish and Alastair!

  • @dannydiaz5664
    @dannydiaz5664 4 месяца назад +1

    Awesome great achievement guys thank you for sharing the video, very cool to watch.

  • @octodoodle
    @octodoodle Год назад +5

    wow what an amazing film, meant to just take a look but every minute was so captivating. Fantastic film by you Nick and amazing effort by Alastair and Hamish.

  • @williamkinsey4979
    @williamkinsey4979 3 месяца назад +1

    Incredible guys simply incredible!

  • @loopsoutdoors
    @loopsoutdoors Год назад +4

    The jump across the river was epic, just like the entire trip. Congratulations boys

  • @ScottTomlinson
    @ScottTomlinson Год назад +1

    Been waiting for this one. Great work!

  • @davemacleod9623
    @davemacleod9623 Год назад

    Awesome, well done lads!

  • @HeightsChasing
    @HeightsChasing Год назад +1

    So good!

  • @nathanapplegate5374
    @nathanapplegate5374 3 месяца назад +1

    That shot at 0:59 looked familiar, like I had seen it in an old blockbuster movie from 2002

  • @wonkyfoot
    @wonkyfoot Год назад +1

    Thanks for posting this. Awesome undertaking.

  • @hamishmckelvie8923
    @hamishmckelvie8923 Год назад +1

    Loved it from start to finish!

  • @andrewhilliar2240
    @andrewhilliar2240 Год назад +3

    This is epic. Well climbed, well filmed/edited, you guys deserve a lot of credit this!

  • @gregoryoutdoors
    @gregoryoutdoors 11 месяцев назад +1

    Brawo kolego jestes super zakrecony haha pozdro ze Szkocji

  • @BackcountryKiwi
    @BackcountryKiwi Год назад +8

    Absolutely amazing film Nick. Congrats to all involved!

  • @tahlia5436
    @tahlia5436 Год назад +1

    This is soooo cool, congrats guys 🎉

  • @jesseharris6815
    @jesseharris6815 11 месяцев назад +1

    Epic journey! Nice one lads.

  • @matthyde3088
    @matthyde3088 Год назад +1

    Great work!

  • @brynmorgan2007
    @brynmorgan2007 Год назад +2

    FINALLY!! BEEN WAITING FOR AGES😍😁

  • @JessFindlayPhoto
    @JessFindlayPhoto 11 месяцев назад +1

    What an unbelievable achievement! Thanks so much for sharing this.

  • @zaconeilultra4314
    @zaconeilultra4314 Год назад

    how epic, good on ya boys !

  • @ScalingSummits
    @ScalingSummits Год назад +3

    Well executed film capturing an epic adventure. Had a crack at Aspiring a couple months ago, hard to fathom climbing this peak after Cook, several other peaks and a lazy ride in between. Kudos to the lads.
    Cheers for Aspiring some new ideas in both film and climbs when I cross the ditch next.

  • @christophermarshall527
    @christophermarshall527 Год назад

    Wow congrats, very inspiring!!

  • @johndawkins7823
    @johndawkins7823 Год назад

    Way to go! Inspirational indeed.

  • @erikseymour1
    @erikseymour1 9 месяцев назад

    Incredible!

  • @JoshuaJohnsonOutdoors
    @JoshuaJohnsonOutdoors Год назад +3

    Superb film, Nick. And a superb effort from the Lads as well, obviously.

  • @stumpy25lbs
    @stumpy25lbs 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome achievement AND film! 🙏🏼

  • @hey-tom
    @hey-tom Год назад +2

    How often can I say I've stood where nobody has ever stood before? There must be so many brand-new-views these legends get to experience, thanks for sharing them!

  • @RobParker8
    @RobParker8 Год назад

    Wow! Well Done!

  • @Sjaapdespaak
    @Sjaapdespaak 11 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely stunning feat! Loved the blog-like story telling. Yet another inspiration to come back to NZ!

  • @stephennick8566
    @stephennick8566 11 месяцев назад +1

    Phenomenal. Moving. Loved it!

  • @itsMoritz
    @itsMoritz 8 месяцев назад

    Big push guys! Absolutely wild achievement - very inspiring!

  • @chrismorris9396
    @chrismorris9396 11 месяцев назад +2

    Some of the things you guys did when not roped up looked amazing but also super scary! Such an awesome and inspiring film

  • @jameslamyt
    @jameslamyt 11 месяцев назад +2

    Absolutely incredible, visually stunning and amazing piece of work!

  • @joshrobo1000
    @joshrobo1000 11 месяцев назад

    Outstanding and inspirational 👏

  • @jacobmchenry3431
    @jacobmchenry3431 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great film and amazing scenery, nice work!

  • @ajwilliams3064
    @ajwilliams3064 Год назад +2

    Wow, such a great movie, kudos to the production team as well as Hamish and Al, absolutely stunning!

  • @bengirven7848
    @bengirven7848 Год назад

    Thanks for making this beautiful film about such an amazing achievement.

  • @charliexoxox
    @charliexoxox Год назад +1

    can’t believe we can watch content of this calibre for free. Congrats guys and amazing video

  • @climb.boulder.mountain
    @climb.boulder.mountain 11 месяцев назад

    Great film, incredible journey.

  • @shadowandshadenz
    @shadowandshadenz 9 месяцев назад +1

    Absolute inspiration there team... incredible achievement and documentation of the journey!

  • @jonashubalekwhiskyandthewild
    @jonashubalekwhiskyandthewild Год назад

    Time for beer indeed:-] Congratulation! Great film and heroic achievement!

  • @afflermi
    @afflermi 10 месяцев назад

    what a mission! and awesome movie as well!

  • @charlesrobert9527
    @charlesrobert9527 11 месяцев назад +1

    What an awesome achievement. Full marks to you both. Fantastic video, what beautiful ranges and spectacular views. Many thanks for sharing.

  • @HillDogTV
    @HillDogTV Год назад +1

    This is awesome, I read about this in a Hut in the Hopkins valley.... it was in a magazine of sorts.... I drew massive inspiration from it!!! So amazed to see it in picture!!! Well done Gents

  • @cleberdc2293
    @cleberdc2293 11 месяцев назад +1

    It is such an amazing and inspiring movie!!! Very well produced Nick!!
    Congratulations boys on this incredible achievement!!!

  • @jljaumin8865
    @jljaumin8865 Год назад

    Bountiful!

  • @MrMysto
    @MrMysto Год назад +1

    I was waiting to see the climbing helmets on the bike, great movie, super inspiring

  • @deannilvalli6579
    @deannilvalli6579 11 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely fantastic film and what an amazing adventure! Sometiems it just all comes together, and those are the times you really cherish.

  • @bobquen2775
    @bobquen2775 Год назад

    Flipping awesome

  • @Kermitonwheels
    @Kermitonwheels 6 месяцев назад

    What an incredible climbing achievement; superb film.

  • @GiulioAprin
    @GiulioAprin Год назад

    truly beautufil!

  • @macrodose0215
    @macrodose0215 Год назад

    so so so so rad. god damn

  • @beckham19578
    @beckham19578 6 месяцев назад

    You guys are supermen ‼️🔥👍

  • @bendb_wildaboutnz
    @bendb_wildaboutnz Год назад

    An amazing achievement and tremendous mental fortitude shown! Gosh, I feel for their parents they must have been sweating bullets watching this film!

  • @ryanvanhorne5837
    @ryanvanhorne5837 Год назад

    Well done.

  • @frankblangeard8865
    @frankblangeard8865 5 месяцев назад

    The important thing is that these boys had a good time in the outdoors communing with nature!

  • @matthewgumbrell4953
    @matthewgumbrell4953 11 месяцев назад +1

    What a great watch!! Congrats Nick on an outstanding capture of a really significant achievement (I've been enjoying your channel for a while and this is next-level stuff mate!). Alastair and Hamish, I love how you capture the grinding fatigue of what you did - and the way that exposure becomes harder to tolerate - I only know this from four day missions, not what you guys did!

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film  10 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed it and thanks but Alastair and Hamish are the heros filming all the GoPro footage!

  • @PJ6987
    @PJ6987 Год назад +1

    Congratulation for this HUGE achievment!! Alastair, it was a pleasure to meet up with you in Oz few years ago, so blessed to follow your adventure from Europe. I rememberer reading your tale of Aoraki traverse on your blog and was so inspired years ago. this enchainment is definitively inspiring.
    Blessed to reach myself Aoraki and Titiitea during summer 2016 thanks to your inspiration!
    Keep on inspiring us!
    And you're always welcome in France :)

    • @amcd061
      @amcd061 11 месяцев назад

      Hey PJ that's so great to hear! hope you are having an excellent time over in France now.

  • @lockycoombes856
    @lockycoombes856 Год назад

    Super inspiring great film

  • @joeclarey3986
    @joeclarey3986 Год назад

    Awesome

  • @khrumkashan6954
    @khrumkashan6954 3 месяца назад

    Beautiful NZ ❤❤❤

  • @artysa.blackwood4261
    @artysa.blackwood4261 10 месяцев назад

    Just wow, iam spechless, you guy are insane !

  • @stever7066
    @stever7066 Год назад

    Epic.

  • @LakmalBuddikaMeegahapola
    @LakmalBuddikaMeegahapola Год назад +1

    Impressive work! Congrats on this fantastic achievement 👏🏼

  • @aok5298
    @aok5298 Год назад

    Outstanding achievement, physically, mentally and technically top 1%

  • @chrisswift7689
    @chrisswift7689 9 месяцев назад

    What an incredible thing to do!! I wouldn’t have the courage to do it, but I’m probably the age of both of you combined!!

  • @paulmctaggart3760
    @paulmctaggart3760 Год назад

    29 minutes and 47 seconds of pure enchainterment !

  • @robinsmith9734
    @robinsmith9734 Год назад +1

    Congratulations, bloody epic, strenuous, indulging, competant, and, fulfilling. Thanks for the mindset, Walter Bonatti would be dead chuffed, as would many others, you Peaked at the right time............Robin Smith.......

  • @cristianh7161
    @cristianh7161 Год назад +1

    amazing, saludos desde mt cook village

  • @williamkinsey4979
    @williamkinsey4979 3 месяца назад +1

    My feat isn't climbing mountains it's saving the same amount of cash as the height of every mountain on earth but in many ways it was just as hard!

  • @jaygaddo5633
    @jaygaddo5633 11 месяцев назад

    Well done, I read about this feat. Then I read about guy mickinnon who did it solo, and he has my favourite quote of all time.im just an amateur, by that I mean, I just get off the couch and go and do it.

  • @PiSanni
    @PiSanni 11 месяцев назад

    superpower humans.... super power emotions

  • @SmallBikeStuff
    @SmallBikeStuff Год назад +1

    This small motorcycle enthusiast loved the video! Incredible camera work, editing. Great story. Looking forward to whats coming next. Subscribed.

  • @user-ec7oe1bl8y
    @user-ec7oe1bl8y Год назад

    just done Crib Goch for 4th scramble, in the wind and rain at 40mph, I get what they are saying about the mental energy it required and how it can leave you having so much exposure, it was new to me, very powerful though I can see how these guys would find it som amazing to do something like this.

    • @amcd061
      @amcd061 11 месяцев назад

      well done, I also remember grib goch in inclement welsh winter weather and it was quite a day.

  • @davelangrish9676
    @davelangrish9676 Год назад

    Incredible 🤜 Does anyone know how they climbed up from the Tasman Gl. to Plateau Hut? Haast Ridge? That was horrible even back in the 80s!

    • @amcd061
      @amcd061 Год назад

      Freshfield glacier into the top of Haast ridge, since we were coming from Malte Brun, it was fine actually!

  • @TommyMacMXClimber
    @TommyMacMXClimber 10 месяцев назад

    As we say in Mexico, "Chignón!"

  • @Balgore8
    @Balgore8 11 месяцев назад

    That's crazy. 30 Min didnt do it justice.

  • @AutonomousPlayground
    @AutonomousPlayground Год назад

    Incredible challenge, below average documentation. It's always a shame when that happens, but not everyone is a filmmaker.

  • @whoisthispianist01
    @whoisthispianist01 9 месяцев назад

    You must be extraordinarily fit! How many calories were you burning a day?

  • @olddirtydoggy
    @olddirtydoggy 11 месяцев назад

    Fantastic film, really inspiring. A couple of questions on your trip. Did you have some support on the journey, we noticed some gear switching mid way and fresh food that we're guessing might have been brought up to the huts? On some of the glaciers you roped up and some you didn't so as the route went on, did you find you were taking more calculated risks like that? Well done on the trip.

    • @amcd061
      @amcd061 11 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, we had food drops cached in 5 huts, it wasnt fresh food though. Those greens were left by some others in the hut. What gear swapping did you notice?
      We roped up for the majority of glacier travel as needed.

    • @olddirtydoggy
      @olddirtydoggy 11 месяцев назад

      @@amcd061 Thanks for taking time out to reply, it helps us with some of our own projects, not as ambitous as this but helps a lot. On gear swapping I thought I noticed a switch from curved tech axes to more mixed axes on the long section but maybe my eyes decieved me. It doesn't matter either way as my questions are more to do with help on logistics and planning. Your vid is really helpful. Thanks.

    • @amcd061
      @amcd061 11 месяцев назад +1

      We used a combination of petzl gully and petzl quark or BD viper for the whole trip. All the best for your projects!

  • @redtussock
    @redtussock Месяц назад

    Was expecting to see the most difficult ... Tutoko ... West Face ... just to full stop the lot so to speak.

  • @michaeldillonfilms
    @michaeldillonfilms 11 месяцев назад

    Hi Nick, How can I contact you about permission and cost of using some seconds of this in a documentary?

  • @Ja50nkAt
    @Ja50nkAt 4 месяца назад

    15:29 wheres the rope!? 😮

  • @metanoian965
    @metanoian965 10 месяцев назад

    you get permits to take drone vids ? Or you flying free over restricted and forbidden parks, reserves ?

    • @nick_kowalski_film
      @nick_kowalski_film  10 месяцев назад +1

      Ariel footage for this is all stock footage purchased

    • @metanoian965
      @metanoian965 10 месяцев назад

      @@nick_kowalski_film "for this"
      -
      ''no comment'' for Ivory Lake.
      soft Q? only. Curious. No reply.

  • @JordanSmith-pu9br
    @JordanSmith-pu9br 2 месяца назад

    YouEverNeedAGoodGuideTalkToMeIGoWithTheFlowPanickIsWhenYouScrewUpAlwaysHaveConfidenceButAwarenessAswell

  • @kimspittal3490
    @kimspittal3490 Год назад

    Amazing doesn't even sumit it up

  • @kerrymillar4981
    @kerrymillar4981 Год назад

    Try something constructive theres a housing shortage and you walking around all over the place isnt helping

    • @SanctionNormac
      @SanctionNormac Год назад +3

      What, and your snarky comment is helping the housing crisis? ...why not create a more efficient recycling processing system? Why not construct a dyson sphere to alleviate global energy supply issues? Better yet; maybe you should be inspired by the amazing achievement documented here, and take a hike ; )

    • @kerrymillar4981
      @kerrymillar4981 Год назад

      @@SanctionNormac ok clown we get your just a self centred person because your hike is a complete wast of time,so why dont you Crete a more efficient recycling processing system your self and stop us having to pay more tax,s for a helicopter to come rescue you when you are stuck on some mountain some where because personally i think they should leave you there so go take a hike your self fool!.

    • @danielnogueira6365
      @danielnogueira6365 Год назад +3

      of course it does by staying in huts and tent you create some relief on the housing crisis you should try it yourself too

  • @alphacitizen857
    @alphacitizen857 10 месяцев назад

    Inspiring 👌

  • @032254855
    @032254855 11 месяцев назад

    not a mountain climber but would the weather be better in jan-feb-march looked like a bloody good mission

    • @amcd061
      @amcd061 11 месяцев назад +1

      Better weather perhaps but the glaciers would be too broken this late in the season, too many crevasses.

  • @optforhealthandfitness4063
    @optforhealthandfitness4063 5 месяцев назад

    So good!!