Huge effort! Just going up Taranaki or Fanthams Peak was hard enough for me. Your love of this beautiful place shines out!
@MattGirvanNZ11 күн бұрын
Yeah it was a pretty big day out Chris! The summit or Fanthams are both big climbs, never easy. Glad you liked the film, and yup I'm a pretty big fan of Taranaki haha. Sounds like you make the most of it.
@amrunning130114 күн бұрын
Congratulations
@MattGirvanNZ14 күн бұрын
Thanks @@amrunning1301!
@KaitiakiEnduranceSports15 күн бұрын
Amazing effort Team Girvan!! I love the Maunga for a good vert session but you've inspired some new routes!
@MattGirvanNZ15 күн бұрын
Cheers @KaitiakiEnduranceSports ! Yeah no shortage of vert up there... Carrington Ridge is a real adventure, good practice for really rough terrain!
@Stomperproductions18 күн бұрын
Yeah the bros! Good job censoring your nipples at the end Matt
@MattGirvanNZ18 күн бұрын
@@Stomperproductions can't just give away gold dust like that for free!
@WestieRunner19 күн бұрын
Fantastic stuff Matt, and a great idea for an adventure!
@MattGirvanNZ19 күн бұрын
Thanks @WestieRunner , sometimes you've gotta make your own fun right?! Hope you're resting up well!
@WestieRunner19 күн бұрын
@@MattGirvanNZ I buried myself in Leg 5 to make sure I made it in well under 24 hours so I was a hot mess by the time I got to the Moot Hall. Everything seems to be getting back to normal though and I can now walk up and down stairs again!
@MattGirvanNZ18 күн бұрын
That's the way @WestieRunner , can't leave anything to chance after all that effort. Glad you're recovering well, tackling the stairs already!
@fastasdoublekicks19 күн бұрын
So good bro
@MattGirvanNZ19 күн бұрын
@fastasdoublekicks Cheers dude, sounds like you're in good company in Welly!
@kategiles750320 күн бұрын
Nice one!
@MattGirvanNZ20 күн бұрын
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
@jeffc160422 күн бұрын
What a great idea for a day out! I’m originally from Hawera and remember fondly a childhood in a part of the world offering such wonderful outdoor opportunities. Only wish I’d made more of them at the time. Whilst I’ve spent most of my adult life in the UK I returned earlier this year for 3 months tramping and will do more when I return again in November for 3-4 months. Just a question regarding the track from Syme Hut to the summit: I planned to take this route in Feb and overnighted at the hut. A beautifully warm and sunny day followed but the wind…I’ve never experienced anything like it! I was literally blown along the ground in the flat area near the hut, and certainly any thoughts of summiting were gone. It looks pretty sketchy and as you say the scree makes for hard work but is it reasonably possible to follow, assuming good conditions? Great video and thanks for making the effort to record the occasion! You were fortunate in having such an enthusiastic support crew too, aw well as good weather!
@jeffc160422 күн бұрын
BTW BGR 695 (although the record shows me as 10 years older than I really was!)
@MattGirvanNZ22 күн бұрын
Wow sounds like we've got a fair bit in common Jeff! Yeah how lucky were we to grow up in a place like that... I also feel like I didn't really make the most of it until my later teenage years, and only fully appreciate it now that it isn't just on my back doorstep. Yeah the conditions up there can be crazy... Though as you can see we got incredibly lucky for our run. The route from Syme Hut to the summit isn't too bad in clear conditions - there are good patches of solid rock higher up, and the only way is up... But it isn't too well marked so can help to have a GPS route. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Enjoy your big trip in November, and congrats on the BGR!
@MattGirvanNZ22 күн бұрын
Shout-out to the real star of the show - Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) ⛰
@MattGirvanNZ23 күн бұрын
Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) is definitely the star of the show!
@codyokriv694223 күн бұрын
Dammit. You lucky men 💪 good on you for showing us what ya got.
@MattGirvanNZ23 күн бұрын
@codyokriv6942 we're lucky alright... Cheers for the comment!
@newbarker52327 күн бұрын
Incredible! Looks so beautiful. Well done.
@MattGirvanNZ27 күн бұрын
Thanks! Yeah the scenery on this trip was incredible - hard to get bored when Scotland's throwing all that at you!
@samgarrett75423 ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@MattGirvanNZ19 күн бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@mtintilay4 ай бұрын
Felicidades!
@MattGirvanNZ18 күн бұрын
Muchas gracias!
@Chirpingler5 ай бұрын
Astonishing feat, what amazes me the most is the demonstrated grit to not quit despite all that physical hardship along the way. Cannot agree though that It was self-supported since you bought food, slept on hotels etc. I would have done the same thought. The greatest moments to treat yourself to dine fine is after exhausting adventures.
@MattGirvanNZ5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, there were some tough moments but it was an amazing trip overall. So many good memories! Yeah the definitions of 'support' (as used in the FKT community) aren't the most intuitive and get a bit technical/geeky... 'Self-supported' doesn't mean no support, it just means you can use any unplanned resources that are available to every hiker/runner. What you're thinking of we'd call 'unsupported', meaning you're carrying everything you need for the whole journey (so not really do-able for a two week trip). And agreed, those town meals always taste phenomenal after a long day on the trails!
@marcthomas1985 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your achievement, really enjoyed your story!
@MattGirvanNZ5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, glad you liked the journey!
@stephenbaker73446 ай бұрын
Good work for keeping moving forward fella's. Really enjoyed video thanks.
@MattGirvanNZ6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Sometimes one foot in front of the other is all you can do, and all that's required.
@frazeryoung78826 ай бұрын
Great film every win a victory in running these distances well done
@MattGirvanNZ6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! Too right, and this one was pretty hard-earnt.
@dastadota6 ай бұрын
Great job guys
@MattGirvanNZ6 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, such an amazing adventure.
@user-qj7no8jp7y8 ай бұрын
legends!
@MattGirvanNZ8 ай бұрын
Cheers, such a legendary route!
@GRumpyonekinobi8 ай бұрын
Nice! Well done 👏
@MattGirvanNZ8 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you liked it!
@ryanglynn70808 ай бұрын
Bloody epic. What was your training like leading up to this? Weekly mileage and elevation? Amazing achievement, especially when you’ve only been to the area once. Wow!
@MattGirvanNZ8 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the journey! My training was variable but generally a good few months of ~100 km weeks and 2000-3000 metres of vert. Lots of long runs in the hills, fastpacking weekends etc as I was focused on my Scottish National Trail trip only a few weeks later. There's a bit more detail in my blog for that trip if you're interested, link below. I think the boys down in London struggled a bit more with finding enough hills! stubbornlyoptimisticmatt.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/scottish-national-trail-trip-report-2/
@ryanglynn70808 ай бұрын
Outstanding. I’ll have a read of that. Again, congratulations, amazing achievement
@MattGirvanNZ8 ай бұрын
Thanks @@ryanglynn7080, appreciate it!
@Mookiethedog9 ай бұрын
Subbed brother ...awesome slaying of the Dragon ... great vid and tune
@MattGirvanNZ9 ай бұрын
Cheers buddy, such an epic adventure!
@JustinWhiting99 ай бұрын
Well done Matt, good trail vid 👍 I did the EHW a couple of years ago and my own set of videos. Just subbed 👍 Justin
@MattGirvanNZ18 күн бұрын
Hi Justin, glad you liked the video and thanks for letting me know! Hope you enjoyed your own adventure on the EHW 🙂
@dorusprime803710 ай бұрын
Looks amazing, how many kilometers is it ?
@MattGirvanNZ10 ай бұрын
It's 380 km total, ranging from 49 to 70 km per day. It's truly an incredible event I'd highly recommend it!
@lletygegin420810 ай бұрын
How excellent. Well done. Best video I have seen on actually doing the round. Brought back lots of the emotions. It felt so real again, even after 12 years. #1707
@MattGirvanNZ8 ай бұрын
Cheers, glad it brought back some memories (both highs and lows no doubt). It's one hell of a run, not something you or I will forget in a hurry. A fair few more completions since yours 12 years ago... Congrats!
@Ultra_running11 ай бұрын
Good effort and well done 👍🏻
@garethpreece593411 ай бұрын
Awesome fellas. A pleasure to watch that!!
@MattGirvanNZ6 ай бұрын
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!
@Bb5y11 ай бұрын
Well done.
@kevinfearssatan143711 ай бұрын
Seriously underrated video. As a Scottish lad who got into hiking in New Zealand and now living in Australia, this is always a great wee video to stick on waiting on my trip home next year.
@MattGirvanNZ3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate this means so much! Glad it can bring you good memories of home.
@JoshBate11 ай бұрын
So good Matt. I love seeing snippets of your adventures. It feels like living!
@MattGirvanNZ11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it buddy! It makes me homesick for Scotland in a way, now that I'm down in London. Hope you're doing well!
@JamesPrice2222 Жыл бұрын
Huge round on heart felt applause to you Sir!
@loh.22 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully done, you’ve got a real talent!
@MattGirvanNZ27 күн бұрын
Too kind, thank you!!
@dogsville Жыл бұрын
i moved to tasmania a few years ago (born in nz) and have also lived in edinburgh, so mate, i entirely get it and why some of us like to live at the edge of wilderness. great videos, all.
@jimmycburfield5997 Жыл бұрын
In the words of Scarborough FC ‘No battle no victory’. Well done Marvellous effort That bit up Fairfield is a gruelling
@MattGirvanNZ6 ай бұрын
Love that motto, I'll have to remember that one! Thanks mate, yep the BGR has a reputation for a reason!
@Mookiethedog Жыл бұрын
Got to go find this vid! Just subbed bro
@alexsnaith8426 Жыл бұрын
Great effort 👏🏻. Although, I think you meant to write “famous” club! It’s certainly not an infamous one 😉
@NBNatureTrailvan Жыл бұрын
Wonderful Matt That was an incredible trip
@maxdennis-zc4fk Жыл бұрын
Nice man
@JohnnyParsonsladfromtad Жыл бұрын
Excellent. I have travelled round the World, but Scotland remains my favourite country of all.
@JohnnyParsonsladfromtad Жыл бұрын
What an absolutely brilliant, brilliant video. Incredible achievement and excellently filmed. Very inspiring 👍
@MattGirvanNZ27 күн бұрын
Wow thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the film.
@act2act204 Жыл бұрын
Good going lads
@AndyPeter72 Жыл бұрын
Incredibly well done mate. So, so far, in rough terrain without support. You must have been knackered for a while after that lot.
@vincentkrause7097 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Have you filmed it all by yourself? Because the weight of the camera equipment and the detours to set up the camera would have added a lot of extra time!
@pdoot Жыл бұрын
Got into tramping when I moved to NZ so was dreading the day I had to go back to the UK ..your Scotland video has made me feel a better about the prospect. How do you think hiking in Scotland compared to tramping on the south island. How do bothys compare to doc huts? Keep making your videos, love them!
@thebluerunner Жыл бұрын
Well done boys. Awesome.
@Markell62 Жыл бұрын
The mountain views and animals looked great but the guy looked out of place .
@MattGirvanNZ Жыл бұрын
Check out my short film At the End of the Earth here (2 mins long): kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKOHxNyDk865Zps.html
@jewelssylva3738 Жыл бұрын
Scotland is an rugged green treasure with a unique history.
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Huge effort! Just going up Taranaki or Fanthams Peak was hard enough for me. Your love of this beautiful place shines out!
Yeah it was a pretty big day out Chris! The summit or Fanthams are both big climbs, never easy. Glad you liked the film, and yup I'm a pretty big fan of Taranaki haha. Sounds like you make the most of it.
Congratulations
Thanks @@amrunning1301!
Amazing effort Team Girvan!! I love the Maunga for a good vert session but you've inspired some new routes!
Cheers @KaitiakiEnduranceSports ! Yeah no shortage of vert up there... Carrington Ridge is a real adventure, good practice for really rough terrain!
Yeah the bros! Good job censoring your nipples at the end Matt
@@Stomperproductions can't just give away gold dust like that for free!
Fantastic stuff Matt, and a great idea for an adventure!
Thanks @WestieRunner , sometimes you've gotta make your own fun right?! Hope you're resting up well!
@@MattGirvanNZ I buried myself in Leg 5 to make sure I made it in well under 24 hours so I was a hot mess by the time I got to the Moot Hall. Everything seems to be getting back to normal though and I can now walk up and down stairs again!
That's the way @WestieRunner , can't leave anything to chance after all that effort. Glad you're recovering well, tackling the stairs already!
So good bro
@fastasdoublekicks Cheers dude, sounds like you're in good company in Welly!
Nice one!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
What a great idea for a day out! I’m originally from Hawera and remember fondly a childhood in a part of the world offering such wonderful outdoor opportunities. Only wish I’d made more of them at the time. Whilst I’ve spent most of my adult life in the UK I returned earlier this year for 3 months tramping and will do more when I return again in November for 3-4 months. Just a question regarding the track from Syme Hut to the summit: I planned to take this route in Feb and overnighted at the hut. A beautifully warm and sunny day followed but the wind…I’ve never experienced anything like it! I was literally blown along the ground in the flat area near the hut, and certainly any thoughts of summiting were gone. It looks pretty sketchy and as you say the scree makes for hard work but is it reasonably possible to follow, assuming good conditions? Great video and thanks for making the effort to record the occasion! You were fortunate in having such an enthusiastic support crew too, aw well as good weather!
BTW BGR 695 (although the record shows me as 10 years older than I really was!)
Wow sounds like we've got a fair bit in common Jeff! Yeah how lucky were we to grow up in a place like that... I also feel like I didn't really make the most of it until my later teenage years, and only fully appreciate it now that it isn't just on my back doorstep. Yeah the conditions up there can be crazy... Though as you can see we got incredibly lucky for our run. The route from Syme Hut to the summit isn't too bad in clear conditions - there are good patches of solid rock higher up, and the only way is up... But it isn't too well marked so can help to have a GPS route. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Enjoy your big trip in November, and congrats on the BGR!
Shout-out to the real star of the show - Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) ⛰
Taranaki Maunga (Mount Taranaki) is definitely the star of the show!
Dammit. You lucky men 💪 good on you for showing us what ya got.
@codyokriv6942 we're lucky alright... Cheers for the comment!
Incredible! Looks so beautiful. Well done.
Thanks! Yeah the scenery on this trip was incredible - hard to get bored when Scotland's throwing all that at you!
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Felicidades!
Muchas gracias!
Astonishing feat, what amazes me the most is the demonstrated grit to not quit despite all that physical hardship along the way. Cannot agree though that It was self-supported since you bought food, slept on hotels etc. I would have done the same thought. The greatest moments to treat yourself to dine fine is after exhausting adventures.
Thanks for the kind words, there were some tough moments but it was an amazing trip overall. So many good memories! Yeah the definitions of 'support' (as used in the FKT community) aren't the most intuitive and get a bit technical/geeky... 'Self-supported' doesn't mean no support, it just means you can use any unplanned resources that are available to every hiker/runner. What you're thinking of we'd call 'unsupported', meaning you're carrying everything you need for the whole journey (so not really do-able for a two week trip). And agreed, those town meals always taste phenomenal after a long day on the trails!
Congratulations on your achievement, really enjoyed your story!
Thanks so much, glad you liked the journey!
Good work for keeping moving forward fella's. Really enjoyed video thanks.
Thanks for the comment. Sometimes one foot in front of the other is all you can do, and all that's required.
Great film every win a victory in running these distances well done
Glad you liked it! Too right, and this one was pretty hard-earnt.
Great job guys
Thanks mate, such an amazing adventure.
legends!
Cheers, such a legendary route!
Nice! Well done 👏
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Bloody epic. What was your training like leading up to this? Weekly mileage and elevation? Amazing achievement, especially when you’ve only been to the area once. Wow!
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the journey! My training was variable but generally a good few months of ~100 km weeks and 2000-3000 metres of vert. Lots of long runs in the hills, fastpacking weekends etc as I was focused on my Scottish National Trail trip only a few weeks later. There's a bit more detail in my blog for that trip if you're interested, link below. I think the boys down in London struggled a bit more with finding enough hills! stubbornlyoptimisticmatt.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/scottish-national-trail-trip-report-2/
Outstanding. I’ll have a read of that. Again, congratulations, amazing achievement
Thanks @@ryanglynn7080, appreciate it!
Subbed brother ...awesome slaying of the Dragon ... great vid and tune
Cheers buddy, such an epic adventure!
Well done Matt, good trail vid 👍 I did the EHW a couple of years ago and my own set of videos. Just subbed 👍 Justin
Hi Justin, glad you liked the video and thanks for letting me know! Hope you enjoyed your own adventure on the EHW 🙂
Looks amazing, how many kilometers is it ?
It's 380 km total, ranging from 49 to 70 km per day. It's truly an incredible event I'd highly recommend it!
How excellent. Well done. Best video I have seen on actually doing the round. Brought back lots of the emotions. It felt so real again, even after 12 years. #1707
Cheers, glad it brought back some memories (both highs and lows no doubt). It's one hell of a run, not something you or I will forget in a hurry. A fair few more completions since yours 12 years ago... Congrats!
Good effort and well done 👍🏻
Awesome fellas. A pleasure to watch that!!
Cheers, glad you enjoyed it!
Well done.
Seriously underrated video. As a Scottish lad who got into hiking in New Zealand and now living in Australia, this is always a great wee video to stick on waiting on my trip home next year.
Thanks mate this means so much! Glad it can bring you good memories of home.
So good Matt. I love seeing snippets of your adventures. It feels like living!
Glad you liked it buddy! It makes me homesick for Scotland in a way, now that I'm down in London. Hope you're doing well!
Huge round on heart felt applause to you Sir!
Beautifully done, you’ve got a real talent!
Too kind, thank you!!
i moved to tasmania a few years ago (born in nz) and have also lived in edinburgh, so mate, i entirely get it and why some of us like to live at the edge of wilderness. great videos, all.
In the words of Scarborough FC ‘No battle no victory’. Well done Marvellous effort That bit up Fairfield is a gruelling
Love that motto, I'll have to remember that one! Thanks mate, yep the BGR has a reputation for a reason!
Got to go find this vid! Just subbed bro
Great effort 👏🏻. Although, I think you meant to write “famous” club! It’s certainly not an infamous one 😉
Wonderful Matt That was an incredible trip
Nice man
Excellent. I have travelled round the World, but Scotland remains my favourite country of all.
What an absolutely brilliant, brilliant video. Incredible achievement and excellently filmed. Very inspiring 👍
Wow thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the film.
Good going lads
Incredibly well done mate. So, so far, in rough terrain without support. You must have been knackered for a while after that lot.
Amazing! Have you filmed it all by yourself? Because the weight of the camera equipment and the detours to set up the camera would have added a lot of extra time!
Got into tramping when I moved to NZ so was dreading the day I had to go back to the UK ..your Scotland video has made me feel a better about the prospect. How do you think hiking in Scotland compared to tramping on the south island. How do bothys compare to doc huts? Keep making your videos, love them!
Well done boys. Awesome.
The mountain views and animals looked great but the guy looked out of place .
Check out my short film At the End of the Earth here (2 mins long): kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKOHxNyDk865Zps.html
Scotland is an rugged green treasure with a unique history.
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Looks amazing
It's even better in real life!