Hiking the Milford Track | New Zealands Great Walks | Episode 4 

Thank you so much for your continued support Matthew, it really means a lot 🙏. We're not in NZ anymore unfortunately, so I don't think they'll be reaching out 😅 The producers of the NZ Mountain Safety Council videos did reach out to us though, and they'll be using a small portion of our footage in their new Paparoa Track video coming out in a few months! That's exciting 😁

It's not too difficult of a hike, would definitely recommend giving it a go!

Sounds beautiful!

Thanks Marina 🙏

Thank you Paul, really appreciate the support! 🙏😊

Thank you Rex, really appreciate it 🙏❤️

Thanks Tara! 🙏❤️

I know right! 😂

Thanks Sonia! We responded to your other comment regarding gear, etc. Let us know if you have any other questions 😊

Thanks for joining!

Hey John, thank you so much for the kind words ❤️🙏. I spent a lot of time on this video to get it just right, but I still feel like some improvements could be made 😅 I believe there are quite a few temporary bridges along the Great Walks that they remove at the end of April before winter comes; I'd guess that is one of them

@ChrisandDanya Makes sense logistically and environmentally. Thanks. As for improving upon this video, I'll have to take your word for it. It was great.

Thank you for your kind words Peter! I spend a ridiculous amount of time trying to find suitable music. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but glad to hear in this case it worked out 😄

Thanks for taking the time to watch it! We know it's a long one 😅 Enjoy your time on the trail, you'll have such a wonderful trip

Thanks for watching 🙏

Hope you get to experience it one day!

Thank you Corinne! 🙏❤️

Thanks for watching! 😁🙏

Thank you! ❤️🙏😊

Cheers bud, means a lot! 🙏

Would love to visit Nepal one day!

@@ChrisandDanya you are welcome to the land of Mt. Everest.

Thank you Steve! It's definitely up there with the greats of the world

Thank you Tim 🙏 You'll have an amazing time on the trail!

Cheers Nath! I could give you a years list of hikes to do in NZ haha. This place is insane!

The hike isn't that difficult overall to be honest! It's really just the 3rd day that has a decent climb + decent, but you'd be distracted by the spectacular views anyways 😅. Guided walks are always a good alternative as well!

To be honest, the video doesn't even do it justice! You feel very small during the entire walk as the mountains tower above you

We hope that dream comes true! 😊🙏

Thank you 😁🙏❤️ You'll have an awesome time in NZ, it's such a beautiful country!

Thanks for watching! I think it was just RU-vid doing some weird playback stuff which happens sometimes, doesn't happen for everyone. I noticed a couple transition mistakes in the middle so decided to re-upload We were pretty lucky getting a spot on the Milford at last minute! It was only half full that weekend as a big group didn't show up. This year will be interesting with international tourim allowed again!

Thank you Tan 🙏❤️😊

Glad you liked it!

Thanks for watching! 😊

Thanks B, can't wait to tackle one with you!

Thanks Pine! Glad you enjoyed it 😊🙏

Thank you for watching!

All the other great walks in the area are amazing: Routeburn Track, Kepler Track and Humpridge Track. If you plan on going to the West Coast at all, then the Paparora Track and Heaphy Track are also amazing. Depends which areas of NZ you are planning to go to be honest! For non great walks, we really enjoyed Breast Hill in Wanaka, you don't even have to do the whole thing to get great views, could just do a day hike. Gillespie Pass is great, but logistically challenging. The Tableland Circuits in Kahurangi National Park near Nelson are so good, in fact, all the hikes in Kahurangi National Park is great. Others include Mt Owen, Mt Arthur, Mt Patriarch. Are you guys from Canada? We're moving back there in about a year and can't wait to get into the hiking trails over there

@@ChrisandDanya Thanks for the info! Yes, live in the Niagara Falls area. We have the Bruce Trail, but not quite as majestic as MT! Lol

We'll look up the Bruce Trail! We've never been over to the Eastern side of Canada. Hope to make it over someday

We're using a Panasonic GH6 with 12-60mm f2.8-4, 9mm f1.7 and 50-200mm f2.8-4. We also use a GoPro Hero 10 for a lot of the follow shots, but will be upgrading that to either a new action camera or the DJI Pocket 3. If you're planning to take the kit hiking then APS-C or MFT really do produce excellent results. There's not too many options in the APS-C market these days besides Fuji and the new Sony A6700. That would likely be the easiest upgrade for you to make, so you wouldn't have to buy into a new system. However, if you were interested in MFT, then I can't recommend the Panasonic G9 II enough. I wish I had that over the GH6

Thanks guys!!! Would love to go on a hike with you guys in Europe! Not sure when we'll get over to that part of the world unfortunately 😓. We have been discussing a Europe adventure though! It'll be a while for our next Great Walks episode, because we still need to walk the next one 😅; got three planned for this Spring/Summer though! Plenty of videos to come before that

@@ChrisandDanya That would be so cool. We have so many places to show you. Looking forward to your next content!

@@Hikaholics Have you guys hiked all across Europe, or have you focused on a few areas so far?

@@ChrisandDanya We hiked in a lot of places across Europe. But a region we want to explore more is Eastern Europe, haven't been there that much yet!

Booking out in days rather than minutes!? What a time to be hiking! 😂 I would love to see your video from a 3.2 MP camera! It's amazing how far camera technology has come Top 3 hikes so far have been Milford Track, Larapinta Trail in Australia and the Gillespie Pass. Routeburn Track, Humpridge Track, West Coast Trail in Canada, Overland Track in Australia are definitely up there though! Top 3 will probably change once we head up the West Coast and into the Marlborough Sounds Thanks for watching and hope your kids lace up their boots soon!

Thanks for watching Lucy! I believe the blue half zip you're referring to is Danya's Kathmandu pullover fleece. It's just one of the cheap $40-50 dollar ones and is very versatile!

Thank you for your honesty Kefu! I definitely agree with your comments on the audio! It's something I'm constantly trying to improve on. If I bring the music + ambient noise up to the same level, they fight with each other and it just sounds like noise. I tend to lean in favour of the music as I find it more important to keep the viewer engaged, etc. Definitely something I'll work on 🙏

Thank you for the continued support, it means so much to us! I kind of botched the music in our Larapinta videos, so appreciate you sticking around after that series 😅. Will probably do a re-edit of those at some point! You will have an amazing time on the Milford Track, it is such a great track. Haven't done a gear break down since our Larapinta video, because I thought it hasn't been warranted. The Larapinta Trail was quite a unique trail especially for Australia; so thought it would be good for that specific trail. A lot of our gear has changed since then, but the basic concepts from that video still apply. I don't think a tent for the Milford Track is required. They take a manifest of who is on the track every morning and get one of the hikers to carry it with them to the next hut, where they will do a role call. If you're not present, someone will come looking for you. Also, camping is not allowed on this specific trail. I would definitely advise carrying an emergency bivy/tarp just incase, as this is always good practice. You can pick one up from Torpedo 7 or any other outdoor gear shop before heading out on the trail. You'll also pass guided huts before reaching your hut, so if you run into any issues, there's always someone not too far away In terms of what we packed, we always take a rain jacket, warm jacket like a down vest/jacket, fleece for a mid layer, a pair of clothes we hike in and a pair of clothes we sleep in. Our sleeping quilts, pillows, first aid kit, emergency bivys, water filter, head torches, ear plugs, pooh kit, Garmin inReach Mini, hat, etc. Generally what you would take on most trips. That area gets LOTS of rain, so taking a pack liner, possibly rain pants could be a good idea. On Great Walks they provide gas at the huts, but we still prefer to take a cooking kit incase we want a coffee or something along the trail. You also don't have to wait for the burners to become available when you want to cook All of this has made us realize we should probably do an updated gear video 😅; we'll add it to the list! Any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

@@ChrisandDanya thanks for the reply and info

For this video we used the Panasonic GH6 + GoPro Hero 10

You'll be fine Paul! The path up/down MacKinnon's Pass is very well maintained and wide enough that you never feel like you're getting too close to the edge. When you're actually up too, it is very wide open and your not near the edge at all You'll be distracted by the stunning views anyways! 😅

Beaut many thanks. Keep up the great work👏

Happy hiking!

Thank you Aleksander! This was the first video we recorded with the Panasonic GH6. Lenses were the Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4 + Leica 25mm f1.4. The other camera we used was a GoPro Hero 10 Black for the ultra wide shots. I did have a Lowa 10mm f2 len, which I would have preferred to use over the GoPro. But it wasn't working with the GH6 and I forgot to test it before leaving the house 😅

@@ChrisandDanya Thanks for the detailed answer. :-)

Any other questions, just let us know!

April 😊

Thanks Mike, really appreciate the kind words! It seems are favourite hikes in NZ are constantly changing and perhaps has a bit of receny bias. I would say the Routeburn Track is definitely up there; it's got so much in such a short track and it's very accessible. Paparora Track was pretty amazing, some of the most beautiful first we've hiked through. We just finished the Abel Tasman and really enjoyed the easier track with fantastic coast views. At the time we finished the Milford I probably would say Milford, Routeburn and Humpridge, but that's probably changed now

Recently upgraded to the Panasonic GH6. This was the first video we shot with it

Have to book them through the DOC website. You can look up the hut and then click the Book Now button

@@ChrisandDanya oh sweet! I’ll have a look thanks a lot. Love the content btw

Thanks James! 😊🙏❤️

Panasonic GH6 with 12-60 f2.8-4, 50-200m f2.8-4 and 9mm f1.7. Then we use a GoPro Hero 10 as a secondary camera

@@ChrisandDanya Thanx man . The shots are awesome … I was just curious and worried about most of the part not allowed for drones . 😕

@lifeofmaharaaz8525 yeah unfortunately NZ drone laws are very restrictive and it's pretty much pointless trying to fly them

Appreciate the feedback Edward! 🙏

The ranger at Mintaro Hut was the first time we had ever heard anyone pronounce it and that's when we realized we've been saying it wrong. An honest mistake, not disrespectful. We generally do look up how to pronounce things correctly when doing narration, but this audio was recorded on the trail. For whatever reason we never realized we were pronouncing it incorrectly (even though it's obvious now)

Yeah like I'm a Maori not a Marry