HexaTrek episode 4 : Falling and doubting in the Alps.

[@hackerblubb]

the ride of the valkyries when the helicopter arrived gave me a good laugh :D good that you avoided have your personal apocalypse in this episode. thanks for this one, again!

[@cartapouille]

Ahah thanks, this was also a debate whether to use such a cliché or not, but as in this episode I'm starting to lose my sanity (and it won't improve before a thousand more kilometres) I figured it made sense somehow. A bit on the nose, but efficient !

[@borisboutillier7956]

Toujours très agréable à regarder. J'adore le ton, et le fait d'inclure les trucs ouf, et les trucs moins ouf !

[@cartapouille]

Merci beaucoup Boris! Très content de savoir que ça plait :) Toujours un peu hésitant à inclure le moins ouf, mais ça n'a pas de sens de le cacher non plus. J'essaye de garder un équilibre !

[@moyashisoba]

I just love hiking in the alps even though I'm cursing half of the time. It's so challenging and at the same time so rewarding. Thanks for sharing those bad days as well. We all have them, they are part of our treks.

[@cartapouille]

"The highs are very high, the lows are very low" as said my favorite trail angel couple! But yeah it's a different pace that's for sure, although not all of the Alps are that hard. But they can very much be! Thanks friendly bird!

[@DerUnbbekante]

Another great video. Thank you for sharing!

[@cartapouille]

My pleasure! Thanks for your comment :)

[@lenainrouge67]

Bravo. J'adore. Magnifique musique d'intro et de fin. Tu as bien rendu la difficulté que l'on peut rencontrer dans les Alpes, après avoir traversé les Vosges et le Jura. Tu as bien fait de tenir bon !

[@cartapouille]

Merci! Pas toujours facile de trouver de chouettes musiques française libres de droit, ou assez courtes, pour illustrer l'intro et l'outro! Et content de savoir que le sentiment est partagé !

[@clementbalay654]

cartapouille, tu fais des vidéos extraordinairement excellentes ! ça a été un plaisir de te rencontrer toi et toute l'équipe HexaTrek. C'est génial tout ce que vous avez créé, Ce magnifique thru de France, ça ne sera pas pour 2023, mais 2024, carrément.

[@cartapouille]

Ahahahah merci beaucoup mec! Merci beaucoup pour le commentaire laudatif et aussi pour avoir été présent à l'HexaTeuf! C'était trop trop cool de voir tant de gens géniaux :D 2024 tu vas te régaleeeeeer!

[@Raafj3]

Great job. Alps look scary😢

[@cartapouille]

Thank you! Well yeah they are not gentle mountains, and have to be treated with respect. But you'll see when you are there ;)

[@anneofbasswoodgrove6626]

You know, you're extremely refreshing. in a thru hiking world of 'bashing the miles' and 'don't be a pussy' to actually say: 'I turn around, it's meant to be enjoyable'. Soooo nice to hear. 😊😊

[@cartapouille]

Well thank you, it was an internal debate to show this or not, but I wanted to showcase what you should be in the mountains: responsible. This is one of the first rule there : know when not to go, it's not dangerous per say but it can be, and you have to be responsible, and there's no shame in turning back if you don't feel it. Especially a message for more beginners who tend to follow the path no matter what, lacking of experience to understand when they shouldn't just obey the direction. The joys of redirecting and adapting!

[@anneofbasswoodgrove6626]

@cartapouille absolutely true. We have experienced a different attitude on the PCT in a high snow year in the Sierras. People who turned around or chose alternates sadly were 'no PCT hikers' or had 'cheated and can't call themselves thru hikers'. if you are new to a hike, audience and attitude like that it is easy to believe what you get told and then go where you dont feel comfy. Yes..those decisions on the trails are not easy and it's just lovely to see an approach like yours. :):)

[@cartapouille]

@@anneofbasswoodgrove6626 I dislike gatekeeping what is "real" or not, I don't get people dealing in absolute "every kilometer with every kilo or you cheated" mentality. It seems so... arbitrary? We are all here on holidays, not passing a test, let's chill and enjoy, and most importantly, not DIE. That's the insane part. I always remind everybody going on the trail : the trace is not a religion, use it, abuse it, cheat it, it doesn't matter. Some parts are dangerous, some are boring, you don't HAVE to do every cm with your whole gear to be "true". I personally validate anybody who hiked close enough for long enough, screw absolutisms. We're in France, a country where the only rigid rule is the "apéro".

[@Nynke_K]

I may be sitting here with my bum ankle aching after no more than 3.5 km on flat terrain, but maaaaaan do I want to hike in those beautiful mountains 😍. One day... And then I'd like to avoid those rock fields you had coming up. They're always such a hassle! Thanks for another great video - I really appreciate the day count and the Cartapouille avatar scenes are really helpful and illustrative!

[@cartapouille]

Well thank you very much for the idea of counting the days, it fits so well, amazing addition ! Yeah as not a fan of rock as well, Alps been a cruel mistress: they love their "pierriers" there! And thanks for noting the little animations, the design made by my sister is quite amazing :)

[@alpinekiwi]

This whole episode is my back yard and I loved seeing all the places I know so well! What time of year were you passing through? Quoi qu'il en soit, bravo !

[@cartapouille]

Merci beaucoup! Well I think I was there in June last year, so really too early for the season. Lucky you to have such a dramatic backyard!

[@alexandragerasimcikova-nf5zu]

🙌🙌you made it! Great story telling :) and so beautiful! Especially the chalet de boret, wow.

[@cartapouille]

Yaaay thanks! Wasn't easy but hey, it's done! Chalet du boret is cheating, they have no right to have such a sexy spot!

[@edrusiackas8209]

10:38 like something out of a fairy tale. Wow.

[@cartapouille]

It can be ridiculously pretty over there yes !

[@yeeeeyee]

It does look like a video game

[@cartapouille]

Yeah those parts are quite surreal! And I might have been a bit overboard while color correcting, which increases this impression :D

[@魏夏天-y9d]

How can it be so beautiful, so beautiful! The amazing beauty that comes from nature.😍

[@cartapouille]

France really have some hidden gems indeed, Sixt Fer à Cheval is quite amazing :) But men have managed to integrate so well in those gorgeous places, and enhance the experience tastefully :)

[@u_l_r_i_c]

Et hop le p'tit commentaire pour le référencement et pour te féliciter (encore) pour ton travail incroyable ! 🎉 Et le p'tit "oh merde" de la glissade c'était mythique 😅

[@cartapouille]

Yaaaay merci Ulric! And the "oh merde" is literally what I screamed when I actually fell, I remember it vividly because I realized those would have been my last words if there would have been a cliff behind that. This proves that I'm as french as I can be, even facing death. Putain. :D

[@haast-hawea]

18:18 😂😂😂😂

[@cartapouille]

Reviewing that part before editing cracked me up, I had to make him talk :D

[@haast-hawea]

@@cartapouille hah the 5 people watching in the room here all cracked up 😂

[@cartapouille]

@@haast-hawea Ahah you watch that with AN AUDIENCE? damn that's great success! :D

[@dorotheajeske5029]

Wow you were so lucky with that slide down the snow field! Slipping on those is one of my biggest fear because that can end badly very quickly. So I'm glad you landed at the bottom with mere scratches because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to enjoy your videos!

[@cartapouille]

I really was lucky yeah, which is not great to realize afterwards, especially as I physically couldn't do anything against the slide with my gear. I'm glad I landed too, and then right after I thought "jeez that's lucky, or I wouldn't be capable of editing a video that Dorothea needs! " :D

[@dorotheajeske5029]

@@cartapouille aww how very nice of you to think of me right after a scary experience 😂

[@cartapouille]

@@dorotheajeske5029 That is how dedicated I am to my viewers ! ;)

[@jeffoneill3429]

I enjoyed your video! Good narration, storytelling and epic views!

[@cartapouille]

Well thank you very much, I enjoyed your comment! Good writing, to the point and epic wholesomeness!

[@outdoorjoerg]

Finally I did watch your 4th episode - great work! I enjoyed the views but also your real talk. what an experience! looking forward for the next episode 🤩

[@cartapouille]

Thank you very much! Hoping that the next episode will be on par with that one :D It is hard to work on it now, real talk is hard to edit :P

[@malte8991]

Really nice episode ❤

[@cartapouille]

yaaaay thanks man :)

[@NorwayHikesTrails]

Great video. Thank you for sharing and wishing you a fantastic weekend 👍 and ATB 😊

[@cartapouille]

Thank you very much Northern hiker :D Have a great week end too :)

[@김김-k5b1w]

Wow,,, That sceneray of Alps is fuXXing Amazing. Got another Bucket list.

[@cartapouille]

Yaaaaay thanks! yeah it's quite easy to film in the Alps, you just pose the camera and you got great scenery :D

[@maximil1en]

Thanks, so entertaining, love it.

[@cartapouille]

Thank you very much ! :)

[@cerentosun3604]

It is brilliant how Ride of the Valkyries play when the helicopter enters ! Hexatreck NOW :)

[@cartapouille]

Ahah I was hesitating a lot to use that track or another, I'm glad I went for that one. Other option was this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2Gnk62LmpKlarMsi=oGdPLPOl4BPPVugC

[@cerentosun3604]

That’s so funny, turbo folk! That could be nice for next documentary in Balkans:p

[@Yves-Loupfanton]

Belle épisode, tjs hâte de voir la suite T'en as bavé sur cette étape. Idem pour moi, avec encore plus de neige et un tps hivernal avec des chutes de neige ds la Vanoise.

[@cartapouille]

Toi t'es arrivé encore plus tôt sur la zone, t'as vraiment galéré ouais, avec le col de la Vache carrément impraticable! Mais ouais c'était pas vraiment ma partie favorite j'avoue :D merci en tous cas !

[@JB_FLYA69669]

Great video you have inspired me to go here.

[@cartapouille]

Amazing! I'm really glad I could have this impact, and hope you'll enjoy :)

[@Ela_muss_wieder_raus]

Merci d'avoir partagé Je vais commencer à Wissembourg dans quelques jours et je suis très excité. Où pouvez-vous obtenir un patch Hexatrek ?

[@cartapouille]

Ah il faut voir avec William sur le Discord s'il en a encore :) et merci beaucoup, content que tu puisses profiter!