life on the limit - a visual diary on New Zealand's long distance walk 

This was one of the best documentaries I've ever watched

Very beautifully filmed & crafted piece of art! Should have more views! 💚

Wow Sarah, honestly, I love this so much. It's a masterpiece, so beautifully made and it fills me up with so much joy and sadness at the same time. It makes me feel a lot, it reminds me of the life I actually want to live and it makes me so grateful for all the experiences I have made so far. Thank your for sharing this and inspiring, thank you for being so brave. I love you, I miss you. I feel honoured to be able to watch this intimate journey of yours. Thank you, so so much 🙏🏻✨

That was excellent - I really enjoyed it! The footage was amazing and the story telling was brilliant, loved the honesty! Thanks very much for sharing.

My son sent me your inspiring vlog and I loved every moment! I lived in NZ (from Australia) for almost 5 years at your age, so beautiful and a walkers' paradise! Thankyou for yr honesty and personal insights and the wildflowers are glorious!

You have made a very beautiful video that represents the full experience of tramping TA with all its ups and downs. I really appreciated the effort you put into filming and editing your experiences. It's clear that you appreciated what you were doing at the time and soaked up what you were seeing. I like the personal insights you have made, in particular about the joys of lacking technology and getting away from screens.

An amazing journey for anyone - never mind a girl from half a world away from NZ! I intended to watch five minutes of your vlog and then go elsewhere in RU-vid, but ended up watching all of it. You are an amazing person, and I hope you keep having a fantastic life!

Hey wow, I really, really enjoyed this. Thank you so much for sharing it. Just great. Jason

Thankyou for letting us join you on this wonderful journey 🙏

You are awesome. This isn't a walk for the inexperienced, unfit or weak of character. It's a relationship between you and your conversations with the land. You'll have obstacles and challenges consistently. Strong yet gentle. Resilient yet flexible. Motivated and weary. Comfortable in discomfort. Surviving a busy mind is a gift. You did great. Mauri Ora! Arohanui from Aotearoa.

You have the right to be very proud of what you achieved and of your film, I found it very moving. Your film brought back great memories for me of hiking in New Zealand ( before the time of phones 😂)Be as brave with the rest of your life as you have been on this walk and you won’t go far wrong. Good wishes for the futures

Really enjoyed watching, brilliant account of what looks like a fine but challenging hike

Beautiful video recording your Journey on the TA. Loved it. Truly inspiring.

Perfect vizual, enjoy your journey 😊

Awesome story of self growth and strength, congratulations

Fantastically captured and beautifully edited video Very fantastic landscapes over there!! Happy holiday guys, Cheers🍻

💪Beautiful video! You did take me back few years on my journey as a solo hiker woman! The limits are only in our mind👣👣

Your visual diary is splendid and with your winning attitude, you have shared something precious. Thank you.

Thanks for the great video Sarah. Life is an adventure. Enjoy it :)

Very Inspirational film, am also thinking of doing this hike as a solo female next year. Beautiful footage, thank you for sharing and creating:)

New Zealand is so awesome, want to travel there someday, Cheers from Norway 🙂

You did great job Sarah,I hope I can start the trail as well but at this moment I haven't yet.You video is ispired me a lot and I got some common feeling with you like when you hiking want to using device to record the majestic views to remember or sharing to more people,the intention obviously is good but aslo it's very hard to take out the device to setting position and recording it and put it back .I did some hiking and I am really like it ,but probably comparing with your experience mine one just it's not much to be particular about .But I will keeping going ,I am purely agree with you ,life is so short .Do anything that come you mind but positve one .If can inspiring someone that's another beautifuel things on the world .Thanks for sharing your video,I hoping I can sharing something to the world soon .All best for you next adventure. Joe

Thank you for an outstanding video of the TA. Congratulations possibly the best representation yet of this long trail and what it means to undertake a journey on your own. Trail name "Big T"

Well done on your beautiful film Sarah and for stepping outside your comfort zone. I’m sure you’ll have grown and learnt so much from the experience 💚. Thanks for sharing your trip ❤

This was so beautiful! 🤍

A deeply fulfilling journey topped off with a well crafted film memoir. Well done you! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

Thank you for sharing this with us

Thank you for sharing Sarah. This is very well made. The videography, the sound the narration. All well crafted. You captured that loneliness everyone goes thru when hiking alone for days and days and no one to talk to and share the experience with. Have been there and I'm not sure I'd ever want to go thru that again Likewise, what you said about challenges and being adaptable and how they improve our confidence. Just pure gold.

Congratulations for completing such a huge adventure and documenting it so beautifully in your film.

Thank you, Sarah, for sharing your experiences from the long TA hike with this splendid, so beautifully filmed and very interesting video. Tough hikes make you sweat and cause pains, but they will give you confidence to survive also in the future tough situations. Wishing you all the best, and sending you warm greetings from the snowy Finland 😊💕❄

Awesome well done, a story very well presented

Thank you so much for this beautiful, moving and honest video about your TA hike. I really loved it! In the near future i'm doing this trail myself and your insights gives me even more spirit starting the trail and enjoying it like you did!

Wow!! Great video of mu home country xx Makes me home sick living in England, Lake District. You should come and do the Coast to Coast walk in England.

I'm only 9 minutes in and already I love and am engaged with your frank and personal experience of this part of your life journey. I will be sharing this with my young niece who is also looking to steer her own course through life and all that that involves. Right! Off to watch more our your vlog! Thank you for sharing! Hope your life continues to challenge and excite and thrill you :)

Beautifully produced, and really like your honest reactions to the hike. Cheers Chris..

Inspiring! Many thanks for this.

Great job! I loved the flow and pacing. Also, I bought a camera from you in Motueka while I was filming my TA video in 2021! Small world 😀

This made my day. Thanks for sharing. Love the music.

What a beautiful video, was amazing to watch! I’m about to embark on the TA in 3 weeks & am so happy I came across your account of this amazing adventure! Thank you for sharing!

Sarah, it is nearly 11pm, and I have been riveted by your story and most of all your videography. Very moving and it tugged at my memories of a time gone by when I worked in many of those places from Nelson to Southland (Fiordland NP). But, never have done it in one continuous tramp. I am an Artist/Photographer but have never done any blogs, etc in recent times. Your standalone effort is quite remarkable, particularly doing a lot on your own. Yes, what challenges you gave yourself. Beautiful Just. I hope you blog some more.......Robin.......Aargh Phones..........!..

Awesome video Sarah. Thanks so much for sharing. Greetings from Europe.

This video is sooo good and heart-warming. Such a good register of your experience. I hope to do some similar when I do the TA one day.

Great video Sarah! Enjoyed it so much. Love your honesty. Buy Sunglasses next time! Wish you all the best!

Great video! Thank you, it was quite inspirational!

Beautiful vidéo

Very cool - you are awesome! Looking forward to seeing the 2nd half??

Well done. I have trekked some of those trails ... not so easy. Very beautiful though. Being alone is a learning.

good effort sister🤙🏾 i want my daughter to be brave like you 🙇🏽🙇🏽

i love your video, really great job!!!! 😍

Wonderful journal! I'm planning a NOBO attempt of the South Island in 2 years and this helps so much. I'm curious what months you did your trip?

Such a nice video please make some more ❤

Wow! Incredible video, incredible experience, I plan to do Te Arearoa in January next year, but one question I ask myself is how much money did you spend on your trip? Thank you so much!!!

So proud of you my sister♥️♥️ Beautiful video💯

Hi Sarah What an amazing film,really enjoy your Style of film making. Can I ask have you been to film school or are you self Taught? Long distance walking is like a re set for the brain, and a beautiful way to spend moments of your life. Once again thank you for making such a wonderful film. Jon

A beautiful video, Sarah. Thanks for sharing. Im curious what camera kit you used? Congratulations.

Awesome😊💯😎

what months were you in sth island?

Very nice vid. And very nice dehy food too:) Did you only do veges?

Did tou only stay in huts? Hiw much are they per night?

wonderful video! 🧡 makes me want to get going myself... you were crossing alot of rivers - did you wear any waterproof covering for your shoes or did you just go on with soaking wet socks and footwear? i want to do the pathway soon as well and this is one of my concerns :)

Was it hard to eat vegan on trail, were there vegan options in town? Did you see any TVP/ textured vegetable protein? We're doing the hike next month and would love to ask you some questions 🙏

How much hiking had you done before your te araroa thru hike?

i hope she didn’t just wash her hair in a public cooking bowl

Looking at your pack size it was too heavy.

Well done on your tramping trip be proud of yourself,You are a strong n brave woman to go solo,I hope my Homeland n my people are/were nice and kind to you.Stay safe on your journeys.