Slovak porters - The last in Europe | DW Documentary

Delivery service in the world’s smallest high mountain range is still done the traditional way. In the Alps and other European mountains, porters have long been replaced by helicopters and cable cars. But not in the High Tatras of Slovakia.
When loaded, the wooden carrying frames used by the so-called ‘Tatra Sherpas’ weigh up to 100 kilos or more. The porters climb up to 2,000 meters with their loads, supplying essentials to remote mountain huts in the Slovakian national park.
Števo Bačkor is one of around 60 porters in the region today. Two to three times a week, the 47-year-old loads his self-built frame with firewood or food. With the goods stacked on his back, he climbs up the mountains to deliver them, come snow, ice, heat, rain or storm.
The mountain huts of the High Tatras depend on the porters’ deliveries, as there are hardly any roads or cable cars. The high mountain region in the Carpathians is a strictly protected nature reserve and, together with the Polish national park, a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
This film accompanies Števo Bačkor on his dizzying ascents. He falls into a meditative stride to cope with the exertion. Strength and courage are not enough - passion is also a requirement for the tough job. It takes him just under three hours to climb 1,000 meters, ultimately reaching the Zbojnícka hut at an elevation of almost 2,000 meters. ‘Reaching the top is always a special moment. You may be exhausted, but you feel complete.’
Some of the ‘Tatra Sherpas’ have already lost their lives on delivery missions through the high mountains. In memory of colleagues who have died, the ‘Sherpa Rally’ takes place as a memorial run every year.
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[@jaceq9]

I did not realize how this load is carried in Slovakia even though we visit some of these shelters every so often. I guess it might the last truly romantic job in Europe. Romantic in its purest meaning. I owe these man of steel my greatest respect and admiration. Zdravime z Polski!

[@milangacik994]

I´ve seen acting head of National Criminal Agency carrying goods on Zbojnícka Chata two years ago. He must be pretty tough guy. 💪👍

[@Salt_and_Peroxide]

a ja zdravim z slovenska

[@Abracadabra21]

Next time bring them some Zubrowka and some good polish beer, if you wanna give them thanx 😂😉

[@sdbszz706]

Death stranding so unrealistic Slovaks holding beer:

[@saifer21]

😀so true

[@eugenetzigane]

As soon as I saw this guy's pack, I immediately looked for the first Death Stranding comment! 😂

[@eugenetzigane]

As soon as I saw this guy's pack, I immediately looked for the first Death Stranding comment! 😂

[@BrickBrosAmbros45]

truuu when i saw that fall at 8:32 i was like: thats exactly like death stranding lol

[@lkl3210]

@@eugenetzigane same

[@kristodea8067]

At the mention of Tatra,I remember " Tatra razor blades" from then Czechoslovakia,even in Ghana,we were using them.😊

[@8818F]

Before 1989 czechslovakia was amazing prosperous country. Now we are mostly asslickers..

[@milangacik994]

Glad to hear it. We have Low and High Tatra´s. High Tatra´s are smallest High Mountains in the World.

[@milangacik994]

We have also famous offroad trucks Tatra made in former Czechio-Slovakia, now in East of Czechia. Ferdinand Porsche started to work there some 100+ years ago.

[@kristodea8067]

@@milangacik994 waow,,,😊

[@rvnr1]

As a Slovak, i thought porters are pretty common in every mountain range in the world, and now, i feel very proud for my country to be this unique. I saw some porters while hiking in the Tatras, and really, they are like Supermans, respect

[@MiSt3300]

Love Slovak people from Poland. West Slavic brothers.

[@otazka2476]

all Slavic brothers

[@FedorKadela]

love polish as a slovakian!

[@milangacik994]

Dzięki. Pozdrowienia dla Polski ze Słowacji.

[@OsmanOsmanHan]

Slavish

[@veronika.s.]

​@@otazka2476 and sisters too!😊

[@LordLotman]

What a quality human that man is.

[@TxDuallyNation]

Pozdrav brate iz Crne Gore🇲🇪🇲🇪🇲🇪

[@cirodimarzio6238]

Thanks Slavic brother

[@bashsami3301]

You people have a state ?

[@TxDuallyNation]

@@bashsami3301 jok vala , Ali zato tvoja nana ima ckapi 🐟 za petoro 🥰

[@wendyDarling26]

pozdrav zo Slovenska!

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Ďakujeme. Thank you. :)

[@shylockwesker5530]

Huh, žijem v Poľsku a toto som nevedela. Je to úžasné a hrozivé. Všetko najlepšie dobrým ľuďom na druhej strane Tatier.

[@skrongo]

The Slovaks are wonderful and wholesome people who care for their country and environment. So heartwarming to see.

[@tarjeik7162]

But Why do they love Putler??😱☠️😱

[@radir1657]

There is no slovak people they are genetically: Hungaryans, Czechs , poles, 67%femboys

[@radir1657]

The word slovak was invented by George Soros

[@hracekk]

Classic invalid Turk opinion. If there are no Slovaks, there are definitely no Hungarians. Do a DNA test and you will be half Turk half Mongol. Lmao@@radir1657

[@oliverus9999]

​@@radir1657slavic people settled in what is known as slovakia now , long ago , they are genetially slavic like poles and czechs etc.

[@richardglatz8309]

I met this guy (Stefan) when i was working in Starý Smokovec (High Tatras) he really is a good, humble guy. Respect to all porters.

[@grzegorzptaszkiewicz]

Stefan is the embodiment of strength and decency, what a great guy, respect!

[@befeleme]

The translation "Hut of Thieves" (Zbojnicka chata) is incorrect. A better translation would be "Hut of Bandits". Or maybe "Hut of Outlaws".

[@AnickaSR]

"brigand" is the word. Or Jánošík is described as "highwayman" in English texts.

[@jeffreylebowski2440]

This whole countries is a hut of thieves

[@voipstuntvoipstunt]

Another incorrect translation (19:53): "Only evil is bad, not the weather" :D Correct translation: It is only improperly dressed tourist, weather is always good.

[@janfrosty3392]

@@voipstuntvoipstunt 'improperly dressed tourist, weather is always good' nejvice tech pitomcu z Ceska, ale my jsme prece ti nejchytrejsi a vsechno vime a jak na to

[@alextomes1957]

@@voipstuntvoipstuntthis was not a translation, they used the english verision of the saying

[@dianakankulova7898]

Great documentary! I love those mountains. Fun fact: Everyone hiking in the High Tatras can carry a small load of goods to the huts. You get a tea for free in the hut as a thank you gift.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@mynameiztomas]

Yes, that is true. I also carried a small amount, around 30 kg down from the Rysy hut.

[@PheggasSVKVideos]

Yup. I carried a log up there once and the tea was the best thing on earth at that moment. Not only it tasted far, FAR better than normal commercial ones (as it is collection of amazing, local, mountain herbs) but the feeling after the climb was so unreal. I hope more people will join and help :)

[@swaggery]

Can I carry 50 kg?

[@christiankammer2379]

I will think of you and you colleagues, Stevo, whenever my backpack feels heavy. And then I will pull myself together and be glad that the load is lighter than what you have to carry. Stay safe, healthy and happy!

[@YOUAreTheSecretToLife]

I love this❤

[@Just4Kixs]

Slovaks are hard-working people as I've worked with one in the past. Respect

[@sorinjasoncnd5560]

Great people ! Great way of life … Greetings from the great Carpathians of Transylvania 👍👍👍

[@SarahAndrews24]

Always heard about the Sherpas of Nepal, first time learned about the Slovak porters. Respect.😊😊

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

I had already seen something about these mountains, but from the Polish side. These Slovak guys who carry weight on their backs up the mountains deserve our admiration and respect. They should be rewarded by the government of their country.

[@geotropa1043]

Impressive. But why do they have to go up during winter-time at all? In the Alps, huts (shelters) are closed and abandoned before winter comes and reopened in late spring or early summer of the following year.

[@pb_8206]

Some are closed and some not and there is still lot of snow even in may.

[@LednacekZ]

@@geotropa1043 it is officially closed. there are still people doing research, repairs and other things that cant be done during the high season. The huts are also safe space used when there are people who ignore the law and need to be rescued.

[@ms-ht1cj]

I admire Slovaks. Awesome people. Love from Poland. ❤

[@eckosters]

That's unimaginably hard! I don't think any formally recognized sport can be harder than this job! I'm just stunned.

[@timoooo7320]

The porters of the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan have a much, much, much harder time. They carry more weights, without much equipment, for a trek of about 14 days through some of the most inhospitable places on earth. They live a life of extreme poverty and are often only tipped a few dollars for carrying climbers' equipments for two weeks, and paid very poorly by their employers. I encourage you to search about them.

[@iwonainoz]

I have just watched Freedom under Load about these porters. Very beautiful and inspiring. I recommend it as it was recommended to me following my comment above. It's a video 1 hr long . Some of these guys are over 70yrs old. I found it on Vimeo. 😍

[@jakubdubovan]

It was a long time since I felt pride for my country. Thank you for this documentary! Also the comments here are very hearthwarming. Thank you Polish friends. I hope our future political leaders will make more for our countries to be closer to each other. I am glad that we are in EU and that there is a free movement, but I would like to see much closer cooperation between our countries.

[@bobibufi1389]

Toto je dokument o ludskej huzevnatosti, o krasnej tradicii, o oslave nasej prirody. A ty aj tak do toho musis v tych par vetach zapliest politiku a EU, do psej matere. Takze sprchu a pracuj na tom aj ty aby si na nase Slovensko mohol byt pysny (ps. to sa nerobi mavanim na politickych mitingoch kde vam mladym masiruju hlavy)

[@Fuccachi]

@@bobibufi1389 lebo vy starý vôbec nemáte vymyté mozočky od Fica, Daňka, Uhríka, kremeľskej propagandy a všeobecne zo života za železnou oponou. Lebo ty vieš všetko najlepšie že :D

[@bobibufi1389]

@@Fuccachi ak chces tvrdit,ze ty si ten spravny, rozhladeny - tak ako absolutne minimum musis ovladat svoj rodny jazyk. Inak posobis ako clovek co toho vela neprecital a nenastudoval, a lahsie manipulovatelny. O com hovorim? Pise sa "vy stari" a nie "vy stary". Nehraj hrdinu ked na to nemas, radsej sa uc, inak im tie kaleraby budes zrat este dlho.

[@tob0597]

@@bobibufi1389 Na ad hominem som si už od ľudí, ktorí komentujú na mlaďasov zvykol. Prosím, neťahaj to aspoň pod takéto pekné video. Ďakujem.

[@jansveen]

I have spent a lot of time in Vysoke Tatry. Always impressed by the porters and the loads they carry. True superheros. During my trips to Slovakia, people there were always warm and welcoming. All my respect to the porters, and good and safe speed up the tracks.

[@JanHoliga]

Vynikajúci dokument z rodnej hrudy!Well done, DW!

[@jeffreylebowski2440]

Že z rodnej hrudy... Si sa narodil na skalnatom plese predpokladám?

[@argandel666]

​@@jeffreylebowski2440nie narodil sa na slovensku. Skalnate pleso je kde ? Takze ano je to na jeho rodnej hrude

[@jeffreylebowski2440]

@@argandel666 Aj Dunajská Streda?

[@onraj9mm]

​@@jeffreylebowski2440ano

[@jeffreylebowski2440]

@@onraj9mm 300 hrmených...

[@zsolttalloczy5222]

Amazing and beautiful. Greetings from Hungary 🇸🇰🇭🇺🇸🇰🇭🇺🇸🇰🇭🇺

[@cirodimarzio6238]

Thanks brother 🤝

[@strikerkillersk2]

No thank you

[@filiphalecka]

❤

[@aszechy]

So happy to see this! I'm from neighbouring Hungary and have been to the beautiful high Tatras many times - I've always had massive respect for these guys. The intense focus you can see on their face and the way they keep their pace absolutely steady really shows how hard this work must be. Sometimes there were smaller packs just placed by the side of the trail for any tourist to carry up if they wanted a challenge (any I remember seeing some of those abandoned on the way...) If you ever go there, don't expect to find any rubbish bins in those mountain huts - what you take up, you take down with you :)

[@tomashladis4511]

Whenever someone asked me abroad what's interesting about our country I always liked to answer that we have beautiful mountains and beautiful women 😊 These guys are greatly respected and true soul of High Tatras. Great documentary DW, thank you.

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@bekabeka71]

Set me up brother 😅 I’m a 29 year old stud single and ready to mingle 😂

[@BestRanger22]

Come to eastern Slovakia, to see a what a beauty this country has.. We have highest levels of PCB carcinogens in our blood. People dies on cancer everyday and no solution from government more than 35 years

[@milangacik994]

@@BestRanger22 YOu mean Chemko Strážske. PCB´s are big problem there. Sadly this happened all over the World.

[@bekzodjonabdurazzaqov657]

Yes , l have been there for half a year .the nature is something extraordinary

[@iwonainoz]

what a beautiful documentary! I could have watched another hour of this!

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for your constructive feedback! :-)

[@michalsolar257]

There is the documentary movie "Freedom under load" by director Pavol Barabas exactly about porters of High Tatras. Go check it out if you are interested.

[@iwonainoz]

Thank you so much! I will look for it. 🤩@@michalsolar257

[@iwonainoz]

The pleasure is mine! 🤩@@DWDocumentary

[@iwonainoz]

HI, again, I have watched the movie, and wanted to thank you for the recommendation. It is stunningly beautiful. I recommend it to everyone. 😍@@michalsolar257

[@markusstark07]

I am slovak, me and my family are comming to Tatras every year so porters are very common for me and i tought that it's common thing in every moutain range, now i feel suprised and proud! :)

[@spidusp]

Great documentary ❤ Slovakia forever Vysoke Tatry(High Tatras)are beautiful Greetings from Montreal

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@michalmatus3189]

hi slaf :D

[@haroldhals73]

carrying a 50 liter barrel (65 kg) of beer ( a fluid that has its own life) on your back? Those people are monsters 💪

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Not monsters, but skillful and patient. ;-)

[@tanpopo03]

I had no idea this profession still existed. Love and respect to everybody doing this: men + women of steel...! I've visited Slovakia before but not the Tatra mountains. Hope I can go someday - it looks very beautiful! Love from Germany.

[@akirebara]

I'd love to visit Slovakia someday. These folks are amazing!

[@hracekk]

you definitely should! I can't recommend enough. Their mountains are a gem

[@polskaexpore]

I live about an hour and a half from the border with Slovakia on the northern side of the Tatra mountains in Poland. I love crossing the border and going to this area of Slovakia. It's so beautiful and the mountain villages and towns are wonderful.

[@mrp4242]

@@hracekkagreed. We went in the fall of 2019. A polite and reserved people, that can come across as serious, but lovely none-the-less. We stayed in Kosice, Trencin and Bratislava; enjoyed the smaller cities more. Public transport is the way to get around; the journey by train is magnificent with the fall colors. Our son speaks Slovak-so he acted as our guide. We already live in a very mountainous region; and I don’t want to downplay the Tatras--they are indeed beautiful, but we are already well versed with rugged mountains and hiking based on where we live. We still loved the beauty, history and food of the land. Castles wherever you look! We don’t have any of those! Go.

[@hracekk]

@@mrp4242 I’m glad you liked it. I’m half Czech and half Slovak (my mum is from Trenčín) so I’ve traveled both countries and I just feel something special in Slovakia. Although it’s poorer (smaller cities and villages sometimes show that), majority of my family lives there and I absolutely love to spend time there, especially in the mountains.

[@kevinl8440]

Bratislava is charming. Worth a day trip if in Vienna

[@zoltannagy4232]

A perfect job for a man who loves the mountains. They used to use similar porters at the low Tatras to supply the Stefanik hut. At the end when Stefan arrived to the goal of the sherpa rally and they greeted him with "super, Pista", I could not believe my ears. It seems the nickname of Stefan/István is Pista in both Slovakian and Hungarian. A new thing I learnt. 👍

[@jozefmak1835]

Yeah it is, there are so much similarities thanks to our interconnected history :)

[@MiSt3300]

7:22 "Na zdrowie" 🇵🇱❤🇸🇰

[@sloikalamos]

I met some of them when I hiked across Tatra couple of years ago. One that I met was bringing 80 kg on their back when he was taking a break. He told me plenty of stories about how he trains every summer that way. It's pretty mind-blowing their strength was, mentally and physically. I was starstruck and in awe, as I will always be.

[@SpiritTemple]

Amazing story! I love this porter's lifestyle and vibes. We can all learn something about living the good life from him!

[@kho5u]

Witnessed some of these porters first hand years back on a hiking trip to the Tatras. One of them passed me with what looked like a full keg of beer on his back. And two cases of pickles. IIRC our innkeeper was tapering for the six peak alpine marathon the week after we left. Amazing country and people! Beautiful place…

[@redpill4849]

I was born in High Tatras and know most of these guys! They are real supermen👊

[@hracekk]

1:12 just to clear things out, the pin is placed on a wrong side of a map, this part of city is located in the north, in the High Tatras

[@Bodlasona]

Словачка е преубава земја и крај, и има прекрасна природа и луѓе.Планински Поздрав од Македонија 🏔️ 🇲🇰

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@wkostowski]

@@DWDocumentary Mabye you already know that AI tools make it possible to translate most of the languages by a simple click, or in some browsers, even before you click?

[@theskitouringvlog8830]

Great documentary! Amazing Slovak people putting family and environment protection first. So much respect!

[@VictoriaMitchell-pz9oe]

On a recent trip to the high Tatras, we ate lunch in several of these huts. This documentary gives a whole new perspective and level of respect to the food and drink there. Thank you for the hard work

[@priscillapresslee7686]

Slovak people are so strong and beautiful, inside and out.

[@Kim-J312]

Those dumplings are delicious 😋. My grandmother 👵 used to make them . They are filled with strawberries or plums, or peaches . Then you add a sweet cheese on top with melted butter over it . They are big, like the size of a baseball or softball . 😋❤️

[@joannasliwa8147]

Knedliczki or pieroszki... I confirm they are delicious .

[@8818F]

Buchty

[@janfrosty3392]

v cesku alespoň odkud jsem ja se jim říkalo 'Blbouni'

[@Lennyviews_official]

You don’t need to travel to places to enjoy the juice of life when everyday of your work life is so beautiful, no matter how hard their lives may seem, mountain people across the globe seem to be the most content in their lives ❤

[@luffirton]

I believe you, I think it must be the community they have, warm and inclusive and the fresh air and scenery

[@kalebind1]

​ selbstverständlich trees trees 🌳 🙂🙂

[@atro00]

its hard work, but closely interlocked community which is made between all the people which are included does wonders for people

[@bekabeka71]

@@atro00especially in my country Georgia 🇬🇪 everywhere are mountains and we have ancient mountain people habitat places going back to thousands of years

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Everytime domestic and foreign tourists wonder about the stores of supplies in Tatra chalets, and the prices for meals so high in the mountains, they should remember we still bring them up there via mountain porters. Not with noisy helicopters. All of the waste is also brought down purely by mountain porters. In this sense, Slovakia was far ahead of its time when it refused to abandon the mountain porter tradition. These days, everyone is recommending this mountain porter tradition as a prime example of ecotourism-friendly management of chalet resupply. (This is all the more improved and bolstered now that Tatra chalets have made an effort over the past few decades to be refurbished as environmentally-friendly as possible.) Slovakia and Japan are one of the few countries in the world that are keeping the chalet mountain porter tradition healthy and alive.

[@nickreed3031]

Much respect to him and his hard work. ♥

[@Imotepth]

Respect. I was doing same course as this Sherpas Onehundred (from Hrebienok to Zamkovského chata) with my 5kg backpack on a dry sunny day. I barely made it 😅 But it was worth it! Thanks to the sherpas I could get new power from a delicious local cabbage, potato and meat soup called "Kapustnica".

[@luffirton]

Very interesting , Thank You, DW 🙂

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@jimf671]

The Tatra are amazing. I have only seen them from the Polish side though. I once man-packed equipment to the top of hill in Scotland to service a generator for a mobile phone base station (tools, consumables, spill kit, new oil, waste oil back down). Not as heavy as Stefan's load though. Most of the route was through the forest so the wind wasn't too bad but there was no path so it was rough. It saved a lot of money for the customer but I was told not to do it again: "If you do that then they'll expect us all to do it." So it was back to paying over £1000 for a helicopter!

[@bololo2000]

thank you for promoting Slovakia

[@andrej2321]

This is so wonderful. Delivering veggies, vitamins and parene buchty with such dedication. At the same time, such an honorable profession. Good for the heart, mind and soul. The most telling part, was the porter saying, you come down the mountain a better man. Hiking has its perils, but this is next level.

[@kevinvassar7433]

Very satisfying documentary, congrats on lovely production, thank you and God bless us all.

[@jozi.horvat]

Wonderful documentary! And Pišta is really an inspiring man!

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@FlorianWilhelmDirnberger]

Nothing but respect for these guys. Much ❤️ from Germany

[@Improveng1]

I'm in awe of these people, truly remarkable in this day and age. Love and respect to Stefan, his colleagues and his lovely family. Take care and stay safe from the UK. Great documentary, thank you DW.

[@adic6515]

Best Documentary are made by DW. Love this channel

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@Dantick09]

What these guys do is incredible

[@hracekk]

Ďakujem Štefan.

[@AnickaSR]

So weird to hear a Slovak guy being dubbed into English, it's usually the other way around. I don't want to imagine what would happen if people doing this would retire. And they will... sooner or later. But actually any tourist can try to do this - in summer there are 2kg bags or potatoes or small paskages of bottled water prepared near the "lower" hut that are accessible by car and if you carry the load up to the hut, you get a tea or a soup for free.

[@jurajdedic7495]

Interesting, cannot find any info about it. But I would like to try it, which hut is that?

[@AnickaSR]

@@jurajdedic7495 Popradské pleso ➡️ Chata pod Rysmi. Maybe they do it only when there's lack of porters.

[@admq2]

@@jurajdedic7495 My vždy berieme nachystane veci na Rysy...na Popradskom Plese sú pri odbočke na Rysy, nedá sa si nevšimnúť ich :)

[@emild560]

8:44 wind? Right!!! Hruškovica 😂😂😂 Štefanko, veľa zdravia a šťastia 💪🦵🍻👍👏👏👏

[@johnpartridge7623]

The Porters are incredible People & do a great Service.

[@glissandobartok9590]

Exceptional❣️ I salute the porters for their perseverance & inertia, firmness & decisiveness, loyalty, courage, esprit, and will power! These porters added volume to my values, thank you🙏

[@IMatthew26]

We have something similar in Malaysia where our porters will carry stuff in Mt. Kinabalu. Do visit Mt. Kinabalu if you have the chance.

[@branislavpetriska882]

Yeah too bad Malaysia monetized the ascent to Mt. Kinabalu......in Slovakia it costs 0. And you can go anywhere. Within the range.

[@jurajdedic7495]

Not so true. You need to have a mountain guide with you for some parts such as the tallest mountain. That can get expensive. But yes the entry to the mountain range is free.

[@pliedtka]

Tatras - so underestimated, mostly by tourists which think they're 'little mountains'. Like in every mountain range, one has to be very cautious. And this mountain refuge sit at 1960 meters above sea - one of the few located up there in the Tatra clouds.

[@stanislavroba7003]

Dlhé zdravie Všetkým ❤❤❤

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[@sokem1]

excellent Documentary! what an amazing national park, Great people doing very important & Dangerous work

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[@Samiak136]

Píšta parádny dokument s tebou natočili. Radosť pozerať. Do múzea prídem s rodinkou

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[@shylockwesker5530]

Zalapala som po dychu, keď sa potkol a spadol. Dúfam, že to bolo zinscenované a nestáva sa to často.

[@shylockwesker5530]

@@DWDocumentary You're kidding, right? We'll be commenting in whatever language we find suitable. Slovane understand each other's tongues and you can use a translator.

[@JJ-te2pi]

​@@DWDocumentaryWhy? Why should anyone be forced to use a certain language? Not everyone speaks or understands English. What an Anglo-centric comment to make on a video about Slovakia. They can communicate in whatever language they want. Shame on you.

[@antone1azet]

@@JJ-te2piwhy? because it's their channel and they asked you politely. As a courtesy to other viewers here, who might not speak Slovak. And btw I'm from Slovakia too. Of course you can ignore their polite wish, no one force you to do anything. It is a polite thing to do.

[@KeliK1]

Such great people! Much admiration... 😃

[@Alianzweidrey]

Great Respect Sir a wonderful person

[@wabberjack4886]

I remember hiking along Studeno Dolina last year and seeing one of these guys walking along, pack twice the size of him, in shorts with a dog. Couldn't believe my eyes. Followed him for about half a mile before he cut through what looked to me like impassable terrain. We carried on, tried following the main path but got lost after a bank of fog and snow rolled in behind us. Ran into 3 other hikers also lost on the same trail and we decided to stick together and try and press on to Skalnata Chata. I was in front. The path we were meant to be following was snowed over. The only thing we could see were the 2/3 inches of each tree top sticking out. I wasn't sure if we were higher up the mountain than we should've been or not but after about 10 minutes I spotted a darker patch ahead. It was a footprint. We followed these as the only sign we could see. I had a feeling it must be the sherpa and, sure enough, it ended up tracing these all the way to the cabin. Stopped off at the hut there and asked the one guy there if he'd seen this man. He'd already dropped off the supplies and left. It was still snowing outside. We had the best beer of our lives in that cabin and we all had to bumsled our way down the mountain on the ski slope to get down before sunset.

[@georgibg]

One of these best videos I've seen in a long while.

[@Flankymanga]

Greetings from Slovakia!

[@glurbus]

DEATH STRANDING COSPLAY

[@fraktux]

Sam Porter Bridges 😅

[@AlastorKrieger]

Glad I'm not the only one with the same thought 😂

[@Christian-bb9xn]

Keep on keeping on

[@zapalovac55]

Our porters are a bit older than Death Stranding 😂... But I agree on the similarities

[@BarbaraSumma]

It's wonderful, I only know the Polish Tatra, but love the mountains and hope to come visit one day the other side

[@mikeanderson7549]

You German?

[@Memera94]

Great video DW, thanks for showcasing the mountains and people of High Tatras. :)

[@ducbuicuong]

I believe I will remember his saying, " What the helicopter can't do, what the cable cars can't do, we porters can do."

[@sushantnarang7552]

These r brave and strong people.

[@MichalBrat]

A very nice documentary! I have found one slight error in translation, what the lady at 19:55 is saying means "There is no such thing as bad weather, only a badly dressed tourist."

[@non9886]

not even funny...

[@MichalBrat]

@@non9886 what do you mean?

[@kho5u]

Sounds like wisdom to me…

[@ingeforman6140]

Wow...respect for them Beautiful people

[@5555bruno]

The graphics for Deah Stranding 2 look amazing

[@cokolwiek5241]

brawa nosicze, Tatry 🏔️ 💙

[@JohnThreeSixteen918]

Enjoyed this! Thank you DW!

[@thecarlob_007]

These people have a supernatural cardiovascular system. I already get gassed out carrying a few kilos within a couple of blocks on flat ground.

[@yetty4032]

❤❤❤❤❤ man of steel wonderful thank you for sharing

[@edgardobenitez8378]

Amazing and unique job of Stefan, his determination to complete his task is admirable. But I wonder what damages this heavy loads he carries will do to his body when he grows old. God Bless

[@TheOnlyMMshow]

Very rarely am I proud of the country I was born in. This time however I am very proud.

[@mellow2325]

keep on keeping on!

[@SuperMutantSomething]

Keep on keeping on!

[@mohitm4]

Different place , different people , different life ❤

[@incorrectbeans]

Sam would be so proud.

[@sharonneethling2243]

My great respect to this man, don't get many man today who is a man.

[@frunny1]

Finally some documentary about us, Slovaks 😅

[@tarjeik7162]

Stefan should invest in new straps asap!!😮😊

[@branislavpetriska882]

Yeah I was looking at that too. 😂😂

[@timoooo7320]

I hope DW makes a documentary about the porters of The porters of the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan, who have a much, much, much harder time. They carry more weights, without much equipment, for a trek of about 14 days through some of the most inhospitable places on earth. They live a life of extreme poverty and are often only tipped a few dollars for carrying climbers' equipments for two weeks, and paid very poorly by their employers. I encourage you to search about them.

[@pb_8206]

they do it to be as eco-friendly as possible.

[@jekker1000]

So that was the idea for death stranding :D

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

Death Stranding: A Slovakian Original

[@milangacik994]

We have quite very godo high climbers in Slovakia and sadly we hold record of climbers who died in Himalayas and Karakoram. 4 of them repeated Bonnington route up to Mount Everest summit in Alps climbing style (without setting camps), but sadly lost their lives there.

[@anjummirza1452]

Excellent...

[@ulfgumah]

keep on keeping on