4 Days Solo in the Mountains of the Jagungal Wilderness

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In this video I spend 4 Days solo in the mountains of the Jagungal Wilderness! I setup camp in some amazing spots and meet some interesting people along the way!
I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching, everyone!
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@ScottysGoneWalkabout 3 месяца назад

What a flog (not you, the bloke who left the negative comment) You do you mate. As the comments here indicate, everyone loves your channel for all the obscure, rambling, philosophical thoughts that go through that noggin of yours. Go easy mate. Go easy

@lolcatz88 3 месяца назад

Well said Scotty! Oh and get yourself some gaiters like Mattsy!

@user-mu4zg2uc1p 3 месяца назад

💯

@DukeRaoul-69 3 месяца назад

I don't watch the channel to watch you walking. I watch the channel to listen to you. To admire the beauty of the bush and to help my own mental health. You and Scotty have helped a lot of people with your videos. Don't pay any attention to idiot trolls.

@amandalee7783 3 месяца назад

Couldn’t agree with you more @ConstructionWisdom

@dempsone867 3 месяца назад

Amen! So bloody true!

@kurts64 3 месяца назад

Spot on

@craig2795 3 месяца назад

Nailed it 👍

@nathansloan3784 3 месяца назад

Amen !!! Wrote the words right out of my mind …

@amandalee7783 3 месяца назад

Another good one Mattsy. Your videos and humour helped me get through my 5 weeks hospital stay for cancer treatment. I’m now home and first time in remission 🎉. Your sincerity and support for others is inspiring. Go Trinity!!

@craig2795 3 месяца назад

Wishing you all the best for the future 🙏

@iankerrphotographs 3 месяца назад

Nothing beats authenticity mate. Your channel doesn’t have a label and shouldn’t follow one either, it’s all about you. Pure and unfiltered, as clean as the water from those creeks.

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Thank you mate. This RU-vid thing is a wild world but all the positivity far outweighs any of the negatives, the comment just made me think about why I’m doing this so I thought it was worth sharing. I really appreciate you supporting the adventures mate. Thank you 🙏 take care

@DwarfDragonwulf 3 месяца назад

Thank you for your service, Mattsy, and talk about the mental health all you want, it's your channel. I'm gonna be watching. Thanks for "taking" me where my wheelchair won't go with these videos. He's done it again!

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Thank YOU for watching and supporting mate. You were 100% one of the people I was addressing out there, I don’t forget these comments mate 🙏 Take care!

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Thank YOU for watching and supporting mate. You were 100% one of the people I was addressing out there, I don’t forget these comments mate 🙏 Take care!

@DwarfDragonwulf 3 месяца назад

@@TheSillySwagman If you come up to QLD, I'll have to make you the best milo you've ever had.

@karenhunt3383 3 месяца назад

Fantastic! You made me cry twice in this one. I am house bound due to illness...you help me escape, so thank you!! Keep doing you my friend ☺️

@amandalee7783 3 месяца назад

I hope you feel better soon Karen.

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Oh gosh I hope the tears were worth it Karen 😄 I’m so sorry to hear that, I’m glad I did a longer video this time round and I hope you felt a part of the adventure 🙌 til the next one 😊

@donfinch862 3 месяца назад

I hope things improve for you Karen!

@karenhunt3383 3 месяца назад

@@amandalee7783 Thank you❤️

@karenhunt3383 3 месяца назад

@@donfinch862 Thank you❤️

@lenlemaic7849 3 месяца назад

I am almost certain that Trinity will be making another appearance on your channel she is a kindred spirit.

@hammy490 3 месяца назад

You hit the nail on the head about infantrymen preferring to walk cross country instead of walking trails and tracks. 26 years in infantry and I still love navigating cross country. Good on you dig.

@hanmoroll 3 месяца назад

The huts available on your hikes are so impressive. The fact that they’re free, not vandalized, and well maintained by hikers and used/maintained with care…I’m in awe. I enjoyed Trinity, she seems like an absolute sweetheart.

@elizan3092 3 месяца назад

White marshmallow, light it on fire briefly so its black on the outside and melty on the inside. *Chefs kiss* perfect

@dorknuckle 28 дней назад

The white is best. They should make an all white bag!!!

@ronaldwhite5670 3 месяца назад

I’m 71, my life has been on motorbike adventures. Never been a trail adventurer by choice. The legs can’t do it now. Sharing your adventures, Scotty’s adventures and others……I’m always with yousall, that is, my adventure @ 71. Cheers 🍻

@Fiona_Chasing_Light 3 месяца назад

As many others here have said - I'm here because of who you are as a human being in all your layered, complex, amusing and very authentic and open-hearted glory. Bah! to the trolls. Also have my hoodie - it's great quality and I love it! Well done to Scotty on a gorgeous design. This is another great video Mattsy - walking, exploring, philosophy, meeting others on the trail to admire and learn from, all in a beautiful and rugged alpine region. And finally ... can't decide on the pink or white. They both fill me with a little joy actually. Soft fluffy sweet pillows of sugary goodness toasted on a campfire under a star laden sky is always going to be a good thing.

@soundslikesweeney 3 месяца назад

Ah dear Mattsy (aka the Summit Marker) you’ll always be my favourite bush philosopher. I honestly don’t know any other RU-vidrs that have the kind of humanity and sensitivity that I witness in you and your vids. Gives me hope! Makes me happy to be an audience in the Silly-verse. :)

@tombeespoke9384 2 месяца назад

So many viewers here are in tune with you. The beauty in not stomping but immersing yourself in our country is a very special experience.

@randomuser4310 3 месяца назад

Love the vids like always mate, hope you're doing okay! You inspire a lot of us. Never change

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Ah mate, thank you! 🙏 words aren’t enough. I appreciate it 😊

@LankyLarrikin 3 месяца назад

After losing both my parents to the big c, nature is what connects me to them, everytime i go into the city it cements the fact in my head that we arent meant to living that way. Its too bloody stressful, nature is where its at. Love ya videos mattsy maybe one day ill make a video of my ventures, yewww.. thanks for your service mate!

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

I’m sorry to hear that mate. But I agree! Nature is where it’s at. It just feels so damn right being out there. Yeah, build yourself a house, whatever it might be, but the city ain’t it. Thanks for watching mate!

@Beaston91 3 месяца назад

Got to hike with Trin for a couple of days, what an absolute legend and inspiration. It's so cool that you bumped into her.

@alexandervalaris72 3 месяца назад

When it comes to Matsy I always smash the like before I watch the vid because I know it's going to be epic.

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Hahaha thank you mate 😂😂 legend

@user-mu4zg2uc1p 3 месяца назад

💯

@alexandervalaris72 3 месяца назад

@TheSillySwagman no problem

@DUBLDENM 2 дня назад

Mate. I don't have words. I was meant to come across you when I did. You and a couple of others, Scotty, Luke and Scotty have sparked a new fire in me. Have been bush every weekend for the last 3 weeks. I'm in tears writing this comment. Good ones. I'm so back. Thank you. So much love from Tassie. 🙏💙💙

@TheSillySwagman 2 дня назад

Yes mate! I love that! Good for you mate, good for you 💪💪 Stoked to hear it. It’s crazy that taking this leap and starting this channel so that I could spend more time in the places that make me feel good is having a similar affect on others when they watch them. I bloody love it. Thank you so much for sharing dude. Keep getting out there! Take care 🙌

@GaryTischer 3 месяца назад

There are loads of hiking channels - your authenticity, honesty and random chaos is why I watch yours & not the others. Jagungal is one of my favourite areas having climbed it 9 times (3 hiking, 3 xcountry skiing & 3 on bike packing trips) #10needs to be special so maybe a hike/packrafting trip. Interested? Let me know 😎 Keep doing you 👍

@mrspontiac9174 2 месяца назад

Great video, and the world needs more people who are willing to talk about mental health - especially men. Don't stop doing what you do!

@gushill1247 День назад

I was in the infantry back in the 80's and I can totally relate to you. I appreciate your sharing you adventures and any content! Please keep on keeping on sir. Thank you!

@TheSillySwagman День назад

No doubt mate. And thank you! I will do 💪💪 Thanks for watching

@bennyc409 3 месяца назад

Mattsy, you're such an authentic bloke, and that's why so many of us follow your channel. Your banter, your sense of humour, your philosophical interludes, and your real moments about stuff like mental health; they all add to your videos. Keep being you brother. As a another bloke who's had his own battles of the mental health variety, it's always great to see someone talk about and normalise it. Oh, and top notch vid as usual ya bloody legend. Cheers! P.S. - you ARE the Summit Marker. P.P.S. - that quiet moment at the summit hit me right in the feels.

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Benny, mate. Thank you 🙏 That was really lovely and encouraging to read man. I truly appreciate it. Authenticity is locked in. I’m too rebellious to join the mainstream noise 😂 And yeah, as soon as I added that piano in I just had to sit there and watch it over a few times. Thanks for watching mate 🙏

@garrettmillsap 3 месяца назад

I understand what you mean. My therapy is getting out in nature. I Love what you do and look forward to your uploads. Thank you for doing what you do!

@Jimmy-re5px 3 месяца назад

I reckon you should create a short 15 second intro each video that introduces yourself, your army experience and recon. It's good context and a good hook for anyone new watching.

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

That’s not a bad idea mate. That’s actually exactly what I should be doing to be honest haha If you see it next trip you know why 😂 Thanks for watching!

@DUBLDENM 2 дня назад

Make it a part of your opening title for your videos. Love your work mate, thank you

@ddt677 20 дней назад

"All hail the summit marker" Great video mate. I've been wanting to hike to Mt Jagungal for decades and most probably never will due to health issues, but now you've shown me what its like up there, and you captured the vibe so well. Cheers Buddy. You're GOLD!!!

@cjod33 Месяц назад

I agree with you 100% about being away from foot pads, tracks etc. I grew up wondering the bush as a kid and there's nothing more boring than following established tracks. To me , walking is a way of getting to a place to do something (fishing etc). I've never completely understood why people will walk through an area. If you walk from one place to another , your passing through. Taking time to have a fish or collect what mother nature provides is important for connection to land. 'Take only what you need and not what you want' .

@TheSillySwagman Месяц назад

Absolutely! I totally agree. I mean for sure I understand hiking through a beautiful landscape but it’s just not the same as finding your own way.

@dorknuckle 28 дней назад

I’ve been really struggling, I know I’m so lucky but …. Thank you for your humour, thank you for being real, thank you for showing me the most beautiful places in Australia, thank you for your effort!!!! Be happy my dude ❤❤❤❤ you do you, that’s what I’m here for. ❤

@crishebert1951 7 дней назад

love your videos.so peaceful we really do need to get back to nature God inspired and created

@VishusB 7 дней назад

LOL every time you said Tumut 🤣 Love your videos, and thank you for not being afraid to talk about mental health issues! 👍

@slothsloth4651 2 месяца назад

So much better than Scotty's walking. Love the channel. Thankyou for the effort you put in. ❤🎉

@TheSillySwagman Месяц назад

Hahaha thanks mate 🤣 I’ll tell him that 😆

@louwallace4139 2 месяца назад

❤ I love your vids. I also am grateful that you are willing to open up about how military live changes people. I have lost friends to suicide post service, many friends who do them to cope. I am thankful for the sacrifices you have made for the freedom and safety we Australians continue to have. Thankyou ❤

@TheSillySwagman Месяц назад

Thank you Lou. Yeah it’s a very tough thing to come back from for those men and women no doubt. It’d be very isolating on their return and just a very strange world to return to as well. I don’t know what the answer is but certainly talking about it openly is a good place to start.

@louwallace4139 Месяц назад

@@TheSillySwagman

@craig2795 3 месяца назад

Just when you think you are the first adventurer in you discover Scotty beat you to it and left his ‘G.W.’ Gone Walkabout signature in some heart on a rock for you to discover 😂😂😂

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Hahahaha Mate, if that had been sandstone, I wouldn’t put it past the bloke 🤣🤣

@craig2795 3 месяца назад

😂😂

@willheffernan 3 месяца назад

You and Scotty are doing great work. Found you via him and am very pleased to see you both doing so well and growing you subscriber base and viewership. Keep doing your own thing and being true to yourself.

@DukeRaoul-69 3 месяца назад

The old hat is back!! Good on ya mate!

@peterappleton5213 24 дня назад

It certainly helps my general and mental health every time you post a new video 😂😂😂

@davidwattchow6586 21 день назад

Hi Matt. i have just come across your videos and am really enjoying them, especially the high country. They are great quality. it really takes me back to walking and skiing in this area. Looks like some of the gear and food has improved! Many thanks, David

@randyhiggins9635 2 месяца назад

I think your thoughts of what you see and believe are very welcome on your journey and thanks for sharing your journey !!

@waynemcmillan5970 3 месяца назад

I walked around there in January 1978. Still an awesome walk.

@TolkienBird8 3 месяца назад

Tears of gratitude, Mattsy. Thank you for taking us along on your hikes, and in your heart. Love to you and to everyone reading this. 🧚‍♀️

@torchandbucket4214 3 месяца назад

Keep doing what you are doing. I bet it's hard, but ignore the haters and remember most of us solidly have your back 😘

@antonreyment8945 Месяц назад

The world is starting to understand mental health. Keep on being you, helping those who need it and educating those who don’t know they need it. I started watching this genre 15 years ago and got hooked on guys like Joe Robinet who also gets “it”. That sent me on a search for Aussie Bushcraft which led to Scotty and then you. Thankyou, go easy.

@TheSillySwagman Месяц назад

You’re definitely right, we are. And thank you mate, I will do my best. It’s an amazing thing to be able to do something you genuinely love and that helps you and in turn have it help others. It’s a crazy thing. Thanks for the feedback mate 🙏

@ksgonewild 3 месяца назад

Hey!! We’ve recently discovered your channel and I love the fact that you talk as much as I do! 🤣🤣 This looked like a great adventure and those views are awesome!! Parts of it remind me of Dartmoor in the UK where I do my wild camps 😍😍 I’m so glad you kicked depression in the butthole 😂 love that! Hell Hole Creek?! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 hilarious! Who would go there?! 🤣😂 Great advice, great sentiment and great video! Thank you 🥰

@EamonWanders 3 месяца назад

As someone who grew up near Tumut, I absolutely lost it when you pronounced it that way.

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Hahaha

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

Apologies 😂

@Mikeyp63 14 дней назад

My mate recommended your channel . Love it my brother. Great bloke

@Pipzcool 3 месяца назад

White marshmallows 100% Keep doing you Matty I reckon this year is going to be bloody epic for you 🙌 You got this Brother 💪🏻🩷

@alessandro519 2 месяца назад

So happy I’ve found this channel! Thanks “bro”😂

@jasoncasson8543 3 месяца назад

Mattsy as others have said we don't watch you walking. We listen to you telling a story. Describing everything you do gives us all a sense of immersion, a sense that we are there with you. You have a special talent that not many have. You are definitely an impactful bloke. Like so many others and myself, we wish nothing but the best for you mate. Absolutely ripper of an episode well done

@cookscatapults 3 месяца назад

Hahahaha Thank You Sooo Much for these Adventures.....Much Love from the Back Woods of Georgia

@OnCountryWithMick 3 месяца назад

Loved it as always mate. Great videos and amazing places. As for the Black Dog, Many of us fight it, myself included and that is why we head out into the bush camping, hiking, 4wding, fishing or what ever it might be. As for people talking about it, I feel it needs to be spoken about because it reminds us we are not alone and that in it's self helps us get through it. I feel you never cure it, you learn to fight it, to cope with it but it only takes something small for it to return like as you said being stuck inside for some reason. Your videos help me and others keep on top of our own black dog and that is partly why I do my videos too, to help me and to help others. Yanma Budyari Muragu Mittigar (Walk A Good Path Friend).

@campnearsydney606 3 месяца назад

Even if your videos help one person, you win. Just keep doing you mate 👍🏻

@TheSillySwagman 3 месяца назад

I agree completely. I don’t take this for granted that’s for damn sure. Thanks for watching 🙏

@DukeRaoul-69 3 месяца назад

This is great timing. My hoodie arrived yesterday and I'm wearing whilst watching! Looks bloody epic mate.

@ervinslens 3 месяца назад

Amazing work man! 👏👏

@aidoboast 3 месяца назад

Your videos and channel is so pure. Thank you ❤

@campingnstuffs 3 месяца назад

Best one yet Legend. You’ve done it again!

@lyndabarsby3957 3 месяца назад

Loved watching this one. Been down to Jagungal a few times and it is such a magical place!

@OzzieVentures 3 месяца назад

Thanks again for an inspiring journey that you always give…keep them coming

@melindaholme5414 3 месяца назад

So cool Silly! Go easy!

@OzzieOutdoorsyoutube 3 месяца назад

Love the vid mate. Keep them coming! Go easy!

@gunterbecker8528 3 месяца назад

❤ you an inspiration to us all,no prejudice, pure adventure, love it !

@nathansloan3784 3 месяца назад

Safe travels to you matty brother ❤️

@Wildfrontier_adventures 3 месяца назад

Love your vids brother always puts a smile on my face and you take me on adventures with you when im unable to get out and about

@kimrosenbychristiansen3914 3 месяца назад

Keep them coming Mattsy 😊

@Party-Marty 3 месяца назад

Bro, thanks for sharing your journey ✌️

@micklarobina2625 3 месяца назад

Great channel mate. Love your videos.

@Chris-bm1gx 3 месяца назад

Loved this, thank you

@rogermace4516 3 месяца назад

Fantastic Vid many thanks for sharing your adventures

@nikkicoombs3337 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much, brought back memories from last year when I did the AAWT.

@Stu-ky5ut 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing brother ❤

@Pomery5 3 месяца назад

Jagungal is severely underrated! Did this same trip two years ago and frothed it 🤙

@rooster4429 3 месяца назад

Love ya work Mattsy, thank you so much for the ride. Go easy Trinity!

@jerryg957 3 месяца назад

Hike on man ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Beautiful video.

@jimnapier6885 3 месяца назад

Thanks mate that was great..

@nicholasrollinson4530 3 месяца назад

Epic video mate. I watch your channel to escape to escape the day to day and definitely to help bring down the anxiety. Thanks mate

@ronaldwhite5670 3 месяца назад

Very entertaining Matty, thank you. Cheers 🍻

@LisaFrostPhoto 3 месяца назад

It's so sad there are people who put no effort into watching your videos who feel the need to criticise something that takes days for you to film, and just as many, if not more, to edit. They're your videos, so express whatever you want to express! I've personally had a lot of stress over the last few years, and just the last couple of months it's been catching up with me. I think part of the reason is I haven't been out myself exploring nature and taking my photos. I really appreciate following along with you to places I'll likely never get to myself, and one of the things I like the most is the authenticity of your journey. You talking about your reason for making videos has helped to remind me of what got me started making videos myself...a place I'll be getting back to. Thanks for the inspiration, and thanks for sharing the realities of life - it's never going to be all sunshine and lollipops, but time appreciating the beauty of nature, and time making real connections with people, is what makes all the difference. Cheers! 🙏

@iaincartney1674 3 месяца назад

Thank you Matt for sharing your adventures with us all. Your very entertaining dont change anything love what you do.

@Pink_Sky_By_Night_Adventures 3 месяца назад

What beautiful country, amazing hike, great music 😊

@mjamo94 3 месяца назад

This is good stuff man, keep it up.

@tintinwhite 3 месяца назад

Love your channel. This video...the relaxing authentic commentary, beautiful weather and amazing vistas were soul soothing. Thank you for taking us along on the journey.

@Judemay01 3 месяца назад

Ok so clearly I now need to go do this walk. Love your videos mate!

@James_James01 3 месяца назад

Mattsyyyyy Mr summit trig marker!!! What pack you running in this vid mate? Looks the goods 👌 You’re a bloody legend pal, don’t listen to any hate mail, you’re doing a wicked job and all whilst taking us along with you. You’re genuine, honest and that’s bloody hard to find these days. And What a champ she is, man that’s an epic walk of self discovery, hats off to her! I joined your travels when you only had a thousand subs and it’s been great to see your channel grow and crack 15k now! Keep up the great work pal 💪 James

@johncopas8371 3 месяца назад

Another great video Mattsy!! You have an ability to get people thinking more deeply about there lives which is a gift. Just reading some of the other comments from people that get so much from your videos warms my heart. Great work buddy!