Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed also watching some of my other videos, I really appreciate it. Happy Trails!

Thank you so much for these kind words!

Thank you so much, Chris! I'm glad you enjoyed my video!

Thank you Jonathan! In regard to my packing list here are my big 4: Backpack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear Southwest 55l, Tent: Z-Packs Plex Solo, Quilt: Enlightened Equipment Enigma (-6°Celsius), Sleeping mattress: Thermarest NeoAir Xlite (170cm). For all the rest of gear I can only recommend less is more :-) In regard to food I resupplied at the supermarkets on the way. This was an easy task, they have all you need. My longest food carry was 8 days between Abisko and Jäckvik on the Kungsleden. (Usually the huts provide some food but whilst I hiked this stretch some huts had been closed).

@@gonesurfing8603 Thank you. I just have to get going :-)

thank you so much! The trail is for most of the time quite easy to follow due to waymarks and trail apps. But there are some sections where many got lost due to the absence or bad way marking too :-)

thank you very much!

@@gonesurfing8603hoping to do it one day

Thank you so much Steven! I used a Fuji XT5 with the Kit Lens Fujinon 18-55mm. When the weather turned bad as for the river crossings I used a Gopro Hero 11. These 2 cameras had been my "luxury items" and added some weight but I enjoyed documenting this hike a lot, so for me it was worth it :-)

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much! I'm sorry but i can't tell you how far you will make it as there are just too many factors, as for example the weather (maybe you have to skip sections because of the weather) and your experience in regard to long distance hikes. Every section has its own charm, beauty and challenges. I would recommend that you start your hike and see how it's going. Try to make it to Lake Tekapo and decide there, depending on remaining time, if you need to skip a section till Queenstown.

@@gonesurfing8603 Thank you for such a quick response, I understand your position here. So let's go for a different angle - what were your favourite sections on the South Island? The "not to miss" ones? ;-)

@@kasia2216 Well, I wouldn't skip any part from the start till Lake Tekapo. So you have some easy days on the Queen Charlotte Track till the start of the Richmond Ranges. Richmond Ranges and Nelson Lakes are amazing, as is the part from Boyle to Arthur's pass. The sections before Rakaia and Rangitata River, in between and afterwards till Lake Tekapoo are very nice too. The Motatapu Track between Lake Wanaka and Queenstown shouldn't be missed either :-)

thanks for this advice, Kerry! Next time I will hide it :-)

thank you very much! Most of the time we ate at the refuges or in the villages, where you also could get some snacks. We didn't use dehydrated meals.

Thank you so much for this wonderful comment, Palle! It means a lot for me, especially when it comes from someone who also hiked GB. You’re right, we must have passed each other somewhere on Kungsleden :-)

Thank you, Caroline! It was a pleasure to meet you! I‘m sure you will do this hike in the future and you will enjoy it to the fullest!

Thank you so much! I‘m glad you enjoyed my video! It’s ice in the drink, but no beer, it was kind of an apple cider.

Thank you so much! It’s an amazing hike, you will love it!

Muchas Gracias! Me alegro que te gusten mis videos!

thank you very much, Shaun!

thank you for this comment. It's true, on one hand I'm always excited to be able to still see some glaciers but on the other hand it's so sad that it maybe won't take long and they're gone.

I have managed to get one or two photo's but don't know how or where to share them?

thank you so much!

thank you very much!

thank you very much! Go for it, even if you can only do a portion of it. Luckily this trail allows you quite easily to do this, either you can choose the start or end section with their mountains (that are also the more popular ones) or the sections in between where you can enjoy even more the nature in solitude.

Thank you so much, Sarah! It had been a pleasure not only hiking TA but also documenting it and putting it together in the end, what’s also always part of the journey for me.

Thank you so much for these kind words, Valentijn! I hope you're well. It was a pleasure for me too hiking with your little group together, such an unforgettable adventure. Carpe diem!!!

thank you so much, Tenley! I saw that you also did the TA and documented it, Wow!!!

Thanks for taking the time to watch my video, Janine! It's great to hear that you also got the chance to experience this adventure and the South Island is really the way to go if you only got time for one island.

Thank you!😃

thank you so much, Perry! I met some bikers on the way and all really enjoyed the journey. This will be an amazing adventure for sure.

thank you very much for taking the time to watch my video, Sue! I packed a lot of details into these not even 30 minutes, so it will be worth watching again.

so true, Nelson Lakes National Park was for sure one of my favorite sections on the TA.

merci beaucoup! Je suis content que ma vidéo m'ait rappelé de bons souvenirs et il y a certainement de nombreuses bonnes raisons de refaire cette randonnée.

Thank you, Cheryl! I'm glad you enjoyed my video!

Thank you so much, Joanne! It really was an amazing and unforgettable journey.

@@gonesurfing8603 its on my bucket list. I plan to walk the SI (maybe NOBO) - or the whole of the TA if the lottery comes in!

vielen Dank!!! Das Zurück finden ist wohl eines der schwierigsten Dinge und wird noch etwas dauern 😂

Thank you so much! The mosquito situation wasn't that bad when I started my hike end of July and from mid August on they slowly vanished.

Thank you so much for these kind words! I`m glad you enjoyed my video!

Thank you very much! I appreciate it a lot! Far less people on the trail than on the Tour du Mont Blanc.

thank you so much! I don't have a map of my route but I used the Cicerone Guide Chamonix to Zermatt from Kev Reynolds and followed mostly his suggestions in regard of the route.

Great thanks for sharing your experience!@@gonesurfing8603

Thank you so much! I remember you :-) I will be back for sure in the future.

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I‘m glad you enjoyed my video!

Thank you very much! It had been 740km in 24 days.

Thank you so much! Wildcamping is generally not forbidden, but it differs from region to region and there seems not to be a uniform regulation. We stayed at designated Campsites.

vielen Dank, Flo!!!🙌🏼

vielen lieben Dank!!! 🙌🏼 😃