Baffin Island is up in the Arctic so I WENT WITH MY CAMERA

[@KtunaxaMTB]

I live in Canada in the Alberta Rockies. Baffin Island amazes me on how untouched and remote it is. Most of those animals have never seen human life before. I am going to hike through those mountains someday. It will take a lot of money, mental strength and knowledge but I will get there someday.

[@willwaltz]

Punk/metal it’s an incredible place. Baffin is an adventure of a lifetime.

[@KtunaxaMTB]

@@willwaltz I bet it is man. It's really how all the mountains are named after vikings up there considering most of the mountains in the Canadian Arctic Circle are all Inuit names. As a Cree native places like this are special to me.

[@larswillsen]

I grew up in Greenland, on the opposite site of Baffin bay :)

[@willwaltz]

That's awesome! What a place to grow up.

[@jeannemiller3832]

I HAVE BRAVE THATS HOW I FOUND YOU . YOU ARE SO LUCKY !

[@gavriel6089]

Wow!!! I searched Baffin Islands because I came across those pictures, I never would have though that they were taken on this trip! This place is AMAZING! Thank you for sharing.

[@willwaltz]

There really are only a handful of photographers that have explored it. Pretty tricky to get to.

[@MedoRaslan]

1 minute in and it's just👌🏽

[@MedoRaslan]

The last shot was such a great conclusion to the whole video! Thank you for such documentation!

[@willwaltz]

@@MedoRaslan Thank you for watching! Wow I can't believe I didn't see this comment, sorry!

[@karmartdave]

I'm really enjoying this. from my Living room! warm, Dry.

[@willwaltz]

Haha, well good. :)

[@oliverhummell]

Wow what an incredible place. Great video, thanks for showing!

[@willwaltz]

its really a unique spot on earth, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@flacat6437]

Most beautiful video/images of Baffin Island I have ever seen. Bravo!

[@willwaltz]

Thankya :) planning on going back when I'm fit enough. Its a magical place.

[@luckyotter623]

Wow! The windswept, desolate scenery somehow reminds me of the Scottish highlands. Of course, much, much colder with much more jagged peaks.

[@willwaltz]

Oo yeah they are a very similar under the surface geologically I think and have had similar weather for a lot of earth's history I think (I'm guessing-ish). I can't wait to visit Scotland in '24 for this very reason.

[@alexpearson8481]

Beautiful, very inspiring. Thank you from Ontario.

[@claudelebel49]

I did this in July in the 80s from Pangnirtung to Summit Lake and back. I remember the ground in the valleys being covered with flowers so much so that it was impossible to walk without stepping on them. All in all a wonderful adventure.

[@willwaltz]

Thats awesome! Summit lake area is heaven on earth. We go about a month after the flowers/green right when the season is switching over to winter, less bugs for the clients, but they do miss out a bit on the full range of colors.

[@JackChappleShow]

Holy, this was great! Awesome camera work, audio, everything. Super high quality my dude!

[@willwaltz]

Thanks man! Love that you appreciated it so much.

[@CollDott]

❤😂🎉bso brave!!😮 Salute!!! Would be nice if a cam is set up facing those mountain with arctic whirlwind sound!! Lol😂

[@Thunderstorm804]

Wow I feel like I was there in those mountains I found this wonderful channel by brave browser wallpaper

[@teshayazzie3095]

I came across the island while on google earth. One picture had mt Thor. Was such a beautiful picture. I hope to visit this island one day.

[@willwaltz]

I hope you visit it too! Its a one of a kind place.

[@hoser7706]

What a dream place!!

[@falangaadv1186]

Amazing movie and adventure.... Beautiful beautiful spot... Thanks for sharing these stunning landscapes !

[@AnswersEasy]

You are amazing. THIS is photography. Wow.

[@jeffreyhawthornegoines8727]

Magnificent video

[@willwaltz]

Thanks!

[@MrsOrrDiaries]

Stunning views

[@willwaltz]

Thank you!

[@chromegoh5817]

amazing video, really enjoyed it alot! Thank You.

[@francisco9999]

Wow! Thanks for do and share it

[@neharathore.]

So beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@ASNIV_]

Awesome adventure. Love hearing your thinking aloud while you work.

[@videos2pick]

Amazing journey and breathtaking pictures! I check your picture on Instagram. Thank You

[@metalupwithkel7832]

Im an aspiring anthropologist and have always wanted to explore the north. This is amazing footage! Thank you so much!!!

[@aleksandrslevickis2906]

Thank you for sharing your experience !

[@willwaltz]

No problem! Happy you got something from it :) More like this?

[@1maxpower]

Thank you for this, Will! I’ve been dreaming of this exact journey for the last five years or so. What a gift to be brought along on your adventure. I know it was no small effort to bring this all together, so thank you again!

[@willwaltz]

No problem! You have to go! We'll lead a photography adventure there next year if that's something you'd be interested in. Our price includes all the travel/logistics/lodging after you get yourself to Ottawa :)

[@1maxpower]

Will Christiansen, You are basically hiking a path I might once have (or have not yet?!) traveled. Probably a long shot, but I’m interested. How can. I learn more about the trip?

[@willwaltz]

@@1maxpower - check out this page to read all about it :) www.theskyfolk.com/learn#photo-video-adventures

[@TheRealRoach]

What a truly mesmerizing video. I can’t believe how beautiful and unique the environment there is.

[@chrlmlln9018]

Amazing video! Thank you so very very much for sharing this gem from Baffin Island landscape in the Arctic! Wishing you all the very best always and please stay richly blessed and safe! Best regards from Sweden!

[@Sc00terNut-zq3gs]

Wow, I'm amazed. I had heard that Baffin Island is beautiful, but this is off the charts. I'll be visiting the Northwest Territories in a couple of weeks, but damn I'd like to see Nunavut one day.

[@willwaltz]

I haven't been everywhere, but I'm confident Baffin Island is probably top 5 most beautiful places on earth. The fact that you have the entire place to yourself (although I recommend going with at least one other person and a sat phone for safety) is a huge bonus also. Its why I started going there after Iceland and Greenland both started getting overrun with tourism in the latter 2010's.

[@soulsurfer639]

Jeez, incredible!!! I rally want to plan a trip to Baffin once Covid is a thing of the past

[@SlobosReality]

also found you through brave, very awesome work and capturing . peace

[@monp.4903]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@callieblueheronnorth9538]

AMAZING!! What a fantastic journey. Thanks for sharing with us the magic of that sacred land!!

[@not2tees]

Thank you so much for sharing the awesome images of this treasure of world geography.

[@paulc3960]

Thank you.

[@willwaltz]

You're most welcome :)

[@abishek9133]

One of the underrated channels out there. Great work Will.

[@willwaltz]

I appreciate that!

[@jcy3827]

It's amazing scenery

[@ngsmoov]

This is amazing, Will. Wow. -Randall

[@willwaltz]

Thanks Randall!!

[@niravjoshi7725]

I came here after visiting ur wallpaper on Brave browser homepage, in homepage saw ur name in bottom left corner, visited ur site and navigated here amazing video to watch… grt job by you it’s too hot here now in India, but watching ur video feels cold

[@drstrangebudgie4052]

Found this video via the Windows 10 Theme that used these photos. Great job and great photos.

[@romaniaplus]

Wow, amazing work!

[@willwaltz]

thanks!

[@adamboukis4654]

Wonderful video, amazing scenery thank you!

[@HIM146]

First video of yours that I’ve came across. I love the photography insight. Cinematography was excellent. Thanks for sharing your adventures sir. You have a subscriber in me

[@willwaltz]

I appreciate the kind words and the sub! I plan on producing more fun things soon. SKY FOLK (my studio) has been evolving as of late.

[@HIM146]

@@willwaltz very cool! Can’t wait to see what ya put out next.

[@hhiibbaalleerr]

Best outro on the internet

[@willwaltz]

[@automan1223]

Wow, just wow brother !

[@willwaltz]

Thank you!

[@kiaranr]

What an alien landscape. Love the shots you got.

[@manasmantha4510]

Will, you are inspiration to take up photography as a hobby.

[@willwaltz]

It is so fun!! Thank you :)

[@krudler406]

definitely one of the coolest videos i have seen in a long time! great job and super cool adventure!

[@VinOnline]

That sounds fun

[@vanexusphotography6012]

Fantastic! So cool to see such an isolated location in great detail, the landscape looks amazing. Glad you linked this channel on your Instagram :)

[@willwaltz]

Thanks! Yeah, my longer form stuff (most video) doesn't fit into the Instagram model, so I'm trying to let people know that there is a lot of stuff to see over here. Thanks for watching and enjoying! :)

[@bernadettebecher5668]

Wow- I want to go! Thank you!

[@willwaltz]

Time to go then!

[@lifesill]

absolutely mind blowing. really in awe. thanks for capturing some of these moments. how does one go about going there? is there a large permit process to it all? and also random question, where did you get your beanie/hat? its very cool and i like the colors a lot!

[@todayisdomingo]

Found this video right now, I'm form Venezuela and had a Map and always had the curiosity of "what is that island" glad I can see it from video at least

[@willwaltz]

It is an incredible place. Cold, very cold, beautiful though.

[@worldfootageoddities857]

beautiful

[@zivf3454]

Awesome adventure and great photos !

[@willwaltz]

Ziv Fishfedder thanks Ziv!

[@connorwagstaff2348]

great camera work!

[@matselva7001]

One of the most beautiful sites in Nunavut

[@eddydewilde4958]

Looks like a harsh country that's reluctant to show its pretty side, all the while keeping you dangling with cloud play and a cold welcome. Will you did a phenomenal job in difficult conditions.

[@THERAREBREED85]

Just seen this video on the show "right this minute" on channel 7 in La. Great work!

[@willwaltz]

THERAREBREED85 awesome!! Glad you like it!

[@MrDaveB123]

What month did you do this hike ? Im working in Nunavut and want do this Im asuming mid July to mid Aug would be the ultimate. Would think the cooler end of it because of bugs ?

[@bnbwhitezombie]

I found out about you because one of your photos was featured on my brave browser. Cool video.

[@willwaltz]

Awesome! Yeah, its been fun working with the Brave team on a few things over the last couple years. They're a good group pushing the internet forward.

[@fritzd2116]

Fantastic video.

[@aakash321100]

Great effort buddy. I kinda relate to your fondness towards such adventures. I myself have been explorer of alps here in India. The more you learn about the Himalayas, they tend to get more and more mysterious. Thanks to Brave i could find you. God Speed. Ciao.

[@lostinthewoodsproductions]

Baffin Island is now officially on my hit list!

[@willwaltz]

Awesome!

[@fey02281986]

I love this! Well done! I work both Qikiqtarjuaq and now in Pangnirtung! I love your adventures!

[@willwaltz]

Thanks Fey! I need to learn how to pronounce them properly (obviously) What kind of work?

[@iansaucy3741]

A truly amazing film, thank you for taking the time to publish a video about this amazing place. A lot of films focus on climbing(which is awesome) but as a photographer, I love to see it from another photographers perspective, I hope to one day make it out to the area before it changes (even) more due to climate change. Thank you again!

[@willwaltz]

Ian Saucy thanks Ian! I’m actually headed back here tomorrow! Can’t wait to see the same place after a year of change. It’s changing pretty quick up there. You should plan a trip! Incredible shooting for photographers. Either Artur or I or both of us will probably be bringing photographers with us again next year.

[@orange70383]

@@willwaltz Does anyone even look into why the noon-day sun is now blinding white in color instead of the very much yellow color the noon-day sun had always been 25 + years ago. It's fascinating how people will disregard this the biggest news story of the century. I think people must be under a spell not allowing them to think about what a massive change in the suns color means. No word about it from any source yet the proof is repeatable everyday, no one speaks a word, I'm glad I'm not controlled and can see this change.

[@vyomps]

Amazing video! Thank you for the report! This place is on my bucket list but I'm not fit enough just yet to hike this :) P.S what's the background soundtrack/music you used at the very beginning?

[@alwaysforwardyt]

Nice video, l enjoyed it. The wife and l are considering going after the summer and do a similar trip as yours. We're used to hiking in Scandinavia which is pretty much the same: cold and wet, above Arctic Circle (same latitud, too, check Tromso). My idea is to cross Baffin Island alone in winter, we'll see what life has in store for me. Regards from DC!

[@lifewithCody_]

Awesome video! What time of the year did you go? I'm planning my trip for next year and collecting info!

[@willwaltz]

oooo you're going to have a wonderful time :) we had to cancel this year because of the pandemic. best time slot is Aug 28th - Sep 15th, too early in the year and the water is too high, too much after sep 15 and it becomes winter pretty quickly.

[@iya30n35]

Can we download your brave backgrounds? Where are they?

[@rocksnowandwater]

Beautiful and stark. Can't wait to head up there! Thanks for the awesome video! You probably coulda cut your weight without the camera and associated lenses ;)

[@willwaltz]

Haha, yeah, the sacrifices we make :) -- tripod, nikon d800, 70-200 lens, 14-24 lens, 20 batteries = 18 lbs

[@willwaltz]

er, D810

[@29FLY]

Brave brought me here, love what you're doing - you got a sub 👍

[@Lg2703]

Awesome video!

[@johnnypootoogook6869]

Asgard, name of that flat top mountain? I didn't know Baffin Island had once Giant Trees. Earth has alot of petrified tree stumps.

[@MapSpawn]

What an incredible video!

[@willwaltz]

Max Chill thanks!!

[@ubuntu6953]

I found this place through brave, awsome place breath tasking

[@Eamesam]

Damn that place looks wild! No one around for hundreds of miles

[@TheTroyc1982]

well he was always less than 100 km from one of 2 towns so not no one for hundreds of millies

[@horntail-wyvern2803]

May I ask which cameras do you use? Because this is spectacular!

[@skyfacer9626]

This video really brings out the dangerous isolation of the place.

[@kaajujimiarreak730]

Welcome to Nunavut!

[@Evantures]

amazing shots here. Hopefully going to do the pass this summer. Im a vlogger in Iqaluit. Just subbed

[@willwaltz]

Awesome! You'll love it.

[@Notaserioushuman]

Really beautiful video! Thanks for the incredibly personal perspective and inspiring time lapses!

[@steveinathens]

Hey Will have watched this video several times over the past couple years. It is fantastic. We were booked for this hike last August but couldn’t go due to the pandemic. We are now booked for this late August but still waiting on Parks Canada to reopen Auyuittuq.

[@willwaltz]

Heya, do you mean you are booked to go with Artur or that you're going on your own? Either way thats awesome! I hope the park opens for ya, weird it hasn't yet, its not like there are any people there :)

[@steveinathens]

@@willwaltz the park has been closed since March 18, 2020. But I was informed they may reopen in August. Two of us are doing the route on our own.

[@MA-dh8rc]

Wooah impressive work love it! what camera did you use for this?

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

That camera setup carrying in the front looks cool. What bag is that? Looks like it can at least hold a 14-24 and a 70-200 plus a body.

[@willwaltz]

Yeah it works really well actually and balances the load a bit while also making it much quicker/easier to get to cam to shoot by hand. Yep, I keep the 14-24 on body + 70-200 in there, plus 18 batteries. It is the Lowepro 75 aw: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1077484-REG/lowepro_lp36774_toploader_pro_75_aw.html?ap=y&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq7O2pIXt2wIVEttkCh0EZwxREAQYASABEgIDKfD_BwE&smp=y

[@Youlube87]

Wow! Some of the landscapes really reminded me of Iceland and Patagonia!🔥🔥🔥

[@tobiasra1]

Superb landscapes and editing, thank you for these 20 minutes. What about polar bear protection? I saw no one carrying rifles or guns. Is the population so low that this a non-issue in these parts of Baffin?

[@willwaltz]

No weapons are allowed inside the national park except indigenous peoples. Outfitters (often Indigenous folks) do carry a shotgun to scare away any polar bears from the coastline landing area if necessary but during the time of year that we typically go, Polar Bears aren't often seen around the interior of the island, only near the coasts looking for food if they're anywhere. Sadly, yes, populations are very low. All people need to take a safety course before entering the national park and it covers Polar Bear safety.

[@Josh-ux1vy]

Brings back memories, thanks for sharing! What time of year did you go and how difficult did you find the river crossings? We made it through in 8 days... would have done it in 6 but got stuck at Half Hour Creek for 21 hours 😂

[@Josh-ux1vy]

Just realized at the end of the video that it was fall haha

[@linuska21]

Byutiful 💗💗

[@20920474]

Really enjoyed watching this Will!

[@gotminnam]

Awsome vidéo, an photographies. What precise days/month of the year did you go there? What were the temperatures? Best regards, Dr Louis ph.

[@willwaltz]

Hi, we typically go august 28th - september 15th, any later and its winter, any earlier and its summer (more bugs, more freezing streams to wade through). Temps during that time are around 27f - 50f if the sun is out (it feels warm on the face at those temps). Days are pretty normal lengths of time, they start getting significantly shorter toward the end of the trip though. About 2 hours shorter.

[@dmmchugh3714]

What about the bears ? Did you see any ? Were you worried about seeing any ? How did you protect yourself , especially at night in the tent ?

[@IslamicRageBoy]

Respect

[@rellekkanperspective7508]

@Will Waltz what camera do you use to film?

[@willwaltz]

howdy :) - I used a Nikon D810 mostly and there are some shots in there from my iPhone X

[@rellekkanperspective7508]

@@willwaltz ah! Very appreciative of the fast reply, thank you muchly and excellent content.

[@TheMorfilms]

Splendid. What month of the year was this visit to Baffin?

[@gimmemovieth]

Will plays Death Stranding in real life.

[@willwaltz]

ahahaha. amazingly I haven't seen that comparison yet. so perfect. :)

[@thedailybat1472]

This is amazing. Did you see much more wildlife?

[@willwaltz]

The Daily Bat thanks! Not a ton on this trip, we got attacked by an Arctic Fox on last year’s trip though. No polar bear sightings though. Lots of bunnies though. 😊

[@ColinZwirner]

I remember running across your image on reddit. I actually PMed you asking about your trip! I didnt know that you recorded a vlog. This is awesome! I'm currently torn between Nahanni, Tombstone, and Baffin Island. Such a difficult decision.

[@willwaltz]

Colin Zwirner oh wow yeah you may be best of just doing it alphabetically ;) coincidentally we are taking a group of photographers to Baffin this year 😊

[@ColinZwirner]

I actually looked into your trip, and if I wasn't a med student on a strict adventure budget I would totally sign up. Maybe in the future. Tombstone seems like the least expensive option since flying into Dawson can be sub-1k. Nahanni looks like a heli drop into the Cirque of unclimbables. Baffin... Well yeah. Ill have to start saving!

[@willwaltz]

SO worth it. The cost of our trip seems high, and it is, it costs a ton to get to the island (several flights and a boats involved), but the cost includes all of your travel in Canada as well as lodging the night(s) before and after the island. I hope to see you one of these years :)

[@ColinZwirner]

Wow, didn't realize that included all accommodations. And from Ottawa! I'm about a 6 hour drive from there. That is a fantastic price, all thing considered. Ill keep you guys in mind for when im out of school!

[@willwaltz]

Awesome! And you're totally going to need the brain reset I bet :) (also, we like to take doctors/nurses/emts for obvious reasons)