Why do I hike | Award Winning Documentary 2020 (ENGLISH with Chinese, Greek and Czech subs)

Why do I hike 2: Hardships of a thru hike is in editing process. You can see the trailer here: • Why do I hike 2: Hards...
Hi, my name is Nikola Horvat - Tesla and I present to you my first solo documentary.
In summer of 2019. I went to hike Colorado Trail to find the reasons why do I hike. This was independent project and the movie was filmed, edited and written by myself. It was challenging to carry all of video equipment in my backpack, but I had a vision and a goal - I wanted to capture my inner reasons why I do hike and why do I always go back to long distance hiking.
Why do I hike won 3 grand prix awards and it was once a finalist and official selection on various film festivals:
Croatian travel festival/Dijana Klaric award 2020: 1st prize
Mosor film festival: 1st prize
3FoK, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1st prize
Godollo film festival, Hungary: official selection
Kharkiv international festival of arts and travel, Ukraine: official selection
Lookout wild film festival, Tennessee, USA
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One more thing! I am from Croatia and I am inviting you to visit www.cldt.hr official Croatian Long Distance Trail web site. Croatia is one of the few counties in the world that has long distance hiking trail that traverses all along the country. Inspire yourself and hike CLDT!!!
Music by:
Charlie Ryan - Impavid underscore
00:00 Introduction
02:51 Nature
05:46 Time
10:15 Community
14:19 Mental Health
18:09 Final Chapter

[@andreawang8649]

I love hiking, especially long-distance hiking, although I know I have my physical limitation. After 10 years of long-distance hiking, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, was rushed into 6 hours of emergency surgery in 2020. Throughout the last two years, I drew my hiking experience, I switched my mind to pure survival instinct - I want to live! it was a long journey, but I instinct of staying alive outlive all. Today, I have been cancer-free for more than a year. I thought of nothing but live. Planning to do a three-day hiking again soon, can not wait to return to the open space of life, that will strive in any condition, and so do our lives.

[@schweizerbergnomadin1054]

When I was on the Camino, I met a man who has had a brain cancer with almost no chance of survival. He promised to do the Camino if he survived and after the successful brain operation and chemotherapy, he did started the camino, slowly, step after step

[@andreawang8649]

having spent time with many long-distance hikers like myself, men, women, older, young, and children, I guess we all have many common thoughts about our own physical limits and sometimes understand other hikers' physical limits. It's amazing to learn a Brain Cancer survivor started slowly hiking again, I am certain he knows his own physical abilities well enough to start doing something he felt right about it. After surviving a life and death surgery experience, it did make me cherish life more and find a way to reach out to people to share life. Camino trail is a spiritual awakening journey, if I find a chance I would walk the trail, I just would like to do this walk for the right spiritual experience for me, and I am sure I will define one that will be right for me. Catch up with you all on the trails.

[@Y___2K]

How have you been lately

[@tomvobbe9538]

Death is a sweet release, it is the great equalizer and it is inevitable.

[@dreamthedream8929]

@@andreawang8649 yeah well this wouldnt be quite like how you described for those who dont want to live in general

[@LZ-un7ky]

“Even a bad day hiking is probably one of the best days of your life” amen!

[@martahartex]

yes, it is!

[@VirtualFeats]

This is beautiful. Sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@V.S.N.V.]

Amen indeed!!!

[@melissazimmermann3026]

ah its pain in the ass but amazing.

[@sarahsmith146]

I liked when Homemade Wanderlust said “even a bad day on the trail is better than a good day at work “

[@lekmirshametaj7684]

"If u think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it's lethal."

[@cameronmilne5319]

Great comment! Routine is a graveyard for your spirit and soul. Get outside, get wet, dirty, smelly, hungry, thirsty and exhausted and learn something about yourself!

[@lekmirshametaj7684]

@@cameronmilne5319 thank u bro, well said from u

[@IrixGuy]

So true!

[@mtadams2009]

For some a routine is good and for others like me it’s a death sentence.

[@heyitsmedee]

True

[@rockshox519]

Being alone is the best thing you can do for yourself.

[@NHTesla]

For some time for sure. But in the end we all need our tribe by our side.

[@maybee7497]

@@NHTesla I agree

[@spiritofzen7022]

I agree, it’s medicine for the soul

[@devdarpan3582]

@@NHTesla you are always alone ,even if you are with people or without people , you are born alone and die alone , Meditation is a way to realize it , being alone doesnot mean you are alone but thinking all the time about something or someone , You can only enjoy yourself if you are meditative .

[@ghn_yug3351]

Most people are alone 6 hours a day at least. How’s it beneficial if everyone does it naturally?

[@NASkeywest]

I lived out of my car this summer and just camped and hiked for like 3 months around the Smoky Mountains and Pisgah National Forest. I used to do heroin and sell drugs. Now I just hike and drink a lot of water. 😜👍

[@kathrynroddy2705]

This comment made me smile so big! Happy hiking, Dark Star King!

[@raymondmcnally3022]

Dark Star King - that was a beautiful post from you and I wish you every happiness in your future. Well done mate.

[@diggascryptoawarenessdownu7246]

I think a name Change to "Bright Star King" might be in order? As a practising alcoholic I can relate to what you have been through.. But I am booked in for a detox in a couple of weeks. Thank you kindly for the inspiration!

[@maryjbelle]

You have a good solution. Good luck 🍀 on your journey. It can be done.

[@mentariiable]

Wow. Really???

[@tomjones6296]

Hiking in nature: an endless monastery for the soul.

[@yudhak343n3]

Very well put.. you must b hiker ?

[@VirtualFeats]

I just love this - Sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@veryhighspirits]

well said!

[@arizonaboleynworley]

There is something completely wonderful about hiking alone without anyone judging you or expecting anything from you or needed anything from you at all, no stress or sadness. where your only goal is to keep walking and get to the otherside. Swallowed in beauty and nature and just your own thoughts as company. For me being in the forest is where I feel at home most. Great documentary

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for the comment and for watching.

[@PBTfpv]

For some reason the times I’ve been happiest and and that are most memorable to me are times when I’ve been out in the wilderness by myself. I just don’t carve out time in my life to make that happen often enough. Have to work on that.

[@Peace-tk3gr]

@@PBTfpv Same here. I mostly hike on my own. It's a different experience to being in a group. My mind is more free when I am alone in nature 😊👍

[@SiegoderWalhalla9B]

That's my church.

[@believer2734]

@@SiegoderWalhalla9B I agree. God wants us to Be still & know He is God in our mind but we are always busy, hurrying, & stimulated by our surroundings, people,… & Silence, nature,…is freeing!

[@AdrianTorres-ml8si]

Mental health! Started doing this to handle my anxiety, depression and sadness, now it's part of me, lifestyle, I really feel part of the nature, it's awesome how hiking by myself are healing my broken soul.

[@NHTesla]

It really helps if you are in need of help. It is doing miracles for so many people. Thanks for watching.

[@TheWanderingIrishman]

Inspiring, a lot of the reasons most people in this documentary say they hike is because of depression. I think it's why I hike too, it gives me a sense of freedom that I just don't get anywhere crowded.

[@rhondabaroli2683]

I once met a young gentleman at a church dinner I will never forget him. I asked him what made him want to hike the trail. This is exactly the reason he said. He had depression and he said his dad wanted him to go to college I said you know what I admire you. You are doing something positive. That all that matters ! I hugged him.

[@TheWanderingIrishman]

@@rhondabaroli2683 lovely story, we all need hugs when we are down ☺️

[@alexaxel2953]

I wanna hiking cause i love nature, i have no depression, but i have an anxiety disease, that's blocking all of my probable adventures, cause i see danger everywhere. I'm afraid of bears, wild dogs, sleep deprivation etc. It's hard to live with this. I even have no job, because any job demands to be in time in particular place, causing me nervous and I can't sleep all night due to the tomorrow routine. Sleep deprivation caused high blood pressure and other symptoms. It's just a bad circle, and i'm in it. Write this comment just to improve my english, but all true.

[@TheWanderingIrishman]

@@alexaxel2953 sorry to hear your story. A doctor won't tell you this but a good diet can cure anxiety.

[@alexaxel2953]

@@TheWanderingIrishman I think diet doesn't help me. In my situation medicine or psycologist can help and after that for a time. It's all genes, and i can't fool them.

[@pedro0ramirez]

“Wilderness heals with its austerity” this quote hit me right in them feelings 🙏🏼

[@justincrediblelife]

oh yeah that one hit me in the sweet spot too, love it!

[@raulbirta7982]

This hit me so hard, i got my feelings back

[@LZ-un7ky]

Wow what an incredible line. And truth!

[@shesaidsomething1]

My son would say that nature could care less about us. And in that, we can see our utter insignificance. That is the austerity that nature provides. The knowledge of how little we actually matter in the grand scheme of all lasting things. We're actually pretty chipper people. 😄

[@renatagiovanna1708]

The real art is finding this kind of peace of mind whilst balancing work, children/elderly parents and health problems

[@NHTesla]

I agree. Not an easy task. Thank you for watching.

[@davidortiz3094]

Have my own place & job but no wife & kids. So always easier to pack up & go

[@aum82]

I’m on a 1000km thru hike in the southwest corner of Western Australia called the Bibbulmun trail. Breathtaking Kari forests, grey rock wallabies, stunning sunsets on top of granite outcrops, inky black nights peppered with and explosion of stars and and the untamed wild southern ocean. Hiking distills life down to what’s important. On this journey I’ve learnt that ‘the trail takes from you what you didn’t know you didn’t need and gives to you what you didn’t know you needed’.

[@sethayers4522]

Hope it went well! That sounds very interesting, going to check out that trail online now

[@misha_ry8476]

I cried T_T, I remembered a few years ago when i first came to Japan for my graduate study. I was depressed, struggled to adapt in new country, lost my confidence and self esteem cause I had bad experience with my supervisor. Then I started to hike at the nearest mountain and I am addicted to hiking since that. Nature healed my depression, helped me gained back my confidence and made me feel stronger and live again. Thank you for reminding me once again

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for this beautiful comment and testimony. Take care!!!

[@sarahjohnston6509]

I am on gap year and trying to find my purpose and am taking an intro to backpacking course! I am so glad to hear backpacking helped your graduate studies!

[@oxidatie]

@@sarahjohnston6509 how are you doing? Did you backpack or hike? :)

[@gmy33]

Go on .. make yourself strong .. from sensitivity .. you are what we need in the world !!!!

[@joyalways1179]

The mountains hug me like God does, He is there and the mountains are inside Him. They show us how great and awesome He is!

[@irsyed1143]

Very much right. I personally felt this

[@moumeantsAA]

love this❤️

[@AX1A]

May sound crazy but I feel that as much as some people feel sun on their face

[@NASkeywest]

Nature is God providing everything for us. Water falls from the sky, a giant ball of fire flies through the sky to warm us, and trees and food grow out of the ground. Blows my mind how Atheists think that everything in our universe just exploded out of nothing for no reason, they say they are “very scientific” but to me it just seems ridiculous.

[@gustavoruvalcaba89]

@@NASkeywest LOL, it's easier to believe extraordinary claims than to say I don't know...

[@leemason666]

I love hiking as it’s done wonders for my mental health. A few years ago I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety and was in a really bad place but thankfully got the help that I urgently needed. I then had another relapse and decided to give hiking a try and I can honestly say I am the happiest that I’ve been in years. I hike with my partner and in September we are hiking up Mount Snowdon in Snowdonia for the first time and will be doing it on our 20 year anniversary too. Whether it be with my fiancée or on my own I just love escaping from everyday life and I really feel alive. Fantastic video. Well done 👏🏻

[@NHTesla]

Thank you :)

[@johnames6430]

I've been hiking with my wife too, on quite walks with no talking and it's great to help calm you down. No music, headphones or anything. Just enjoy the hike.

[@instadam864]

I to have just had a relapse with anxiety and I have just started hiking to help. Reading this gives me alot if hope. I done Garth mountain on the weekend all tho small (gotta start somewhere) it was still chellenging on my mental health but I know in the long run it will serve me good

[@jameseastwood4984]

We love Snowdon, my daughter and I did the Watkins Path with the rock scramble to the summit in the fog which was pretty disorentating. We want to keep progreessing with Snowdon and were going to try a winter ascent this week in the hope of having a view of the snow covering, but the wind at +50mph combined with some rain I thought was just too much. We'd also like to be confident enough to do the Crib Goch route (in the summer) which I understand is rated as one of the best/diffecult ridge walks in Europe. There's so much to do up there. I also know that wild camping isn't detered, so there are some 2 day circular routes to do as well. Such a great mountain, I'm glad you enjoyed it and it helped your mental health.

[@jameseastwood4984]

@@ZJT-hi8gq rock on. Sometimes you just have to find something you enjoy and go with it. I'm planning some hiking in the US for this summer. I need to get my permits and book some plane tickets. You get a lot of pleasure looking forward to trips once you get the plans made.

[@gabele2386]

Spending days in the desert on my own, feeling like the last remaining man on earth, I melted into all existence. Whenever I blink, even years after, those images come back into my mind, the boiling sand, the flickerin heat, the absolute omnipresence of everything. This changed my life, and trust me: I actually have a massive life, that didnt feel like it had to be changed at all.

[@birskhangura8162]

During last year through pandemic, I went through lot of stress with no work, break up, DAD passing away. I started hiking, overcoming my fear of being alone at unknown paths away from chaos of this selfish, egotic world. Hiking heels me from inside, takes me closer to my soul and God. Nothing in this world is ours except for our soul and God. Please bring more videos like this.

[@Ahmed-Benazzi]

Your soul is not yours.

[@einnutzer2883]

Yeah, its mine

[@Ahmed-Benazzi]

@@einnutzer2883 Ok then tell me when did you created it and how?

[@mikej6356]

Just started my journey as a hiker last year, after a few bad years of anxiety, depression, and alcoholism, nature has really brought me back to life. This video gave me goosebumps, I work seasonally and I’m itching for November to come so I can get back out!

[@jameseastwood4984]

Nothing cures alcolholism like being 20 miles from the shops. My wife suffers, and your comment got me thinking perhaps that would work for us if I could get her far enough away from any commerce for a few days.

[@xbergerin]

Good for you!!

[@cindym.1618]

I never had the opportunity to quit my job and hike for four months. I did have the opportunity to work at a job located out in the middle of nowhere off roads not traveled by much of anyone. When I needed to, I lifted my head from my task and stared out into the quiet of the wilderness. My greatest joy was exploring that wilderness and learning the habits of the wildlife and discovering the history of the humans that inhabited it long before modern man showed up. That was my greatest joy: to be inserted into the home of some wonderful wildlife; everything from kit fox to wild horses to bobcat. The birds and bugs out there were crazy, too. I may not have been on some kind of planned journey, but the journey of my life brought me to the wilds of the high desert and I'll be forever grateful.

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for meaningfull comment.

[@curtisgrindahl446]

Time on the trail feeds my soul. I don't have to go into the mountains. Every trail is precious. Thank you... this is beautiful.

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@luannedimaggio7025]

so amazing, All my life I have been told what I can and can not do. Sixty four and I am going to do what I want HIKE!!!!!!! I know I can. Thank you for this doc.

[@lonewalker4608]

I started hiking later. Research trekking poles, they'll make your journey all that much better and keep you going longer for years and years to come :)

[@kathyindependent2728]

I hear you sister! I love nature and being outdoors...it lets you feel free and unencumbered.

[@saurabhshaha7371]

Wish u good luck

[@luannedimaggio7025]

@@saurabhshaha7371 same to you hon.

[@notafraidtobeachristian1936]

I'm 63 and doing the same the last several years. Go for it👍

[@jxph7]

16:43 " even a bad day of hiking, is the best day of your life " 👊

[@NHTesla]

It says it all :)

[@MrIngmarw]

That's one of the best quotes about hiking I've ever heard 🙏

[@jeannehorvath7618]

Gorgeous photography. Great people! Thanks for a memorable experience.

[@NHTesla]

Thank you Jeanne for nice words.

[@ardenloeffelmann4705]

Writing a paper for my university on a community I am apart of- I picked hiking. I had to provide a picture, quote, video, etc. that I felt described my love for hiking. This was perfect.

[@NHTesla]

That is awesome! I hope your colleagues will like it.

[@jameseastwood4984]

Is it not supposed to be your own material for Uni course work ?

[@laurasd8652]

Thank you. So beautiful. Reminds me of my sister Linda who just passed away and who was an avid hiker and nature lover. I imagine her at peace in all these places for all eternity. Grateful to you for sharing this.

[@NHTesla]

Stay strong and thank you for watching. I am glad it helps.

[@pprehn5268]

Having hiked the 200 mi Nepal Thorong la Pass and almost all trails in Washinton and Oregon, I fully appreciate all your feelings about separating from 'civilization?' and seeking the primal spirit that originally enabled humans. I, too, shed a tear, for at 77 I'm a little more limited in my outdoor hiking, but camping, short walks, and stopping to admire, contemplate and photographically record the moments that spoke to m e.

[@NHTesla]

Thanks for watching. I am so glad this film of mine is watched by young and old, happy and sad, rich and poor.

[@pprehn5268]

@@NHTeslaIt should be required before entering college or career.

[@NHTesla]

@@pprehn5268 I agree. A human needs to extend experience with wilderness before entering world of work or business.

[@Rafsan.69]

Man so much respect for your search for the purpose of hiking. Such spiritual thoughts!

[@NHTesla]

Thank you 😊

[@hannahwilliams2143]

I love this. I literally daydream of walking and hearing the crunch of rocks and dirt beneath my feet on almost a daily basis. I can feel a dire wanderlust inside of me, and I’ve been ignoring it for now, it’s making me crazy, and making me feel like my life is getting away from me. The community portion of this video does make me sad because I am worried that I won’t fit in with other hikers since I’ve always been sort of a loner.

[@NHTesla]

If somebody is loner it is me. And yet I did find people here and there.

[@gadrokhan9680]

I convert my hobbies from hunting to hiking in the age of 52 and now I am very happy.

[@ColemanCanna]

Absolutely perfect. Now that's what I like hearing. Congrats

[@luzh887]

Good4u

[@Frankiez220]

I’m sure the beautiful animals look forward to your return gadro Khan

[@starvetheegofeedthesoul9072]

You put a smile on my face

[@TMAdventuresT7]

It’s 12.45am here in the UK and I’ve just completed a 22 mile hike around the Lake District mountains , this makes me want to put my boots back on right now 🤝

[@NHTesla]

I am so happy that my movie inspired you to go on another hike :)

[@amiewalter9860]

I'd love to do that!

[@TMAdventuresT7]

@@amiewalter9860 your welcome to join in if your local 🏔

[@crunchypancake66]

Can you help,me plan a route around the lakes?

[@TMAdventuresT7]

@@crunchypancake66 anytime

[@HimalayanGlider]

This Documentary is inspiring and amazing. When I feel stressed, I go to the lap of Mother Nature. Love you all Nature lovers ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from India 🙏🙏

[@tommyagresti4797]

I have dealt with anxiety and depression and nature always heals me so much. I hike daily at every place I can nearby with my Goldendoodle. Hoping to be able to plan a bigger trip so I can get out into complete silence and wilderness and go longer distances. The stillness and simplicity connect me with my soul and God and it is so peaceful and I feel more myself than anything else.

[@Detonator_Prime]

Evidence that our society is at such a low point is summed up in the fact that a masterpiece of a video like this has less than a million views when some idiot on tik tok can get 20 million. Keep rocking my friend. Thanks for such an inspiring video.

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for this great sum up of what is happening in our world :) But, I am happy with 650 000 views so far!!!

[@stevenontheroad6129]

I could not agree more.

[@MG-fr8bh]

Evidence that our society is at such a high point is summed up in the fact that with a simple internet connection, this masterpiece of a video can inspire people around the globe! Our world has troubling issues but the 21'st century is a simultaneously a breathtaking high, now that's something to dwell on too.

[@janettepalermo5309]

Very well said

[@VirtualFeats]

This really is lovely - sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Albaby321]

I met Caveman Chris on the AT in Maryland in 2012... Wonderful to see him in your documentary and know he's still out there living the dream!

[@chrisstiles7155]

What’s Up? Hope your doing well. Yup..still living the dream. I’m setting out on my Triple Crown Hike in March of 2021. I’ve been shakin & moving ever since 2012. Glad you liked the Documentary. I met TESLA on the PCT in 2016. He needed a little help getting around Colorado & happen to live here so it was a no brainer to help however I could. TESLA was kind enough to put me in his film. Take Care...Happy Trails

[@Albaby321]

@@chrisstiles7155 hi Chris... Wow didn't expect such a quick reply! When we met you were walking with Wounded Knee, Woods and a young woman, didn't catch her name. Fun group. Still remember your story, the wrestling match and fall from the balcony. In case you're wondering, I kept notes on a digital recorder... All the best on your hike next year!

[@chrisstiles7155]

@@Albaby321 TESLA sent me a screenshot of your comment this morning! did I tell you my story into your recorder? I was just talking about how people remember me. My story & the sling is a big giveaway. I’m pretty good @ remembering hikers but I seem to get recognized quickly. I’ve met so many people on long trails over the years that it’s really hard to remember everyone. Look me up on FB.

[@baskets8429]

I love hiking Anything in the woods Fresh air rain or shine Puts a smile on my face ! Happy trails

[@pizzaolimpic]

Estimado Nikola Horvat, He visto tu documental con gran admiración. Creo firmemente en la belleza del senderismo y, como mencionas en tu video, un día malo en un sendero puede convertirse en el mejor día de tu vida. Comparto completamente este sentimiento y me ha recordado muchos chascarros que he vivido. Son esos momentos, los que parecen difíciles en el momento, los que terminan siendo los más memorables. Ya sea el sonido del viento en los árboles o el dolor de las piernas acalambradas, reírse de ello es algo que solo el senderismo puede ofrecer. Gracias, amigo, por compartir tus experiencias y por recordarnos la alegría y la belleza que se pueden encontrar en cada paso del camino.

[@songbird389]

Such a beautiful documentary. I was in tears the whole time because I want so badly to do that, but my body won't let me. I realize you do not believe as I do from some of your commentary, but I want to share this anyway because it's the only hope I have ever being able to do what you do. I believe this scripture is talking about earth, not heaven, and that we will be given another chance to live on this stunningly beautiful planet without ruining it: "With that I heard a loud voice from the throne say: “Look! The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” And the One seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new.” Also he says: “Write, for these words are faithful and true.” Revelation 21:3-5

[@cazpk6840]

i often pray that heaven will be filled with beautiful hiking trails that women can finally go on without any fear and in complete peace.

[@ifailu1]

Great film man. Not just how polished it was, but the commentary is amazing. You’re a great writer and thinker.

[@reginabianco2063]

Yes,inspiring,awakening

[@handsomebear.]

Loud music + some positive quotes about hiking = award winning documentary 🤪

[@NHTesla]

Show your 2 subscribers (mom and dad?) how documentary should look like 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@handsomebear.]

@@NHTesla wait, you actually took a look at my channel and thought I was posting for anyone but myself and my friends, and then thought I would get mad if you called my subscriber count out? :VV You're an actual fiend. Time to spend some more time on the trails to get some perspective on life, my clout hungry friend. _Edit: exactly the kind of person I thought you were from checking the docu btw: fake, selfcentered and ego driven to the core. I guess that's why you put a heart on every single positive comment, you hope it'll help _*_your numbers_*_ in the future. Clout, whether begotten in bad faith or not, is worth more than honesty in the end...right?_

[@quynh-anhlenguyen5052]

People create civilization and then what we miss is nature, it’s a great wisdom. :) Thank you for this video. I am a Buddhist and I went to Plum Village in France, for the sense of community, serenity… Now I find that I have those more when going hiking in the nature. :)

[@mississippiblues2426]

the only way i get through my days between hikes is videos like this, thank you for letting people know who we are.

[@ryanpaul8588]

WOW!! This video is as close as I have ever found to capture how I feel about hiking. Well done!!

[@courtomac7056]

Just watching this makes me want to grab my bag and boots and go hiking. I love the simplicity of nature and the great outdoors. It helps me reflect on life and to reduce all the stresses that are associated with day to day work. Thank you for creating this wonderful video. It’s amazing to see other people in the world enjoying hiking.

[@GoodMorningHikers]

what a work of art. these ideas that many of us hikers share, but are so difficult to put into words, are so cleanly and beautifully written and expressed through philosophical poetry. the way time stretches out, and the moment becomes the only thing that matters. the gap driven into our minds through the conveniences we have grown accustomed to. the mental health struggles many of us hikers face that are difficult to control during the off season. the interconnectivity of mind, body, nature, and universe. just all of it. it all resonates, and I don't think it can be described better than this. what an absolute masterpiece.

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for watching and this meaningful comment.

[@gabrielruiz5494]

Simply amazing! You captured the essence of hiking beautifully. Thank you for this!

[@JorisVochten]

This documentary reminded me how much I love hiking. OMG, I love it, I love it!

[@NHTesla]

I am so glad my movie reminded you of that :) Keep hiking!

[@yogidoula]

Thank you for this wonderful movie! The more people hike the more happy they become! I love hiking❤️

[@karli4074]

“i belong to a community and finally don’t feel the need to escape it” wow 💯

[@karinlouwturnley5926]

So beautiful, yes, thats why we hike. What a blessing 🙏🏻

[@ivanalban5037]

As a new hiker, I thank you so much for the added motivation. A beautiful film.

[@rrCHRISxx]

I can't live a meaningful life without nature and hiking in it.

[@raykleiner3151]

Watched this as I prepare for departure for Kilimanjaro tomorrow. Having "discovered" hiking this year during preparation for the trip, I can identify with everything in this documentary. Excellent.

[@NHTesla]

Glad you like it. Thank you for watching 😊

[@joalhos]

absolutely beautiful! great story telling! For me, hiking exposes my true sense of self - what is important and what is not.

[@morgannasampson1967]

This is so beautifully put together. I am a hiker and relate to every chapter. I cannot wait for next spring/summer to get back out on a long trail!!

[@barbamatteo]

I grew up in the mountain of northern italy and no such things calm me than just walking in the woods... alone. I'm just in peace.. i'm control of my self.. no one can scares me.

[@larvalad9564]

The common willingness to offer a hand to a stranger is what makes these trails so sacred.

[@ladyinthewild5435]

Stunning, breathtaking, beautiful! Such inspiration you've poured into this. So grateful I came across your amazing documentary. Hiking holds a very special place in my life. It's so healing. Well done and congratulations!

[@hannelindblad1516]

EPIC footage. Your "carving your own monument" speech really resonated within me and gave me the chills in a good way. May the good energy be with you wherever you wander

[@NHTesla]

Thank you. Chills are good :)

[@enricomendoza1475]

"Good morning!", an everyday usual greeting but it's so special while hiking. It's full of sincerity, respect, care and appreciation; all at the same time. I miss going on a hike!

[@nollanmoosa8965]

I keep watching this documentary 😊 it just reminds me why I love hiking so much. One of the best videos I've seen.

[@sarahy5540]

Excellent video. Nature is truly a blessing for us all. Thank you for sharing your "why" and doing it so wonderfully!

[@yann9671]

Beautiful documentary and magnificent sceneries, thank you for the inspiration and tears of joy!

[@eduardotirado839]

Beautiful documentary. Thru hiking long trails gives your soul everything it needs to make you a complete human being and the best person you can be. It certainly changes you forever…

[@skillsquadskiller]

This is beyond normal KZbin quality. It feels real and philosophical. Thank you for this video!

[@JOHNNYHAULAWAY]

I hike to escape society. To think. See beautiful landscapes.. To feel human. Because i hate traffic. I hate my job.

[@RUNWILDLOVESTRONGLIVEFREE]

We don’t know what we love until we find what we hate.🙂

[@mariac6280]

I did my first hiking in East Timor. Loved it.

[@rightisright9410]

If you hate your job you must quit ASAP .

[@lacigalvanssleepmeditation8160]

Who enjoys working? I think having a “dream job” is a reach, no one dreams of labor, do they?

[@beky2879]

I hate the whole system putting money on the first place, enslaving people, destroying nature...

[@Mrpaulmorris1]

Absolutely F amazing video. This also why I hike and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. Thanks for giving me the boost of inspiration that I needed. Puno hvala prijatelju.

[@waqassial97]

Diagnosed with Polyarthritis, severe swelling and pain in joints, unable to move from my bed most of the days in early ages of my life between 22 to 32....took a surprising twist by started hiking, slowly and gradually became active and back to motion and back to life....now I am 40 and doing at least a hike weekly and play sports 6-8 hrs weekly... Thanks to mountains, thanks to hiking and thanks to mother nature for healing me.....

[@NHTesla]

I am glad to hear your story. It is inspiring. Keep living, keep exploring!!!

[@alainouellette3160]

You enkindled that insatiable yearn that can only be satisfied with a long, long, long....walk. Thank you Nikola. I someday wish to return to Croatia as well. Happy trails.

[@nenaddragojevic7571]

Vjerujem da su se mnogi ponovo povezali s prirodom gledajući ovaj fantastican dokumentarac. Samo gledanje je jedan oblik terapije. Nikola, kapa do poda

[@gottasay4766]

I’m grateful to the engineers and scientists laboring away in indoor spaces allowing us to chronicle our disassociation.

[@NHTesla]

:) Clever comment

[@bethstrenkoski2311]

Yes! Hiking in nature returns “Time” to Human time. Something I can handle well! I really loved the filming of the person physically moving forward (hiking) with the sound of the breath taking over everything else. The breath, outside in nature, physically moving forward, is what erases all the tangles of my mind. You managed to portray this very well. Inspiring! Out for a hike tonight!

[@NHTesla]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-vd1ue1wo7h]

Hiking is like an active meditation where you focus on your breath and block out all other thoughts.

[@langgaadventures7810]

I loved hiking too, the birds are singing, the wind breeze, the flowing river, the tall trees, it’s amazing, We thanks God for all of that, Thanks for this film I inspired watching it.

[@juantress]

Guys, thank you very much, all of whom where involved in the making of this magnificent piece of art, including the narrative. Hope to see more of such creations in the near future, meanwhile i will be carving out my monument! that was a good one! May only good things happen to you all ! big hog to all!

[@Vmonroy78]

This was so amazing to watch and to know I’m not the only one who questions herself why I hike…it is such an amazing experience, I feel free, I feel in touch with nature it is a blessing I enjoy. Thank you for sharing this

[@paularuotsalainen979]

Thank you for this amazing video, with all those very important opinions, and all those wonderful views. Why do I hike - when being in the nature, they are the moments I really feel being alive.

[@sujeetagrahari2292]

Nothing can measure time better than counting your breaths, that was candid.

[@chmeditations]

You did it, you made me cry with joy, well done!

[@sstritmatter2158]

These videos show you are in the REAL backcountry. That's great. As a middle aged man who hikes alone I usually hike out and back day-hikes of moderate caliber, still in backcountry areas. I look forward to them every year as I do just 2 or 3 when I visit my home state in Maine. It is like looking forward to a favorite broadway show coming out or band coming to town you always wanted to see live - even more, really. I remember my hikes for years, some of the scenes and people I met along the trail. It's like having wonderful paintings but it is live and you can enter it! That's the best way I can describe it. Sure it is hard and tiring, but most things worth it are hard and this is, too. Yup, the little Big things - and the Big little things ;-)

[@ilovemylifeyay]

So much beauty of God's creation is caught on camera in this documentary.. watching it is increadible❤❤

[@Doofwarrior88]

Absolutely awesome. I just got into hiking in the past few years. This video inspires me to get back out there

[@mountainandal9412]

One of the best videos I´ve ever seen on KZbin. Pure motivation an inspiration for the next trip! Thank you very much!!!

[@dchiros]

One of the things I like the most about being outdoors is it makes me quieter and can sense myself merging into the place. Its healing.

[@oneminutebirding]

So beautiful!!! Kudos to your efforts... Congratulations on your well deserved win and awards and I feel you deserve more... This video is so soothing and help us forget our worries...

[@rituchopraadventurousmumma9105]

Marvelous!!! kudos to the team in making this documentary film, I could relate to every single word in the script, as we also trek in the Mighty Himalayas. Photography is super, Great visuals. Music is good. Script is Brilliant. look forward to seeing more of your films.

[@RespectfulRevolution]

Nikola, you did a really beautiful job!!! Gorgeous footage, music and pacing....well done. We love this

[@arbythepainter]

everything that they say the reason why they hike in this video is the reason why I hike. everything from depression, seeking comradery from other hikers, being one with nature and escaping the pain I've endured in life are the reason I hike. I thought I was the only one. the more I hike. the more I transform my life for the better. inspiring.

[@NHTesla]

I am glad you liked it!

[@veryhighspirits]

Thank you for this. We frequently use the quote by John Muir, "Into the woods I go to lose my mind and find my soul." So much truth in that statement.

[@KAMBERizam]

Činjenica da si ovo sve sam napravio - FASCINANTNO!

[@markmark2080]

Love the shots with lakes in the background (Twin Lakes at the beginning and Dillon Reservoir at the end) as they enabled me to pinpoint your location on Google Earth, my hiking days are pretty much over but thanks to modern tech, and people like you, I can still "take it in" all over the world. I've lived in Colorado since 1950, so I really enjoyed this.

[@NHTesla]

I am glad it took you back into the Wilderness. That is one of my goals - to bring the wilderness to the people that can't go there anymore or at all.

[@RikthDcruze]

I hike to honour my ansistors. Who hiked to survive, and thats why I am here today!

[@russelljackman1413]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! Thank you! ❤

[@TheJonjojan]

well produced!!! this is netflix, natgeo etc. worthy when i hike, it feels like theres no end because i do not want it to end. it such a grace moment. This is too short. i want moreee. 😁😁😁

[@celinelambrecht4717]

So well put! I feel so at peace in nature. All my anxiety just disappears. Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts. I especially loved the end where you said “I am the author of a piece of eternity.” Really puts life into perspective.

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for watching.

[@JaneCharilaou]

Beautiful video, I particularly love the section about time and how it melts away when out in nature... the silence and space really do allow you to choose expansiveness & a sense of eternity, a completely different mode of being, feeling centred, connected and full of joy for the simplest things - thank you!

[@NHTesla]

Thank you for a meaningfull comment.

[@andykrishnaputra1668]

A spark of that atmic consciousness that we are… always seeking back its origin, which has no origin… but only when the mind is quiet, and that nature provides 🌳. A beautiful reflective journey 💙.

[@NHTesla]

Beautiful comment. Thank you.

[@HappiFix]

this is ABSOLUTELY beautiful, thank you for taking the time to compile this for us!

[@NHTesla]

I am glad people enjoy it and like it a lot :)

[@davidfanning6150]

Hi Nikola. I've hiked the Colorado Trail six times and I'll bet I could identify 90% of the locations in your video within 2 seconds of seeing the footage. It scares me! I've seen lots of trail videos over the years, but this is the best one by far. You have done a wonderful job of putting this together and expressing what draws me to the trail over and over again. Congratulations on an exceptionally well done video!

[@NHTesla]

I've been hiking cdt in 2022. and in various occasions I was like: oh yes, I remember, I was camping here 😁 Thank you for watching.

[@ourvibeismountains]

Absolutely inspining! Walking in nature and feeling the cold breeze seems like the best mental treatment. When you hike those mountain paths in the deep forests or treking through the alpine paths, it all make sense. Just to be there.

[@user-hi8rd8tk7e]

看了让人心情平静，谢谢！ Watching this documentary makes me feel peaceful inside, thank you! And thanks for the Chinese subtitles.

[@truenorth365]

I really enjoyed watching the documentary! It´s a complex subject to explain to others but you did it with excellence here. Big thumbs up from Sweden!