7 days Alone in Yosemite Backcountry.

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In October 2018 I did my first ever backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
I did 2 trips:
1. a 5-day trip starting in Tuolumne Meadows. Total Length: 81.8 km | Max Elevation: 3253 m | Min Elevation: 2160 m | Total Ascent: 3833 m
2. a 4-day trip starting in Yosemite Valley and looping around Tenaya Canyon. Total Length: 71.0 km | Max Elevation: 3026 m | Min Elevation: 1211 m | Total Ascent: 3798 m.
Full travel itinerary on: harmenhoek.com/.
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22 июн 2021

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@Perception_ 2 года назад

This is the kind of outdoor content I love the most. Little to no distractions - Just pure nature at its best. Great work.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@andrewwarcstor 2 года назад

It's smells like poop

@RollandAnthony 2 года назад

no distractions - only camera equipment and video production xD

@zafaryab192 Год назад

excetly there is no bad people

@puccienrico948 Месяц назад

dont lie tho outdoor boys is fire

@tavigreenfield4421 Год назад

As a graduation requirement for highschool, I spent 26 days in the Yosemite backcountry...I actually recognize a few of the lakes in this video. By far the best month of my life, and the Sierras are one of my favorite places on earth. Thanks for letting me relive those memories.

@HarmenHoek Год назад

How cool is that! Thanks for sharing

@nedanother9382 Год назад

Wow, I'd like to know what high school required that (and when)....how interesting

@nedanother9382 Год назад

@@tavigreenfield4421 thats just awesome. Makes you graduating this year. Best of luck to you. Im going to check out the program, thanks

@travisbot1414 Год назад

i wouldnt want to get eaten by a bear

@synthfamous Год назад

Did you experience Any thing strange?

@foxtailmedia8189 Год назад

Mad props. Those lapses were epic. Respect to all the dedication setting up a shot, walking through and past scene, and knowing ya gotta walk back to get the gear every single time!! Good stuff

@HarmenHoek Год назад

Thanks a dozen!

@MichaelBrown-ks8jr Год назад

thats why it took 7 days!!

@aaronmaclean4464 2 года назад

7 Days in 25 Minutes, 39 Seconds and only one word. "WHOOO". I'm sure you're an amazing narrator, smart and eloquent, but thank you for letting us all enjoy your video without filler. Blessings.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thank you so much!

@phillipmh13 2 года назад

This needs to be nominated for an award. This is pure art like music , poetry, writing, and painting, an undescribable connection to the collective soul. Cheers to you.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks (:

@apinanraivo100 Год назад

It really is. Very well put, mate.

@pipfox7834 Год назад

for anyone who is trying to learn English from the internet, 'indescribable' is the correct word. Have a great day every walker and would-be walker here...

@rickball3147 2 года назад

I love how you capture all the little things of backpacking: opening the bear can; lighting the burner; unzipping the tent; that last drip of the coffee! Man, this was so artistic and captures the whole experience.

@michaelfilippi1520 8 месяцев назад

But now aвise faith, hope Love these three; but the greatest of these is Love 3 Cor. 13:13

@TomDutch 6 месяцев назад

I just wrote a similar comment.. but focussing on all the sounds these typical outdoor acts make. ❤

@michaelfilippi1520 6 месяцев назад

I love how you talk to your emotional well-being in an unknown personal universe while doing bisep curls to this spirit song of hope! Get out of my way! Clock in in of times, and I fell in love with the ocean! Get out of here for a bit and enjoy your time with your protein synthesis! Yall Californians are so blessed yall dont even know that might sound socialpathic to you and other people to serve you and other people to serve you and other spiritual evanescence of your surroundings! You will be a part of me for the lasting remainder of my God-given life 🙏 and the bible of the Alberta lot 5th week was successful in the Colorado mountains, yeah 😀 and the other one was in December 24th and I read The book on a personal adventure 😀

@robins5828 Год назад

I had a stressful week, and fortunately the RU-vid algorithm recommended this video to me. That was absolutely beautiful and peaceful and exactly what I needed. I love that you let the scenery speak for itself. Yosemite is truly one of the wonders of the world. Thank you for showing us some of the less traveled areas that most of us will never see.

@HarmenHoek Год назад

I'm so glad! Thanks

@underdogoverland 2 года назад

The music choice was a beautiful backdrop to the crackling nature sounds. I camp to stargaze, having only recently discovered that I needed glasses, I looked up to the night sky and it was like seeing it for the first time in my life. I saw hundreds, if not thousands, when before I could only see the brightest few without my glasses. That shot around 21:13 reminded me of that exact moment, thank you for taking me back to a one of the best moments of my life.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

It was during this trip I looked up at the sky and saw the milky way low in the sky only to realize seconds later that it was not just down in the sky but a massive band above me as well. First time I saw we are part of the milky way.

@owenfetherston6906 2 года назад

This was a masterpiece, it is one of few videos that I've seen where it really feels like I'm there. Thanks for giving me some quality storytelling while I wait for summer backpacking to start again!

@acdebiase Год назад

Wow that's awesome! You did it! I went there once in 1981 and I've dreamed of doing it ever since. I'm 66 now so my dream probably won't come true. This place is magical and I always rejoice whenever someone has the balls to go in alone. I envy you and thanks for posting this.

@garypalmer2066 2 месяца назад

I spent 5 months winter mountaineering Yosemites backcountry from January 1st to May 31st 1980 when I was 24. Backpacking, ski touring, built a igloo as a base camp on top of El Capitain, camped at Glacier Point, Little Yosemite Valley, circumnavigated the rim of Yosemite Valley, camped on Yosemite Creek above the Yosemite Falls, ski toured the Tioga Road from Porcupine Flat to Mono Lake, camped atop Clouds Rest. Best memories of my 50 years of backpacking.

@dateunhike Месяц назад

A lot to learn of you, Mr. Gary. All my Respect.

@86GT11 Год назад

The most amazing part of this video is the amount of times you had to go back for your camera after filming yourself walk across. 😆

@thefellbeyond7206 2 года назад

I've only recently discovered your channel Harmen and I have to say I'm loving it. As a keen hiker and wild camper myself I can really appreciate your gentle touch in the overall feel and theme of your adventures. Not just the beauty of the landscape, framed and shown off in all it's glory but in how you interact and fit in with it; how absorbed and enamoured of it you are. Solo hiking truly allows a man to become absorbed in his surroundings and it reflects in our souls. Brilliantly composed and edited. I also have to say that the colour of your rucksack is complemented wonderfully by so many of the colours of Yosemite's palette; conscious, sub-conscious or merely a happy coincidence? 😃 ATB Elton.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thank you Elton for your comment! Love to hear from people watching my videos. Makes me humble. And it's coincidence. I just happened to like this color more than the green version. (;

@TheWindyBurrow 2 года назад

Undoubtedly one of the best silent hiking videos we've ever come across. Bravo! Amazing views, amazing editing. New sub here, can't wait to see more from you ~francesca

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Awesome, thank you!

@marialynnedesigns 2 года назад

It is so hard for me to fathom doing something like this and then going back to a 9-5 job and everyday life.. I have yet to do something this intensive in nature...merely visiting yosemite was enough to make it hard to go back to reality and every day life...this is absolutely stunning.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

I can totally relate. Most of my days I’m still behind a desk .. But moments like these energize me

@melbaker9495 Год назад

There is a docent program with the Yosemite Conservancy where they give you a campsite for a month and you "work" answering visitor questions for 32 hours a week and then have the remainder of the time to be in and explore the park on your own or with other volunteers. It's my retirement fantasy. I've spoken with those who do it and they come back every year, helping others enjoy the park and getting to live there.

@andreasjauss3838 Год назад

Yosemite rates 15 on my 0 to 10 scale. Some landscapes on earth come close but none of them surpasses. Thank you Harmen to create such an epic documentation of this one of a kind scenery !

@tinabryant3051 2 года назад

I am 61 yr old Southern lady who has been to Cali many times, but Dec 2020 came to Yosemite w my youngest son, who has never been.Our time was short, but we’re in awe of the beauty there. So enjoyed the video, so much tranquility, and thanks for the calm, quiet music background. Epic video!

@orangeblossom585 2 года назад

USA has many beautiful nature to explore mountains, lakes, and vast lands. Thank you for filming this pristine nature. Keeps safe.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Yea, I love the vast wilderness in the US! Thanks.

@justinenicole8828 3 месяца назад

I had to go back and watch this video again after the JMT video. It's such a pleasure to watch it Harmen. All the details captured like the clouds passing by, the fire, chipmunk, book, pinecones, stars and of course the coffee, they really make your videos beautiful and memorable. I noticed how your hiking gears have changed. I even noticed how you struggled walking with your bulky bagpack. In your latest videos, you look like you walked the earth easily. And the music, it gets me every time. Beautiful! I haven't been to America but I would love to visit it someday and the Yosemite wilderness will be my first stop. I can't wait for your Grand Canyon film!

@petercollins7848 Год назад

I have only visited Yosemite once on a trip from Great Britain. We could only see a small section of it of course in the time we were there, but your beautiful video has brought all the memories back, and also shown how vast and impressive the whole area really is. Fabulous production! Thank you.

@HarmenHoek Год назад

Totally agree! Such a wonderufl place.

@jillyelston6145 2 года назад

At last, a beautiful video where the hiker doesn't have the camera constantly on his face! Just peace, quiet, incredible scenery, the awesome sky at night, absolutely beautifully filmed, everything I love, thank you so much!

@Nico-ht5fe Год назад

The nighttime Timelapse shots…just magic! Made my heart warm up

@markg3025 7 месяцев назад

Yosemite is plain and simple a shining example of God’s love for all of mankind. I have visited the park on four occasions and when I park And walk to the view of Glacier Point, I am struck silent by the breathtaking view. Thank you Harmen for a spectacular production. You are keenly talented.

@eddieace345 Год назад

I’m dying to go back. There’s nothing like folding up your jeans and fishing the streams for wild rainbow trout. It’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever been.

@opwave79 2 года назад

I’m glad you enjoyed Yosemite. The park has been in danger of wildfires, and there’s one burning not too far away right now. I hope things improve, because Yosemite is absolutely stunning when all the trees are green and the meadows have flowered.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

I know, it's really sad to see all the wildfires in Cal. I've visited Yosemite 7 times, and seen it full of smoke more than once unfortunately ...

@axel7918 Год назад

hey. Your video was one of the reasons for me to go into Yosemite for five days alone. It was absolutely amazing. I am very grateful you took the effort to make this video. You are great.

@matthewjaeger8036 Год назад

what an absolute journey this must have been! glad you shared it with us. thank you

@nomaddict5279 Год назад

Man, what a perfect production! Video quality, beautiful content, framing, lighting and exposure, music…. you really nailed it! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

@HarmenHoek Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@johnnyalanis7248 2 года назад

Just came across your channel and feel so blessed that I did! Your videos are amazing! So much beauty in nature and I feel you captured it so well! Keep up the great work! Not all those who wander are lost.

@kawsforerik 2 года назад

Absolutely love it. Subscribed and watching rest of your content. Was in Yosemite myself in June 2019. Climbed Half Dome. My favorite national park. Went again last fall. Thanks for the time and effort needed to produce your beautiful videos.

@RossInTheWild 3 месяца назад

Great crisp footage. Brilliant 👏🏼

@nosystem1098 13 дней назад

Discovered your channel recently and have been playing catchup since. You do tremendous work.

@aurih2o 10 месяцев назад

I love how you did this video! It is so calm, quiet, and relaxing! Thank you for the time you spent creating this! Absolutely stunning views!

@nickperrotti 2 года назад

I did a similar stint in Yosemite in 2020, and vlogged the whole thing. This totally different format is so peaceful and calming and captures the beauty so much better than I could've imagined. Thank you for creating this.

@xJadeWolfxx 2 года назад

Yosemite is truly something special.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Totally agree!

@elithunder Год назад

Simply beautiful, man!! Thanks for bringing us along!❤

@evaguo1 10 месяцев назад

I loved the colorful moving clouds and the shooting stars! 💖🧡

@willybilly3431 2 года назад

Beautiful! This video really captures the essence of Yosemite. Watching you hike the same trails I have, capture amazing views of peaks I've summited and routes I've climbed over the years reminds me why this is the most special place I've ever been, and will continue to go back until the day I leave this earth.

@andrewduncan7643 7 месяцев назад

Outstanding as always Harmen.

@theghostlyone1 2 месяца назад

Beautiful video and cinematography

@schluckauflauf6902 Год назад

Absolutely magnificent work! Incredible how you managed to capture the beaty of the backcountry, you can really feel the atmosphere. Now i really want to go hiking agan!

@denispolovynka2608 2 года назад

Beautiful film, it's nice to see our movement gaining more and more fans around the world. The mountains are the love of a lifetime. Greetings from Poland!

@jenniferpayne250 Год назад

Brilliant! Love the sense of isolation.

@nadinehope5568 Год назад

I love this. Can't wait to see what else you've done.

@blasborg Год назад

That was simply stupendous. What a majestic place and what an amazing emotional journey you brought us on with you. Thank you for sharing this with the world. I can only imagine the awe Yosemite inspired for you!

@MikeyGaumann 2 года назад

This was so beautifully done. Thank you for not speaking a word throughout that entire video. That area of Yosemite speaks to me more than any other place on Earth. You planned your trip out perfectly, every day you had was epic. Doing it solo must have made it an even more unique and special experience. Thank you for making this, it made my night

@danpayan9468 Год назад

1977 15 yrs old went on a 7day hike through Yosemite wi a group my incoming high school science teacher hiked through tullome valley climbed Half dome the most awesome life experience ever😊

@HarmenHoek Год назад

So cool!

@FirstLast-pl7lc 2 года назад

Love these along but never lonely videos. Thanks for the upload.

@johnnyz3075 Год назад

Harmen, you have a wonderful style of video production. Your filming is very artistic and moving. Your editing makes it impossible to look away from the video. Thank you for allowing us to follow your beautiful adventures.

@marieredgrift1432 Год назад

HI Harmen…I just wanted to tell you how much my husband and I enjoy your videos. We also like to backpack and you have shown us so many trails we would love to do. Thank you for all your effort, appropriate music choices and making them relaxing to watch. So many ppl post with so much talking and crazy music that takes away from the experience. You do a fantastic job!

@Terrencetalks365 Месяц назад

Great job Harmen!

@pismodoug1321 8 месяцев назад

Thank You. Powerful in so many ways.

@SirRocket1st Год назад

Out of allll the outdoors channels, you Sir are top notch the best at creating an immersive experience for us to feel like we're there with you. Bravo, well done keep doing what your doing and thank you , for taking the time !

@vincentlamoureux422 2 года назад

Amazing timelapses! Great that you were able to catch so many wonderful landscape images in only one week! Thank you for sharing the beauty of Yosemite!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks!

@olddudeonthetrail72 Год назад

Soooo beautiful. Really sweet campsites. Wonderfully filmed. Thank you!

@z0ue05 Год назад

so amazing!! 우연히 보게되었는데, 힐링했습니다. 요세미티가 이렇게 멋진곳이군요!!! 소중하고 멋진 영상 감사드립니다~^^

@dplusd 2 года назад

Amazing photography and editing. One of most beautiful hiking videos I've enjoyed. Great job.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks a ton!

@aminsafri3352 2 года назад

Falling in love watching this.Amazing!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks!

@NickBlunting Год назад

I grew up a few hours from Yosemite and it was one of my best buddies favorite place to go. I remember tripping on mushrooms on his birthday sunbathing on the rocks among the trees. He passed away not too long ago but he would have loved this video.

@heavybreathing365 8 месяцев назад

말로만 듣던 곳 잘 보고 갑니다!

@atlantamarie7764 2 года назад

This is absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for sharing ✨

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

You are so welcome!

@pipfox7834 Год назад

THANKYOU, this was peaceful, immersive, atmospheric viewing. Well done (from someone who has been walking solo in remote areas for fifty years, since childhood). We lived in Central Australia in the sixties, some of my earliest memories are of just taking off for the whole afternoon in countryside where you didn't see another soul. Children had more freedom then... and more ways to stir the imagination and test out our capabilities.

@user-bb9pv7um7k Год назад

Enjoyed this immensely. Thank you for taking us with you.

@outsidelife5411 Год назад

so peaceful!

@TimmyLodhi 2 года назад

Looks like an incredibly peaceful and meditative experience. Awesome cinematography as well Harmen. Can't wait to check out the trip itinerary and book a trip for spring/summer!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@dychui 2 года назад

My wife and I love watching this video from time to time. We own a home near yosemite and feel blessed to live nearby. Your work as a photographer and videographer is truly inspiring

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

That is awesome! Thanks

@easy31v Год назад

Excellent work 🎉 The sound and music got a meditation feeling! Replayed 3 times in 3 hours! Peaceful and recharged, really appreciate for the luck of encountering your channel! Ready for all of your great work:)

@yfp4532 Год назад

so beautiful the landscape！

@jamesgedeon3894 2 года назад

Fantastic work, Harmen....amazing footage from one of my favorite places in the world. Makes me want to go back this year.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

You should!

@JustBrowsing777 2 года назад

Dude, your work is top notch. Amazing quality, amazing hike, super inspiring. There are channels with way more subs but you have even more to offer in my opinion. Perhaps some offer some added cool drone photage but overall you're right up there in terms of quality and "entertainment". Keep up the good work and wishing you great success with the channel.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks for the feedback, very useful!

@ZinyJ 2 года назад

Couldn't agree more!

@adamcam805 2 года назад

Drones are actually illegal in Yosemite and all national parks. If you see videos with people using them, please report them.

@fredandmolly 2 года назад

@@adamcam805 thanks Karen Trovao

@davecassady7468 Год назад

One of the things I like about this content is the simplicity. Drone footage is fine, but I prefer to see what the hiker sees & hear what the hiker hears. These videos are perfect.

@davidschmude Год назад

Incredible camera work. Thank you !!

@diegoclement6678 Месяц назад

Amazing job in every regard on the cinematography.... Such a soothing video to watch and enjoy!

@janikmay 2 года назад

Hallo! I just watched your video and I am blown away! I am sure you’ve heard this several times before but you’re so talented and in my head I’ve been to Yosemite too the last 25 minutes. Keep on going! I am looking forward to the next video and I am inspired for my next outdoor video too! Thank you. All the best.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thank you so much 😊

@viviniaasyiqin8990 2 года назад

Thank you for this amazing video, I'm bawling my eyes out because this is so beautiful. I hope I could explore the natures like you someday!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

I wish you can! So beautiful! Thanks

@kenwilkes4998 Год назад

Beautifully filmed. Fantastic scenery. Absolutey loved this video. Thankyou Harmen 👍😁

@janinramirez7 6 месяцев назад

Wow! The view are amazing! Very well made video. 👊🏻

@asterix908 2 года назад

Amazingly well done. So relaxing to watch. Took me back in the mountains. Would love to do this hike some day.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Go for it!

@xTremeSequences 2 года назад

Just amazing! The flow and emotion from this video is stunning. I have been to Yosemie several times but feel like I have never really seen its beauty until now.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Wow, thanks!

@castle228 Год назад

Absolutely fantastic content! Love it!

@azazulbaz1077 3 месяца назад

The sky is amazing.. and your trip too of course

@acm4213 2 года назад

BRAVO! For letting nature speak for itself! I would love to see your arrangement for the giant trees of Sequioa / Kings Canyon NP. High Sierra Trail or Rae Lakes Loop- maybe a future trip? Awesome storytelling and inspirational. Thank you!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Great suggestion! I would love to go back there some day

@LC-lj5kd 2 года назад

so good.. peaceful, beautiful, relaxing

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks!

@perkano9152 3 месяца назад

Wonderful, thank you, once again.

@ArshadAli8611 2 года назад

Beautiful place! Yosemite is truly amazing.

@io_metre 2 года назад

Huge job you've made in production and post-production of this video. That's worth to be mentioned. Thank you for experiencing Yosemite through your eyes

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thanks!

@susanliebermann5721 2 года назад

So beautiful. This made me cry...tears of joy, remembering my many backcountry treks in Yosemite. Thank you.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Thank you too!

@SovereignEarthTribeChief Год назад

That was beautiful and very inspiring brother. May you continue to have safe ... peaceful travels.

@dropcake 27 дней назад

Love videos like this. I have them in the background when I'm working. Subbed!

@Mugsy87 2 года назад

One of the most beautiful places on this planet, one of my favorite places as well.

@londoner1013 Год назад

As already commented, this was an amazing video, loved the fact it had no commentary and you could just admire the beauty of Yosemite from Harmen's experience. Great job!!!

@HarmenHoek Год назад

Yay, thank you!

@tylerorozco Год назад

i watch this at least once a week. thank you so much for the time and effort you put into making this!

@brentmcw88 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video. This is one of the best videos I have ever seen. This is incredible and will start planning my backpacking trip now. Thank you

2 года назад

¡Espectacular! ¡Felicidades, Harmen… espero seguir tus pasos!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Gracias y mantente seguro!

@jeffeyro 2 года назад

Wow! Absolutely love the way this is shot and edited. I'm sometimes not a big fan of the vlog outdoor videos where they speak to camera the whole time. This was refreshing! Also, you captured the beauty of Yosemite very well. Bravo!

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

I also hate when people talk. (; Let nature speak

@FindingUser 3 месяца назад

I love the detail of you reading Into The Wild! Thank you for the hard work you did to inspire me to camp more.

@char2304 4 месяца назад

It's so peaceful watching this ❤ Thank you

@rosh793 2 года назад

Wow! Dude, that's an amazing work, loved the no BS approach, serenity at its best. Content, editing, info on the website... top drawer stuff. Keep doing what you are doing, wish you many more likes and subscribers.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

THank you!!

@Davespates 2 года назад

Going backpacking in Yosemite in two weeks. I keep watching this video over and over and over in preparation. Amazing work Harmen.

@HarmenHoek 2 года назад

Haha, that's great! And being there is at least 100 times better than this video! Have a nice trip

@user-om6ks3vi9v 3 месяца назад

This film was beautiful!! I grew up in Mammoth and had to move away 3 years ago. Everyday I miss the mountains, the quiet and the beauty that only god can create. This one made me cry, especially at the end.