New Zealand's Best Hike | Tongariro Alpine Crossing Travel Vlog

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Ever wanted to hike across an ACTIVE VOLCANO? Join Alex The Vagabond and Carrie Rad as they do New Zealand's BEST DAY HIKE the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Do you have what it takes to complete this 19.4km climb?
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@MillennialTravelConfessions 5 лет назад

How can you forget the sandwiches! 😂

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Hahaha you try packing at 1 am in a van with just a headlamp. Haha :)

@MillennialTravelConfessions 5 лет назад

Fair enough 😂

@GabrielTravelerVideos 5 лет назад

I thought for sure he was going to say he was just joking, but hey that's the way it goes sometimes.

@chrissessions6108 4 года назад

Carrie is a saint for not getting more angry about the sandwiches. 15 miles without any real food 😭

@LauraHeale1 5 лет назад

You pronounced Ngauruhoe so well to start with and then kept changing it 😝 so nice to see NZ in your videos and love that you give history and information along the way.

@olliebassett105 5 лет назад

Pronounced as Nara-hoe-e

@koolgai1442 3 года назад

Pronounced as Nga (NG, as in, siNGer) u (as in nEW) ru (as in, DO) ho (as in door) e (as in air) Nga/u/ru/ho/e

@jofajafa 3 года назад

Neither of those descriptions of the pronunciation are accurate 😂

@portia331 5 лет назад

Great vid, beautiful location. Glad you've emphasised the need to be prepared and respect the land. The weather on the crossing can change in a minute and go from sunny to snow so you do have to be prepared!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Got to be prepared and be respectful

@RobinOm27 5 лет назад

The longest hike I've done was ~13-miles.. the one you two just did was more strenuous and makes for a great memory/adventure! Well done! Definitely, a hearty meal and recuperating in a hot springs or even just a nice hot bath, is more than well deserved!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Amen!!!

@dustgreylynx 5 лет назад

It's really nice to see and hear Americans using the metric system. Unnatural but admirable xD

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Hahaha we love the metric system. Makes way more sense

@RenegadeRanga 5 лет назад

@@vagabrothers Drug dealers can work it out but supposedly the general population can't, I don't comprehend that frankly. More awesome work though.

@Nynke_K 5 лет назад

Awesome and beautiful! And Carrie is right: always overpack for a hike in the mountains! You never know when you might get stuck for the night because you get lost in the fog or a storm, or break your ankle.

@Laura85x 5 лет назад

I completed the Tongariro crossing on Easter weekend and it was the busiest day with 4000 people. Although it was packed, we had perfect weather. It’s nice seeing what it’s like on a quieter day. 😊

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Man that’s busy!!! Glad it wasn’t that crowded when we went

@hitchinaride94 5 лет назад

I did this hike during my gap year 4 years ago, thank you for taking me back!! 😊

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Awesome!!!

@OfficialTimLowe 5 лет назад

Love all these travel vlogs! Just got back from 3 months in Europe and I’m starting to document it on RU-vid because it was amazing!! We actually visited Pompei and visited the ruins. Keep up the great work!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Cool! Thanks for watching Tim!

@StPetersburgme 5 лет назад

Nature looks absolutely insane!!! Volcano views are extraterrestrial!!! Wow!!! Thank you guys for the video!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching!

@FreedomStrider 5 лет назад

Ah we did this hike a few years ago, such an amazing adventure! That end part though, the decent is much further than you think it is

@annetopham6390 5 лет назад

Purple flowers will be heather - introduced from Scotland.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

So pretty!

@primus7776 4 года назад

Love this place! Got hung-up on climbing Mount N in 2015, but I'm back for 3 months from tomorrow, so will be adding this full crossing to my bucket list. Great video. Thank You !

@senoritaslifestyle1477 3 года назад

Such a beautiful place to hike...worth it to get sweat

@gizzmo2z 5 лет назад

Okay this is reallyyyy making me want to go to NZ. Had no idea the terrain was so diverse. Thanks for sharing!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

It is so beautiful. So worth visiting

@wgontour 5 лет назад

Suuuch a beautiful landscape! We are also here in New Zealand and traveled for 7 months with our van! 😍🙌🏻🚌 We missed this hike because of illness but we have to do this hike one time ☝🏻😍

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

7 month van trip in NZ sounds epic!!

@princesswearshikingboots4479 5 лет назад

Nicely filmed & great info. If you have time consider a side trip up to Mt Tongariro. Other interesting facts - Mt Ngauruhoe is Mt Tongariro's parasitic strata volcano and the Emerald Lakes are Craters too! Hiking boots, gaiters and hiking poles help heaps to negotiate the slippery slope towards the Emerald Lakes. The TAC is one of New Zealand's best day hikes, along with the Summit hike to Mt Ruapehu. NZ has some spectacular formatted multi-day hikes too. Ciao.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing!!

@storiesbyyousif416 5 лет назад

You guys are such an inspiration for all the you tubers and thank you for inspiring and also bringing a useful information.

@sinistergirl 5 лет назад

This makes me excited for my trip to NZ in a few months. Definitely looking forward to this hike! Thanks for sharing

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

You’re going to love it Alyssa!

@RunningPure 5 лет назад

Awesome you have come to NZ!! I have skied Ruapehu so many times, but never done the walk around. The purple flowers are a Heather, yes they are pretty.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

The heather is so beautiful

@RunningPure 5 лет назад

@@vagabrothers I have to agree. Such a hardy plant to survive in those elements.

@EmmaBrooks_gva 5 лет назад

Awww Carrie, so optimistic after being a bit mad about the sandwiches 😂😂

@olliebassett105 5 лет назад

Thanks for the message of being prepared, the weather can change here in an instant and lots of people rip up their feet walking the crossing in jandals. Once I did the crossing in April and the weather was nice until we reached the top of the devils staircase and the platue where the visibility dropped to around 10m, the wind picked up and it began to sleet. We hid under a rock for shelter and got all our wet weather gear on then hightailed it back down the devils staircase to the carpark. Don't take any risks no matter how good you think you are, you'd be surprised how many call outs Land SAR gets from the crossing from unprepared trampers in over their head.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

On man!! I can’t imagine doing that hike in jandals!!! Brutal!

@chasingadeline 5 лет назад

Wow 😮 it’s incredible to think the landscape is in New Zealand 🇳🇿!! My wife is from there and we try to get down there at least once a year

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Epic!!

@tenzen1302 5 лет назад

Converse? Reminded me of one wet May when I was canoeing backcountry in Algonquin Park, Canada. Watched as these young Asian students attempted to portage over rugged terrain wearing only flip flops. Ya, that's an awesome way to snap an ankle.🌝

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Gotta protect those feet!!

@WanderingTwavels 5 лет назад

Thanks for this video! I really enjoyed your facts and the way you captured the beauty of the hike. We were going to do it but my hubby fell sick, maybe next time. Well done for completing it!!

@COLOMBIAFRANK 5 лет назад

Love you guys, you make great content!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Cheers Frank!

@boonlee5171 5 лет назад

I have lived in this country for more than 12 years now and I have yet to do this! After watching this video, I will get my whole family to do it soon! Can't wait for your debrief video and will put first item on the things to bring list now: sandwich it is! 😝 This is so awesome!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

You gotta rally and go for it

@alana07fcb 5 лет назад

Really loved this video! NZ is awesome and your commentary was really great - loved getting bits of info about the place. Also really appreciated how respectful you were of the area, good stuff my friend!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thank you for the nice message Alana!! Glad you enjoyed the video

@kiiiwiiibird 3 года назад

As a kiwi, it’s so special to see you being really respectful of the land and the culture around this national park :) Thank you for sharing the culture and the history as well as the beauty :)

@PayelBasak1509 5 лет назад

My husband and I did this hike in last November. We were waiting for this video since last week....

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Awww so cool!!

@MeganMarieT 5 лет назад

Woah that hike looks amazing! NZ is definitely on my bucket list now!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

So worth it!!! Way too much to do down there

@bajlandia2025 5 лет назад

Wow ! Great view and just beautiful hike guys ! Congrats !

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching :)

@janettekenos3674 5 лет назад

New subscriber here! Just found you recently and have been binge watching your videos starting with your 6 part series on Quebec my home province and thought you did an awesome job. It’s amazing how much you can learn about your own home town through a visitor’s eyes. Your videos are so well filmed, edited and informative and I love the relationship between you and Marko and now Carrie! I want to book a trip to each place you’ve visited after I’ve watched the video. This video was very interesting as New Zealand has been on the bucket list for a long time. I will look forward to many more wonderful videos!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Awww thank you Janet!!! Such a nice comment to read. Really appreciate your support. Thanks for joining the journey

@TSP-kl7dw 4 года назад

the slope with the rocks is my favorite bit bcz i just fully slid the whole way super fast

@christinabroadhead3810 5 лет назад

Beautiful journey, well done! The purple flowers everywhere, look like heather.

@Thakur87HP 5 лет назад

Very beautiful place Thanks for sharing Greetings from india

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Cheers!!

@Foreverloma 5 лет назад

I‘ve done the crossing in 2012 and I‘ve done been hiking before that. It was hard but I survived and it was so worth it.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Definitely hard and definitely worth it

@therealchickentender 5 лет назад

Lived in NZ for a little over a year. Trekked this beaut in the first month and it kicked my ass. Did it again about 10 months later and felt like I wanted to turn around at the end go back over! :) The trick was a fast descent (and probably the fog during the Devil's Stair that masked how much further you had to go so you didn't think about it!)

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

The descent was brutal!!! Haha

@therealchickentender 5 лет назад

@@vagabrothers That super crazy first descent down the spine over all that scree and loose rock - I did an old FS descent trick (once there weren't many people on it).. I "skied" my way down. Takes about 2 minutes and its fun as hell, instead of laborious and tiring. :)

@samnelson2333 5 лет назад

I forgot the sandwiches - possibly the saddest sentence in existence

@CarrieRad 5 лет назад

Sam Nelson truly 💔 haha

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Hahaha

@francescaalgie8905 5 лет назад

I can confirm this is an epic walk!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Epic walk is confirmed :)

@RunningPure 5 лет назад

Also, I love your story telling and how you love our sacred land, Arohanui xx

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thank you!!! We have so much love for NZ

@RunningPure 5 лет назад

@@vagabrothers so pleased to here xox

@KennyC 4 года назад

It was probably my favourite day in New Zealand from the month I spent there. Definitely one of the best hikes I've ever done purely down to how much the scenery changes throughout - I've never seen anything like it. But I don't think it's as hard as he makes it out. While it is long, the landscape changes so much there are quite a few flat sections that break up the ascent. Compared to the other two longer hikes I did while I was there (Roy's Peak, and the Mueller Hut Hike), it was definitely the easiest.

@bellewhitmore5460 5 лет назад

Oh I love this hike, best hike ever!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Definitely one of the best hikes ever

@flightofthefatman 5 лет назад

Thats a big hike especially with a backpack and camera gear minus da sandwiches. Really nicely put together video. Were the lakes hot??

@gymrat2647 5 лет назад

Use to go to Tongariro a fair bit when I use to live in Auckland and that was when one could stay at Ketetahi hut. Before it got damaged in 2012 from the Te Mari . Can remember seeing the odd person hear and there

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Far too many amazing hikes in NZ. Cheers Damien

@lategamer6684 4 года назад

Such a cool feat I heard it’s one of the top 10 most visited one day walks in the world

@ElizabethDavisVlogs 5 лет назад

Straight up bucket list!!! Omg....amazing!!❤️

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

It is for sure!!

@gsoffice6402 5 лет назад

Beautiful ... thank you!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching!

@ianhut4818 5 лет назад

Wow ... really amazing landscape... thx for sharing this ...

@sandaanadarun7800 5 лет назад

Those purple flowers only bloom a 100 years once .u guys are blessed to see this .love from Australia 🇦🇺

@globewanderer282 4 года назад

Your video is really good I also started travel vlog. Watching your video I learned lots of this thanks 👍

@3thanwong 5 лет назад

hey, your video is amazing this is great. I am saving this!

@tommy_casual 5 лет назад

Tongariro is one of the best parts of the Te Araroa thru-hike. The Te Araroa is on my bucket list. Planning to tackle it in a few years.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Need to go back and do a full Trek

@tommy_casual 5 лет назад

@@vagabrothers the Te Araroa is an 1800 mile hike from Cape Reinga to Bluff. From the northernmost point in NZ to southernmost. It's daunting but also a once in a lifetime adventure.

@3thanwong 5 лет назад

wow, your channel is great this is awesome. I am saving this!

@flipsntricks3330 5 лет назад

I did this walk with my mum. Like a couple of weeks ago it was really cool but very tiring.😊

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Very tiring for sure!!

@NereaML 5 лет назад

Amazing video!! i would love going to New Zealand and that hike looks inpredible and something i want to do. :)

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

It’s the best for hiking!

@EleinaHinch 5 лет назад

wow that view is incredible!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed

@marcdavidgonzalesdorotan9263 4 года назад

Doing the crossing tomorrow 🥰

@AndreyGusevWorld 5 лет назад

Amazing! I also want to visit New Zealand and climb its mountains)

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

It’s the best!! Thanks for watching!

@iaveta 2 года назад

Awesome 👏

@sameeransk60 5 лет назад

Nothing beautiful than your srilanka vlog..but this great and interesting so educated. ..

@calabriact1705 Год назад

Great video, thanks for sharing! I read Mangatepopo car park is where the 19-km track begins. I assume it’s also where it ends. Or do you end up at a different spot & would need other means of transportation to return to the car park?

@patchadams9282 3 года назад

Hi Alex, the flowers are Lupins

@english_with_Jenny 5 лет назад

Hi, thanks for the video 🙂 Check Kamchatka - Russia. It's a volcanoes area in Russia. The views there are incredible. Like it's not on Earth 😉

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Kamchatka is definitely on the bucket list

@MarcoPauloTravel 5 лет назад

5 seconds into the vid and I’m already hungry. Brb. Grabbing a snack

@heidir5379 5 лет назад

Looks so amazing! How long did it take you to walk the whole Tongariro crossing? thank you :)

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

It took us all day. Probably around 9 hrs but we were stopping a bit for filming

@Viajedelavida 5 лет назад

The clumps of pink flowers are heather.

@Nynke_K 5 лет назад

Yes! If you Google Tongariro heather, you'll find its sad story on a government website: "Originally planted by one of the early park wardens around 1910, heather was introduced to the area as a food source for pheasant and grouse which were to be introduced to Tongariro National Park as gamebirds. Public outrage stopped the birds' introduction in the park, although they were released in neighbouring areas. The birds did not survive the harsh climatic conditions of the Tongariro area, but unfortunately the heather did. It spread throughout the tussock country, smothering and pushing out the red tussock."

@sarikadissanayake9041 4 года назад

Dear Carrie and Alex, I really wished I met you here in New Zealand

@vagabrothers 4 года назад

Next time!!

@sarikadissanayake9041 4 года назад

Come around Christmas time . It’s summer over here now

@sarikadissanayake9041 4 года назад

Also please bring Lanka with you 😘

@rollingwithrob6579 5 лет назад

You deserved it mate. Enjoy your stay

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thanks Rob!

@paulmorris3613 5 лет назад

The pink flowers look like calluna or wild heather to me, as no close up difficult to tell.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Believe it was heather :)

@jadeupton4 5 лет назад

Hi guys, have been following your channel the last few years. Awesome to finally see you travel my own county! Mt Ngauruhoe is pronounced Naa-eww-roo-hoe-ee Lots of love, Jade , Auckland NZ

@mujahidmohiuddin9207 5 лет назад

Love from karachi bros😍😍😍

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

🙏🏼

@helenvwalker7919 5 лет назад

The flowers look like heather.

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

They are!

@helenvwalker7919 5 лет назад

@@vagabrothers 😊😎

@relicofgold 2 года назад

Oxidization? It's a genius guide here today.

@TravellerBabaG 5 лет назад

Awesome 👍👍

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@aniruddhatraveler 5 лет назад

Love from India

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

🙏🏼🙏🏼

@patchadams9282 3 года назад

Hi Alex, Mount Ngauruhoe is pronounced Nara-ho-ee cheers Patch :-)

@adriataylor7534 5 лет назад

would love to see New Zealand, but to get me on an airplane, good luck with that. you would have to drug me and knock me out lol

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

You’ll be fine!!!! :)

@Steven-rr6en 5 лет назад

Hi, when did you do this hike? I was hiking on 27 Apr (Sat) and the weather was so bad. There was no views 😂 Thanks for sharing this video =D

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Aww bummer you got bad weather. We did it in mid March

@Modnyy 5 лет назад

Muellers hut has to come close !

@0abeautifulmess0 5 лет назад

there are so many beautiful shots in this video! for example 11:20 and 12:35 i would probably hang on a wall in my place! let me know if you have photographs like these in your shop :).

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Thank you!! I’ll be updating my gallery soon. 🙌🏼

@nomaddownunder2837 5 лет назад

I did it once and started from opposite side. Then thought never again..lol

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Hahaha it’s a hard one for sure!

@TheMattyman1010 5 лет назад

Mt Doom!!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

The ring of power!!!

@jekesh__ 5 лет назад

Love from INDIA 💐💐

@ThijsWever 4 года назад

Thanks for all the Wikipedia info man!

@davids.6465 5 лет назад

Greetings from 🇲🇽

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Saludos!

@peternorton188 5 лет назад

0:25 ...that girl looks hungry!

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Hahaha

@Pugomera 5 лет назад

Hey could you please tell me how you attached your peak design camera holding thing to the shoulder strap of your backpack? Because if I am not wrong your shoulder strap is much too wide for this thing. I am asking because I have this problem with my hiking backpack. Thanks in advance:) love your channel!!!

@cocosguesthousekohphiphi5704 5 лет назад

Good vid

@AnonYmous-UserNotFound 5 лет назад

I once saw a lone guy hiking this in a full suit and dress shoes (no other gear or hydration). Just like he was walking home from the office or doing the walk of shame. Still think about it now..

@erincoenegrachts2788 5 лет назад

I love the scenery but man, so many people on the trail 😶

@therealchickentender 5 лет назад

Really depends on the day and season. Heaps of school kids come up there for day treks. I've been on it swarmed by kids, and nearly alone.

@tonyrobb8815 4 года назад

You forgot the sandwiches!...I would have told her"suck it up sister or go get them yourself"...

@augustinejohn3251 5 лет назад

Which camara you are using

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

It’s the Sony Alpha a7riii

@peetak5597 4 года назад

He’s not not joking he said

@Andy_M986 5 лет назад

Nah roo a hoyee

@sunnymudgal 5 лет назад

Where is marker..??

@the40thstep 5 лет назад

So how is your experience different now when travelling compared to when you travelled with your brother for so many years...besides the obvious advantages of travelling with your gf haha

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Love both ways. Very fun either way

@bad2085 5 лет назад

Which is the nearest town to get an Airbnb?

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

Turangi is the nearest town. Also has hot springs for after the hike :)

@bad2085 5 лет назад

Great, thanks for the info! Love your content! :)

@andrewbristoe1833 5 лет назад

volcano no food for Gf BRAVE lol quick judgement day judgment some food was brought of the hook

@vagabrothers 5 лет назад

We still had food but no sandwiches

@kingcountrykiwi7429 5 лет назад

I am Ngati Tuwharetoa descent and my family home is only 30 minutes drive from here. Our history differs for these mountains. As a punishment for helping our neighbour tribes and fighting the British during land wars the NZ government annexed these lands. If we refused then they were going to claim all our ancestral land around Taupo also. What is one to do. The govt has since paid reparation in money but we are still custodians and watch from afar unless we need to object. Nice trek also. Isn’t that lake Rotoira, I don’t think Taupo was that close. That is where the Haka “Ka Mate, Ka Mate” was composed. Did you go there at all?