Editing this one felt like climbing the mountain all over again! Sorry for the wait guys...hopefully it's worth it 😁 part two will be coming next Friday (10th September)
I climbed Mt Rinjani 27years ago and your video had me smiling from ear to ear all over again. The only thing that's changed is that I was the only tent and it was blowing a gale that night!! Seeing the Gili isles was magnificent as well as seeing the clouds rolling in and out over the volcanic crater. I'm sure your memories of Rinjani will stay fresh in your memories for many years to come. Lovely to see you guys getting out there and enjoying life!😍😍
That makes me smile from ear to ear reading your comment, cheers Chris! Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and am glad you enjoyed it :) it's an incredible place isn't it? You're spot on - it's something I can't forget anytime soon. Once you forget about the pain and effort of climbing up, you even start thinking about doing it again...
@@JoshEdwardsFilms The village you were in, (Sanmaru?) was really basic back then. The children were happy and full of innocence. Gillette had just bought out that gel that came out of the aerosol can, blue in colour, but turned white as you rubbed it between your fingers... Of course, the whole kid population wanted to try it!!! Hahaha.... Such fun! I shaved only with water and no gel from then on! Totally worth it! Our shower was a terracotta urn on a wall with a cork in the bottom.
@Chris Hazael brilliant 🤣 yeah up in Senaru - lovely little place! I would've loved to see what it was all like 27 years ago...sounds like very special memories
Mate, I think this is one of your best films so far. Really enjoyed watching along from the comfort of my sofa! Also, so impressed you manage to keep filming during those tough bits - I struggle to muster the energy even during short hikes! Looking forward to part 2 👍
That's lovely to hear mate, thank you very much! I'm my own worst critic but I do feel happy with this one :) it's a good marker for where I want my style and storytelling to be. Great to hear that you enjoyed - I appreciate you taking the time to watch 🙏 And yeah haha I know exactly what you mean, it ain't easy. I used to be guilty of the same thing. But I remind myself now that just because I'm struggling and don't feel like recording...that's not a good enough excuse. The audience still want to see what's happening and they want to experience that struggle. The highs are only highs if you share the lows too. Got part 2 exporting right now, all good to go for Friday I think 😁
Thanks so much mate, really appreciate you taking the time to watch 😁🙏 great to hear you've enjoyed it! Got part two exporting at the moment, all ready for Friday :)
Thank you my man, really appreciate it 🙏 a lot of hard work went into this one but I loved it haha. It's unreal out here - hope you get the chance to visit sometime soon! I'm just finishing up on part two now, so that'll be live this Friday 10th 🤙
Thanks so much Carol, that's really kind 😁🙏🏻 I appreciate you taking the time to watch and so glad to hear you've enjoyed! Will be posting part two next Friday. That's so cool that you climbed in 84 and 95. I have no reference but I imagine it was a lot quieter back then? Would've loved to see how lombok was in the 80s and 90s!
Wow, thank you for two amazing documentaries! You can really tell all the effort behind making this. All at the same time doing a really challenging hike. You really deserve so much credit and views on these videos. It have made me even more excited to do mt Rinjani myself, but also humbled that I’m in for a big challenge!
Thank you bro 🙏🏻 I'm so glad that you're enjoying it 😁 and yes! Go get one in before winter comes around haha. I hope that we can climb together again soon. Either over here or wherever else. There are plenty of volcanoes about 👀
Remember seeing those views the last time you were up and they’re still just as breathtaking now. What an adventure and brilliantly filmed as always. Nice one 👍
Awesome mate - hopefully the quality has improved since the film I made in 2017! The views are just unreal. The earthquake has certainly shaken a few things up and you'll see more of how the landscape has shifted in part two but yeah, it is no less breathtakingm. The perfect reward for all the hard work pushing up there haha Thanks for taking the time to watch mate, I always appreciate it 🙏🏻
I know right? Too long! Sorry for the wait. It took me a long time to shoot and edit this one haha. The good news is that there will be another upload next Friday :) hope you enjoy!
I'm speechless watching your vlog guys, even tho it's a year ago, beautiful view beautiful people and amazing place, I'm a local person 2 times climbing this beautiful mountain So beautiful Hopefully I can go there again one day You're amazing guys ❤️
@@JoshEdwardsFilms my first climb was in 2018 when the earthquake happened, but it happened 1 day after I got home, and there were so many strange things the night before descending from Rinjani,and I am very grateful that I arrived home at that time, and the earthquake occurred in the morning after arriving home
MAAAATTEEEEE! Missed your videos, but always worth the wait! It's been hard to imagine international travel these days, but Lombok is one of the places that will always have a place in my heart. We saw the waterfalls around Rinjani when last there early 2018 and admittedly we cheated on the climb back down and took advantage of a ride on the back of a motorbike. Trust me when I say that was an adventure in itself lol. On perhaps a more philosophical angle, you could say your passion for climbing mountains has a deeper meaning of overcoming the obstacles in life and pushing ourselves to reach those goals. At least that's the inspiration I took away from this one. Those night photos were simply magical, and the drone footage breath taking as usual! Well done to you both, can not wait for part two!
Thanks so much Emmy 😁🤙🏼 always appreciate you taking the time to watch. And yeah I guess that's been part of the idea this year - bringing a bit of international travel to everyone's living rooms. I do hope we can all be moving around again soon. I'm slowly working out a way I can produce these videos more often...hopefully not so long between uploads. Slow process but I think I'm figuring it! I can imagine the motorbike being quite a fun adventure yeah, was definitely tempted to try it myself haha 😂 and I think you're right you know. It is a lot about that - a physical representation of how I like to challenge and push myself. I hadn't thought about it like that but I think it's spot on! Glad that it inspired :) I'm looking forward to uploading part two - just got a day or two more of editing to do and then it'll be there!
@@JoshEdwardsFilms I am just waiting to get my second vaccine due mid October. Still a little away from any international travel for us sadly, but thank you so much for reigniting my passion for travel. I had honestly put any idea of travel in a box in the back of my mind for the last two years, so even if its just in my living room still for now, its so nice to see the world again. Admittedly, there were times while I was watching Part 2 that I wondered where the nearest mountain I could climb here in Victoria is, now that we are slowly coming out of lockdowns.
@@emmygeddon4215 I'm buzzing to hear that. Great that you'll be getting your 2nd vaccine soon - here's hoping that Aus will start to open up again. You guys have had it very tough over there with all these lockdowns. However, that being said, the pandemic can certainly change how we think about travel and our home country. There are so many awesome places in Victoria! I'm not sure how far and freely you can move just yet but two of my favourite places on earth are in Vic. Wilsons Prom is a very special omace and you can do a multi day hike around there. And there's also the Victorian Alps north of places like Dargo and Licola. Plenty of mountains up there if you fancy it 👍🏼
Thanks for the experience Josh.. I am not capable to do it as I am not physically fit. Beautiful scenary from top.. love it... wish iI can see it with my own eyes. Thanks again Josh.
And thanks for taking the time to watch it. I'm glad this video was able to give you a taste of what it's like up there 😁🙏 it's a really special place and the aim of these videos was to share that experience with others
Amazing to see this again. I was there in 2017 and Rinjani was the best experience I ever had. They've been through so much because of the earthquakes and the pandemic right now. The locals work so damn hard to have a living. Hopefully tourists can return soon and in respectful way towards the mountain. The amount of litter was crazy back then.
Thanks for taking the time to watch Brian - am really glad you enjoyed it 😁 the first time I climbed was also 2017 ha! Perhaps we passed each other, who knows. You're right though - there were soo many tourists that first time and as a consequence, lots and lots of litter. It was much better this time around and I think they are aware of the problem and have used the pandemic as a good reset to try and tackle it. I do hope that more people can come visit soon 🤞🏼
Awesome! Thank you for taking the time to watch my stuff, I really appreciate it :) Ampenan is a really pretty area I think. I like it at sunset when all the golden light falls on the old buildings. I'm from Liverpool in the UK, but I live here in Lombok
Great documentary! I am going to climb Mt Rinjani in July and this video is super helpful (and well edited!) Definitely deserves way more views! 🥰🤗 Hi from Malaysia!!
Well thank you very much! I really appreciate that :) thanks for taking the time to watch and wishing you all the best for your climb! It is an amazing experience. You'll love it (even if it is really difficult haha)
Read the comments and i can see everyone loves and appreciate your amazing work.I 100% agree with whats said.,looking foreword to the next masterpiece.👍
Thanks so much mate 🙏🏻 really appreciate the support and kind words, it means a lot. Hope this one gives you some joy and entertainment through lockdown! I will be uploading part two for you next Friday 😁
Wowww... amazing... come on March 2022... at Mandalika... there will be Moto GP at Mandalika international circuit... and you can explore lombok tourism
Brilliant mate, glad to hear it 😁 I hope you have the chance to get out here and we can do an adventure like this one! Or you know...Himalayas or something 😬🤞🏼 thanks for taking the time to watch
Hahah nice! YNWA :) I love that wherever I go in the world, I can always connect with someone about being from Liverpool and LFC 😂 thanks for taking the time to watch, I really appreciate it
Cheers! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch, I'm really glad you enjoyed. And Leyla says thank you 😁🙏🏻 really proud of her - it ain't easy getting up there. And nice one - part two will be live next Friday 10th September
Thank you for sharing with us your experience to explore some place that I never been there. It's amazing and look how beautiful and wonderful Indonesia. Wowww....I wish that I can witness it with my own eyes and experience it by myself to enjoy God Creation on earth especially in Indonesia is my homeland ❤
Terima kasih 😁🙏🏻 thanks so much for taking the time to watch! Your love and passion for your country is great to see. I also love Indonesia ❤️ hope I have the opportunity to keep exploring and sharing all these places with you :)
@@JoshEdwardsFilms you're welcome 🙏 There are so much things to do and to learn more about Indonesia. Indonesia have 34 provinces from west to east with its own uniquely diverse population, race, ethnic, traditional in customs, houses, music instruments, dances , food, regions and it's has their own history in every island in indonesia. from one island to another island you will find many different types of people around Indonesia that comes from different provinces and they meet with other Indonesia people that come from java island or sumatera island or kalimantan or Sulawesi or Maluku or NTT or NTB or Bali or Papua, they will speaks in their own tongues in different dialects of language that comes from their original homeland. each of them will not understand each other if they used their own mother tongue to speak. the only way that make them understand each other are speak in bahasa Indonesia.
@@rietjesenduk2290 that really sums up what I love about the country. I could spend a lifetime exploring here and still not see half of it! There is so much to do and see 😁 I love the uniqueness of each island. Hopefully I can explore a few more while living here
@@JoshEdwardsFilms hahaha....Yes , it's true. even myself in my own hometown in minahasa there are so many place that I never been visit. I only know some of them not all of it . North Sulawesi Island are many tourists place to visit but I never been there only watching on TV or for RU-vid. that's why I love to watch any youtuber on RU-vid channel that explore Indonesia. I feel happy and so proud about how they enjoy their life in Indonesia especially foreigner that love nature and all human beings need in their own life is back to nature.
Haha a classic English summer hey! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻 hope it gave you some enjoyment on a miserable day like that. Sometimes it is really wet and cloudy here in Lombok too, depending on the time of year
@@hammersmith9853 haha yeah I'm from the Wirral which is over the water and have lived a few different places so the accent never stuck. That's a good or bad thing depending on who you are 😂 I love my city and miss it lot. Would love to do some sort of travel series there at some point
@@JoshEdwardsFilms Ic, you've done many great videos with great storytelling. Don't go home just yet, seriously, you don't miss a lot, go travel around the different islands. Have you ever thought to make a documentary and get BBC/ITV/Channel 4 to fund you? Your videos look as decent as Ben Fogle/Bear Grylls ones, some even better, few of theirs are a bit shite at times. Btw, next time you hike Rinjani again, could you get an extra body just to collect the rubbish, I'd be more than happy to donate..!!
@@hammersmith9853 wow that's some really high praise, thanks so much mate 🙏🏻 that's kind of what I'm working towards with all of this! In some ways RU-vid is very much the new TV and I'd be quite happy just hosting all my work here but of course, I need to figure out how to fund things long term and build an audience. I still have a lot to learn and can really improve which is exciting. Let's see where I am in 5 years! And yeah you're right. I plan to be out here for a fair while and after this Lombok Life series is finished (probs around the end of the year), I plan to make some similar videos focusing on other islands. There's so much to explore here...you could spend your whole life travelling around the archipelago and still not see it all 😂 so I shall do what I can And that's a great idea mate. Next time I go, I'll do that 👍🏼
Climbed it in 1996 in my younger day. Watch this like reminiscing. Now plan to climb it again in July 2023..hopefully still able to do it. Any advise ?
Haha very nice! It'll be interesting for you to go back and compare. 1996 things must've been very remote. My advice is to take it slow and steady, and remember that the summit is a mental game. On that loose shale and gravel, you'll take two steps forward and slip one back. Tough going.
Cheers Trev 😁🤙🏼 thanks for taking the time to watch - much appreciated. Haha took me a while to climb this and then a whole lot longer to edit 😂 lots more on the way!
Maybe you already answered this in the video.. but did you use a tour guide company? Or just book privately with Naho? We are hiking it in September of this year.
I can't quite remember the name now sorry! But the name of the guy who organised everything was Mr Lenk - based in Senaru. If you send me an email I can forward you his Whatsapp number: Joshedwardsfilms@gmail.com
Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to watch :) not sure about the exact name of the company but if you contact Mr Lenk, he's the guy who organises everything. His WhatsApp number is +62 819 1598 7599
Haha yes that's definitely on the list - potentially next year. I have the volcano hiking bug now! It's so addictive. Going to try and make the most of it while out here :)
Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful :) appreciate you taking the time to watch. For water, maybe drinking 3 or 4 litres a day max. It can be really hot up there and you need to stay hydrated. If you are with porters and a guide, they will carry extra water and be able to refill with water purification tablets 👍 hope this helps you
After watching the whole video (which is incredible btw) I can see you are really love Rinjani and Sembalun. Having said that, I wanna ask you something, have you been to Tetebatu on East Lombok? It has the same vibe with Sembalun with rice terraces here in there and all the mountainous goodness (I hope it's the right term haha). Oh have I said watching your videos feels like watching one of BBC videos? The narration, The Accent (I love British accent more than American really even though American is much easier to learn as a non native english speaker), and the Cinematic are top notch. Sorry for the long comment tho 😂
Don't be sorry bro 😁🙏🏻 I really appreciate comments like this, it makes my day haha! Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot to hear that this is like a BBC documentary for you. That is really high praise :) that's what I'm aiming for! And yes I've been to Tetebatu once when I was here in 2018. I'd like to go again at some point - it was really nice there 👍🏼 thanks so much for taking the time to watch man, I really appreciate it
@@JoshEdwardsFilms hahaha your welcome bro, I really enjoyed your video that's why I subscribed in the first place. Anyways, you told me on Instagram that you're planning to do a collab with Mathias Pettersen, maybe you can go to Tetebatu again in your next video with him since I haven't since any video about Tetebatu on his channel. Oh also, can't wait for part 2 of this, the 1st one was a blast to watch. I don't even realize it's a 40 minuteish video hahaha
@@kesunekun1531 thanks man :) and yes potentially! Not necessarily a collab, but an interview with him for a project I am working on in Kuta. We will see if he has time to do it. But yeah I would really like to do an episode about Tetebatu at some point - I have a few ideas for the area And man that's great to hear. The aim is to always make it feel like it's a shorter video than 40 mins - it means you're enjoying watching haha. Part two will be live this coming Friday 🤙
Hahaha yes - it took us about 5 days afterwards to recover...my whole body was sore. But all worth it for those views! Thanks for taking the time to watch Ray, really appreciate it
Thank you for making this video so i can anticipate my climb up there end November too. I am thinking of bringing my drone but a tad bit worried about crashing it in the mountains, any advice? haha i just bought the drone...
No worries! That's why I made these two videos about climbing - to help people out :) thanks for taking the time to watch and glad to hear it's useful. If you've only just brought the drone I advise you to practice with it at least once or twice a week between now and November. Go to wide, open spaces and just get used to it. They are very easy to pick up. Then by November, you should be okay on Rinjani! It's worth bringing if you can because some of the views and shots are incredible...
@@JoshEdwardsFilms do you have to activate the RTH or the moment it starts flying, the ‘home’ is already established? Also… do you press and hold the RTH button for the drone to come back? Or just press once? Thank you!
Nope, that's all established straight away! When you turn your drone on, it'll take a few moments to warm up and get it's coordinates via GPS. Once that's locked in, it knows where home is :) if you wanted to activate RTH you just press it once. Although you only really use that in an emergency. Hope that helps!
Hi. I saw all your Mount Rinjani videos and really looking forward for a hike to it. Sorry if I missed it but can you share information about costing for this hike and contact number of the guide who can help me with overall trek?
Hi :) thanks for taking the time to watch! The pricing varies and depends on how many in your group etc. But feel free to email me JoshEdwardsFilms@gmail.com and I can send you Naho's number - he's always guiding up there
Good hiking josh..and good view Rinjani..good editing Hi josh im from west lombok..if u need translete lenguage Indonesia or Sasak convertation i can help u..free!! thanks for promotion my island.. Good Luck..enjoy Lombok Island.
Terima kasih banyak teman saya 🙏🏻 I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and am glad you enjoyed :) thanks for offering your translating skills! I will let you know 😁 I feel very lucky to be here and enjoying every day on your beautiful island
@@JoshEdwardsFilms sama sama kawand.. And i think you must try exploring west lombok likes Sekotong and 3 gili in west.. Cant wait to see Rinjani episode 2 with your wife ... Summit Rinjani ...wooow...it is so Hard...
@@naopiangler2935 yes I've heard great things about these places! I have been to Sekotong once or twice and I really like it :) I will definitely make a video about it in the future 👍🏼 and thanks! Part two will be live next Friday 10th September 😁 the summit is so hard! So much pain haha
That was certainly not the aim of making this video 😂 you can continue to feel depressed and regret what you perceive as a wasted life, or you can get out there and do something about it :) It's important to remember that you shouldn't compare yourself with others via social media and RU-vid - it's a very flawed, dangerous thing and will make you feel bad. Every life is unique and beautiful. Remember that what we share online is only the "highlights reel" - the very best bits of our lives. It's never the whole picture. 99% of my life is not spent on epic adventures hiking up volcanoes like this (although I wish it was!)
@@JoshEdwardsFilms ur videos just make me want to take the 1st flight to Lombok..u r so lucky to have been there. Even if people are of all kinds everywhere (more or less), the nature is extraordinary there👍
Hey :) if you're Indonesian, a guide is not needed. If you're a foreign tourist, you'll need to hire a guide. I'd say it's highly recommended because the trek is tough and dangerous if you don't know what you're doing