The Best Adventures End at Night. | Step 311

[@jessicamermaid2438]

Your cinematography is out of this world. Channels like yours put network television docu-series shows to shame. Great work!

[@philgray1023]

my thoughts enirely

[@Gpcas9]

Absolutely! And with a frequency that gets you whiplash ;-) Every week a small adventure :-)

[@jessicamermaid2438]

@@Gpcas9 Exactly. Usually, a new video about every 5 days.

[@garymaxwellian9085]

If they retire to land some time Kika van easy get an editors job with a film production company or perhaps they could start their own..😁

[@rwhunt99]

I think this episode explains why you two are together and sailing the world, you trust each other implicitly and work together as a team, and it works so well.🤩

[@Erika-gm2tf]

Intrepid souls! I'm glad I was watching this many months after I knew you had survived and were still filming. I don't think I could have stood watching this live. Phenomenal living of your lives! Thank you for sharing all with us.

[@dankotz722]

Guys, that was some kick ass film-making. Seriously, it's gotta be one of your top 10 best steps ever. Well done!

[@paulmartin9496]

Guys, the film making. Rocks.

[@stevebraker2000]

Great episode guys your filming and art is going to a whole new level. Most people would have needed a full filming crew to do the rock climbing sequence.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Drones are like a film crew in themselves.

[@PraaugYT]

I really like the pacing in this step. First half is activity and then the second half is sailing.

[@shelleyrichards9028]

The soul of Uma speaks to me every episode. As much as I think about you two I think about Uma the rescued boat, living to tell a tale!

[@mason8997]

As a "Skydiver" we had a saying - "Some men climb mountains because they're there, others jump out of airplanes because they're not"! - Another good one guys! Always fun to watch!!!

[@noahbruket5906]

So well presented as always. This one is a beautiful summary of what you two are about : some DIY to get your boat in shape + some amazingly epic side-ADVENTURE + SAILING to get to the next epic spot. You make me proud to be a part of your journey!

[@vandbaxelrad6902]

Forget the sailing, the navigation and the boat work. Forget the DIY, the climbing and your other numerous achievements... Your real talent is in the filming. This is National Geographic level work. Well done!!

[@SailingUma]

😊

[@nicolausheutger2960]

SO NICE TO SEE PARTNERSHIP AND TO SEE CONFIDENCE

[@srmetamorphose]

Boat work, land adventure and some nice sailing all in one video. Good job! I enjoyed it all.

[@paulhellewell9468]

Okay you two have officially BLOWN ME AWAY!! First off, those climbs were awesome...I mean AWESOME! The technicality of those climbs were far and away so far from my own climbing experience and you both did such a great job whichever you chose to do AND you did it all while filming and filming with such elegance while showing the difficult parts of the climb. It was truely an epic video. KIKA, DAMN GIRL!!! Watching you power through some of those climbs was, was, was....WOWZERS! I would have been screaming for my mommy at certain points....or worse. Curious if you felt that your work with those silks that you shown a few times, did they give you muscles in areas that you were aware of while climbing? That's all that was going through my mind when you did some of those lunges and stretches to grab an outcrop. DAMN!!! and then you both go and climb in the dark to top it all off! Most ordinary mortal human beings would have just focused on the climbing and scrambling out before the shadows got long as the day ended...you both did a titanic trifecta, climbing and belaying multiple times, filming it all like film directors and then climbing in the dark. When I grow up I want to be just like you both...I'm not even going to think as others might, that I will do the same as you two. NO WAY!! You are both inspiring to the rest of us mere mortals. Thank you brightening up my day.

[@davidbarnett9095]

Kika is a badass. Remember learning how to rappel while in the military it was scary at first but fun when you learn how to do it.

[@GordLamb]

Few years ago a buddy and I were doing a 4 pitch climb late in the season. We were slow, and at the 3rd belay station someone from down below yelled up about headlamps. I thought they were just making fun of our ... uninspired pace. Glanced down at my watch and realized the sun was going to set in less than an hour, and we still had two full pitches to send, a 250m ridge walk, and rappel. No lights... and I was wearing prescription sunglasses, lol. I've never climbed so fast! We topped out in twilight, and then made our way along with ridge with my buddy shining his phone in front of me so I could more or less see where I was stepping. Rapped down in pitch black. Not our finest day out. :p

[@paulsj9245]

GUYS, YOU NAILED IT! This climbing episode was, IMHO, the most surprising, intense and rewarding episode of your 300+ videos! You caught everything, with wedged-in cameras and drone shots, and you finished with an unexpected and thrilling night climb!!! From now on, sailing will take a back seat(?), and your last title sounds like a prophecy: "We are no Sailing Channel any more!" (and Kika @27:20, you finally explain why you wear that Svalbard headband upside down!)

[@noahbruket5906]

My thoughts exactly! but in my opinion they wont be showing any less sailing than they already show. Uma is still their main vessel to travel after-all.

[@armancho76]

if you guys are going to be in Britanny you absolutely have to visit the old monastery on the island of St. Michele

[@whitneylake2107]

I have a healthy fear of heights but your climbing is AWESOME !

[@dhmalcolm]

Dennis, excellent job and good end product results.

[@johnalton8726]

Really appreciste the effort in this step, what a great day.

[@klodj8430]

Bonjour, nous sommes heureux que vous profitiez à fond de notre belle région de France. Nous apprécions la qualité de vos vidéos et les sujets abordés. Bravo pour votre escalade dans ce magnifique paysage. N'oubliez pas les Glénan notre petit paradis. A bientôt.

[@vivviedarling9336]

Helmets. I know there are no French people above you in that spot to kick rocks on your head but even so, it is best practice especially when you have a climb out.

[@michiellombaers3198]

It's just the same as with using your indicators with your car. Use them even when it seems that nobody is around because when you're using it out of habit there's less chance you forget it when it's really needed.

[@JaywalkingTheWorld]

@@michiellombaers3198 - "It's just the same as with using your indicators with your car." - No ......... it's not.

[@michiellombaers3198]

@@JaywalkingTheWorld Please enlighten me?

[@JaywalkingTheWorld]

@@michiellombaers3198 - Sorry. I don't have time.

[@edburke2902]

Not a climber, but equestrian. Helmets are a must. Head injuries are too devastating, and we know people who have suffered for decades with them.

[@hectorhannibal8552]

This content is beyond amazing. You have come such a long way in terms of all of your unique skills. Continued blessings and success!

[@imandwihartanto]

Just watching you guys climb makes my feet squirm. Nice view. Great pictures. Thank you all. Be safe.

[@marieslhok9536]

Amazing sunset shots! Definitely worth the three times going up the monolith and the way back up.

[@janetclark8754]

my heart was in my throat watching you guys... you are 1000 x braver than I am!!!!

[@imcharmed4evr]

I have Acrophobia BAD!!! U guys were making my feet and hands sweat, but couldn’t look away. Beautiful view from the top!

[@drewcama2488]

The mountain climbing bits just add such a nice aspect to your adventures. The #1 sailing channel. You do it all so professionally and your so dam young!

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Well,great episode, that was quite an intense climb and hats off to you both, especially finishing in the dark. You two work so great as a team and give each other confidence when needed. Great stop off Concarneau so enjoy. Andy UK

[@millman1991]

Thank you guys for sharing your adventures. It's absolutely incredible how much effort you put into filming to let us follow.

[@garrettstitt5489]

It’s been awhile since we seen “Gadget” Dan. Welcome Back!

[@SGudur]

@3:58!! Awe, that is such a cute tool!! I have a the regular one but, keep changing the attachments!!

[@deanie3246]

Congratulations. Keep living life to your happiest.

[@matthewhecht6580]

You guys are the best! Thank you for being you.

[@todpatn9782]

That was awesome..you two are incredible.you both being on top of that mammoth monolith together , giving that high five and capping it off with a kiss was even more awesome.Ida never done it. But it was great to see you two do it. Then the night climb. Ida called 911.

[@therickman1990]

Kika you absolute legend! I'm not at all into climbing and sailing and all that. I like multiday hiking/canoo trips and camping. I'm going canyoning for the first time this summer in Austria and I'm scared shitless just watching this video lol

[@jeremyprice679]

Sailed into Concarneau in 1965 to be greeted with the town celebrating their sacking several hundred years ago. The walls dripping fire was super cool to a 14 year old!

[@photographywithaltitude8798]

Wow, I almost skipped this one episode because I'm scare of heights as sh**, but that epic view balanced all, you're unreal guys... 🤣🙋‍♂️🇧🇻

[@dcharron918]

This was a great video. I loved to phots from the top of the monolith.

[@donnamass9576]

WOWWW!!! An Extreme and entertaining lifestyle. Uma Rocks.

[@marisolalmenara7658]

wow the filming was spectacular!!! I don't know how you flew the drone on top of that rock. 😱 I will get vertigo and fall. 😂😂 The sailing today was beautiful. Thank you for a super video again. 💥

[@narrowescape81]

You 2 are killing it. As a semi-pro rock climber, self-taught solo sailor, surfer, skydiver, race car driving, inventor, and artist, I hope to find someone to share my sailing adventures with. Love binge watching your videos as I am fighting my mom's cancer. You two are the definition of love ❤. Fair winds and calm seas 🌊

[@bobbiejay2085]

Hoping your wish for a sailing companion delivers. Take care of you as you take care of mum.

[@narrowescape81]

@@bobbiejay2085 thank you. Maybe one day... until then, I'm bound to encourage those chasing their dreams with the passion that sailing Uma has. Wishing much love and success to you as well ❤

[@bobbiejay2085]

@@narrowescape81 ... thank you.

[@bexleymike]

I nearly fell out of my chair with the handheld over the head looking down shots on top of the monolith~ LOL

[@vree0108]

Beautifully told story as usual. But this time I got the shivers at the computer screen looking downwards!

[@DD-xx8wh]

"...that was exciting that was fun" and that's what great about being young!!

[@jerdasmeltzer5212]

This episode made me cry. Good cry. The encouragements and trust! BEAUTIFUL!

[@jaydubya4727]

Thanks for sharing your adventures, your skills, your courage, your lovely relationship, your everything!!

[@formhubfar]

2:16, just want to throw in a bit of info here (unrelated to the task at hand), but anyone undoing bolts that have been torqued on using a torque wrench, go round each bolt and give each one a half turn at a time until loose, if you remove them one at a time the pressure on the last bolt will be massive.., Andy's handy tip #274

[@ipd2346]

Thanks Andy :)🙂

[@firstreflex8525]

Concarneau is a great place. I hope you can see La Trinite sur mer too. It's close to La Megalites des Carnac. I have been in that area many times, since i have worked on a campaite back in '97. It feels like home. Great to see you sailing in this beautifull area. Enjoy

[@tjdime]

Your collective energy is phenomenal. All the different places, challenges, and ideas are wonderful to enjoy. Once apon along time ago...I climbed tall trees and rock faces...fingers and toes... Thank you both for taking us to the top with you.

[@kb1esx]

Some epic locations & shots with this one. Thanks!

[@thommeyer6356]

OMG...you two are absolutely, positively, certifiably insane...but thank you for taking us all on that magnificent climb! Glad you're safe!!!

[@BJ-zu5pz]

You two live the best life possible. I am sixty-eight and you guys scare the daylights out of me from time to time with where you go and what you are willing to try, but I give you credit for living life to the max, you are careful which is super cool. Still, I pray "Lord help them do these incredibly hard things safely but bless them with the rare privilege from seeing life in ways others will rarely do". You keep me on the edge of my seat, not knowing what each week will bring. I need to check my blood pressure when it is done though! LOL

[@kevindeckert31]

Those skills you have been practicing since a teen have done you well

[@norman4991]

amazing, but OH, SO, SCARY. well done you two on a wonderful channel.

[@diverjohn489]

thanks for taking us along.

[@susankennedy6982]

Thanks!

[@rickemmet1104]

Hey Guys, liked that suspended kiss. "Suspended Kiss," that'd be a great name for a rock band! Also, like the encouragement you give Kika, Dan. Boy, is she ever an adventurer! This was a great episode, it was a lot of fun! It's interesting to see you guys climbing in the dark, never did that even once.

[@kjdyatta]

Climbing was epic! So glad you guys brought along your lights as a precaution.

[@SailingUma]

always

[@bobbiejay2085]

Thanks for carrying us along on your monolith climb ... it was a joy. Great episode.

[@7113cole]

THAT was Awesome!!!!!!!! One of my favorite video’s of yours!!!!!

[@chrisarnel4487]

Boat project, climbing and sailing... All in one video! 😲

[@reginaldsisco2973]

Wow, you guys ROCK! Kika, you are the woman most men dream about and Dan, you are truly and explorer! One of your best videos I've ever seen. Thank for bringing us along.

[@davidmc.3946]

You guys are AWESOME and CRAZY! I loved this episode.

[@davidc6510]

What an epic climbing adventure! Another awesome step from Sailing Uma. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@jeffgriglack9624]

I really like the tube origination racks in your locker (about 6:00). That's a great idea for air flow and flexibility.

[@mariamatos1262]

That rock looked super fun to climb. Trust your gear! And as my ol' climber BF used to say, " smoke pot, check knot."

[@GeneRossano]

That's one hell of a lot of love and trust. You had me on the edge of my chair and thank God it wasn't that big high rock Congratulations to both of you. Kika, you are incredible.

[@SkylinersYeti]

It has been a long time since I have done technical rock climbing. I first learned in 1966 in the Washington Cascades. The principles are the same but the sport has evolved. I never had so many fixed bolts on any route. Keep up the good work, love your videos.

[@rileymcdonald8110]

Another absolutely stunning video as always

[@boertjevbuuten]

Hello , Thanxs for al your flogs on your channel im very happy to see you every wheek on your schip its very interesting Thanxs . Greethings from the Netherlands 👍🙂

[@creageous]

Amazing video production for just two people filming themselves.

[@Happ465]

As I watch you guys climb with all your gear I started thinking about when you first left the dock with $20! You’ve come a long way. What a journey!!!

[@normanheise2113]

Surprised Dan did not give the corroded area around the removed winch a better cleaning up and an anti corrosion treatment. Remember aluminum corrosion never sleeps! An acid etching treatment and some epoxy primer will slow it down for a long time.

[@michaelganshirt8795]

Very nice POVs on the climbing!

[@mickthornton7694]

This is the best “Slimbing” video I’ve ever seen! Cheers!

[@UltraSportKiwi]

Loving the climbing adventures, a perfect complement to the sailing!

[@327365hp]

My fingers hurt just watching you! Great job guys, you made it look easy! Beautiful film!

[@haraldhannelius]

I looove boat projects. Been sailing for 40 years and these are still the most interesting. How people solve problems is so educating.

[@jackdickerson2031]

Cool climb. Glad y'all were phyisicaly fit enough to make all those climbs.

[@mjawolfe1]

Great video yet again... Kika is just awesome... she does not back down from anything!!!

[@donb4386]

Ran, Uma and Delos with the trifecta of amazing videos all on the same day.

[@soggybottom3463]

Strewth, Dan! You gave me the wobbles on that climb..😅😅 don't push too hard, sport, stay well, and with us 🤗🤗 you loon.... It was bloody spectacular though...👍👍👍👏👏👏😅😅

[@theFirstAidKit]

When I first started watching your channel (read binge watching the steps from the start) a few years ago, I remember laughing when you first got your boat out and you said "We are on a sailboat, we are not in a hurry to go anywhere ever". I'm about your age and been saling my entire life and I know that most of the time when sailing you are in a bit of an schedule because of weather. Now that you have years of experience behind you, do you still feel like you are not in a hurry to go anywhere ever? I hope you do most of the time, because it's truly a blessed feeling.

[@oschonrock]

Concarneau is indeed a very nice place. Just shore side of the Iles de Glenan.

[@annafraley5388]

This Really was Another EXCELLENT Masterpiece of a video..!!!✅ Great job on the reefing winch on your boom, Dan. We like the way you “offset” it. And Kiki, You looked as Officially Authentic marching off with that Rock Climbing 🧗 backpack on as you did Hiking around with that Shotgun on your back in that mining town North of the Arctic Circle ⭕️ back when…!!! BRILLIANT.😎🥳👍👌

[@scootertrashtx]

Awesome as always! Thanks for sharing!

[@raycarlson1342]

Great stuff, can't get enough. You are so professional. Thank you .

[@frankcherry3810]

I do love the maintenance projects. For awhile there, thats all we got before crossing the Atlantic

[@Sommers234]

If this was live I couldn't watch!! amazing. Tied in or not, my nerves couldn't have taken it. You are the power couple of adventure! All the best to you.

[@JacobusJCdeWit]

How nice to se you both doing things together!!!

[@larsrosing5033]

If you are passing around Gibraltar, be on the out look for playing/violet orcas! They have been known to damage sailing boats for some time, biting the rudders and bumping the hull! Safe trip!

[@kenburkimsher1356]

Love your boat projects! As architectural students, your projects necessarily come from a different perspective. It’s what the sailboat industry needs. New ideas, fresh concepts, and real life applications. How does one’s height factor into climbing? Oh… and the kiss! After climbing back down. Love you guys! 💕 Thanks, Dan!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Amazing! That was some climbing adventure. Can't believe you climbed out at night and end up sailing into the marina at night. You two are becoming true night owls. Thank you for the exciting and beautiful views.

[@spark-gy5pf]

Great Video Guys. My heart was in my mouth watching those climbs.from somebody not to fond of heights .Congratulations

[@00708046]

Excellent video . Beautiful views especially if you're a seagull . Themselves were bird's eye views fur shore . Thanks 😊

[@johnmikel5934]

Super duper exciting adventurous with phenomenal video and composition

[@jamieyz]

Don't grease the pawls with winch grease. They require a different lubricant. That's what I read after I greased my pawls. Another great episode, thanks!

[@JaywalkingTheWorld]

Damnit guys, you just keep getting better and better.