600KM SOLO HIKE ACROSS ICELAND - NORTH TO SOUTH CROSSING

A short movie of my trip in July 2022

[@henrijs1733]

wouldn't have minded a 2 hour version

[@adamhoward56]

I was shocked to see you have less than 100 subscribers and you’ve certainly gained another one. A very impressive feat, thank you for filming and sharing your beautiful hike!

[@corydavis4121]

I went south to north in July. Must have just missed each other.

[@matthiasschnapka9180]

I`m traveling Iceland since more then 3 decades and have done a few of this kind of hikes like your route in all of this years ( but a bit shorter, cause I started in Reykjalid / Myvatn and finished in Skogar.....but in very late Winter Season ). This kind of Solo Hikes are something very very special. And you do this kind of stuff for yourself and your lifelong memories you get out of it. You will never ever forget this trip till the end of your time. And this memories are worth all the freezing cold winds, foots in pain, hunger or lonely moments in the middle of nowhere. Keep on going * BIG THUMBS UP*

[@BalticPathfinder]

Solo Hikes are the best, but only ones who truly done it will fully understand.

[@matthiasschnapka6498]

Images at 6:33 ARE AWESOME......make a big highglossy print from it and put it on your livingroom wall. It looks like Peter Jacksom`s LORD OF THE RINGS........BUT IT WAS REAL and you encountert ist on your own. 🙂 MAKE A 1-1,5h Video out of this trip, would be great to watch.

[@matthiasschnapka6498]

May you be so kind and et me know the exact drone model and what kind of Solarpannel you have used to recharging it. Many THX

[@TheMrAlesT]

Amazing

[@blogpackinglight]

Amazing landscape and great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@indiea5588]

Beautiful !! It’s so visually stunning. You should make a video of how you prepared for it. Another one for what you packed ! Thank you for sharing your trek!

[@marowak87]

exactly! would love to see that as well !!

[@wwk68tig]

What a wonderful post. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@paullichte]

what an extraordinary journey! thanks for sharing mate

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thank you, happy that you enjoyed it!

[@perkano9152]

Thank you for sharing your Great Adventure !

[@cinnamonnoob4166]

11:02 really highlights the point. In the moment all we feel is the suffering, the pain, the monotony, the isolation, but at the end looking back once it's done after the effort the story is completely different. Life is mostly monotonous, tedious, boring work similar to this hike but those islands of time where u saw beauty where u saw a different world those moments are what we fight for and one day hopefully when we are old and our time is ready we can look back at life much as the same way. We had to struggle, we had to suffer but at the end the beautiful picture painted is what made life worth living

[@jdxtube68]

Superb footage! Excellent choice of background music and spectacular scenery. I am very thankful for being able to watch this from Australia! Thank you!

[@michaelvo]

Stunning. Thanks for this.

[@mariaboersma-cs8wv]

Thank you so much for sharing!! The beauty of Iceland, the hike you went on to see the country and yourself. It made me feel happy 🙏

[@JB_FLYA69669]

Great video you have inspired me to go here

[@DeltadronesBr]

Wonderful adventure!! Returning in the summer to cross Laugavegur to skogar! 600km is too much for me! lol

[@restingandrelaxing2023]

I would say that quite a trip you have done! Absolutely relaxing and getting rid of outside world. Good for your brains and plenty of time to think. Big hand to you and your journey you have done. ❤❤👋👋👍

[@fulekyzsolt4753]

Köszönjük a csodálatos videót és beszámolót! Én is már nagyon kipróbálnám! Csak így tovább! A többi célod is fantasztikus!

[@ChatGPT1111]

Wow Jean, simply incredible beauty and even more amazingly, in such a small country. If I was younger, this would've inspired me to duplicate the trek. Thanks for the gift of sharing this extraordinary journey.

[@jochenschmittmann9192]

What a fantastic video. I hope you’ll post more. Thank you

[@qswedasf]

Good vid. Harmen Hoek really got the hiking community more exposure on youtube. You see channels now popping up frequently now with similar content. Love hiking

[@rickrayn]

Very beautiful video. some of that terrain looks like it wants to break your ankle. Well done'

[@2lastletthepastpass]

One of the best Iceland videos I've seen, thx for posting!

[@kimtravel008]

Incredible work!

[@Thepher6]

Awesome footage. Iceland is like visiting several different planets

[@user-cb2rk5vx5b]

😊👌 потрясающие виды.... респект..!

[@stricardo1]

This is superb. A truly unique piece of work. Congratulations and thank you.

[@TheHussmanStuff]

This was absolutely beautiful. Was in Iceland last September. My heart aches often to return. I want to do this hike.

[@leonardomori9109]

Amazing! Congrats for the hike and the awesome video!

[@IAmNewlandes]

Amazing video dude, such a peaceful watch !

[@Travel_Stache]

Good job man! only walked parts of your journey myself but seeing what else there was on the island is a treat! beautiful video :)

[@cdkcdk1990]

Good stuff. Thank you for all the hard work you put into producing it!

[@paperkay]

Well done, Jean Babtiste! Very well done, man. Insane hike and a beautiful video! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!

[@vicsaul5459]

Brilliant just Brilliant 👌 thank you

[@paulakelly563]

Wonderful to see this landscape ! Well done and thank you 😊

[@ruediger78]

Really enjoyed that. Thank you!

[@gauravnavalakha9752]

Your video is beautiful brother. Thanks for making this masterpiece ❤️

[@travidvidlegradic1995]

This video is amazing! Big respect!

[@lmc4964]

you put national TV stations to shame with that production quality and interesting topic

[@BalticPathfinder]

That is awesome! I have the the same idea for this summer and while searching information stumbled upon you. Now I want to do it even more! Great video!

[@rochinante]

Beautiful video! Can you make a video on how to prepare for a long hike like this one.

[@eddydewilde4958]

Congratulations on planning , hiking and filming this extraordinary voyage. Detti foss is phenomenal.

[@billygalk3327]

So beautiful! Hero! Kudos, my friend

[@dertomh]

That's an awesome video and very nice footage. You did something that I want to do too, but probably next year. :)

[@AnaJEDDAWI]

I enjoyed watching this hiking journey ..keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@NXatNight]

Hey Jean, I was recently in Iceland by motorcycle and on the way back home, I watched your video. It is very intimate and the way you travel is a very nice way to get the slow paced experience and really appreciate the land. Take care and good luck in your future journeys.

[@levb.7338]

I'm doing a similar north-south crossing in late June.

[@kastanjakorpi7951]

Beautiful video! I’m planning on hiking almost this exact hike this summer, but am currently having issues figuring out how to send food resupply packages… Would you mind sharing how you did this? Greatful for any help! ☺️

[@user-iu2um8fd8n]

I love this so much

[@rantromse2051]

Mais quel beau pays! Randonnée magnifique!

[@jayv.8298]

Looks amazing

[@roksraka9241]

What an amazing video! I was thinking about doing something similar myself... Could you perhaps share a rough gear list of the things you brought on this trip? How did you go about getting food?

[@MSAttaby505]

Waow a mazing...pemandangan yang luar biasa, i like'it...salam dari indonesia

[@aritsesis4472]

What a wonderful video! Thank you. I'm inspired to do such a trip myself and was wondering how you created a route for yourself??

[@teresaheckendorn3871]

Beautifulllllllllllllllllll..............

[@BlueDragon00]

Surreal experience

[@Lebberg]

Amazing accomplisment

[@welshlad6427]

❤🇮🇸 Phenomenal mate 👏👏

[@MaxVenous]

Hye Brother ! just wanted to know, how does it feel watching such amazing calm view while cool breeze touches your soul ♥

[@Itsmeonroad]

Beautiful sceneries 🙌🏻

[@alaiyi2218]

Iceland is so beautiful, you are great,I also like hiking, a hiker from China.

[@jlockwood131]

Fantastic video! I'm planning to trek the same route this summer in August. A couple of questions: - How did you arrange a food pick up at Dreki Hut? - Do you have gpx file you would be willing to share? - How did you travel the final stretch to Hraufnatgartangi? (and if you hitchhiked, how was it?)

[@iagolaguelalago2238]

Incredible, I don´t understand why you have only 247 subs. But you have one more now :D

[@sbadimovnikola]

Inspiring!

[@vondrauen5118]

Wow! That is my dream. I hope I can do this like that one day, at the moment I am training to get fit enough. 😊 Thanks for the video, it motivates me. Wonderful. And also: When have you been at the volcano? Your pictures look so similar to mine from September 2021.

[@RonnelB.]

Good quality, brother!

[@audunskrindo5877]

4:46: wow!!!!

[@auxmobile]

I clicked on the like button before the first minute of the video was over...

[@manuelpalacios4593]

Espectáculo...

[@Mamatried77]

Brilliant video beautifully shot! Where can I get some logistics on your hike? Like re-supplies etc. looking to do some hiking in Iceland in a couple of months and this would be an epic route.

[@peterrichards3280]

in 2017 Two friends and I did the same trek. So cool to see your footage and journey! Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelvo]

if you have a writeup or have the trail on alltrails/gaiagps or something please share!

[@bartkramer1611]

@@michaelvo I am flying to iceland tomorrow to start, if you give me your email I will send you my caltopo link, including all huts etc

[@michaelvo]

@@bartkramer1611 ah thanks I got the topo and did it. Be very careful with the weather I got caught in a dangerous whiteout blizzard before drekki hut!

[@GX-63]

This is AMAZING! I am from Hong Kong and have only been to Iceland once. It is a wonderful place but I only stayed at those touristy spots. I wish I have taken on a long distance hike just like you. Would you mind sharing more about how you prepare for this?

[@matthiasschnapka9180]

You should have some seriouse experiances in long distance hiking in this kind of remote landscapes. Iceland is special.....trust me. I travel this island since over 30 years. My advice to you. NEVER EVER OVERESTIMATE your own skilles and underestimate the Weather Conditions in the Highlands of Iceland. Sadly to many hikers past away, cause they have done so. But if you are experianced, well equiped & prepared...... it will be a trip of a lifetime, thats for sure.

[@GX-63]

@@matthiasschnapka9180 Thanks for your advice! Will certainly be fully prepared if I ever have the chance to go for such a challenging hike. Are you from Iceland?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Hi! I agree with Matthias, Iceland is indeed very dangerous and you need to provision a lot for bad scenarios. This implied for me a lot of extra equipment but also that I had to carry with me a satellite phone in case of a problem. On top of that, hiking experience is also necessary just at least to know how to deal with wind/cold and exhaustion. As of me, I hiked several times in the alps, in Norway, in Australia and New Zealand, so I had experience in various environments. Yet, this was a big step for me in difficulty since I had never walked more than 300 km before.

[@michalbinek_]

Good job man! I will be doing a very similar route next year. Hopefully I will hit the weather conditions like you. Beautiful shots, beautiful moments. Very good pace. Respect man! Did you have solar batteries to charge your equipment ? How many kg did you have on your back ? Food is mostly lyofood ? What model of tent you have?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Hi ! Thanks for the kind comment, wish you good luck if you do a similar trip, to answer your questions : - I had two 20mAh batteries for charging, as well as three drone batteries. I recharged the batteries only at my forth day andkept my phone off most of the time. - I had between 16 and 32 kg on my back depending on food and water - Food was half lyo / half tuna+pasta and a v large variety of cereal bars - I had a quick hiker from Decathlon: great tent for its price - not sure if they still produce it tho but they have similar models

[@dietergraser3640]

My deep respect! Beautiful tour and video. I am amazed about the average distance of over 35 km you covered by day. Why to hurry?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thank you. I really wanted to push myself both physically and mentally, but anyways, while walking in the highlands lack of water and food did not offer me the choice to stop.

[@BackpackingVideos]

Great video! I am thinking of doing this hike, or a shorter north-south route. Can you say how you plan your resupply points and whether a shorter route is possible to cross north to south?

[@abdalrahmankassabvo7926]

Great great video ❤i wish Do it some day 😌🌹

[@_Tipu_]

Gratula a videóhoz és nem mellékesen a megtett távhoz! Én is pont tavaly voltam Izlandon a Laugavegur túraútvonalon! Mi lesz a következő úticélpont?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Örülök a magyar kommentnek ;) Szerintem nagy esélyell Norvégia vagy Corsica, minden esetben egy kisseb túrát fogok szervezni. Majd később szeretnek menni Groenlandban, vagy akar újra Izlandban egy Kelet-Nyugat utat próbálni.

[@hoser7706]

Incredible vlog and achievment. What did you do for food? What gear did you have for pack, tent, pad, sleeping bag? Any changes you would make?

[@dipanjandutta2916]

Amazing! Quick question: Did you throw the ring in Mount Doom in the end?

[@marowak87]

You should make a traveling itinieary on how to prepare for such trip - I would love to do such trip and having some tips from someone who already did it would be a big help - and wouldnt mind paying a couple of bucks for it ;-)

[@martypemberton6970]

This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing. Is there an actual route/path or did you just make your own route as you went along?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thank you! There is no official path, I created a route before my trek using Gaia gps, then adapted my route as I walked. My planned map went on a lot of 4x4 roads, but as I was walking, I noticed that I could safely walk cross country

[@Jezek22]

Thank you, Very nice video 🎥 volcano is still active?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thank you :) The volcano isn't active anymore, it was only active for a few weeks

[@robadzso]

One of the best footage capturing the unique Icelandic landscape. You pulled off an amazing trek. Thank you for sharing. Just a few questions, how much water and food did you carry and what kind of emergency equipment did you have? Like a distress beacon or satellite telephone or anything similar. Thank you in advance. Stay safe.

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thank you for your kind comment. Since I sent parcels of food to three areas, the most food I carried was for 7 days + extra and weighed around 9kg. As for water, I carried as much as 8L of it. For both food and water, I had a lot of margin. Concerning emergency equipment, I had a Garmin inReach beacon which also allowed me to send texts via satellite.

[@Daniel-bp2rr]

@@jeanbaptiste.h Thank you so much for this inspiring video. Could you please provide some details on how you sent food to those three areas? We are planning a traverse for next summer and we're pretty confused about how to organize the resupplies

[@Thematti85]

Hey ​​⁠​⁠@@jeanbaptiste.h, as Daniel, I’m also planning to do the same hike this summer and I’m keen to hear how you organised those resupplies. Help would be much appreciated since I’m stuck with this as well.

[@user-vc6wo7cq8v]

Amazing! But one question…how on earth did you charge your drone?? 😊

[@ortegapcs]

Amazing footage. Is it legal to camp that way in Iceland? I thought that you could only camp in campsites

[@lmc4964]

logistically how did it work? what kind of food did you bring? did you fish? or get adequate protein?

[@31479568]

Hi Jean, what an amazing journey. I want to hike that trail and I have some questions. Could you help me please?

[@stardustpassion1]

This is amazing, looks like a trip of a lifetime! Hopefully I'll will be able to do this one day. Just curious, how did you make it to Hraufnatgartangi solo? Does not seem to have public transportation there.

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thank you! I took a flight to Akureyri and then hitchhiked. It took me almost an entire day to get there, but I stopped in many places to visit !

[@stardustpassion1]

@@jeanbaptiste.h nice! That sounds like a great story :) thanks for sharing!

[@MyRick777]

Awesome video! How did you manage food? Did you pack 16 days of food or did you found places to restock on the route?

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Since I had about 1 kg a day of food, I sent food packages to a few places you can see on the map at the beginning :)

[@eveaedla9598]

I fell in love with the idea of hiking alone in Iceland. What special equipment did you have? I have heard that when it rains water rises quickly and you can't cross the rivers. I have done 2 long hikes alone, but only on marked tracks. How did you navigate and is it possible to get your track marked on the map? Can I write to your mail? Thank you for the beautiful video.

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Thanks for your kind comment :) To answer your questions: 1. Special equipment: a quality rain jacket, a Garmin inReach gps tracker, merino layers, maps and compass and a lot of extra food 2. Yes, concerning rivers, that is true, but Since I did not follow the traditional route, I did not have to cross many rivers, just one which was by the glaciers, therefore having mainly glacier water flowing in it, and not rainwater 🙂 3. I essentially navigated by compass + maps to get the bearing right Here's my e-mail address if you have more questions: [e-mail]

[@BalticPathfinder]

Could you share some practicalities, please?. How have you reached starting point in North?

[@LaHood]

Hi Jean, i hiked the TA this year and im looking for new places for hiking. Im keen to hike in Iceland, specially after seeing your video. Can you tell me please how you got to the northern starting point? I think i will try to go SOBO as well and sart from your point. But it looks like there is no airport or bus station, so how you came to that starting point? Thanks

[@bartkramer1611]

How did you get your food package to the dreki hut?

[@brphoto]

@Jean Baptiste Heurtel in which month were you there?

[@get_out_channel]

did you recorded your gpx track?

[@Professor_Internet_PhD]

Where is that starting at 4:47? Thank you.

[@michaelolsen6728]

Hello Jean! I'm a keen long distance hiker.. and find Iceland just amazing - although I've just been there in 2021 to see the volcanic eruption. WOW! However, I'd love to hike across Iceland like you. Is there any way that I can contact you other than here? I'd like som hints, tips, etc. I hope you see my comment and have time to reply.

[@jeanbaptiste.h]

Hello! Thanks for your kind comment. Sure, you can write me at [e-mail] :)

[@moneeshareynolds7773]

Hey you making another video soon ?

[@iansheehan2743]

I want to do this.

[@user-ij2nh1nc7p]

What kind of hike is that when you walk by roads and have food drops? Too much drone for me.