What an Intrepid Tramper you are. This was mesmerising and I was glued to the screen for the entire video. As a tranper in my 60s I felt the challenges! 😅 Huge respect to you. Your philosophical ponderings towards the end resonate deeply in my heart, and your parents' welcome off the trail was beautiful 😍 Well done and brilliant video content.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks GypsyGirl317, nice of you to say. And well done for watching until the end.

Thank you for sharing this video, beautiful land, great journey, well done

In Fiordland they say, "If you can't see the mountains it's raining, if you can see the mountains, it's about to rain."

Hey Mark. Well done. You are an athlete. We cut 46 ks of new predator control tracks on Resolution Island plus heaps of tracks around Milford. So we fet a taste of what you have done. We'll done My man. Fiordland toughens up up but is so rewarding in another way. It gets in your blood.

Good stuff Jonesy! Nice to see you in action again. What a brilliant A-B. Fortitude, thoughtfulness and grit.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Beau. I've been meaning to write and share with you, that your Junk Paddle KZread vid was a real hit with my Masters students doing a Crafting paper. A couple of them have been combing the Auckland streets and railway lines for wood and are building a paddle for a trip at the end of the year. Love your work!

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Beau, looking forward to hosting you in NZ at AUT. How long will you have in Auckland? My emails the same. Get in touch and we'll see if we can work in a micro adventure...

A great watch! I had to keep pausing and flicking to NZ Topo Map to work out where you were. I worked for DOC in Te Anau for 10 years and have been to most of those huts you stayed in and maintained the cable structures you walked over. Thanks for filling in all the rugged bits in between. Very inspirational to someone also in their fifties!

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al. What a great place to devote a decade of your life to!

I spent a total of 98 days in and around Dusky Sound in the mid 70s. Geology field work full tramping style with just two of us fully off track all of the time. I fully appreciate the courage and physicality this journey demanded and it resonates so hard with me it hurts. Well done and much respect.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! 98days. I bet you had some adventures during that trip. And the coms in the 70s would have made it very committing. Glad you enjoyed the video and it brought back some rich memories.

Thank you for sharing your adventure Mark. That was an epic journey ❤

You are amazing, Thankyou for taking the time to film & share the toughest trek known to man .

Wow what an incredible trip. 👏 😍

Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. Much appreciated!

Awsom vid, amazing stamina,,,and for a great cause, 👍👍💪💪

Mark - was sent this video by a friend in Dunedin and found it entirely jaw dropping. Such a strong sense of awe. Thanks for all that walking. Cheers, Simon in London.

Hi Mark we cut 43 ks on Resolution Island ..Mate well done.I can fully appreciate your mission. Fiordland toughens you you up. A vast wilderness. Well done.

O for Awesome, was a pleasure and sometimes scary to watch your epic journey Cheers

Mark . That was a truly amazing inspirational video of an amazing journey . Fiordland is the most awe inspiring place ,and needs our protection !.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mel. I couldn't agree more. What it needs is more investment in pest eradication. I saw stoats and possums in there, even in the most remote of places.

What an adventure, what a journey. Congratulations on this epic achievement. Love watching every minute of this.

What an extraordinary journey Mark. It takes real testicular capacity to strike out on your own on such an adventure. I actually got emotional when you finished it. I'd love to do something like this but I don't have a good head for heights. Thank you so much for sharing a remarkable journey with us. Cheers

Just amazing,be very proud in what you did.

Absolutely amazing adventure !! thank you !

@MarkJones-ht9zd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it. It was nice to be able to share it a little.

Hat off to you, well done great video

Well done brother!!!!!

Hats of to you Mark, your doubts at the start, are as it should be with a task that big ahead of you. You did well to keep it together when it was all stacked against you and the sandflies conspiring to drive you insane. That knife edge ridge in the mist at 9.26 looks so dodgy! Awesome film.

The mountains are way better than any medication

Fantastic achievement!

Well done that man.

An absolute eye-opener. I stumbled across your video on one of my many searches of Fiordland I've made over the last year or two. It's my dream to do something similar. I hadn't planned on watching the whole thing but from the first few scenes you were so relatable and then the adventure drew me in. As the credits rolled I found myself wanting more. I guess I'll have to get down to Fiordland and create my own story from here. Amazing effort, thanks for making this video.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick It is a place that will draw you in with its scale, beauty and mystique. Keep the dream alive and I look forward to hearing about your own adventure one day.

This has been awesome to watch. Love the fact it's off track

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Karl. Tons of intrigue some days as to weather a route was going to go or not.

incredible, thankyou

Best doco I've seen in a while! 👍

Omg - what an insane, inspiring trip!

What an adventure. Truly epic.

Stunning. What a great journey and story. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome Mark, unreal effort.

What an insane and brilliant idea, absolute stunning watch.

wonderful, inspiring! Many thanks for sharing!

Inspirational! Well done on a fantastic achievement

What an amazing and inspiring journey Mark. Great job!

That was amazing! The Relive recap at the end really hammered it home - the fact that if took so long and that elevation profile was so gnarly. An incredible and inspirational achievement. Well done.

What an epic journey Mark. Thanks for sharing 👍

Fascinating journey Mark. Tremendous effort, and especially solo. I know only a few others who have done similar trips. We had planned a similar traverse back in 2012/13, and picked out pretty much the same route. By the time we got to West Arm Manapouri, however, the weather really got stuck in with storm after storm, and we were beaten further east - we had a full length of the South Island in mind. We managed a short trip into the Glaisnock and up to Edith Saddle, and back out, and then carried on north until a knee injury knocked me out in the Landsborough. We were on our journey 72 days in total. This will be etched in your memory for life. So nice to the see the country we so wanted to traverse in your video. Thanks.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Your journey must've been amazing Markus. 72days is quite a while to be on the go. Yes I was fortunate to get some good spells of weather. Thanks

epic trip mate, thanks for sharing your journey.

Very inspiring!!!

Thanks Mark for laying out your soul and producing an excellent video story.

Stunning achievement, congrats! The scenery is jaw dropping, I can imagine how it felt being there on your own, but for 40 days, it's another level. Thanks for the video. Massive respect for what you have done for mental health.

Wow Mark, what an incredible journey. Thank you so much for sharing.

What a journey well done❤

Awesome stuff mate! Very inspiring journey.

Exceptional adventure, thanks for sharing the video!

This is Amazing. One Tough man. Well Done.

Really epic and inspiring journey!

Just spectacular. Congratulations! You're an inspiration.

Unbelievable a adventure of a lifetime good on you and thanks for sharing

Love the video grate content keep it up

Bloody incredible mate very impressed. Love the comment about everyone having a journey to tick off within their comfort zone. One day I’ll get my version of your traverse. Awesome

Wow this is an incredible adventure and chalange yea put your self through. Really remarkable one of those things that only you can truly know and understand on what you went through and experienced out there. Awsome video m8

Epic journey and storey Jonesy!

What a wonderful mental and physical challenge...loved it.

Great Video Mark, wonderful trip, thanks for sharing

Thanks Mark. Really enjoyed watching that 😊

That was awesome. I enjoyed following you live during the adventure and really cool that you put together such a good video. Cheers

Well done mate.followed you on Facebook when you achieve this massive mission. Great to watch the video and see what you went through. Awesome stuff

Wow mate! I dunno what to say.. that was extremely inspiring!! Thanks so much for putting that together 👌🏼

Leo (in the red jacket, pack raft bit)and Laurel just watched this in California. My, how far away and precious Fiordland and New Zealand seem now. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on an amazing journey!

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leo. It was great to spend a a couple of days with you and the others in Lake T Hut. Glad you got back home safe.

What a great video of an epic journey, I really enjoyed this. Courageous, inspiring and honest, well done.

Mark, that was amazing, watching this made me realise I’ve used the word epic a bit too often in the oat.

It is always great to have some free time while enjoying and exploring nature, incredible sights

Mate what an epic trip...Very inspiring and motivating, you have yourself a new subsciber, looking forward to more...Cheers

Awesome video, thoroughly enjoyed watching this! What a trip!

A tough unforgiving and spectacular land. Well done, well filmed and narrated. Food for the soul

WOW, simply stunning video footage and an amazing recount of your journey. I followed your journey on Facebook and was thrilled to watch this video. Well done on your achievement, congratulations!!

Epic trip! I was following your travels as you left, missed you on the dusky only by a couple of days. Planning a 2 week bash next summer myself...don't think I'm quite ready for 40 days!

Caralho! The good portugese to describe what have you done. Absolutuly amazing. Such a good inspiration to keep me getting more into tramping and skilled to do someyhing like this one day.

Nice one mate. I grew up there and this took me back to my childhood. Well done with this epic achievement Mark

Wow Mark , what a truly inspiring journey. Stu sent me this ... We feel proud to have you as our Cousin .. Great to see R &R at the end. This is like a land version of a Swanhaven adventure.

Awesome to see you doing this Jonesie. Out boy heads to tihoi next year. Have told him all about your adventures and how you were teaching with Dad.

Well done Mark , New Zealand has got some World class tramping adventures.

Inspirational! What a hikoi. Some of that ridge top stuff was pretty out there. Great watch - thanks and congratulations!

This is an inspiring adventure. Thank you for documenting it.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

Awesome!

Awesome to watch Bro. It’s very well done. I didn’t know there was a saddle named after me there. 💓

Thank you Jonesy. Food for the soul 🙏 A gift for storytelling.....terrifying at times, full of adventure and beauty and always inspiring! 💚

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cath. Glad you enjoyed it.

Well done an awesome idea changing adventure into the world's most rugged Park. I have been fortunate enough to cut and maintain many tracks in Fiordland. I know the highs and the lows. Fjordland toughens you up a vast wilderness that will test you and reward you equally..

@MarkJones-ht9zd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Warren. Top respect for your track work too. I was lucky enough to do most of the Dusky track section behind a track crew.

@warrenheslip692

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkJones-ht9zd Thanks for replying Mark we were not working on the main wing track s rather route finding and cutting predator control line's..some evil going. Well done on your epic adventure... you are one hardy soul.

Wow, I saw that this video was 50 minutes long and thought I'm not going to watch all of it, maybe 5 minutes... 50 minutes later and the video was incredible, felt like a movie. brilliant video and commentary ❤️

@MarkJones-ht9zd

10 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks Alfred, that means a lot to me. Cheers

This is epic! Looking fit as ever. What a feat! Inspirational.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sian. Glad you enjoyed it.

This is the stuff of legends, Mark. Super inspirational, well done brother!!!

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Levi

Really enjoyed watching this. What an epic journey, thanks for sharing Mark.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan

Absolutely mental! What an epic trip & epic achievement. So much respect for you and fratutude for sharing. No words. Awesome. 😁

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Darrell. You said it all right there.

Legend. So inspiring. Had been following your progress while you were out there. I remember one point where it was wet for days. Brilliant journal of your epic journey. So well done. Loved the tracking at the end and the reunion pics with your parents. Bet you enjoyed that first hot bath ☺

@MarkJones-ht9zd

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Nicky Yes I did:-) I'm heading back down to paddle the Fiordland coast this summer if all goes to plan to close the circle. Thanks for your lovely words and sorry I took so long to reply.

The difficulty of this traverse, mental and physical tenacity required to complete it cannot be overstated.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ala. There is a great balance too in Fiordland. Satisfaction matches the steepess of the hills and the endless visual delights are equal to the grind.

That is astounding - at once both daunting, and yet, inspiring. Thank you for the effort of putting this together. Simply awesome. - John

@MarkJones-ht9zd

10 ай бұрын

Thanks John. I appreciating you saying. You come back from these things with a pile of footage and wonder if it will ever come together as a movie.

Really Fantastic Mark!!! this is just what I needed. Been toying with the idea of taking my launch down from Auckland to explore the fiords but its such a long haul to get there. Wish I Iived closer. Certainly got me thinking. Thanks so much for sharing this epic adventure. Awesome achievement at 60 and some of that climbing took balls of steel.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

11 ай бұрын

Thanks solo3071. I'm heading back down to paddle the Fiordland coast this summer if all goes to plan to close the circle. Thanks for your kind words and sorry I took so long to reply.

An Epic journey my friend, probably one of the best videos I've seen, great commentary, mind blowing 😊

@MarkJones-ht9zd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for saying that Silver Peaks. Appreciated.

Wow Jonesy what an epic adventure. Watched this twice now, simply inspirational. You did a great job of commentating the journey as well. Look forward to the next time I bump into you in the field somewhere

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kyle. I'll look forward to that too. Cheers

Quite a remarkable journey you undertook. I worked in the Park from the beginning of 63 and did lots of journeys during and since, so it has been a tremendous reminder of the beauty and strength of Nature. Thanks, Mark. Robin Smith

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robin. Yes, I have some very special memories from that journey and smile often thinking about my time in Fiordland.

Incredible adventure thanks for sharing your grit mental fortitude in the toughest country in NZ was inspiring

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. Glad you enjoyed it. I still smile when I think about that trip.

Cool adventure

Mark thank you so much for sharing. That was absolutely fantastic and incredibly inspiring.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you guys. I just checked out your Sawcut Gorge movie. That's a place I've always wanted to get to.You guys are doing some great work. What program did you use for the map worm at the end of that movie please?

@samandkevsoutdooradventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkJones-ht9zd Sawcut Gorge is an amazing place. For the maps we just use PowerPoint animations and save it as an mp4 file. It does raise a question about your trip however around battery conservation. It looks like you used Relive, which I assume you ran off your phone, looks like you also had an in reach and at least two cameras. It must have been difficult keeping everything charged even with spare batteries and power banks. I noticed you had some solar panels, but weather appeared to not always be playing ball with good sunlight hours.

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

YesI had a GoPro and an iPhone X. I charged both with the solar panel and I had a Wopow powerpack for the cloudy days. The InReach was important to keep charged and switched on while I was walking pinging the satellite every 30minutes. Yes Relive for the GPX file and 3D worm. I was blogging by using the Earthmate App to pair the iPhone to the InReach Mini and Txting updates to my wife to upload to Facebook. Amazing technology all. The only issue was accidentally leaving on the GoPro and filling up the card, and with no spare that was the end of that.

This is so inspiring to watch I hope o can make the same trip one day so proud to be related to you threw family haha

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wandering Hobo. Sorry I didn't reply sooner but I don't really do social media and do go on here very often. Glad you were inspired...put a date on a calendar sometime and do it... One of the best trips I've done for sure. You've got me guessing now. What's the family link? Cheers Mark

Awesome Jonesy!

@MarkJones-ht9zd

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Liam.