Routine with Eric movie: - make a coffee - close door in my room - increase volume - tick thumb up - start the movie - share a coffee and thumbs up with Eric - do complain that movie is to short
Erik, me and Evan (My 4yr old son) have been looking forward to this one. What a blessing! He asks me all the time - "Daddy, is there a new Erik video yet?" We both had our coffees, while being glued to the screen. Thank you once again for a great adventure. Greetings from me and Evan, all the way from South Africa.
You get me trought landscape where I can go, because my heart is not functionning well. That's why, with your videos, I can feel the tranquility, all the tinys sounds of nature the peacefull place where you walk... And that, it's priceless... Thank you Erik 🇫🇷
Lovely, as always! You compose the surroundings, details, sounds and you hiking etc. so smooth. Creates a really calm, peaceful mood 🙏 Beautiful area 😍
I must say Erik, that you do a heck of a job filming and capture the beautiful sounds of nature! No jibbering about what you do, and what you´re going to do...just let the images speak for themselfs. Love that! You got my thumbs up och tack för att du delar med dig av dina äventyr.
I'm starting to repeat myself, but again you got me watching it twice. Once for the sound and again for the picture. You look so comfortable out there on your own. Thumbs up..
Absolutely love your videos. The way you capture the sounds of nature are amazing. The sound of water flowing down the stream, birds chirping, sound of wind... It's amazing. Thank you !
My home state of California is approximately the same size as Sweden but with 27 million more people. In spite of this it is still possible to be alone in the mountains there. Thank you for your video.
John C Correct, except we can’t get to any of it because most is behind private land. Sweden has public access to all open countryside, hopefully something we can work on improving here.
Having embraces watching RU-vid over traditional television other than catching the news and current politics, you are still in my top three. Keep them coming.
Another very enjoyable video, thank you. What a clever idea to remove your socks before the river crossing, keep them dry and put them back on after crossing the river and wiping out your boots. I shall be crossing rivers up in Scotland in a remote area in a few weeks and was considering how best to manage it. I probably wouldn't have thought of removing my socks first, so thank you.
@@erik_normark I cant afford to become a Patron but I'd happily make a one-off small donation to keep your wonderful work going. How could I do this? Can I donate into your Pay Pal account or something? I would guess that you wouldn't want to give your bank details and I can understand that.
@@wandering_not_lost Hi Ian, you can easily use Eriks PayPal Account for a single donation, you find the link under the video on top of the page. That is what I did before I became a Patreon.
I just found your channel and have subscribed. Very enjoyable trip with beautiful scenery, with the peace and sounds of nature. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada and will soon be kayaking and camping.
Another beautifully crafted glimpse at a slice of your homeland. Thank you so much for sharing your trip in such an incredible way. Very well done. atb -Larry
new lens? Stabilization and quality is very nice! thank you very much. PS---support him on the patreon.com/eriknormark. 1$ a month is not a lot for everyone, but we have a lot of viewers
You're so lucky to have places where few people go. Solitude is next to impossible in the Canadian Rockies during the summer. I definitely need to go to Sweden one day.
Hi Erik. Greetings from Malaysia. Stunning scenery as always in your videos! So nice to be out in the open with nature all around - bliss :-) . Really enjoyed this one. Thanks so much for sharing.
Superb as usual. I am sending extra medal for bravery. 🎖You crossed that river, knew how deep it is, set tripod with camera and went back to do the take. 🙌🏻
☕👍 Great visuals Erik .. reminds me lot of the mountains behind my erstwhile coastal home in Kleinmond, South Africa .. without the snow .. naturally 😏. Thank you for sharing 😊.
Hi Thomas! I am in Worcester, Western Cape. I used to live in Somerset West. We used to often drive to Kleinmond on the weekends. Your comment is so accurate, I didn't even think of it. So true. Greetings.
So apt . Life is full of riches when it’s sleeping , eating , drinking , packing and leaving . A daily cycle of meaningful actions carried out with deliberation . All centred on a love of nature and a respect for real things , cold and heat dark and light. . These films hide a profound truth in plain sight .
After two days in the native forests, I watched Erik's last video again today. It is becoming increasingly clear to me that his films are less and less documenting the hike and drawing more and more a picture of nature and the emotions it can convey. The "technical" aspects of hiking (such as navigation, building a tent, fetching water, cooking, etc.) are only briefly indicated. Old Normark fans know about cowboy coffee anyway and why he takes what equipment, so you can abbreviate this (eg 7:50 ff). On the other hand many sequences are visual poems, sunny and colorful (like 7:00) or cloudy-dark (like 5:09). Several times the romantic topos of the lonely wanderer is quoted, standing with his back to the viewer in front of a magnificent landscape. Compare (3:16 or 10:07) with Caspar David Friedrich's "Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer" (1817): pure romance. And, yes, I like Erik's "music". Only a few tones, which give the mood in addition to the natural sounds also an acoustic level. (3:24 + 6:50). I do not know if these videos can be called art, but they are damn close and certainly beautiful. Both thumbs up.
I love the way you spread the love by getting specific about Erik‘s touches of art in his films. I feel the same as you about that, and having studied Literary Criticism many moons ago, I always appreciate it when people stop to write more than just „Great“ or „Beautiful“, but rather go deeper into an artist‘s work. Isn‘t it great how such an anonymous thing as social media can connect us all in loving and caring for Mother Nature and appreciating one another? Also had to grin about the German painting you quoted, since I live in Germany (as an American expat).
@@scottbecker3485 Assuming that your question was not meant rhetorically, I want to answer it: Yes, I find it equally alien and touching how so many thousands of people around the world follow Erik's videos and exchange their thoughs. Sometimes I think we should all leave this digital illusory world as soon as possible, because only real nature conveys its beauty and peace. But again and again I find myself in front of the monitor to keep awake memories or to get inspiration for new tours. Or just for fun.
altewu Nice to connect with you on this. (And my question was open-ended, just in case you or somehow else cared to answer it.) I get you on wishing to ditch the digital in favor of the real, but I invite you to consider that the digital is every bit as real as the real as long as our hearts and souls get in tune with the vibration (energy) behind the media. It‘s all a question of how we immerse ourselves in something. If it touches us deep inside, who is to say that looking at a real tree or bush or meadow, ourselves, is energetically different from enjoying such beauty via the eyes of someone else? In the end, by loving Erik‘s videos, we are feeling connected to the natural world, and the natural world is desperately in need of people who do precisely that. And of course, if the feelings and longings we experience while watching an immersive video prompt us to get out and commune with nature more, then that‘s an added plus. :-) Speaking purely for myself, I‘ve been in very similar landscapes during a 5-day solo stealth camping hike through the Dovrefjell mountains of middle Norway. It was a religious experience. And watching Erik‘s videos reminds me of feelings had then. They all come rushing back in. This helps me to bridge the time gap until I can get back to the wilderness again.
@@scottbecker3485 Hi Scott, I had to think a while on your thesis: "[...] the digital is every bit as real as the real as long as our hearts and souls get in tune with the vibration (energy) behind the media." I can only answer in short terms, otherwise I (or we) will probably be kicked out of this comment area;) - I am convinced, that art can convey a deeper, condensated truth about things than reality offers. But all we see in nature is what we put into it. Nature is not your enemy, that has to be overcome in summit victories, not the production area for agricultural goods, not our mother, to whose bosom we should flee back, it is what it is and doesn`t care for us. Only on a very basic level we cultural beings still are bound to it when we breathe, eat, drink, shit, die. - The image of something is never equal to the thing itself. Being outside I put my whole existence into an natural environment, including all the inconveniences that come along with it: sunburn, mosquitoes, blisters on the feet etc. - which is totally unromantic. But I also enjoy the benefits: the physical effort pleases my body, I breathe good air, avoid electrosmog, alcohol and street noise - so I become fitter and happier every day. It is impossible to achive these effects by whatching a video. (That is why I said "illusory") - About media: We gather and exchange via RU-vid, which is part of the Google empire, one of the biggest money makers of our time. All our video views and searches are saved to lure us with better personalized ads. (How many commercials do you have to click away before you can see Erik's videos?) We can enjoy movies or dream of our own tours, we can discuss art and media questions, but we are constantly seduced to spend more time on RU-vid by selected videos which I see to the right hand side just now. And finally we are supposed to spent money on travels, equipment or whatever, that's what the system was established for. And if I wouldn`t work, it would not exist any more.
Hello my hiking friend, greetings from Northern California. It is really good to see you in the outdoors again. You continue to provide your viewers with a true video masterpiece. It is like a holy moment. Please take good care of yourself out there and provide us with more beautiful videos, because we all need more holy moments in our lives. 🤗
Wow. That’s probably in the top 5 best videos that you have done. So beautiful with great shot selection. I love all your mountain Videos. I especially liked the wide angle of your tent down by river so tiny. The shot you should keep from now on is the map at the end of the video so we the viewer can see how far you traveled. Really adds to the overall story. So good that I’m going to replay it again a second time. Just incredible. How far of a drive was this for you.
Nice! I was hoping you would dive deeper into the mountains this summer. Awesome shot of you fading into the fog! Edit: Wow! You’re not far from me! I didn’t realize that you were right on the Norwegian border. Gotta check that route out. 👍🏼
Hi Erik from New Zealand, getting a feel for Northern Sweden, awesome sharp video enjoyed it to the last frame. Great sound, especially when the cloud came down on your high camp, I could hear the wind and vastness of that land. Being able to see your route on a topo map was a wonderful addition. John in NZ
Brrrr that water is cold. Was that a banjo? What instruments do you play? Simply beautifully done, my brain just got a swedish spa treatment. Thankyou Erik💦💨💬🗨👀👂👌👍✋🖒✊❤ funny stove hotpot placement. Let me just overstate the obvious here. U r a hotty kid, great eye, cute gear,nice backyard😂😎& maps are my favorite. Did i say thanks? Let me say it again! Wow! Thousands of thankyous!xxxxxXxxxxxXx
I had a pair of Danner Fort Lewis, worn them out several times the last pair I had were resoled 3 times. I used "Bear grease" a concoction my grandmother said was good for leather, that and the gortex made them water proof and soooooooohhh comfortable you could just wear them all day. Sorry reminiscing .... seeing you ford the stream brought back great memories of camping/hiking in the smokey mountains... forded a stream but before I did I was wearing the same pants as you and those fort Lewis boots, I taped the cuffs of the pants to the boots, stayed really dry during the several water crossings I made knee deep. .. sometimes it is worth the extra time to relax and keep dry... I love your videos... makes my wanderlust kick in.... traveled to Thailand and have been a lot of places here ... kinda feel the need to move on... peace be unto you my brother. ..
Thanks for another beautiful and well produced video. I finally got the Notch Li gen. 2 and really like it. I'll use my silnylon Moment DW for winter camping. I've added 4 fly hem stake loops for windy conditions. Before sewing the loops to the fly hem I used a circle of Dyneema repair tape folded on the hem edge and another larger Tenacious Tape circle over it for double reinforcement. Next i'm using RIT Dyemore to dye the solid panels of the inner tent green B/C of the translucent shite Dyneema fly giving no shade and no privacy. This is my 2nd Tarptent pole supported tent. The first was the Contrail. I had online night out in my Notch Li so far. It was a warm costal southern California night and with both fly doors open I was comfortable with no condensation.
