I moved to Tasmania from Western Australia late last year to push myself to get out and climb mountains every week. I’ve been loving it. Thanks for the inspiration mate.

Great personal statement. I love the " be the person who picks up the phone", someone must provide the momentum. I would enjoy hearing your path from there to Barcelona and the Pyrenees. I discovered Torla-Ordessa a few years ago and was enchanted.

Awesome video Chase, glad we got to hear your story. I've been doing the mountainproof ankles program now for 11 weeks and I can't thank you enough. My ankles feel so much more stable and I've regained a lot of confidence because of it. Just a thought on Mentors. You are absolutely right, they are hard to find. I learned nearly everything I know about the outdoors from youtube and first hand experience. It is not impossible to be a self taught outdoorsman. I remember when I was in my mid teens and I would day dream about becoming a real adventurer and going on expeditions into the wilderness. I've now become that person I imagined myself becoming as a kid and I was able to do it on my own. It just goes to show that if you want something bad enough you can obtain it if you put in the time, energy, and in the case of mountains: footwork.

Chase , you are my inspiration for staying healthy, I’m not too old to mountain climb, just to inexperience. However you have made me love hiking backpack and thank you. Keep up the good work, stay strong.👍😇🇺🇸

We gave a wonderful group in Colorado - The Colorado Mountain Club - but even with that I benefit a lot from your channel. Thank you so very much.

In last 5 years I have been to Tasmania twice ....what an amazing place.....

Lovely personal video. And a great call out to all of us to take responsibility not just for ourselves, and not just in the outdoor life (that's not my calling) but for others too, and in many walks of life. Brilliant thing your building. I'm going to be diving more full into your elements program shortly, but I really feel the difference in the work I've already done since I discovered your vids. Recommended, for anybody who's reading and wants to have a stronger and, specifically, a more flexible, functional body. I think Chase is the best online.

Wonderful sentiments ❤️ I’ve been bush walking all my life and am working up at Cradle now, special place to get to live and work ☺️

As someone who had the privilege of calling Tasmania home for several years, my love for that place runs deep. Even now, long after leaving, whenever I stumble upon images or footage of its magnificent wilderness, my heart swells with emotions. It's a bittersweet mixture of nostalgia, longing, and an overwhelming sense of peace that is truly beyond words. There's an enchantment about Tasmania's wilderness that captures my soul in ways I can hardly describe. I know it's a cliche but It's as if the very essence of nature's raw beauty jolts me back into an indescribable tranquillity. In those moments, I feel a profound connection to something greater than myself, something that washes away the trivialities of the frenzied rat race I find myself entangled in once again. Tassie, I hope to reunite with you someday and experience your magic once again.

My motivation is continuing good health and doing what my sweetheart and I enjoy, plus my disability benefits enormously. We had six hours to Mt Arthur hut then Lodestone yesterday

Holy shit you just spoke to my SOUL bro. Loving the content, keep it up fella.

Beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. I discovered your channel during the pandemic and have used many of the tips and tricks you have shared over the years. Hiking has become a healthy obsession for me. People, both young and old could use more inspirational leaders like you in their lives. And “The Outdoors” could certainly use more ambassadors like you. I wish you the best of luck on your journey, your mission is timely and noble.

Beautiful may God bless you on your adventures and may He bring you super close to Him and His creations

VERY lucky for you that you got back into it -- life-changing, that's for sure - was for me, too... life ENRICHING, to be precise. Thanks for the reminders.

I just got back from doing the Southern Ranges in SW Tasmania. Absolutely love Tasmania, my favourite spot! Glad to hear it all started at Cradle Mountain for you. Cheers!

Ah… Cradle ❤ Lovely story Chase. I was much the same. Took me an eon to realise the outdoors is who I am. I feel like I’m so far back from being able to do what I want and need. I’ve walked out the proverbial front door and I’m on my way 😊

Thank you so much for the wake up call! Made me burst in tears right away.

Getting ready for my first Kili and landed here. Love the videos and the energy. Keep chasing ❤

The thoughts you share here resonate with me a lot. Thank you!

Outstanding, Chase. I feel every bit of this video in my soul with similar life experiences. Bravo for highlighting these perspectives on outdoor life from a holistic view, it’s healthy & inspiring.

Good one Chase. Found you by looking for trekking pole use. Im in my mid 60s now and decided maybe they might be useful. This video speaks to me and my love of nature since I was a kid. Cheers mate!

you are inspiring. somewhat fitter and younger than me, but there is hope yet

Thank you 🙏🏼

Beautiful story!!! I felt quite identify with you. Mountains had the same effect in my life, in how I feel today inside.

Thanks so much for sharing all this. I'm just starting to hike on my own, and I actually feel quite alone and not knowing who or where to ask, only internet search, but not real community. So grateful for your channel and your respectful vision for mother earth, ourselves, and the surrounding community. Wish me luck in Switzerland for my first solo hikes :)

@mubeenali5972

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same case here. doing hikes alone. keep hiking in the hope finding a community.

An important reminder to be the person to pick up the phone and help get people outdoors! Awesome piece here mate 👏🏼 and good job warping my shaking hands 😂

@ChaseMountains

Жыл бұрын

Would you believe that I didn’t use warp stabilizer at all? You’re steadier than you think! Plus I kinda like it

Thanks for sharing this story ❤

I doubt I will ever get to see the Cradle Mountains though I love that wild nature and weather. Like you I ended up in Barcelona and go look for adventure here .. mostly I make the plans and wander off alone which I have done since being a kid. Nice honoust message!!

Chase, your smile when you first started talking about your first hike. I know the feeling...Love your videos - thank-you. for sharing. I agree - nothing like it.

Amazing narration... Fabulous camerawork... Much more than that.. color grading is top notch

Always looking forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing!

Aw, made me pure emotional man! I am so glad your mate picked up the phone, your work has made a huge difference to me and countless others - Cheers bud x

Really, really loved this, man.

@ChaseMountains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud :)

Merci Chase, great inspiration! Hope to see you on the summit one day :)

Brilliant! Really great to see your roots, where it began and how it has influenced where you are today.

In this era of narcissistic focus it's very important to be reminded to take initiative, lead & help out. Thanks Chase! I needed that.

Wow, ths video has motivated me to be more adventurous and me being an 18 year old guy, I think I will be that guy that rgansess and inspired adventure in other people. Thanks man. This might just have changed my way of doing things

I love living in Tasmania pushing myself at 55.....your knowledge and skills have helped me get back on the trial specifically knee strength

Thanks for the call! It's time to start training for spring. A few new pieces of gear and maybe even a new canine companion...

I relate to this so much... My "place of awakening" was Cathedral Peak in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa. I too wish I had a mentor but at 35 I'm rediscovering the call to adventure!

Thanks for sharing, very inspirational 😊

Oh man, did a multi week trip to Tasmania, loved doing the overland track.

Brilliant, heartfelt video mate!

Lovely

Cheers pal.

I'm so glad I watched this to the end. It made me want realise I want to be that same friend to someone. Maybe it's just certain people, but I think we have this desire to teach and enable others as a species. Thanks for being that person for so many, Chase.

I needed to rhear that. Thanks! I love the idea of being the leader that other people need in the outdoors.

Very cool. I appreciate your story.

Proud Tasmanian here. Awesome story

Love your videos Chase. You've been a huge inspiration for me these past few months as I've been preparing for my first thru hike over in NZ! Keep up the videos mate; love em

Love it man! Keep up the good work

I love your videos brother. Especially this one. Its so relatable. In my case as well, mountains have become a way of life. As I go through this video, I am reliving my first ever mountain hike. Thanks n keep up the good work.

and thanks for sharing. Love what you're doing. Keep putting out this great content! it has helped me a lot to be able to tackle the mountains like I want to.

loved it mate! ❤

Love this video

Thank you, Chase for sharing your story with us ☺❤.

Looking fresh Mate! Glad to see you back on the Tube! Go Big and show us something that exhilarates you, maybe not difficult or dangerous but. . . Exhilarating for you. I've had several of these adventures in the desert this winter but I do miss the summer high mountain climbs. Cheers!

Great sentiments Chase. I can relate to this.

Thank you for sharing this, Chase. As someone who struggles with getting out there and meeting my fitness goals, it's honestly an inspiration to hear anyone can still do it even after some long while spent on other distractions. My main struggle is building up the muscle and fitness I need to overcome my disability, club foot. Kinda makes training more difficult, because my ankle comes up when I do squats for instance, but I'm still getting stronger and making progress. I'm very interested to hear your ideas and where you go with it this year. I love your hike leadership idea! I definitely want to be part of that. Cheers! Todd

So glad that you got to experience hiking in Tassie again! Having started hiking late in life after moving to Melbourne from Berlin I feel like it is hard to catch up with all the stuff I have missed out on in the outdoors being indoors too much of my life up to now. But I am giving it a go and your videos are helping.

Love the message. I appreciate the inspiration you’ve given me through your videos, my dude. I actually watched this while eating a bowl of lentil curry from one of your cooking videos ❤

Nice video, and like some others, I appreciate your initiative to encourage others to take the first step, be leaders, and “make the call”. Reminds me of a saying that I interpret as part of the same genre - “Rarely do we remember and regret attempts we made that ultimately failed. The things we regret are those that we thought we should do, but didn’t try. “

Thx for sharing 🤩

Love it, Chase! Kudos to all the instigators out there :)

Great video Chase, awesome to recently find your work and educational videos while searching for barefoot advice and knee strengthening. Thankyou; to create more leaders for the outdoors what an awesome personal statement! I support you

This was an inspiring video, thank you for sharing. just subscribed to your channel!

I loved Cradle Mountain! As a Canadian, it had enough of a challenge and I was lucky being used to the snow as I approached the summit (December 2019). Great video.

My experience is similar. My grandfather was a Scout leader and my dad and his brothers were outdoorsy guys when they were younger so I had a few cool experiences camping and hiking when I was a kid but then did do much when I was a teenager and young adult. Rediscovered and fell in love with hiking and the outdoors in my late 20s and now I'm catching up with my fitness. I'm always the one initiating the hikes and adventures now, and I have 2 kids so I'm trying to get them out as much as possible.

Always love your videos mate! Hope we can get out on a hike sometime 😁 Epic video!

@ChaseMountains

Жыл бұрын

Dude I could have never done this on my own. Had some big help from a good friend. I’d love to get out with you this year. Come check out the Pyrenees! DM me!

The Nebelhorn in the Bavarian Alps back in 2012. It wasn't my first hike, but it was the one that infected me with the hiking virus. The one that made me say "I need this in my life"...

Right on.

Chase, thank you very much for your recent comments about fully guided climbing. The costs in terms of life to the Sherpa people is inexcusable, just for the sake of getting some rich, spoiled client to the top of Everest, or another 8000er. Mountaineering is an individual sport that requires individual skill and competency. Hand holding and route finding by one’s servant doesn’t qualify you as a mountaineer.

What you said at the end; "I wish to inspire leaders that lead in the way i lacked as little" is the EXACT sentiment i thought of when i first discovered your videos "How can i become a better leader for the inexperienced by watching these? I must grow so i can teach the young so that misfortune may not be the teacher as it was mine"

New to your channel, found you thought searches of barefoot shoes. This hit different today, I needed to hear this. Thank you

Nice

You got to head to Colorado, looks like we stomp the same type of ground💪

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Really nice video to watch. Do you think it is possible to make a video about gear you need if you one to go a little bit further with hiking. Like which shoes for crampons to cross a glacier, stuff like that....?

@ChaseMountains

Жыл бұрын

I’ve done one already but it’s quite a few years old, I’ll put it on the list!

@ermo2004

Жыл бұрын

@@ChaseMountains Found it !! Don’t think it needs much updating ;-) thanks!

@ermo2004

Жыл бұрын

@@ChaseMountains Perhaps a weight update ;-) What lightweight stuff is still useful

Dude! Get yourself to Colorado. I need to get you up a few 14ers.

Hey Chase, so do Silverlight still pay you? And if not, would you recommend their socks?

Would you have any sizing recommendations for Vivobarefoot shoes, compared say to Altras or Xeros?

Whats difference do you find between mountains in nepal and aus?

Chase: "Snow, in December." Me, from the Northern Hemisphere: "Uh...yeah, so what? Wait...ohhhhh...yup."

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