I am almost 80 years of age. I miss hiking and exploring more than I can say. I have watched this video five times (so far) and found something new and fascinating each time. Harmen, you are a genius and an incredible photographer and videographer. There are no words to capture your work and your tenacity. Thank you for keeping me in the bigger world in a beautiful testimony to the power and grandeur of nature and places I will never actually see. Godspeed !

@Purnabrahma573

10 ай бұрын

I wish you a very good health and happy moments in your life Love from India

@CK7985

9 ай бұрын

Nice to read. We all should be clear, that life is relatively short and we have to use our life time and fullfil all dreams, wishes and goals, whenever we have the chance, time and money to. Never postpone them until old age when it is impossible to do tings like traveling to the beautiful spots of the planet. I hope, you enjoyed your life and ride until now. Are there any advices from you to younger people?

@zhunmiao882

9 ай бұрын

love from China😁

@edcook9747

9 ай бұрын

I too am 80 and cant hike any longer. The other 80 year old stated it perfectly. I now spend much time watching others go where I wish I could still go. Thank you for a wonderful presentation.

@Purnabrahma573

9 ай бұрын

@@edcook9747 i wish you a good health and best moments in your life. Stay happy❤️❤️

I rarely make comments on KZread, but the way you make every scene possible is beyond words. Please keep doing what you do because you are such an inspiration for millions of us🙏

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate the exception. Thanks!

Dear Harmen, it was your films, the way you presented beauty of nature and your courage what pushed me and inspired me get out of my shell and try backpacking out of UK. So when I found Long crossing Lofoten trail I wandered how comes to it that you didn't hike this trail yet. Now is over 7 months I'm planning this trip and I seen your post you done Lofoten I was super excited to see your film. Firstly because I knew that you will do your own trail and I will see Lofoten in its most beauty. Secondly because I will go by end of August hike from Moskenses to Svolvaer. So now each night I close my eyes I can see what is waiting for me from your footage. So beautiful so breath taking. You giving me so much courage and inspiration that I can make it. Thank you so much Harmen for your beautiful work. Lucy

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Hi Lucy, thanks for sharing. I feel humbled I was a small part in all this. Hope you get to enjoy the outdoors there. And shoot me a DM on Instagram if you need help with anything. Have fun!

This video is a good reminder that even though there is a lot of ugly/bad things in the world there are still gems like this that can give you a sense of beauty without even saying a word.

I absolutely love this. On snowy mornings, my husband and I like to sit down with a cup of coffee and ease into our day watching your videos. This morning, I turned your Norway hike on in the background, and my kids ended up in the living room watching it, and we all had a beautiful start to our day together with gorgeous views, soothing music, and the wonder of God’s nature that you capture so beautifully with your lens. What jaw-dropping scenery. What amazing landscapes God made! This video will always be my favorite of your hikes. I adore the snapshots at the end, and the music you put with it always makes me want to cry. My family’s favorite part of all your videos is the Bible verse reference you put at the end. We always look it up together, and the one you put at the end of this video fits so beautifully. But KZread always cuts off the video a split second after the verse shows up on the screen, so we always have to rewind multiple times until we can catch it. Can you put the verse references in a couple seconds earlier so they don’t get cut off by KZread so quickly? We love how you give glory to God with all your hikes!!

The Lofoten Islands 😮 What does that beautiful serene place NOT have to offer ? Turquoise waters, snow, green mountains, beaches & plenty of unique campsites for you to show us -- above & below the clouds. I am speechless & will certainly have to watch this again. Thanks, Harmen. YOU ARE THE BEST!! Be safe in your travels. 🙋🏼‍♀️👍🏻🇺🇸

@swedishpsychopath8795

10 ай бұрын

I believe you forgot northern lights :)

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the awesome comment!

@JumpingJacksism

10 ай бұрын

and tourists shitting everywhere, making it fucking awful to go on a hike.

Norway is truly OP when it comes to nature and scenery. I never get tired of travelling there.

This isn’t just a film by Harmen, it is an experience for us all. Well done and thanks for the journey. You are the most admired man on Earth. Didn’t know Lofoten had its own “Half Dome @ 22:07.

Greetings Harmen . All the gratitude and praise i have seen in the comments is well deserved . Well done . You have accomplished the impossible . You have brought real awe and rapture through the medium of tech . Skill , vision , art ... shamanic art . You are not just inspiring people you are healing people. You bring sacred silence , stillness , union and communion .... where language fails . I did solo hikes in the 70s and 80s - Yosemite [!] Iceland [all seasons] Mt Kinabaloo [Borneo] Mt Apo [Mindanao] , no phone, internet, gps etc , unbearable bliss [and horror/terror] . They still feeding me and made me rich . You are a rich man and you are sharing it . I have seen 6 of your films so far and each has made my heart swell . Thank you . bless . Love to you and good luck ...

Just what I needed today… a little Harmen Hoek. 🙏 This is some National Geographic level production here. One day soon you are going to bust through the algorithms and make a large presence!! Great job mate. Keep shining and stay blessed!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful video! I appreciate the level of creativity (and good ol' fashion work) that went into this. I'm headed to Lofoten mid August for a solo hiking trip as a 30th bday present to myself. Thanks for the preview. Happy travels to you!

@helenivanova5440

10 ай бұрын

Cool! Wish you had a fantastic and memorable trip! Are you planning to visit the places , that Harmen had filmed or you have your own itinerary?

@HarmenHoek

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Appreciate your comment and support. Hope you had a good time there too!

I live here and I think I will never get tired of the nature. Every day I have a OMG moment! Thank you for this awesome video ❤️

@maaikezuidema8952

7 ай бұрын

You’re so lucky. I envy you. I live in The Netherlands and it’s so overpopulated and not much nature… I really wish I could live I a country with such an amazing nature and not so overpopulated. This kind of videos make me realize even more what I’m missing. Bless you.

this whole channel is pure gold. So glad I found this

@CountrysideMan15

10 ай бұрын

👍.,.

Breathtakingly beautiful as always. Incredible photography and perfect music. Amazing shots of the sun low in the sky. This is where my great grandmother is from. With much gratitude. May you have continued safe journeys. Blessings

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Another masterpiece Harmen, 30 minutes of breathtaking cinema photography. This has got to be the best short film of its kind that I've ever seen. Stunning.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Stunning cinematography as always, a fine film in addition to Oppenheimer and Barbie releasing today.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like it (:

There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small. Thank you for your beautiful work , Harmen!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks (:

Just incredible. I have no other words

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

sublime, what impossible sunsets, what surreal landscapes. You have had the privilege of feeling, touching, smelling, tasting this majestic and wonderful place. May the solar winds and starry nights never abandon you my dear wayfarer.

Had an incredibly meditative experience watching this video -- it got me back in touch with my sense of wonder and awe and curiosity. Thank you to the algorithm gods for showing this on my homepage!

You are an athlete and artist, and deeply spiritual, inspirational, and sophisticated! I have your videos on my huge TV all day, no matter what I might be doing. I can't go to these amazing places but you make it possible for me to enjoy and be inspired. Thanks for sharing. God bless you!

Congrats, Harmen! You've created yet another masterpiece! And Norway, oh boy, do I love this country! You can't believe the beauty of it until you actually see it with your own eyes. No words can describe it, it's like God throws a piece of land from Heaven! That and your excellence in both cinematography and photography, make this one of the best hiking footage I've seen in my life, breathtaking!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply. It really is a stunning place!

The production value is off the scales. Should have 1 mill views

Oh my god, I love northern Norway! Amazing and gorgeous, can't wait! Loved your hikes in Himalaya and Africa

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you like this one too!

@MichaelLoda

10 ай бұрын

@@HarmenHoek I did, it was wonderful! Thanks

I work in the creative/advertising industry and I get to work with a lot of talented DPs, video content creators and photographers. You are more talented than any of them. I hope you get an agent and are able to create beautiful images in the advertising world. But do not let them influence you or limit your unique vision. I don't see any trendy filters or over saturation in your images. All of your images are very real, and you can see the honesty. You are painting with your vision and light. I have been to Lofoten. I know what that light looks like. You did it justice.

We were visiting Lofoten at the end of June and had some amazing hikes, so I am very excited to see Harmen's take on this stunning place!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

That's so cool! Hope you like it!

Thanks for a fantastic film! Lofoten is truly one of the world's most beautiful places. And you really have captured it in a wonderful and epic way! Very inspiring!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks

It's really good. In the truest and deepest sense of the word. I am writing this as a person, a viewer, passionate about photography, a lover of beautiful scenes and nature. Well worth a watch - you kept me for half an hour but it was a lovely half hour. Thank you and best regards.

You are not the one to make silent hiking videos first, but you are the one who mastered it! It is mindblowing. Thank you!

I want to cry because of the beauty of these scenes😢

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

I won't be stopping you (';

ALWAYS "AWSOME". THANK YOU. These videos help me relax like no other. Bless you for your beautiful work.

Absolutely beautiful😍 The sun gliding across the horizon is just magical! Nice job again my friend!

I mean... what can anyone say to describe such a beautiful film? I can't think of anything that would do it justice. Wow. Spectacular! Thanks for sharing Harmen

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

Im currently sat here watching this with my mum who isnt very well. I love hiking and through your video it was nice to show her why i love nature and the great outdoors. ❤

Harmen, I just finished watching this film. I hope you never quit hiking and producing these films. Breathtaking and submersive, it’s incredible how you bring us into your space. I love watching your pace, your coffee making and the reading. I always wonder.. ”what is he thinking as he stands there with his arms crossed staring at this incredible view of God’s creation”. You inspire everyone of us. ☺️ Love, love the audio ( coffee making is my favorite)! Thank you for always posting scripture at the end. For me it is the perfect ending to an incredible journey. Blessings, and if you ever visit Tennessee to hike, let us know, (not that it is ANYTHING in comparison), we have modest accommodations at Trailhead Cabins and you are forever welcome to be our guest.

Jaw dropping scenary, superb footage, relaxing music and outstanding editing! Enjoyed every minute of it and really want to go there myself. Bedankt voor weer een bijzonder mooie video Harmen!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Bedankt voor de complimenten!

Thank you Harmen. Another incredible video!

I've just completed a (much more modest) week of hiking in the Lofoten Islands myself. The varied weather and underfoot conditions were as much a feature of my trip as they were of yours. The drone footage is spellbinding but the way you captured all the other magical aspects of this archipelago is also inspiring. Thanks for sharing Harmen and I look forward to your next adventure.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the compliments! Hope you had a great hike yourself too!

Enjoy your cinematography all the time. Your channel is like a bible to me. I will be there in July 2024. Hope the weather will accommodate for 10days backpacking trip!! You are amazing 😊

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you get to enjoy it!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

In case you haven't seen it already. I wrote an itinerary for this trip: www.thatch.co/guide/2mx2en2873e4z/ (50% off this weekend (; )

@lovelotuslife

10 ай бұрын

​@@HarmenHoek appreciate your reply. Totally helpful.🙏

I miss travel at norway, such beautiful panorama.

Hello Harmen. Thank your for sharing your experience and unique artistic way to capture nature. We are huge supporters and love to learn from your approach.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, Joe! See you in November!!

@relaxingsilentfilms-LosAngeles

10 ай бұрын

@@HarmenHoek 🙏🙏

@Minmon77

10 ай бұрын

So brilliant, beautiful and inspiring. I'm looking at buying a drone - do you have any recommendations. I love the visual quality of your films.

Exquisitely filmed and edited. Those sunsets where the sun simply doesn't set ("the sun knoweth his going down", says that same psalm), the changes from dreamy drone flight to the close up actuality of (say) a tent guy rope or coffee being made, the tricks of deceiving scale.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate your compliments! (:

Thank you, Harmen, for taking us with you to your trips... Love love love your videos, very inspiring and showing such breathtaking power of Nature. Keep up with the beautiful work

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Breathtaking! I'm a New Zealander with Norwegian ancestry and an avid hiker and perhaps one day I'll make it to Norway to explore it like only a hiker can.

@CountrysideMan15

10 ай бұрын

👍.,.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

I hope you can!

Before bed, simply wonderful. I practically fell asleep with the thought that I was in the Lofoten Islands. Thanks for the super silm and I'm a bit envious :) because I would love to go to such landscapes.

10:10 Most beautiful, epic and magical drone shot I've ever seen in my life

@Staaachuuuu

10 ай бұрын

Exactly!

Another master piece! You bring out the soul of nature and become part of it. With all of your videos, you rise to the top in presenting the beauty of the area and present it to us in a way where we feel part of it and inspire us to go out and enjoy nature. Thank you!

Stunning as always. And the Lofoten under the sun are so unusual for me but so beautiful! Top filming and editing, peaceful and relaxing in front of the beauty of mother nature. 😍👍 Thank you Harmen!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Another classic trekking video....thank you!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

You almost don't dare to blink - you could miss one of your exceptional views. Thanks Harmen.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thank for the comment (:

Another wonderful production! What a beautiful part of the world. Honestly though, my legs turned to jelly looking at you peering down from those immense heights.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, and sorry for the jelly legs (;

Amazing man, long time sine I've been north in my own country. Was back in 2016, I must go back there soon. Thx for the upload, it was a treat.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Beautiful country you live in!

Im sure its been said before but the work your putting in for these shots is incredible, the amount of walking back for the camera must be huge but the shots you get are inspiring for a person whom also makes videos, your drone shots are mesmerizing and those side pan shots look so good, still trying to work how you do some of them :), congratulation on your success with this channel and may it continue to grow and rise

Amazing as always! Lofoten unbelievably beautiful. breathtaking pure and wonderful..! this is nature. This is a place in the world most of us won't be able to visit. piece of art! Thank you for taking us on another adventure 👌😍

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Harmen, you inspire me. Your artistry is unsurpassed and accolades to you. I’ve watched and shared many of your creations/videos with friends. If there were an Oscar for best KZread video or ANY video ,,, you should have one.

My soul would like to thank you for this magnificent video.

Harmen Hoek. The best on the internet. Thank you! Deserve at least a couple of million followers.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, apprecaite it!

Two days ago I heard about Lofoten island for the first time. I just happened to remember it this night. Waahh, what an amazing place..

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Amazin place indeed!

Very inspiring again! Makes me wanna pack my bags rather today then tomorrow

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Go for it!

Encore une vidéo superbe, vues sublimes, merci pour ces moments magnifiquement filmés.

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Merci!

Absolutely breathtaking video. Congratulations!

@HarmenHoek

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

This video has some of the most epic shots. Wow, just wow.😮

Horseidvika, amazing that this spot still seems to be untouched, even twenty years later I have been there. Wonderful film!

Some absolutely mindblowing shots back to back in this one~ Really awesome stuff, Harmen! Always looking forward to every new entry in your hiking journey.

Absolutley stunning! Enjoyed every moment. Thank you Harmen!

Merci encore pour ce magnifique périple ❤ un vrai régal 😊

This was a sublime video. Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful experience with us. All the best!

Probably the most calm & fascinating solo hike video. Norway nature always the best view to watch.

Your sense of framing and perspective is amazing. Thank you for a beautiful video and for allt the effort you've put in!

Pure bliss. Thank you.

This is literally so beautiful. Don't even have words!💜

This is one-of-a-kind content! So much peace, reflection, and solitude! Thanks for sharing, Harmen!

Great camera work as usual! Thank you, Harmen!

The human language is too simple to describe such beauty, such delight that you captured. Thank you very much. You give people so much love, beauty and happiness with your trips and shootings.

I have no words, amazing. The beauty of some shots has brought tears to my eyes.

What an incredibly beautiful video!! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I will definitely watch this again and again to totally relax. Outstanding!

You said a million things without saying a word. I only have 2 words for you: breathtakingly beautiful.

Most beautiful video I have watched!! Awesome!

Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing

Thank you! You are a superstar, Harmen!

Just numbed .... I am definitely fascinated, overwhelmed, and mesmerìzed by your breathtakingly masterpiece. I regret i have no words appropriate to your opera mirabilia.

The way you captured some of the shot is absolutely gorgeous I enjoyed it so much. Thank you

Amazing peaceful footage, love this. Thank you!

Just thank you Harmen for this Wonderfull travel 🙏

So incredible....I feel so relaxed now!

Absolutely Amazing !!!Thank you for so much beauty!!!

Every now and then I come back to your videos, and I stop and think about life, how much there is to be grateful for. Even the smallest things.

Always wonderful!😀

30 minutes of pure goodness! Another masterpiece. These bring me so much peace and inspiration. Looking forward to the next trip! Thanks a lot!

Some fun facts about this trek you might enjoy: 0:00 It's rare that I have a intro in mind before starting the hike. I wanted to combine the aerial intro with hiking shots, so that when the film starts, you're already fully emerged in the trek. Hope you like it! 4:00 For those who noticed, this is only 1 of the 3 slider shots of this film. I've been modifying my slider to save weight, but the prototype didn't work as planned. More to come in the future! 6:03 No star timelapses for this trek, as the sun never set! But so happy how the sun timelapses turned out. The sun is at its lowest at 1am in this timelapse. 8:43 I pitched my tent here at 9pm, had dinner at 10:30pm. So much sunlight! 10:16 I woke up by the sound of the wind. The valley by now had filled with clouds creating this amazing scenery with sky islands. This was at 3am in the morning! 11:06 I knew the weather was gonna take a turn overnight, still I pitched my tent on top of the mountain. The views made it so worth it! 12:07 The main reason I slept inside for a night is that by now I was so sleep deprived. The never setting sun kept me awake far past bedtime, and the heat of the sun at 4am on my tent / the extreme winds woke me up early every night. I think I slept 11 hours that night. 14:32 These kind of soggy 'trails' are so typical of the Lofoten. 18:40 The only way to continue from here is by boat. There is no trail connecting to the next town. Real fun though. 19:19 Great example of 'most people are actually really really friendly'. You weren't allowed to stand on the front of the boat, to not block the skipper's view. I went into the wheelhouse to ask to take a picture. Long story short, the guy was very friendly, allowed me to set up my tripod and have me stand on the front of the boat for this shot. 20:13 Hermannsdalstinden, the tallest mountain of the (western) Lofoten. A real highlight of this trek. I was very lucky with the weather, no wind and no clouds! These shots were taken at 9:30pm. 22:47 The town of Å is the last town on the Lofoten islands. Å is the last letter in the Norwegian alphabet. 25:30 Very tricky mountain pass. To access the southwestern coastline, you have to cross over this pass. There is no other way getting to this remote 20km+ of coastline. There is basically no trail and the slopes are easily 45-50% up and down. Quite an exhausting bushwhack, but very gorgeous section of coast.

@jacob-AI

10 ай бұрын

Dude, you are unreal. The treks, the cinematography, the extra info in the comments. Thank you. Do you have any advice for someone who wants to start hiking/solo wild camping videos?

@Climb_Big_Rocks

10 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. These videos are great! I just started my KZread channel yesterday, and this is the kind of content I aspire to create ❤ all the details. Very inspiring

@slowliving2041

10 ай бұрын

It would have been great if text is incorporated in the video. I wouldn't know it's 9pm and still bright 😅

Harmen, the beauty of your short films never fails to amaze me. Incredible work as always.

I will definitely use ur guide and do your exact route! It‘s a real gift of you❤️❤️

Thank you for this opportunity to see the beautiful nature!

It was wounderful to see your trek so peaceful and inspires to go to the mountains and be with the nature ❤

Lofoten Island is one very special place of the Nature with magnificent views and landscapes! You did a very good work there! Thanks you shared it with us here! ❤

Bravo Sir, this is a beautiful piece 🌼

These have honestly got to be some of the best videos on here.

I watch all your marvellous adventures, and you capture your experiences so well. I look forward to the next one. I wish you well Harmen and safe travels to you. Thanks

Incredible filming, pure perfection!!!

Fenomenaal, het mooiste landschap tot dusver voor mij. Bedankt weer Harmen!!