I hope you had more than one beer. i climbed in Mt Cook in the mid 80s . Only dreamed of this level of skill -well done. Thank you for showing me what I missed out on 🙂
@MountainGoat915 күн бұрын
Great achievement and the film, loved it, congratulations!
@bradbaston718616 күн бұрын
Is Alistair using the Petzl Leopard crampons?
@markcleaver657316 күн бұрын
Thank you, enjoyed ! What was your thinking on day 1, when you turned and came back to base ? The weather was perfect, why not stay up the mountain, and summit the next day ? This is only a cutesy question, with absolutely no weight on it. As I am totally unexperienced. Just after your take. Once again, great video ⛏⛏❄❄
@butterz348818 күн бұрын
Pretty Inspiring asa bored wellingtonian!
@RichardRossiter-u9oАй бұрын
Nick where was the bridge you paddled under. I'm completely bamboozled as to where it is.
@ashtongriffin3555Ай бұрын
Love your vids brother
@pieterschaar5613Ай бұрын
Tracks may have gone to Garderner Hut ?
@jacksonlomas74282 ай бұрын
Epic
@richardhawken65862 ай бұрын
katherine ryan?
@ashtongriffin35552 ай бұрын
Damm this really puts your life in perspective. Well done alastair and hamish
@reecekairys36462 ай бұрын
Looks like a great adventure. Thanks for sharing. I saw Mt Cook from the Eastern side a few years ago and wanted to know what was at the top. You have showed me that! I still wanna climb it, looked like a slog 😂
@espen1992 ай бұрын
What's the big aluminium bar that can be seen on on your packs quite often, something to build an anchor with? I've never seen that in the European Alps before
@jockmoron3 ай бұрын
Sorry you didn't get to the summit, but there's always another day - nice little video though, you seem to have enjoyed yourselves.
@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure3 ай бұрын
Wow guys! Extreme weather for a pole tent! Well done!
@grudhof3 ай бұрын
Hey mate. does this track have a name, what’s the best way to get there? Also what’s the best time of year for these same weather conditions? Cheers
@nick_kowalski_film3 ай бұрын
It’s begins from the Tasman Lake car park, then take the Ball Hut Route, once you arrive at Ball Hut it is just essentially wilderness so need to find your own way (and have the associated skills to mitigate the risks of that environment- lots of rock fall, glacier travel etc etc)
@lcbblanco4 ай бұрын
Waa that green rope yours or was already there? Why they don't make an equipped path with chain?
@RoryAylmer5 ай бұрын
Did you track your route im interested in your route.
@nick_kowalski_film5 ай бұрын
No sorry, we didn’t
@RoryAylmer5 ай бұрын
@@nick_kowalski_film and I jus wanna say your a huge inspiration for me. I’m only 15 and I’m really getting into mountaineering now thanks to you I hope to climb mt cook one day
@coolvibes36635 ай бұрын
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
That shot at 0:59 looked familiar, like I had seen it in an old blockbuster movie from 2002
@jamesy44806 ай бұрын
This deserves more recognition. Unreal
@marshmellow5736 ай бұрын
Wow , you have seen more of NZ than i , a born and bred!!
@totaratree996 ай бұрын
Just read this story in Ray Salisbury's book Epic. Truly an Epic Adventure!
@williamkinsey49796 ай бұрын
Incredible guys simply incredible!
@williamkinsey49796 ай бұрын
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!
@dannydiaz56647 ай бұрын
Awesome great achievement guys thank you for sharing the video, very cool to watch.
@Ja50nkAt7 ай бұрын
15:29 wheres the rope!? 😮
@tgbuckley4827 ай бұрын
You fellas could not be more low key kiwi if you tried love it 10/10
@BeingLiving7 ай бұрын
I actually met that friend of yours with the homemade poles, we were in French ridge hut that night.
@bazplayzyt62078 ай бұрын
So its true tapuae-o-uenuku still has glaciers on it?
@icetroll7348 ай бұрын
Guys, what conditions do you expect if that was horrendous snow? 5cm for skinning and what, 15cm-25cm for walking? How much better do you need it? You either ski in snow or on ice, either way you will have a bit of something, won't you? Sorry, a bit disappointed with the moaning about what I would say are amazing conditions....NZ or not
@NathanK132 ай бұрын
Username checks out
@icetroll7342 ай бұрын
@@NathanK13 yeah, it isn't crybaby1234
@icetroll7342 ай бұрын
@@NathanK13 they obviously haven't been backcountry much. All good. But don't blame the conditions, or the gear...
@NathanK132 ай бұрын
@@icetroll734 yes drill sergeant
@optforhealthandfitness40638 ай бұрын
I climbed Newton and a bunch of others in the 90s. Came in via Rakaia and went out via Godley. Good on ya boys!!
@optforhealthandfitness40638 ай бұрын
So good!!
@Orangswiss2022-ve1wk9 ай бұрын
Great real adventure. Congratulations for the success as planned. Do as much as you possibly can in the great Southern NZ mountains and wherever else in the World. Life is short. I know it in reality. I am now 80 years old and re member, with pleasure my 5 months climbing season in NZ way back in 1971. I wish you alll a great life.
@nick_kowalski_film9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment, really brought a smile to my face
@frankblangeard88659 ай бұрын
The important thing is that these boys had a good time in the outdoors communing with nature!
@Kermitonwheels9 ай бұрын
What an incredible climbing achievement; superb film.
@ruffmoo9 ай бұрын
Did you guys need ice tools to climb up or was an ice axe with crampons sufficient?
@nick_kowalski_film9 ай бұрын
Two tools are definitely required
@ruffmoo9 ай бұрын
@@nick_kowalski_film Copy thanks!
@beckham195789 ай бұрын
You guys are supermen ‼️🔥👍
@jamesgreer974810 ай бұрын
Lets go and burn tonnes and tonnes more Kerosene and fuck things up some more. The glacial retreat at Mt Cook is very obvious for to see and an obvious sign of climate change. Why do you still do this. Morons.
@Jo-bo1mp10 ай бұрын
This video gives me goosebumps!!!! Thank you guys for sharing!
@Seths8710 ай бұрын
I’m a climber from the PNW in USA, wife and I had our first kid recently so I’m taking some time off climbing for dad life (until the little dude can rope up). I stumbled on your channel and absolutely love your videos and all the vids from NZAT, awesome stuff, keeping me pumped during the change of pace! Will have to visit your Southern Alps, reminds me a lot of climbing in our North Cascades. Thanks for posting mate, keep it going!
@kadyrov321811 ай бұрын
Awesome video you guys!
@kadyrov321811 ай бұрын
Did you guys also do the 12 day Stewart Island/Rakiura circuit? if you haven't, I would thoroughly recommend it. Best to pace yourself through and do 1 hut per day. I wouldn't recommend skipping any huts because it's tough!
@nick_kowalski_film10 ай бұрын
I haven’t been to Stuart Island but Ed has done that circuit I believe!
@kadyrov321811 ай бұрын
You had great weather for the track. That's awesome
@TommyMacMXClimber11 ай бұрын
Great film lads! Well done!
@itsMoritz11 ай бұрын
Big push guys! Absolutely wild achievement - very inspiring!