It's Time to Stop Walking - Hiking Te Araroa 2022 | EP08

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks for watching! This is the final video of my Te Araroa Journey. Thanks for all the support, I hope you have enjoyed it! A few facts from the trail ⬇️ Total distance: 1300 - 1400km Furthest distance in 1 day: 57km from Takapō to Twizel Highest altitude reached: 2070m (Beuzenberg Peak) Number of days: 65 (6 zero days) Cheers!

[@andrewmastrandonas5123]

Another fantastic video, mate!

[@ewengillies9826]

One heck of a challenge completed. Great stats fpr anyone to have. Bushyboy Oz.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

@@andrewmastrandonas5123 Thanks Andrew! Cheers mate

[@BackcountryKiwi]

@@ewengillies9826 Thank you Ewen! Cheers man

[@bornbrighter729]

Congratulations on your successful journey. Just amazing.. I am happy for you.. 🙂👍👏🌟🔥🍺🇺🇸

[@allye5949]

Mud ‘it really slows you down’ and ‘that was a steep, stiff climb, holy heck’ - understatements of the trip! Congratulations Zeb - stuff of legends. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Ally! It has been my pleasure, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride! Cheers

[@laurarutten4680]

What an awesome adventure for you, and for all us avid watchers. Great videos; loved your commentary and all of the scenery. Your enthusiasm for mud in the Longwood section was joyful. I'm sure you have plenty of subscribers who would be keen to see any follow up videos on post-trail gear reviews, and what you ate whilst on the trail. Always interesting topics. Thanks for sharing your journey, and thumbs up.

[@GypsyGirl317]

Yes, I'm keen to see those topics in the near future. I'm planning to attempt TA this coming summer, to celebrate turning 65! 😊

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Laura! I probably will do a video on my gear and food at some point, not sure when but I will. I appreciate the support so much. Thanks again!

[@BackcountryKiwi]

@@GypsyGirl317 that's amazing! I hope you have a fantastic time on trail! Go at your own pace and enjoy it. I'll make a video about my stuff at some point! Cheers!

[@ervinslens]

Simply amazing adventure, gorgeously edited and filmed.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Means alot! Thank you very much 🙂

[@rosblackmore5422]

A brilliant series of videos! I have really enjoyed watching these over the last couple of weeks (my coffee break entertainment!) I spent a wonderful 3 months in NZ in 2007 and the thing that has made me the happiest is seeing that those amazing eels at Nelson Lakes are still alive and kicking! Great story telling, thanks so much for making the effort to film and share with us armchair adventurers here in the UK. Enjoy your next adventures!

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you very much Ros! I'm glad you enjoyed them. The eels are very cool at Nelson Lakes. I appreciate it man! Cheers

[@phillethbridge5064]

Thanks heaps for this video series. We just finished Nobo South Island last week and these videos will help make sure we never forget those huts, campsites, climbs, views, mud and sand flies. A great but challenging experience. 👍

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Phil! I hope you had a blast on your TA experience. So many good memories. Cheers

[@Monica-jq4gy]

Congratulations!!! Really enjoyed your adventure!!!! Excellent video editing skills and commentary!! 10/10 x

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks heaps! Means alot. Cheers

[@OutdoorsWithCWest]

Well done bro. Huge achievement you can look back on and I'm sure you will try it again in 10 years 🤣

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Haha probably. I'll do the North Island at some point I think. Thanks heaps bro. Hope you are well

[@bornbrighter729]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us😏🙂👍👏🇺🇸

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you!

[@2000heathcliff]

Thanks for the incredible journey, what great memories made to look back on. That mud was crazy! The bay is beautiful. Thank you for your hard work in getting the videos up for us to watch. Wish you the best in your future adventures.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

I appreciate it! I'm glad you enjoyed the series, it was an awesome adventure. Cheers!

[@andyONthetrail]

Enjoyed watching all your TA videos and the detail well captured thanks help me relive my TA journey on the South Island.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you! It's an amazing experience. I hope yours was just as wonderful. Cheers

[@OAPAdventures]

I have just binged watched the series over the weekend. Wow, thats a great adventure. You weaved a great story into the clips and the each video worked as a story in its own right. Very impressed. Nicely done.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Hey Peter! I appreciate that heaps mate thank you so much. I haven't had much time to watch KZbin recently but I'm hoping to soon! I've got a few of yours on my list. Hope you are well. Cheers

[@moanauerata-jennings1158]

Awesome footage. Well done. What an amazing achievement.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you!

[@tessrobinson6911]

Amazing work!!! Mega congratulations, that’s a massive adventure.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you Tess!

[@ZacDeclerck]

Bloody awesome mate. Quality stuff. Just binged the whole series, bought back so many memories. I'd love to come back and do the South Island again. Thanks for sharing 🤘

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks heaps Zac. It was a bloody awesome experience. I'd like to do the whole trail at some point. Cheers!

[@ReviloNZwalks]

Epic bro, definitely some emotions relived watching this last part. Onto the next adventure

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks heaps bro. So awesome to have started and finished with ya. Definitely wome great memories. Looking forward to yours! Cheers

[@AdventureswithWillem]

Congratulations, and thanks, brought back great memories.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks for watching! Cheers mate

[@ianfowler6402]

Hey Zeb thanks for taking us along on your wonderful adventure. Every bit of it was enjoyable. Back country that I'll probably never get to see. Best part? All of them. Strangest part? The mud. Saddest part? The end. Thanks again.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Ian. I'd say you summed that up pretty well but the mid was great fun haha! I'm glad you came along and enjoyed the journey through my videos. Cheers

[@heathere8066]

Thanks for sharing your journey! I have loved travelling with you😀 Congratulations on completing this epic trail👏🎉

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you Heather. So glad to have you along! Cheers

[@ewengillies9826]

Thanks for the map my friend as this gives a whole new perspective to the adventure the journey you undertook. Awesome series fabulous photography showing outstanding scenes in all types of inclement weather. You can be justifiably proud of your achievements and the trip you have escorted us on with you. A question .. do you find it better to travel with others .. as i've noted you do a lot of lone hikes or occassionally with J. Either way it comes down to a personal choice. Thanks for the memories mate I've enjoyed watching you grow through this series with your capabilities and photographic skills. Onwards and upwards to the next challenge. ATVB. Bushybpy Oz.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you so much Ewen. As far as hiking alone or with people, it depends... I really like solo trips and I would highly recommend that everyone tries them. I normally try to avoid other people on my trips, doing TA I knew meeting people would be unavoidable so instead I embraced it and enjoyed others company. Going on trips with people can be awesome, it's cool to be able to reminisce on a trip with somebody and each remember different details. I still love solo trips but I think I will try do some more trips with people aswell in the future. Hope that answers your question. Cheers

[@ewengillies9826]

@@BackcountryKiwi Exactly what I had in my mind as I have watched your journies unfold. Thanks for answering. Bushyboy Oz.

[@JJ-JOHNSON]

I have really enjoy the trip with you and your friends, hope this is just the begaining and not the end. Beautiful Country.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Definitely more to come! Thanks heaps man

[@stever7066]

Brilliant. Great achievement, cheers for filming it all. Hope you had a cold beer or whatever at the end of it. Cheers.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Had a couple of beers! I'm glad I filmed it. It was great looking back on it whilst editing. Cheers for watching!

[@dougwinter2653]

Thanks for sharing , great to follow your journey

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Doug! Cheers

[@dougwinter2653]

Looking forward to your next adventure

[@tleej26]

A fantastic end to an awesome adventure, funny as about the mud😂 I wish the weather had been better for you, we’ve had an amazing summer down here.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you TJ! We got pretty lucky with the weather I think. After the richmonds we had amazing weather for most of it. Of course the day to bluff was windy and rainy! No complaints though. It would have been awesome no matter what the weather was like! Cheers mate

[@BucyTV]

Beautiful scenery. Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber here ❤️

[@BackcountryKiwi]

I appreciate it! Thank you!

[@adventuresofandyjay]

Nice one mate! Thumbnail is 🔥

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you!

[@lisasnell8927]

What an epic journey thanks Zeb Jess and your mighty team!!!👏👏👍👍 what a stunning trip of our beautiful country. Thanks again for sharing with us.... where we off to next👀🙄🤔🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you so much Lisa! I did Stewart island after this. Looking forward to sharing that aswell! Cheers

[@Upsidedownorangejuice]

Longwood forest na... but.. Longpuddle forest... yea!! Congratulations on this achievement, what an epic adventure. Thank you for sharing and the mahi put into this well made series.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Haha believe it or not that was actual a dry longwoods. Southland was in a drought when I went through! Thank you so much man. Your support means alot. Cheers

[@kevinmcmenamin3559]

Great series. Since I am planning the same walk starting in Jan, was very useful to actually see the terrain and fill in some gaps.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

That's awesome! I hope you have a blast on your journey! Glad my videos were useful. Thanks for watching!

[@boganbushcraft]

Awesome video mate

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thank you mate!

[@deanjonesmultimedia]

Epic adventure for most of the journey - not sure about slogging through all that mud though. Great series of videos of the whole trip too.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Haha I had a blast in the mud! Thank you for watching Dean. I appreciate it.

[@AbelandVictoria]

Wow some cool landscapes down there. What next after this big journey?

[@BackcountryKiwi]

It is a beauty area. I did Stewart island after this!

[@rickkearn7100]

Epic, BK! Well done. Everything about this journey of yours was fun to watch, and go along with you, enjoying from afar. It must have been surreal in the aftermath, transitioning back to daily life in civilization. Who did that painting at the very end of this post? It's awesome. Godspeed and, Cheers.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Hey Rick. Thanks heaps mate, means alot. Haha I wasn't ready to go back to normal life, which is why I spent 11 days on Stewart island! But yeah definitely was odd getting back into daily life after being on trail. A friend who I tramped with his mother painted it, i love it. Cheers man

[@anne-mariechisnall2706]

Thanks for the videos -- they're a fantastic watch! And congrats on your achievement! Would love to see a gear review. In the meantime wondering what pack you are using? I've been trying to track it down! Thanks!

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Hi Anne-Marie. Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed them 😊. I will have to get round to making a gear video at some point, hopefully soon. I was using a Helikon tex summit pack. Cheers!

[@anne-mariechisnall2706]

@@BackcountryKiwi thanks!

[@queenabove18]

Epic trip! Really enjoyed this vid. I'm not sure I'd enjoy walking along a motorway or through farmland, I'd rather be in the bush. Keen to hear your reflection on the developed parts of the journey, such as Bluff to Invercargill?

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Alan. So yeah I also enjoyed the bush/backcountry parts the most, but I looked at it as the other parts just being part of the experience and another thing to enjoy. Some people skip the road sections and it's each to their own. I viewed it as another challenge and kind of enjoyed being a purist haha. Cheers.

[@warwickpreston1653]

Congrats Zeb on an outstanding achievement and bringing us along on your journey. Looking like a drovers dog mate - all ribs and pizzle. How many kilos did u lose...?? Lol

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Warwick. Ribs and pizzle, that's a new one! About 4-5kilos

[@efraincastillomorales2883]

thanks for another video, I think you will have better glasses, approximately how many miles was the trip?

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Cheers mate. Around 800 - 860 miles.

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Great achievement Zeb, well presented, satisfying ending. What epiphany did you take away from it that will potentially shape your life for the future?

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks Dave. I'm not sure if I took an epiphany away from it but I suppose just to enjoy the small things. Cheerd

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

@@BackcountryKiwi Yes, through hikers talk about being more content with living simply, increased discipline, setting goals or plans for each day but also having less anxiety, able to take each day better now as it comes. For people like me who would like to do the same, would you consider putting an instructional video/videos together explaining food, costs, organisation of food drops & accommodation ahead? I think it would be a beneficial video for your channel.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

@@OutdoorsmanDave yeah I will do a video on my pack and food and stuff at some point. Cheers Dave

[@yaryarsteve]

Congratulations, What an achievement. Looking back, What was your favourite section?

[@BackcountryKiwi]

Thanks very much! Favourite section is very hard to pick but the Richmond Ranges would probably take the top spot. Very close though, it was all amazing. Cheers

[@Bigergism]

The glasses are destined to travel back and forward on that trail on the heads of different souls, they will be found brought back to their glory, then lost to be found again.

[@BackcountryKiwi]

This is my favourite comment. Thanks 👊