Burning Man 2013 Time-Lapse: Seen Miles Away From A Mountain Top 

We got to the base of the mountain at 5:30 AM and arrived at our camp around 11. The sun beating down on a steep incline made of unstable, decomposed gravel carrying 50-60lbs bags. Best. Hike. Of. My. Life. The blood, sweat, tears, and 10 hour wait were well worth it. Seeing that man burn in real life on top of a barren mountain was amazing. Massive lights in a seemingly neon city tainting the very gravel and rock around us with colors of the rainbow. I will always remember that glorious hike.

That's my brother and sister-in-law!!!! Dude, it's not just the great photography, but the music and the passion. Reminds me of endless hours on the beach talking about life.

We saw a reflection in the mountains and tried to signal you on Thursday of build week. Thanks for the show from afar.. hope our efforts made it worthwhile for you.

I've gone a dozen times since 98 and it's never easy to describe Burning Man to other people but I will include this video in any of those future attempts at offering some small idea as to what it's all about. Just amazing to see this. Thanks!

Lovely. Looks like a galaxy.

Hi, I'm Danny, and I'm a Proud member of the Burner community.. and welcome to my home.

This is amazing. Haunting. Spectacular. Really cool to watch and try to contemplate everything that's being captured in all these lights: the people, the devices, the events. And really cool just to watch.

This. Took me back. And made me cry. And let it sink in, I finally made it to BM this year. This really happened. Thanks for this. Incredible...

That video rocks.

As a 17-year burner, I have seen a LOT of videos. This is, without a doubt, the most outstanding piece I have ever seen. Bravo!!!

This is the best thing I have ever seen. Ever. Whoever made this video deserves a medal. And a hug. A hug made out of starlight and joy. And maybe a million dollars. YAY!!!

This was my first burn, and it was amazing. Thanks so much for this beautiful flashback :)

this is one of the best short youtube videos i have ever seen... EVER! If you told me this was a sci-fi scene from a far away planet in the year 2999, i would believe you! spectacular! thanks

One of few videos you can't actually feel not only the time and effort but the Peace Love Unity and Respect...

This is by far the coolest thing I've ever Seen on RU-vid very well done Mr Phipps ✊

The burn this year was indescribable. This is by far the most magical place on the planet. Its the type of place the world needs to be, but isn't ready to be. Thank so much for the upload. It ignited my emotions.

In my humble opinion, Phipps' videos are the only ones that can capture the incredible experience at night on the playa. The city looks so tiny from above, but in fact it is really huge. Without ever being there, you cannot imagine the thrill when standing in the middle, watching almost 80,000 people around you partying and screaming all the night. Those city lights are fascinating and, as you can see, I am still impressed. Thanks a lot for the videos! ;-)

This video was surreal, like if we all were on another neon light-filled planet. Loved my first burn!

this is art, just like the sculptures, cars and people. Really a truly phenomenal piece of work! Thank you.

Gorgeous. And it captures the odd grounded serenity I found in the midst of the bubble of activity. It makes me want to go back.

Thank you for this. A previous poster nailed it when he noted that this captures the "grounded serenity" on the edge of a bubble of activity - the energy expended to create such a thing and the exuberance that celebrates it.

The density of magic was definitely at an all time high this year. This time laps is hard evidence of that. Simply...WOW!!!

So beautiful. Felt like I was back on the playa

Amazing video. Thank you so much for capturing the sheer scale and overwhelming nature of the playa xxx

Hi, I'm Peaches. And I'm a proud member of the Burner community... and welcome to my home. :0)

Thank you for this video! It inspired me to write this below about a year ago, before I ever made the journey to BRC (I just got back a few days ago from my first burn and sure enough, it surpassed and defied any words I put to it.) It brought to mind biblical-type images of pilgrimage and discovery, climbing a mountain and looking down onto a proud city, which looks so much like a shield to me in your video. Title: See! Lo, behold; see that huddle of humanity! Sweep eyes across that crouching shield of shanty tents, of hazard stakes; they number as few as the moon yet shine with the light of the stars. Gaze proudly on the stalwart standards of tattered canvas, and let the sound of surging hearts and hammers beating love into twisted metal ring out in your ears. Their every breath screams fuck you to futility; their very existence a challenge to a timeless alien vastness. Immensity howls with barren breath in the face of this truth-emblazoned aegis, hurling elemental rage against its hunkered form. Yet, still, the city’s ragged arms hold strong; protecting, protecting against human hubris, against greedy bones probing for your deepest dreams and desires only to pluck them from your peaceful sanctuary and feed them to a mass of screaming millions fated to fear and consume and devour. Away your sight from this dark terror, this waking nightmare; raise your eyes, people, I say to you, see now this place! Here, do the shackles of man fall freely to the ground. Here, does this levee of lean-tos and ragged shacks, of worn, friendly hands and knowing smiles, turn a tide from ravaging a populace already starving. Here, the streets overflow brimming with the celebration of collective symbiosis; a nest woven of life, rising and falling with its fluttering breaths. Here, the strings of the universe strum richly and the heartbeat of the city throbs gasping in wonder and delight. Here, life blooms epically in a fiery forge of humanity, a battered cradle suspended in a macrocosm of wind, space, sand and time. Here, the minds of men ride stallions of sun in a brilliant whirl, flashing and slashing at foes in the midnight sky, striking down the ghosts of those who walked with heavy hearts and fear in their eyes. Here, the embrace of man is a pillar around which all souls must kneel and rise, giving homage to that which burdens you and enlightens you. Here, we live as humans fulfilled to our own standard. It. IS. Possible. See!

LOVE. Open Optics.... the trip you take us on is fantastic.

Ребята! Молодцы!!!! Отличная кропотливая работа!!!!

I absolutely love the song that accompanies this video.

Definitely my favorite video I have seen so far of any BM!

Left me in tears...just beautiful.

Time lapse makes everything better

Excellent footage! Gives an idea how big the actual site really is, the lighting installations look amazing from a distance.

This year was my first and not my last time attending BM, It really touched me deep and it is an amazing place to sit and talk about life...think about the past and look forward too the future. Thank you for making this beautiful time lapse I know its not easy and I appreciate your dedication.

Well done and thank you! This is a brilliant documentation of our Jewel City in the Desert!

The man-burn fireworks look awesome......

Wow, a beautiful view of the biggest event of the year. Great work.

Thanks Aaron. I know it will need to be a few years from now, but this is an event we need to attend together someday. It's a great place to spend endless hours talking about life, and enjoying it at the same time :-)

beautiful it captured the feeling I had after I left black rock city

A true gift the the playa this year. You should be so proud of this clip. Thank you so much. )'(

Great video, thumbs up. Cheers from sunny Sint Maarten in the Caribbean.

loved being there, loved watching this!

Thank you this has made me want to go even more so now than ever.

Had to team up on some on convo to say some thing Big Ups Great video. One of the best ive ever seen. Burning Man 2014 here I come.

True. Trego Peak is what I first heard it called in 2011. We were in the event and felt the need to hike it. Polaris and a few experienced locals helped us map our routes.

brings me back there. thanks! what a magical ride

AWESOME, great music also,,,, thanks.

Thanks, great job. Talk about prevailing westerlies! Poor people on the East side! very creative.

2014 will be my first time going. I can't wait!!!

Magnificent!!! Instant favorite. See you next year!

This is awesome! I won't ever have enough money to go see it with own eyes :-(

that is awe captured for a moment...

Spectacular! So well produced & edited.

Time may move differently for any other life forms out "there" and I see this as how they may view our existence and find it humbling yet fascinating in that respect. To have been there as it was viewed and shot from your camp and to ponder the meaning of life must have been memorable and possibly life changing conversations. Thanks for making this.

thank you thank you! you and your team. I love BRC and all it's inhabitants and have frequently dreamed of what it would look like from this exact perspective. All my dreams fulfilled.

That was simply incredible I applaud you sir!

thank you making such a wonderful film for all to see.

I honestly thought that too and I found myself on the other side of the country and in the desert this year. You never know what the future holds.

Amazing Video Jason. Good Job. Great Video. See you next year!

GULP!!! Beautiful Video... From a Galaxy Far, Far Away • Honest™

2013 was my first burn. I found this video right away thank God, cause it brings me right back and at first I was trying to track where I was throughout it (roughly). It really does somewhere lock into the feeling. I've watched this and shared it SO MANY TIMES!

Great prospective. Thanks for sharing.

Amazing footage. It looks like little LED ants crawling around in and out of center camp. I'd love to see a beginning-to-end buildup and build down of the entire event. Creation and Destruction of an entire city, so cool.

Absolutely stunning

... and thank you Jennifer! :)

Magnificent. :) Thank you for capturing this.

Absolutely phenomenal work. Thank you! (Now I want to go back!)

Very nice! Cheered me up after watching a video that made me sad, thanks.

Fab! Love time lapse and this is stunning!

Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this!

Post-apocalyptic madness! Cool video. Nice music.

This is, visually, a beautiful video to watch! And I felt like I was there with the music and everything... thank you!

This is giving me chills

This video is amazing and gives the "non-Burner" an idea of the complexity and amazement that is Burning Man. If your team does this again, I'd like to join!

Thank you for this beautiful gift. Takes me back to so many amazing moments.

Just beautiful thanks guys.

Beautiful! Thank you so much for this.

What a gorgeous, evocative tribute to Burning Man! It is a lot of work to do that much time lapse. Congratulations.

wonderful! thank you!

This is fabulous! Thanks you!

Thanks brotha!

Just beautiful! nice work, thank you for sharing!

Wow, stunning video!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful. Thank you!

brilliant in every way - thank you

Brilliant video beautifully shot

So beautiful! thank you!

Thank you for this video! I have watched it maybe 10 times now and really love it. I attended burning man this year for the first time. This video shows how beautiful it is at night on the playa in a way that I haven't found in a video yet :)

Thanks I wondered what it looked like at night and the scale of the festival. I will have to go some day.

incredible. Thanks for posting.

Thank you so much for this amazing time-lapse. The choice of the music is gorgeous! I'm breathe-taking. THANK YOU!!! Love & more.

This was beautiful.

Fantastic view, thank you

Just wonderful!!!!

That was beautiful !

Wow, beautiful, and from a perspective not usually seen. Nice choice of music, too. Makes you realize the whole event itself is one giant piece of art.

Fantastic work. BRAVO!

Thank you so much for the sight and sound. Always great to see another point of view and what an amazing spot to film! The logistics of this mission must be fascinating! Well done!

breath-taking.

Thank you so much you guys for this beautiful thing. I think you have encapsulated the real spirit... like looking into a spy glass at a priceless jewel or better, a rare living organism. I am Playaful to you both..as a new friend in the exodus so graciously shared this new term with me. so extraordinary! My decompression fix almost nightly.