Great to see another video Luke! Those were some brutal hiking statistics 😅😅 Highly recommend trying out some via ferrata in the Dolomites!! I've absolutely loved it, exciting in a different way to summiting big mountains 🧗♀️
@JourneytotheairlinesАй бұрын
I second the 3 peaks comment. Should be a walk in the park 🚶🏻♂️🚶🏻♂️🚶🏻♂️
@Luke_DugganАй бұрын
You’re coming with me mate!
@ethanway1367Ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you.
@Luke_DugganАй бұрын
Good luck with the climb!
@RobinDrinkallАй бұрын
W Trek would be the dream one!
@Luke_DugganАй бұрын
I reckon Aconcagua if I’m gonna go to South America. Gotta go big right.
@edstagg7687Ай бұрын
Maybe see if you can complete the 3 peak challenge in 24 hours, unless you’ve already accomplished that!
@Luke_DugganАй бұрын
Fair shout mate! Local challenge too… wanna come with me?!
@miahurr232 ай бұрын
I want to take my girls (10 and 12) on the hike from route number 10 and take the cable car down. I work out everyday so I feel fit. My 12 year old has a warrior's heart. I am wondering if it will be too difficult for my 10 year old. They had no issue in the Dolomites (Tre Cime) but that was only 2700 meters. I climbed Mt Evans on my bike decade plus ago at 4300 meters so I understand how the difficulty of breathing will progress while also battling fatique over 5-6 hours hiking. We hike every Sunday (8-13 km) but it is all flat and sea level. I know it is hard to give your opinion, but how hard would it be (we aren't starting at the sea)? Does the smell of sulfur make the breathing much harder? I think we would be starting near the parking near where the cable car is. We would take that down.
@Luke_Duggan2 ай бұрын
Hey - for me I found the breathing noticeably harder above 3000m. I think in my case this was more a function of the 25km I had in the legs prior to this and the dehydration and poor fuelling etc. Given you guys would be starting higher up the mountain you’d certainly be fresher and you’d be able to pace it out to the top with suitable fuel and water. Make sure to get a summit pass and of course check the time the cable car closes ;). It also sounds like you’re all incredibly fit so should have no challenge in my mind doing this - providing you take it steady and listen to your bodies. The smell was fine and not an issue at all - however this may have been offset by how we smelled haha.
@zoyayousef66264 ай бұрын
Wicked video! 💥
@Luke_Duggan4 ай бұрын
Eyy cheers pal.
@RobinDrinkall5 ай бұрын
Great work!
@Luke_Duggan5 ай бұрын
Cheers man!
@lukieboy5495 ай бұрын
Great video Lukie, loved it you living the best life ! Well done from Big Luke !!!!!!!!
@Luke_Duggan5 ай бұрын
Eyyyy cheers uncle Lukey!!
@fitforlifein90days5 ай бұрын
Awesome Video! Thanks for sharing!
@summitwithsophie5 ай бұрын
Great video Luke! Those cloud inversions were beautiful 😍I enjoyed watching your Toubkal video before I did it myself and now I think I'll have to do Kilimanjaro
@Luke_Duggan5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Ha, does this mean I’m now an influencer!? I see you’ve posted a video about Toubkal - I’ll give it a watch see how it looks this time of year, great place hey. Kilimanjaro was excellent, but I think I downplayed the impact of altitude on me in the video. We recorded that intro about 6x! But I’d definitely recommend it. Amazing part of the world.
@summitwithsophie5 ай бұрын
@@Luke_Duggan I give you permission to adopt the title 😂 Well as you'll see in the video, the conditions weren't quite as we were expecting, but still amazing! Altitude sickness is definitely a concern, but I think you did one of the shorter routes? Maybe I should consider a longer one. Also interested in Everest Base Camp but apprehensive for the same reason!
@Luke_Duggan5 ай бұрын
We did yes and it’s considered the easiest route because of the huts and it’s quite short. I still can’t say if how I felt was due to the malaria tablets, the altitude or the D&V… so I need to do another higher one! Peak Lenin would be cool. Everest Base camp looks like an excellent trek, and it’s quite affordable…
@summitwithsophie5 ай бұрын
@@Luke_Duggan Oh wow Peak Lenin would be amazing, definitely a bit higher than I'm thinking of going just yet, but maybe one day 😂 a bit more off the beaten track than Kili or EBC as well, would be a very cool area to visit. Will be interested if you make a video!
@jez52995 ай бұрын
Loved the video - cant wait to see whats next!
@fps31475 ай бұрын
Great video. I want to go so bad
@cnxtrailrunning6 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks for making the time to put it together. I'm planning on doing the same thing in April, really excited about it! Can you share a bit more info about what time you started, and how long it finally took you? I noticed that you also did it in April, so if there are any things you would have done differently, then i'd be happy to hear it. Thanks!
@Luke_Duggan5 ай бұрын
Cheers! Certainly, we started at 0900 on Playa Del Socorro. We arrived at the summit for 1630 and the cable car for 1745, it then took us about another 2hrs to jog down to the car park ( where we had managed to arrange for a taxi to meet us. If I were to do it again I’d triple check the cable car times. take a bit more food in case of any incidents and also take some ibuprofen to stave off the headache from the altitude that’s quite common given the rate of ascent. We drank 1L per 500m so definitely be sure to carry a lot of water also. Good luck and enjoy it, it is very beautiful.
@jackgibbs79176 ай бұрын
so epic pal
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
Ah thanks mate! Hope all’s well in the US! 👨🏻🚒
@jackgibbs79176 ай бұрын
Loving it thank you mate!@@Luke_Duggan
@mumflaps91336 ай бұрын
Top notch editing as always mate. I’m amazed at how professional looking you make all of your videos.
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Much appreciated. Need to work on telling shorter stories too I think.
@daveduggan35736 ай бұрын
Great video, really enjoyed it. You made it like I was with you, which is handy as I feel I don't have to do it myself now!
@outinthesun6 ай бұрын
Well done Luke. DNF at 32k
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
Just watched your video. It was such a hot day, definitely a challenging run! Doing it / something similar this year?
@outinthesun6 ай бұрын
@@Luke_Duggan Hi Luke. Yeh considering how cold it was in the morning and the weeks leading up to it. I'm doing utmb Snowdonia May and thinking of doing the Jurassic coast challenge the week after. What ones are you going to do?
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
@@outinthesun Snowdon in May should be lovely, great part of the UK - good luck with the run! I've not got anything in the diary yet. Just back from Kilimanjaro, faffing about with the edit of that at the moment. Will book something in soon enough...!
@benhilton84486 ай бұрын
Hi, booked to go to mt Triglav in April. I just wanted to know would you recommend a guide? Also what did you film this on? Great video!
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
Hello! Yes, I’d absolutely recommend reaching out to Mitja actually, he was excellent - knows the mountain like the back of his hand and goes at whatever pace you want. Not sure on conditions in April but worth reaching out to Mitja for sure. I filmed this on a GoPro hero 7 black and a Nikon Z5 and the 3D camera was a Insta360 X3.
@EllipticDawid256 ай бұрын
Hope next time will be no any failure good luck
@asdhoke6 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks for taking the efforts of filming! I'm hoping to do it in March-April 2024. Is it common to have snow on the route at this time of the year? I'm really surprised that your guide made you climb down that exposed snowy route without crampons and ice axe!
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
Hello! We did it on the 23rd of April and you can see there is some snow, according to our guides at the time this is typical. When we climbed down we were wearing crampons, and we had poles to arrest in case we slipped. I think the wide lens of the GoPro also exaggerates the gradient perhaps! Don’t get me wrong it is steep but not dangerously so, in my opinion. Have a great time sir!
@superstar1992bg7 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Mitja is an amazing guide. My friend and I went to Triglav on November 26, 2023. The weather was horrible except on that day, so we had to summit and go all the way down in one go. It would've been much more difficult had Mitja not been there.
@Luke_Duggan6 ай бұрын
Oh fantastic! That must have been a long day in the mountain, nice to get back to the hut to warm up I imagine! Congratulations, it’s a beautiful climb :)
@zoyayousef66267 ай бұрын
Oh no what a disaster- glad you both were able to (somewhat) stay positive throughout!
@Luke_Duggan7 ай бұрын
Just about!!
@humungerdungar7 ай бұрын
Didn’t realise how rogue that climb got 😂
@Luke_Duggan7 ай бұрын
You coming next time tho yeah? It's actually a stunning cycle ride to I reckon - not this route, but the road up must be mega. Above the clouds etc...
@denistitovsek8 ай бұрын
I liked that in the video you said that it was challenging and "you have to be ready for it and train for it", because nowadays you hear less and less of that from people who conquer the top of the mountain - they just recommend it because they loved it so much, but they forget the fact how deadly mountains can be if you are not mentally and physically prepared, especially in Slovenia, where (too) many accidents occur every year. It's nice to see responsible foreigners who get a guide for such a climb. Congratulations on summiting! Greetings from Slovenia! :)
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Thank you, very kind of you to say. We just recorded our genuine views right after the climb - full of adrenaline and chilled to the bone 😝. It’s certainly not something to be underestimated. Great to have Mitja there to safely lead us up!
@zoyayousef66268 ай бұрын
Great video, awesome scenes! Your camera qual is INSANE 🤩🤩🔥
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
😂 thanks mega fan!! You’re coming on the next mountain hike ok.
@seljd8 ай бұрын
important question, did you get spanked at the top
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Hahaha. I had to google this and I am very sorry to report that no this did not feature in our trip. Will have to come back.
@linesided8 ай бұрын
Great video - good for you blasting out for a weekend. Now, my auntie comment - wear a bandana or beenie or cap on your head. UV is not the friend of skin on our head :)
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Haha! Noted, adds to basket… cheers.
@domenklobucar91708 ай бұрын
If you haven't been any higher than Triglav, I recommend you Mont Blanc, to see and feel some altitude. Kilimandzaro is to expensive for just 10 days of hiking. About 4000€ per person. After Mont Blanc you can try peak in Kirgisistan called Pik Razdelnaya. Only 50m above camp 3 on 6100m. This is also the track to Pik Lenin 7134m. With appropriate Acclimatization you'll need 12 days to the 6150m and back to the city and airport. Costs: around 1600€ all inclusive.
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Thanks! I only really have January free, and so I’m quite limited on where to go. I would love to do Mont Blanc and Lenin Peak at some stage in my life. Hopefully I can record it and put it up here. I’m thinking Kilimanjaro, because I can combine it with a safari perhaps. Plus there’s a few good last minute deals about. Highest I’ve been Toubkal - again a hike but went up to 4,200m where I could feel the altitude a bit. There’s a video of that if you’re interested! Cheers.
@AleksandarGospic8 ай бұрын
Beautiful video, great weather and visibility! 👌 When I loaded my KZbin page now you were up there among the recommendations so I decided to check it out. Looks like algorithm knows I like hiking and Julian Alps (of course) and sometimes works even for small creators haha It just needs to be stated that this obviously early winter ascent, or more precisely even late autumn (although feels like winter of course), without much snow. Soon it will become much more demanding, when snow covers it all, and rocks, hand rails, pegs and steel ropes disappear. Then it becomes 70° sheer snowy side, which is only for experienced climbers
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Thanks! And yes very definitely an early winter climb. I’ve seen some of the photos of the summit in peak winter and the Aljaž Tower is totally buried in snow. Must be a crazy climb when it’s like that.
@mitjasorn84108 ай бұрын
Hi @AleksandarGospic The main thing that changes in winter with more snow is the approach till the hut. It can be more dangerous becaouse of avalancehs and it is more chalenging, as the snow covers the valley also. It means you fall through the snow more plus the approach is 1,5 hours longer(valley floor) in each direction. The top of Triglav doesn't change much through the winter, as the snow gets blown of. What you see on the video stays more or less the same thruout the all winter. Maybe some more cables get covered on the approach till small Triglav, the ridge cables are more or less out. The whole tower and cables get covered in May, when the snow that falls is wetter and sticks on the ridge. And it never gets 70° steep, if you take out your phone and messure the inclination you see it is never much over 50°, but the exposure gives you the feeling of sheer drop😃 Regards, Mitja, guide from the movie
@jozetrselic8 ай бұрын
Nice climb! Glad you've visited our small piece of paradise. To Kredarica you've climbed 1500m as you've started at 1000m elevation and not the sea level ;-)
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Thanks! It's a beautiful place, we really enjoyed it! And yes - great spot, I did correct Terry but cut it from the edit as I sounded like a pedant :D. A good hike from sea-level to a high peak is in Tenerife, Teide, its called the 0-4-0 trial, sea-level to 3718m and back. I have done it, will have to piece a video together on it. Welcome your suggestions on any other good climbs!
@highergroundvids8 ай бұрын
What a view! You guys got a nice day :)
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
The best! We were lucky.
@RobinDrinkall8 ай бұрын
Nice Luke! we did Huayna Potosí in Bolivia which might be up your street
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
Ah wow that’s >6000m! Mental. Didn’t know you’d done that! Have pick your brains on that at some point.
@daveduggan35738 ай бұрын
Wow. What a great way to spend a weekend.
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
😑
@serberusmitch8 ай бұрын
Nice one
@cpretlove18 ай бұрын
Came here after seeing the news about Dafydd this morning. Hope he’s ok. Good luck to him.
@Luke_Duggan8 ай бұрын
He's doing great, the cut has healed up now and he is just south of western Australia. You can track his progress, along with his diary entires here: forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Bendigedig/ Thanks for your support, Luke.
@imraneamoura102710 ай бұрын
Nice video and nice editing. THANKS. I was there 3 times and it was amazing.
@Luke_Duggan9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@timfromdurban11 ай бұрын
Great video. You've definitely inspired me to go climb it. Keep up the good work!
@Luke_Duggan11 ай бұрын
Thanks! Best of luck for it - it’s great fun. I’m thinking of doing Kazbek next in Georgia…
@sailingyoumeandjosapea6770 Жыл бұрын
Wow I’m more interested in his partners views on this if that’s his partner? I’m in a similar situation as my Girlfriend is doing humanitarian nurse work and wants to do more which means possibly a 6 months to 10 months apart it’s nearly split us up but I’m trying to be supportive. As a sailor myself I’m wondering weather to go do my own solo Accross the Atlantic while she’s away
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Hi - I spoke to Dafydd’s partner and she said: “Oh heck! It all depends on the relationship, I want him to follow his dream (and come back). I will keep as busy as possible”. If keeping busy for you means doing a solo adventure like this too, then I wish you all the best for it! I’m sure it’d be an experience to remember.
@lukieboy549 Жыл бұрын
Great filming and well presented, I’m a subscriber !
@ConnectedFitness Жыл бұрын
Great Video. Good interview and well produced. Regards Ken
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@davidnicholson2300 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Very enjoyable. We look forward to following his progress via your videos and his on board AIS transmissions.
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@user-qx1sv4tp5t Жыл бұрын
Hi, do you have to bring your own sleeping bag to the refuge or does it have duvets?
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Hello, they recommended that we did but to be honest, you don’t sleep well there and I just slept in my clothes and jacket. There’s no duvet’s supplied at the refuge.
@roccooteiza7624 Жыл бұрын
Would love to know about your recovery process! Diet, back to training, stretching, etc. Thanks and congrats!
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Perhaps I can do a video on my training plan and stuff.
@mathewclark2549 Жыл бұрын
which company did you book through? Looks class, keen to do it this year!
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
This was through Get Your Guide, here’s the link: www.getyourguide.co.uk/atlas-mountains-l7918/mt-toubkal-ascent-express-trek-2-days-1-nights-t278302/?visitor_id=P9548HLO2145HUSLH9SKUN6ES3XTV56Y
@nigelcongram7904 Жыл бұрын
Great video, what time of year was this?
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Cheers! We did this in mid-April 2023.
@nigelcongram7904 Жыл бұрын
@@Luke_Duggan Nice we are there in September, just wondering about the snow / ice in the valley towards the top.. I’m guessing most will be gone by September 🤷🏻♂️
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
@@nigelcongram7904 Excellent! The guides that we had said that September / October are the best months for it, because you can do it without crampons - bit less of a hassle. It's a great trip, enjoy it!
@hp9581 Жыл бұрын
Hey! I do this in just under a week now and very nervously excited. The stars! I can't wait for that at the refuge. One question, are the head torches supplied ? Can you rent? Haha thanks amazing.
@Luke_Duggan Жыл бұрын
Hi! It’s a real adventure, I’m sure you’ll have a great time. The head torches, poles, crampons and even coats are all available to hire in Imlil. You have the option to load the equipment on a mule if you don’t want to carry it. I think for the poles and crampons I hired it was 500 dirham.