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One Foot in Front of the Other NZ
New Zealand
Registrace 24. 08. 2018
We are passionate about tramping (hiking) and travel. My videos show some of the great tramping (hiking) New Zealand has to offer and some of our adventures overseas.
We use videos when researching our own trips, especially for New Zealand's lesser known tracks. For this reason, there are generally two versions of my videos. There is the 1/2/3 Minute on the XX Track series which give a quick overview of a track or trip. Then, there are the longer videos (I try to keep these to 5-10 minutes) which show maps , have come commentary and show the track/trip in more detail. I'm always happy to answer questions via the comments.
In the coming months we will be walking the Larapinta in Australia, and in 2024 the Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT), a 2000km thru-hike in the US. Of course, there will be a video record of our adventures to enjoy.
We use videos when researching our own trips, especially for New Zealand's lesser known tracks. For this reason, there are generally two versions of my videos. There is the 1/2/3 Minute on the XX Track series which give a quick overview of a track or trip. Then, there are the longer videos (I try to keep these to 5-10 minutes) which show maps , have come commentary and show the track/trip in more detail. I'm always happy to answer questions via the comments.
In the coming months we will be walking the Larapinta in Australia, and in 2024 the Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT), a 2000km thru-hike in the US. Of course, there will be a video record of our adventures to enjoy.
PNT Days 4-6
Here are Days 4-6 of our pre-PNT hike through Glacier National Park. These are edited on the move via iMovie on an iPad as we thru-hike the Pacific Northwest Trail over 90 days. Please forgive the clumsy editing. Final Cut Pro versions will be out in 2025.
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PNT Days 1-3
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Here are the first 3 days of our trip in Glacier National Park. We did 7 days of the Continental Divide Trail as a prelude to the Pacific Northwest Trail. These are being edited on the go, so are more basic than my usual videos. They give a taste of what it’s like, so enjoy.
Last PNT Packing
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We pack our gear in preparation for the start of the PNT. It was time for our regular clothes and other gear to be sent to Seattle, and supply boxes to be posted to Yaak and Republic.
Chicago to Whitefish
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2500km, 30 hours, five states: we travel from Chicago, Illinois to Whitefish, Montana to prepare for the start of the Pacific Northwest Trail.
Houston
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Those following along may wonder what we’re doing in Houston when we’re supposed to be walking the PNT. To get to the start of the trail in Glacier National Park, we originally planned to take the direct AirNZ flight to Chicago, spend a few days exploring the city, then jump on the Empire Builder train to East Glacier, a 30 hour ride. We’re still doing all that, but when AirNZ cut 5he direct fl...
Leaving Aotearoa/NZ
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Heading for Glacier National Park via Houston and Chicago to start the 2000km Pacific Northwest Trail!
Young Wilkin: Part 2 Wilkin South Branch
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On New Year’s Eve, we set off from Makarora with 9 days of food in our packs to explore the Young and Wilkin Valleys. This would be our last big training trip before flying to Montana to start the Pacific Northwest Trail in July. This is Part 2: Kerin Forks to Waterfall Flat via Lakes Lucidus & Castalia Day 4: Kerin Forks Hut to Lake Lucidus The track to Top Forks Hut is in good condition. It s...
Young Wilkin Part 1 Young to Kerin Forks
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On New Year’s Eve, we set off from Makarora with 9 days of food in our packs to explore the Young and Wilkin Valleys. The day before, we had driven two cars up the Matukituki Valley. We intended to head into Mt Aspiring National Park at Makarora, go up the Young Valley, over Gillespie Pass, visit Lake Crucible and then go up the South Branch of the Wilkin River. We had never been up the South B...
Shedding Pack Weight: Clothes
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Three years ago, we were hefting pretty heavy packs. The last straw for big packs was a five day trip on the Hollyford Track. Despite being a group of 12 (meaning food, cooking equipment and other communal gear was spread out), our packs were huge and heavy! We realised that we had to make changes or we were never going to be able to realise our dream of completing the 2000km Pacific Northwest ...
Paparoa
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We did the Paparoa Great Walk as part of our preparation for the 2000km Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) in 2024. Great Walks make for good training trips because the surface is similar to what we'll often walk on in the USA. We struck the most fabulous weather for our 3 days/2 nights on the track. We started from Smoke-ho Carpark in Blackball and had our car relocated to the Punakaiki end while w...
The Red Centre
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Since we wre in the neighbourhood, we drove the xtra 500 km to Uluru/Ayres Rcok after fisnhishing the Larap[inta Trail in the Northern Territory. Yulara (Ayres Rock Resort) is expensive but wirth it for ouronly opportunity to see one of Australia's most iconic sights - Uluru/Ayres Rock. We enjoyed seeing the sun set over it - along with hundreds of others, the 10kmmwalk around the base and a si...
Te Araroa through Auckland
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Well this was ironic. When telling people about our Pacific Northwest Trail plans - a 2000km National Scenic Trail in the United States from Montana to Washington State - we are sometimes asked why not walk Te Araroa. One of our reasons was always that we had no desire to walk through Auckland or Hamilton. Yet, here we are, doing a spot of urban tramping on the Auckland section of Te Araroa fro...
Corner Peak
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The corrected version! A day trip up Corner Peak overlooking Lake Hāwea, near Wānaka. Corner Peak on a bluebird day is absolutely stunning and (in my opinion) better than Roys Peak or Isthmus Peak. It's a more challenging walk but worth the steep ascent and descent. With the kids visiting for the weekend, we took the opportunity to take a walk in our own backyard.
Milford Track via Dore Pass
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We decided to access the Milford track via Dore Pass, a trip we have wanted to do for many years. Day 1 Dore Pass: We left the Dore Pass parking area at 7am. We immediately got wet feet crossing the Eglinton River. The track goes across the river flat and into the bush for about a kilometre, before starting the steady climb up through the bush. There is a didymo cleaning station by the bush edg...
Three Minutes from Ghost Gum to Counts Point
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Larapinta End to End from Alice Springs to Mt Sonder This is the short version of Episode Three of our Larapinta E2E hike in July 2023, showing the sections from Ghost Gum Flat campsite to Counts Point via Ellery North & Serpentine Gorge. For more detail and commentary, see the full version Episode Three: Ghost Gum to Counts Point. Day 9 Ghost Gum Flat campsite to Ellery North 22km (Section 6):...
Three Minutes from Counts Point to Mt Sonder
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Three Minutes from Counts Point to Mt Sonder
Larapinta End to End Episode 5: Postscript
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Larapinta End to End Episode 5: Postscript
Larapinta End to End: Episode 4: Counts Point to Mt Sonder
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Larapinta End to End: Episode 4: Counts Point to Mt Sonder
Dore Pass: Back Door to the Milford Track
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Dore Pass: Back Door to the Milford Track
Styx Valley: Mid Styx, Grassy Flat & Harman Huts
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Styx Valley: Mid Styx, Grassy Flat & Harman Huts
Larapinta End to End Episode 3 Ghost Gum to Counts Point
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Larapinta End to End Episode 3 Ghost Gum to Counts Point
Three Minutes from Standley Chasm to Ghost Gum
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Three Minutes from Standley Chasm to Ghost Gum
Larapinta End to End from East to West: Episode 2: Standley Chasm to Ghost Gum
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Larapinta End to End from East to West: Episode 2: Standley Chasm to Ghost Gum
Three Minutes from Alice Springs to Standley Chasm
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Three Minutes from Alice Springs to Standley Chasm
Larapinta End to End from East to West: Episode 1 Alice Springs to Standley Chasm
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Larapinta End to End from East to West: Episode 1 Alice Springs to Standley Chasm
Yep, find it frustrating when you are on the coast and track disappears and no markers. It is a rain forest after all. Heading to mid Styk and back hunting soon
Exciting! Looking forward to following your adventure. All the best.
Awesome, thank you!
Amazing trip, and nice videography. I’ve got this on my to do list this summer hopefully.
Great luck Guys.....will be following avidly.
Have a great time! Can’t wait for the updates!
Have an AAAAAWWWWESOOME time! Look forward to hearing reports from the field.
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Awesome walk and vid Chrs
Very beautiful 😍❤️
Good on you for turning around. Rabbit Pass is certainly not everyone's bag. I would be the same. The drop off into the Matukituki side is apparently just as bad. It is definitely not a walk of shame to turn back!! I used to live in Makarora and the Wilkin holds a special place. Top Forks is one of my favourite spots. Nice to see it again. Thanks for the vid.👍
Great Video, well beyond my ability, thanks for sharing
Excellent......Keep on rolling.....❤️🌎😎
Always!
Nice video, thanks for sharing. May I ask what inspired you to start a channel?
Thanks. I have a few reasons. I enjoy creating movies of the fun we have in the outdoors four our own memories and record, especially with our kids and other family I finally got them to the point that I felt they were good enough to share with the wider world. We are also pretty experienced hikers and have done some cool tramps and wanted to share that knowledge with others. Finally, as we embark on our thru-hike of the Pacific Northwest Trail in the USA, we wanted a place to share this adventure with friends, family and other interested people. We've also created a website to go with it. (onefootinfrontoftheother.nz) The as-we-go videos will be different as we hike the PNT and travel in South America - edited on an iPad using iMovie instead of Final Cut Pro, but I'll do proper edited ones next year when we return home. Not a short answer, sorry but you asked!
Thank you for sharing. I plan to do this one day!
Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. 👍2
Good calls. Definitely reduce the undies to 2 pairs. Good to see you got a Montbell windshirt. I'm looking at getting one of those Macpac alpha tops as I've heard very good stuff about them. I did a 6 day winter trip recently into Mungo Hut (with 2 days track work en route) and carried 11kg all up. My base weight was 7kg and I added 3kg of food and a gas canister, a 400g DCF tarp and PLB as party gear plus I had the secateurs for the track work. I carried my ice-axe in my hand.
The alpha tops are great - so light. My brain is currently struggling with the 'but this is an 85 day tramping trip!'
Absolutely!
It can be really difficult as ‘that’s my favourite jacket, I’ve got to take that’ 😆
It would be interesting to see your lighter pack spreadsheet, and see what your overall gear weight is. Like you I love Cactus stuff and would like to support NZ brands as I have done for years (I'm from Dunedin), but I get the impression we are very behind in the development of the ultralight philosophy in NZ. I am getting older and my body isn't as limber as 20 years ago, but I still want to go tramping, so over the last few years I have gradually forked out quite a bit of money to swop out my tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat to lighter and more modern versions. I have also pared down the clothing and cooking kit. I took the plunge and bought a Hyperlite Mountain Gear pack a few months ago, and it is a dream to carry! Some gear is a really expensive outlay, but if you think of the money you are spending travelling to the USA and walking for several weeks, I personally think its worth it to spend the money on quality light gear that you will hopefully use for years to come. Check out Lauren Roerick's channel- she is a Canadian woman who has done multiple thru hikes including the Te Araroa and seems to manage with a fairly minimal amount of gear. Thanks for your content, and good luck with your trip!
Totally agree that lightweight is behind here. We have done the same with gear over the last couple of years. We went from a 3kg tent to 1.3kg and now to 550g. I put a post on our website about our pack/sleep/tent choices which I can't link on the FB page. Thanks, I''ll check out that channel too. I will share the lighterpack pies but I have had to redo them as I mucked things up and have to start again.
@@onefootinfrontoftheothernz Aha I had a look at your website and you have obviously been through a similar process of gear research and lightening the load to me! I love my old Macpac Ascent pack from the year 2000 (although terrible for water bottles) and Minaret tent and used to carry it solo with a digital SLR camera!! I hope the Durston dyneema tent and all the rest of the gear works out well for you. Love the videos, thanks.
Another fantastic vid. Thanks so much for sharing. Heading off the do the Paparoa this coming weekend so this is particularly timely! Can I ask about the carry method for the Canon camera on the hip belt (sorry I don't know your names). In fact, a gear review video would be great from you guys as your kit looks very dialled. Cheers, Scott
Hi - we both use Capture Clips and it just differs where we mount them. Matt put his on the hip belt - by cutting a slit to get it through - because his shoulder strap was too wide to get it around. Capture clips are really the way to go. I did worry about the camera on his hip when it got a bit scambly though! If the weather's good, don't miss Croseus Knob. We wanted to do the Pike sidetrip too but the track wasn't open when we did it last year.
Would have liked more video footage of your Dore Pass effort - did it myself back in the early 1980s, and it was no doddle!
There is a video on my channel that is only the Dore Pass section. This has more on that section. I try and keep my videos to 5-10 minutes for shorter trips. I found the track was better than my expectations. I think it’s being used much more now and it had been very recently marked.
Here's some more detail here with the full video at the bottom onefootinfrontoftheother.nz/dore-pass-back-door-to-the-milford/
Wow!! Amazing video. Thank you for sharing. subd & 👍16
What fantastic scenery!!!
Nice video, I enjoyed it and great to see the Milford Track in all its glory! Interesting to see Dore Pass too.
Glad you enjoyed it! It is beautiful in any kind of weather, isn't it.
Not much of the glacier left. Looks like you made it in time.
Yep, rapidly retreating like all the rest unfortunately.
Excellent summary showing the grandeur of this magnificent trail.
Glad you enjoyed it! There's a Larapinta in 5 minutes coming too. Such an amazing trail; we would like to do it again.
Wow looks great. I need to add this to my hiking bucket list!
I don’t think I’ve said ‘oh wow’ as much in my whole life! Your pictures & videos are absolutely beautiful!!! I’m hitting the larapinta in May & this is by far the best series I’ve watched! Can’t wait to watch your other adventures 😃👏 ⛺️
Thank you so much; I'm glad you enjoyed them. You will love the Larapinta. It is one of the best walks we have done (we would love to do it again some day!). Plan for some high camps to enjoy those fabulous sunsets & sunrises.
It is an awesome track. Big rain coming through Sunday evening, Monday and through a couple of days after though so second half of plan might be interesting!
Cool mission. I'm looking at heading up there this weekend. Considering heading on from the hut all the way along the ridge then dropping down to the Haast river. Just trying to make sure I don't bite off more than I can chew though.
nice videos ❤❤❤
Great video thank you
Love your video and love Milford Sound. We have just subscribed to your channel and look forward to following your journey. Regards Anne & Alan Woodbridge Hill Cottage, Tasmania www.youtube.com/@WoodbridgeHillCottage
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome ❤❤ just subscribed
Will defiantly be checking it out next time I'm down those ways. Great vid guys
Yes. It was mid-summer and the track had been newly marked with plastic snow poles . I’m not sure how they will stand up in the winter. On the whole, it’s a decent track through the bush sections.
That is more straightforward than some accounts I have read. Some of those snow poles may be new. It's probably harder when visibility is poor or you are doing it in the off-season, with limited light and real time pressure, but it's useful to know to sidle across to that ridge. Great views.
Thanks of your neat Vid. I've enjoyed a lot of adventures in the tramping world here in our beautiful NZ. Always staggers me how much I hav nt done, around every corner there is something astounding to see, whether its a clear bubbling stream, a cascading waterfall or cheeky kea. Good work and nice camera equipment. 😀
Glad you enjoyed it. We have only recently discovered how many huts and tracks there are on the West Coast. Later this year we’re off to do the 2000km Pacific Northwest Trail in the US so look out for vids of that in due course.
Excellent video, took me back to the Travers Sabine we did 20 years ago. Such brilliant valleys and tops in clear weather. Well done thanks for sharing.
What a fabulous trip and place
What a top production, glad to be part of it.
It was the people as well as the trail that made it such a wonderful trip. The night on top of Brinkley was magic.
Awesome video - love the colours of the rock. Reminds me of zion a little bit. 👍
It does!
Well what a great production, brought back so many memories. Lovely meeting you two and the others. John B.
Glad you enjoyed it Such an amazing place and awesome people to share it with.
Beautiful scenery
What a fab walk! The forest there looks exceptionally lush!
it's wonderful and beautiful as well !
Arghh this just looks so awesome! The Hollyford is top of my tramping bucket list at the moment. Fiordland is just the best!! Thanks for your videos!
Glad that you enjoyed it. The Hollyford is certainly a great track. It was an easy pick to introduce our nieces and nephew to Fiordland. We even took two 80 year olds on it when we were much younger. We did it by combining jetboat and plane rides so we skipped the Demon Trail. Amazing experience for them.