Best Trek to Machu Picchu By FAR - Salkantay Trail Documentary - Way Better than Inca Trail - Peru
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- One of the premiere hiking trails of the world, the Salkantay Trek is spectacular. This is a bucket list trip, for sure. We wanted to do the trip on our own without being a part of a larger group and without a trekking company. But there was very little information available about the trip and what to expect. This video documents our experience in Peru on this 50+ mile adventure.
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Met you first on Kilimanjaro, a pleasure to watch you! I'm disabled and a couch climber but it pleases me I can still come along for the trip. THANK YOU from Canada
I am Peruvian from Lima, but this is one of the best videos I have seen of a route to Machu Picchu. Congratulations to you and your group. very good video quality, beautiful landscapes and very precise photos. At the same time it makes me feel very proud of my ancestors and my country. THANK YOU!!
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I fell asleep to an El Cap climbing video, woke up 7 hours later and your adventure was just getting started. You hooked me immediately. I watched the whole thing. You really made me feel like I came along with you. Thanks for sharing such a rich experience. Can't wait to check out your other adventures in the coming days.
that's how i found his kilimanjaro video lol glad i'm not the only one snoozing to climbing videos ha ha :) everst disasters put me to bed like nothing else!! :)
Watched this over a few days - really enjoyed this Kerry - well done! Love these long form videos where we can travel along with you and see places we ourselves may never visit!
i did the inca trail few years back in 2008, and it was with a small guided group,. in general i thought it could easily been done in 2 days and not the 4 days we did it in, the pace was slow ,and controled but all well, it was an experience as it is.
Dude, you are awesome.
You inspired me to start running long distances.
Thank you for keeping your videos nice and simple, great work.
Me and my wife watch them from beginning to the end.
This is probably the most thorough trek guide I've seen of the Salkantay. Very well done and you guys rocked it.
Awesome video! Love watching.
Thank you for video Mr.
iv watched a number of your videos now from the 240 mile race to tahoe and this particular one twice in the past couple days after finding your content your inspirational and much appreciated looking forward to more content and completing a few amazing adventures myself like this thank you.
So good to hear that, Drew. It is great you are thinking of some world class adventures yourself. Appreciate your feedback.
by far the best video i have seen
Im from Lima and visited Cuzco 2 years ago. WONDERFUL City. Your video is espectacular.... congratulations!!
Amazing! This took me back to my trip up Huayna Picchu last year. I made sure to be first in line for the first time slot, and just ran/walked up as fast as I could. Got about 10 minutes alone on the top! Sometimes being an ultrarunner really pays off :) Now I want to go back and do the Salkantay Trek. Thank you so much Kerry, noone else on CZcams makes videos like you.
Ana, that is the way to do it for sure. Well done getting time up there on your own.
Fabulous vid mate. heading that way shortly, once the madness has come nearer to it's end.
You will never forget this trip and you will be able to tell your children about a beautiful adventure through the Andes where the Incas walked, thank you for visiting Peru.
Another great daddy-daughter adventure. Way to go you two. Indio; beast mode engaged!
Thank you for sharing your experience in this gorgeous trail. This is definitely on my bucket list now!
Thanks for sharing..Great video. Beautiful...God in all his Glory ,he made a beautiful Earth..
😂😂😂
Great video and you're a great dad. Watched it twice and can't wait to check out your other videos. Liked and subscribed!
Excelente and nice video, thanks guys!👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
I love the act that it was long form, it means we get the sense of the entire trip & how you all coped as a group. Your a machine Kerry and I love that Indigo is sharing the journey with you again.
The adventures I get to share with Indigo are often my favorites. Glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing trip. Thank you so much for taking us with you.
Wow, incredible journey and the perfect guide for my trip to Salkantay. I wish I had your vitality. Keep up the amazing energies !!
It is such a great trip, huh? VERY much enjoyed our time there.
What an epic adventure! Would want to do that one without guide too! Scenery on point! And you all were super lucky with weather too! Something new for my bucket list ;) Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Love it ! Love it !! Love it !!! Watched the whole thing. Thank you so much for sharing the experience. Great stuff !!!
Thanks. I cherished the whole trip with my daughter.
Your treks are fantastic! Started with your Everest Base camp Trek, I am hooked! Thank you so much for sharing!
Like really slow moving crack, right?
Great stuff, thanks for posting. Love the side trips while the others wait for you!
This was fabulous. I've been to Machu Picchu the old-fashioned way via train and bus, but watching the trek was awesome. Your trek to Mt. Kilimanjaro was also fantastic.
Awesome! Thank you!
Love that yours videos are on the longer side. 1 or 2 hours. Its great
Amazing video and so greatly filmed! One experience to treasure for sure!
It really is!
This was an amazing video! Going with my son later this year! We are runners also and I love the running down hills idea!🤟
"This is my cat now" hahahaha, wonderful documentary mate :)
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks like an amazing adventure! Thanks for sharing! Something to look forward to when travel is possible again...
Right? It will be good to know travel is an option again without the complication of Covid-19
Awesome video! Can’t wait to see where the next adventure goes! Stay well!
Awesome, enjoyed watching that. Subscribed 👍
I did it last year at age 61. The trail down hills were killer and steep! Trip of a lifetime though.
What an extraordinary adventure Kerry!!
Thanks Cameron. Good to see you on here, Friend.
Fantastic documentary! honestly so inspiring to watch.
Hi! Great video, I'd lo ve to be travel mates with you guys! Would you be so kind to answer a few questioins? what time of the year did you make de trek? Where did you stay in Collpapampa?
Awesome vid, thank you so much for posting!
Before I started running ultras I went on a ten-day trek with my dad on the Salkantay trail. The trip was marketed by REI and operated by Mountain Lodges of Peru. We stayed at lodges that you walked past in your video. So I was in the kind of group you spoke of at along the trail. I understand your perspective, but have hope! That trip changed me and it caused me to want more trails and more adventures and was one of the things that led me to running ultras. If it weren’t for that trip I might not have found your videos and I might not have run Moab. The Salkantay Trail really is awesome, I hope to go back some day.
Hey Wes. There are many ways to break into the longer distances, for sure. I'm happy the REI excursion got you into the game. (Nice Moab vid, bTW.) I'd like to do another Peruvian hike sometime, too. Although, I will likely still avoid getting into a group tour as I don't enjoy that as much as winging it with friends.
I love watching your videos.
Another fantastic video and trip. I enjoy how you put this all together and you always find the right verbs to describe things. Still trying to convince you to take a look into San Gil Colombia and the Chicamocha Canyon. You would eat it up Kerry....a kid in a candy shop...
Paul, it is a possibility one day. We'll see. I'm sure I would enjoy it.
Love Indigo’s trail commentary! 😁👏🏻
The best!
BUT ARE THEY BREATHABLE TOO?! I gotta know. Great vid
Fantastic journey! Thanks for sharing!
Lol Jalapeño and honey mustard are actually the only two Pringles flavors I buy.
That is hilarious.
I liked the part when the mules pass you by and you call them locals 😂😂
Had to be careful around them. One ALMOST knocked me silly with a hoof. Felt the wind from it on my cheek.
CZcams recommended your Kilimanjaro video and glad they did. Love your long format trail videos like this, and of routes I've wanted to do for a while(and didn't realise it was possible not doing it with a guide) and watching during bordem of lockdown, remaining of travel and hiking at some point again.
The algorithm delivers! I'm happy you've been able to assuage the lockdown boredom somewhat.
Amazing vlog
wow brilliant vid.
you are amazing.... awesome journey
It was such a great trip. Fantastic memories
you are an awesome parent and overall human being. i hope to have such a great relationship with my kids one day
Always look forward to seeing your adventures...thats why I subscribed almost when you first started out. One of these days I hope to meet you...Im at WesternStates100 every year and other races...maybe someday we will meet. Stay safe out there in these crazy times....look forward to new adventures and thanks for the new video to help with our lockdown status...LOL
Randy, it would be great to meet IRL. Have to get through quite a few more videos in the coming weeks before I'm anywhere near caught up.
This is very interesting. 50 miles hiking through canyons with houses/small villages scattered along the way. Could get lost on this route with so many trails. Surprised to see the larger modern village with train in canyon below Manchu. The girls did really well to do this hike. However, you love to do more cameras “spins” with your stick much more than needed. Gets a little annoying. Might have more likes if you had not done that. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for playing.
good footage..keep up the good work ! .. well done
Thanks for sharing your journey. It is amazing.
Great video. i'm not really a fan of group trekking and would rather do it solo at my pace and explore and venture around and find places along the way to just like you did. This is one trek i've got on the list so i've got so much gratitude for you to make content in this great format.
Hello. I absolutely love watching your videos. The longer unedited I like the best. Makes me feel like I'm out there. I was suppose to go to Machu Picchu on Sept but Covid has postponed our trip. I have a suggested place for you. Stairway to heaven in CO and Great Wall of China is on my bucket list.
Do you by chance have a pdf itinerary or map? This is exactly what I would like to share with my children. A true adventure!
You can find the exact route via my Strava, which is linked in the description. Getting to the start might be the toughest part if you are doing it yourself. The route is not too difficult if you are used to following trails. There are not SO many choices in direction. It is a GREAT adventure to do with your kids.
I wonder why indigo folding her hands into her arms while walking most of the times .. I think she needs to free her hands just in case she falls , let that hand protect her from hitting the ground hard😄 BTW you're a tough guy and your daughter too 😄
Epic journey, so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure.
Loved it..... X
Thank you for this good sharing, minor typo on 2.01.04, year built should be AD not BC
I was wondering if anyone else would pick up on that. Do you not think it was made earlier and built upon later?
@@tarawaukeri8928 many real history been destroyed by Spainese Invasion
THANK YOU, so epic, so beautiful , so inspirational. :-)
Hello! Thanks for the vid. Which month did you take the trip? The weather was nice, which to my surprise.
Mari's sick again....dangit Mari....get it together....lol...
I would love to do this someday with my wife and daughters! May be getting too old but you got me into trail running in desert foothills of the Superstition Mountains in AZ. I look toward to training in the White mountains this summer at 8000 ft. Thx for sharing.
I hope hope hope you get out there and do that sometime in the future.
the camera quality is insane! Is it a GoPro? Which one?
Goodness man you drilled us with the ads on this one! 🤯🥴😩
Not my intention at all. Sorry about that. Just let CZcams do its thing generally.
"It's always worth a quick look, your not coming back here next week!"
Me, not being able to resist just running round one more bend or in the cave/over the rocks/through the tunnel/over the dunes/down the scree, I just need to look!
"And" is a favorite word for sure.
"Daughter stare of doom" 😂😂
This was a bucket list trip until I saw the tourists. I may need to rethink this. Great video as always Kerry!
If you get there early enough, like 6 in the morning, it's not bad at all. And if you are fit enough you can walk up and enjoy the view from Huayna Picchu alone for several minutes. Most tourists avoid Huayna Picchu because they hear about how steep and tough it is, but it gives you the most amazing view of Machu Picchu imaginable, not to mention the landscape around it. Lifechanging experience!
I understand your hesitance. But the place really is extraordinary and even while we were there we had moments where we were on our own. If you get out to the edges, you can find peace.
Another great video, Kerry. Thank you. Did you ever find out why little Incas had big stairs?
that's funny
Thanks for this. I enjoyed this vlog. What time of the year was this?
I'm watching this for the 2nd time and trying to plan for next year. Did you book any accommodation in advance, or just on the day, it looks like you didn't book anything but would liek to save the weight of carrying a tent.
Rocking your Tin Tin hair do
Now I just need a little white dog. I shall call him Snowy.
great vid Kerry, what gear are you using to film? camera and selfie stick>
Love the video. (side note: the last couple releases contain duplicate sections 47:33, 1:10:38)
Yes. Sticky mouse button. I'm removing the duplicate sections now. But every time I remove one, the whole video has to process again, which takes almost a full day. Done 2 of the 4 so far. Appreciate the quality control, pongs.
The man making the video.
How old were you when you were at Machu Picchu?
I say your in your late 50’s, my wife says your in your late 40’s.
You have energy like a 20 year old though.
Hey Kerry,
How much did PeruEcoCamp charge you guys for 1 night at the Domes? I checked their website, but the values are just ridiculous.
Thanks.
We simply walked up and found that the place was pretty empty. I think the dome cost something like $60 for the night. I might have paid $10 to camp on the balcony.
@@FullTiltWard Thanks!! Great video!
Nice Video, but when you describe Machiu Pichiu Year of construction, you made a mistake, is AD, not BC
Did I hear you say that you negotiated meal price difference if bread was not included.
The duplicate sections makes this video quite funny
Just eliminating them as fast as it allows me to.
Who carried your things for you? Was there a company/guide?
oh man, you could just see some of your crews gait deteriorate as the video progressed.
It was good I had the backup team for the last day heading up Machu Picchu
What time of the year did you do this?
Seriously? Watermelon tree? From the short glimpse the audience got of these, couldn't they be papayas? Anyway, did you see any children doing the trail? Do you think a well trained 10-year old could do it? From the height gain/distance she should be able to do that (we do 20km/800meter gain tours at home), she would only carry a very light back-pack (think water+snacks), all other stuff would be taken by the parents... any hints?
I think the watermelon vine crawled up the tree, actually. A fit 10 year old should be fine, I'd think. No doubt it would be work - and the elevation makes breathing a challenge. But I'd consider bringing a kid for sure.
@@FullTiltWard Thanks so much for the reply - as you have likely done a lot of hikes with your daughter also when she was younger, you are very trustworthy source for me (because often people tend to talk us out of things, as she is yet too young...). The altitude is taken into account, I forgot to mention that by the time we reach southern Peru, we should be well acclimated from other treks and hiking in Ecuador and northern Peru (within the previous 2-3 months), where we will repeatedly reach over 3500m (like 11.500 ft) and even up to 4000m (over 13.000ft), that should help for sure. And btw., I have seen several of your videos and they are great, no "polishing", reliable source for us to check the reality of the place, much appreciated! We had the biggest laugh when we saw you running up the Cotopaxi volcano several hours before the dawn... once you mentioned your starting time, I thought oh no, he's gonna be back down before the sun comes out!!! Keep it going...
Why do you say this is way better than the inca trail?
I was planning on running the inca trail next year so i was wondering why salkantay is better.
Inca Trail is short - around a marathon in length - and it is super tough to get it done running as a guide is required. Inca trail is also WAY more crowded. If you want independence and remote areas of beauty, Salkantay is the call - plus no guide required. So easier to arrange and go at whatever speed you want without being subjected to the potential slowness of groups.
@@FullTiltWard thanks for the info man! I love your videos and have been watching since your first timberline trail vid. It inspired my buddies and i to start doing some adventure runs as well (including timberline). Take care and hope to meet up with you someday!
43:06😳😳😢😢 bad roll
when did you go?, amazing video
Thanks my friend. It was in June, I believe.
@@FullTiltWard what year?
Please tell me how old you were when you did this trail?
I’m 52 and I want to go next year.
Love it as always. Totally agree the tourist mentality, perfectly normal humans become mindless drones on vacation wtf?! I work in the industry (HAP/Princess) and it is both mind boggling and nerve wracking trying to communicate with them! I so prefer the lessor travelled trail.
The harder a place is to reach, the better. A significant barrier makes a place more interesting. With Machu Picchu, I think you'd be out of luck as it is such a tourist bucket list destination and access is easy with plane/train/bus getting you to the doorstep. Even a 5 mile hike in would eliminate 90% of the crowd.
@@FullTiltWard tourists do tend to be awkwardly lazy. I delt with the tourism while backpacking in Iceland, they ruin every wilderness experience. I even have a tattoo in Icelandic that say "Keep off of the beaten trail".
@@AKtrailrunner 🤣🤣🤣 don't suppose you'd be interested in one of the most popular tourist destinations in the entire world?
So why go hike, when your goal is to run and wear earphones.
So.... you think that is my goal? Really?
1:53:19 :D 👌🏽
What time of year/month was this?
June, if I recall correctly.
Loved the video but it would had been so so so Good if you had it mostly showed where you were going rather then having at your face. Majority time I would have loved it where you going rather then staring at your face. But good job anyhow.
Nice walk but you are too hyper for my taste. Very impatient and show offing.
You are not a real nice guy are you?