I did this in a party of 4 in late August 2006. 4 days and pretty straight forward. One hardish day (2nd). Well worth it

This is well done. Thank you.

Excellent material ❤ this could easily be on Netflix or Discovery Channel

Thank you so much for this brilliant documentary. You made it so possible for me to see the trail and what it looked like. Using the eye of imagination and your wonderful photography and inclusion of historical photos, it really showed me what trials the Klondikers went through to get to the gold fields. Beautifully done.

i learnt about this in school, would love to experience it the way those gold rushers did it can't be matched carried 100 pounds of resources several times up ice, not rock like here you should have panned for gold along the way. maybe they wouldn't have had to go so far. gold could have been found along the way

Bonjour, puis-je poser une question ? J'ai eu du mal à garder la position "chasse-neige" avec mes skis de fond (taille skis : 195cm, pour une taille de 177cm et un poids de 88kg). Je me demandais si j'aurais plus de chance avec des skis plus longs (205cm). En d'autres termes, peut-on faire un parallèle entre stabilité et longueur de skis ? Merci pour vos commentaires.

Hi Louis, I know it is hard to chose when is the best time to cross the Chilkoot? In early August the days are already growing shorter daylight wise and there is alot more rainfall and maybe being wet? But all the snow has melted so you can clearly see all the artifacts. It has alot to with what year you go and your luck weather wise? I have had a couple of Park Rangers that are based in the Chilkoot - Whitehorse area tell me over the phone that late July & early August are not the best times to go? As you may spend almost all of your trip wet in the rain and there are several hours every night that are fully dark and therefore you can not see the Bears except by flashlight if they happen to be around your tent area? If you look up the sunrise - sunset times in Skagway later in the summer in is amazing how quickly the daylight drops off so fast? But, you may have shorter days and rain but you mostly have the entire Chilkoot Trail all to yourself & able to see all the artifacts! So it is a tough call, espeicially if you are backpacking alone which is what I am thinking about? Thank You again for your wonderful video!

I have studied the Chilkoot and the White Pass extensively. Without a doubt you made one of the best videos I have ever seen about crossing the Chilkoot Trail! Thank You for hard work & effort you have put into this documentary. Excellent Job! Thank You Agan!!!

von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute eine tolle Reportage, die zeigt, was die Goldsucher für Strapazen durchmachen mussten. Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass sie so viele Kilometer zurücklegen mussten, um zum Klondyke zu kommen. Vielen Dank dafür, Gold suchen am Klondyke ist mein heimlicher Traum, aber der Pries ist sehr hoch

Simple et efficace 👍

We have my great grandfather’s original diary, gold nuggets (one quite large solid gold (about 2” x 1” x 1/4” thick), the other is gold wrapped around a quartz stone about 1/4”)) in a sheepskin bag, a photo(blue ink, same format as the American Blue Laws were printed) of him in his cabin outside Dawson & copies of his claims & selling out to his partners. He went in through Chilkoot & sailed to Dawson & out through the Yukon to St. Michael. He was a wealthy man from his adventure in 1897.

The Truckers picking up hitch hikers. the stones on the wind shields. Piggy backing Cabs

only time I seen canned bacon..when I was there and a loaf of bread... was a dollar if a truck made it.. and that was wow

The cost to find food. and DO NOT Steal from a garden . Because you could be killed for Stealing food. WOW TY ,, You could have beer in the car driving. as long as the driver was not drunk . White Horse. Dawson City August 8th. The Library Books. A place to find comfort. Sign the book. IT SNOWED ! Drinking Age. When you are only was 21. Diamond Tooth Gerties Try and get a job.. When you were only 18

1974 I hitch hiked

Now that is a great hike. The mountains get so repetitive but the beach always looks new.

I watched the entire video again - i see i commented 8 months ago - this time i enjoyed it more. My wife and I will be moving to Whitehorse from Alberta next month to do one year of mission work. I don’t think hiking the pass will be on our to do list. Loved how you blended the topography map with your journey

Wow!!

This video is so well done! Great shots and narration, thank you!

How did you deal with customs/imagration hiking between canada and USA on trail

Very enjoyable video and great music. Looks like a lot of fun.

Camped at Lindeman city in very early Spring 1976 after skiing from Bennett …priceless

Nicely done. I felt like I was there. Thank you.

Awesome video! I did this trail years ago but it rained the entire time. You were lucky! I could see nothing. Still amazing place to be.

My ancestors went there, I wonder if any are in the photos you shared. We are of German decent, and had family that explored the great northwest. I'm not sure when but am sure it was during the Yokan gold rush.

Horrible music

Very good. I like your balance with silent video (excellent shots) and narration with the history being emphasized.

I was with a group of 26 people who hiked the Chilkoot Pass in July 1980. We stopped for a layover day at Sheep Camp where it was raining. The group leaders decided to take a rest day, so my brother and I and two other guys on the trip climbed the pass. We wrote our names with rocks in the snow at the top to prove we’d been there. On the way back one of the other guys , whose dad was a Yosemite Park Ranger, switched a trail sign so that it pointed up the creek past Sheep Camp. The leaders decided the next day that the other two guys would lead the group while my brother and I came at the end. When we got to the trail sign we said we’re gonna go check out this trail ( the real one) so we walked along the ridge area where the trail looked down on the stream and watched the other 22 people in the group follow our two friends. Eventually they crossed the trail further up where my brother and I were waiting for the soaked group. What took you so long was all we said !! We took the train from Bennett Lake to Whitehorse and then the group rented 13 canoes to travel the 500 miles to Dawson City. We told everyone at the end of the trip about the switched trail sign. I was 19 and my brother was 17. The oldest gentlemen on the trip, at 76, was right behind me all the way up the rocks the day the group climbed the pass !

I'd rather climb the Pass in the snow. The boulders are dangerous.

super, merci!

I made the hike with my brothers on the anniversary in 1998. Really is a cool hike. It’s amazing how much stuff is still there. And that when you finally make it through the pass there is a Mountie waiting to chat with you- although they were mostly interested in who else was left on the trail and if there were any problems. We rounded out the trip with a boat picking us up at lake Bennett and taking us to Carcross. Joined up the rest of the family and drove into Dawson and Eagle before heading back to Anchorage.

How awesome a journey that truly was...and is...Old Sourdough here! 👍😎🇨🇦

Fantastic post!!!!! Thank you so much.

Thanks for this armchair adventure -it was exhilarating ✨😜lol ❗️👋 hey - no one saw any Sasquatch 🧐⁉️. Well I did ✨👽✨but who’s gonna believe me ⁉️ 🛸 👀 😳💭👋

Is there a way to travel on a horse from skagway to Dawson City?

Very nice job of bringing it all together! Where did you get the trail to overlay in Google Earth? I have to do a talk of my own and you had a great idea and approach.

An awesome vidio.them old guys were incredible.

Simply amazing... thank you.

wow. enjoyed this video so much. such heardy hickers you all are. shorts in the cold weather. burr. but guess the klondikers back then were even more tough. at least the survuvers were. God bless

thank you. would love to do this some time. God bless

[ live in nanaimo and i did the trail 35 years ago i went only 50 clicks south of the light house and it was the best time of my life

beautiful music!!

Really cound not work out the pass etc. Absolutely fantastic. What camera did you use and kept in your hand all the time?

Awesome thx.!!!!

Amazing how you’ve combined the history of the pass with the real life pictures of those who have done it in modern time. No matter our age we pictured ourselves with your group -

Really enjoyed this! Thank you all!

İ learned this places from call of the wild book guys.Anybody here like me?

Wow look at all that sunshine! Usually it's cool and rainy by the coast.

Thanks for the memories! Six of us hiked the trail in the mid 70's when we were young and fit. There were a lot more artifacts strewn along the trail back then, with only a couple cabins and no outhouses. Bear spray was unobtainable then but being Yukoners that didn't bother us at all. Took us 2 1/2 days but for the next week my legs were so sore I could hardly walk!

Vraiment bon.