Running the Milford Track - New Zealand's most famous trail
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2024
- The Milford Track was once declared to be “the finest walk in the world,” and is New Zealand’s most famous hike. Hidden away in the Southwestern corner of New Zealand’s South Island, this 33 mile trail will lead you through the most stunning granite valleys in the world. You’ll cross suspension bridges and board walks - and you’ll traverse rainforests, wetlands, and climb an alpine pass.
At the end of 2023, on a trip to to New Zealand, I set out to run the Milford Track in a day.
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Running and hiking can be a constant state of wetness. I hope your stomach recovered and you got your pizza. You deserve it and thanks for sharing this captivating video. Gorgeous pictures! It’s a great companion for my dreadmill runs.
that's awesome and great effort,
it's one of my dream trail running. i'm not fit yet to make the time in a day but i'll carry on my bucket list.
Epic mission, mate. I've photographed in detail all of NZ's Great Walks and I find the Milford Track the most beautiful. I so enjoyed watching you run it.
Loved the video! Seems like you're well on your way for the 100-miler goal 👌🏽 Subscribed to see where this goes :)
Wow! Running the Milford Track - you are amazing! Great video too 👍
Amazing 😍
Amazing video! Congratulacions from México
Awesome video 👍
Thanks, now I must do this as well😂 Going here coming May, cannot wait.
New Zealand looks dreammy
NZ has beauty in abundance. Great action footage.
I'll be honest in saying that I would have loved to see some cinematic footage of the Waterfall and lush greenery around.
Still, what a stunning place. You must have had so much fun here.🎉💚📸🎖
Thanks! I'm still finding the right balance of moving quickly and getting great footage (while keeping the lenses dry and dealing with the stress of a long day 😂 ), but I appreciate the feedback and will continue to work on improving!
@@mrempyrean Enjoy the process, you got this. Just have fun with it and good luck with your next adventure! Happy to have subscribed.
very nice
Great video - having walked it I'm amazed at the distance you covered on some rough as guts tracks. Curious what rain jacket and shoes you used and if you'd recommend them.
Thanks! I put in about 3+ months of consistent training for this in order meet the logistics of the boats.
Jacket is from the Norrøna senja collection (the “gore-Tex active”). It’s my go-to lightweight hardshell that I bring when I know there’s going to be rain. I’d definitely recommend it, but the price is a bit high. I got a great deal when traveling to Norway because of exchange rate and tax-free, but I’d be hesitant to pay full price.
Shoes are La Sportiva Mutants - I love them for technical trail runs, as they make me super confident in all my foot placements, and they magically don’t cause any blisters for my feet (at least up to 50 miles). Recommending shoes is tough, because feet and fit is very personal (I haven’t fit into a single pair of Hokas or Salomons), but I’d definitely recommend at least giving them a try. I have a wider foot so had to go up 1 full size than my usual.
Seems a waste to run this being unable to fully take in the scenery but well done on doing it. An amazing glimpse of untouched ( apart from the trail itself ) nature from the beginning of time. I believe it is the wettest place in New Zealand with purest rainwater.
Great video! Running it this Sunday, a bit daunting. Interesting insights. Did you water taxi with Fiordland Outdoors? Thought they left at 4pm?
Fiordland outdoors, yup! It was a bit unclear that the taxi would be leaving early. I thought they would wait and just charge a fee for waiting. Apparently they left shorty after 4. I had told the morning taxi that my ETA was probably 4:30 with the rain… but alas. They returned just before 6pm, and I received quite the bill afterwards… Let me know how it goes! I’d love to hear more from others who’ve done it.
Pretty awesome watching you run that! It's definitely a must do for me to hike now but I have a ways to go before I'm physically ready for a trek like that! Are the only places you can stay are the handful of huts along the route? I'm making my 1st trip to NZ this year and not sure I can budget the time necessary to make this happen with what I already have planned.
There’s a guide group that has a set of huts if you go with them, or there are the DOC huts you can use (with a permit). No camping permitted outside of those.
I was traveling with my wife, so even asking for the day to myself was a big ask 😂 (as well as having to drop me off 2 hours away from the hotel). Knowing that I had to finish in a day, I trained for 3 months prior.
@@mrempyrean yeah doing a little more research it looks like there’s multiple locations that are plenty convenient to camping. Just got a look into the permit thing and see if I can make it happen.