For those of you who aren't members of BWCA.com one of the members (BeaV), last summer, did a 5000 mile solo canoe trip, unassisted and non-stop. From Seattle to Alaska, over the Chilkoot trail, part way down the Yukon, up the Chandalar river, and portaged over trackless tundra to another river that would lead back to the Yukon, which he followed to the Bearing Sea. And then, just to cap it off, paddled 1000 miles down the Bearing Sea coast to Anchorage. All in one summer.
No hype, no sponsors, no fancy video equipment. Just a guy not quite knowing what to expect, his canoe, and a P&S camera documenting the trip. He put together a 9 hour video but hasn't been willing to make it public. Finally they came up with a solution to host it on a private channel on Vimeo, password protected. No downloading or copying allowed. No embedding the videos anywhere else. He's not comfortable with the video "getting out" but is happy to have some like minded people see it. I asked if it would be ok to post a link here that would take you to the bwca.com forum where the videos are linked and he said that would be ok. Please respect his wishes and don't try to copy, distribute, or share the videos in any way.
Their are 14 video segments ranging from 30 minutes to nearly an hour. They'll be available to view until sometime around Feb. 12th. Link to the bwca.com forum where you can find them: http://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseactio...1&forumId=414&CFID=458534256&CFTOKEN=22918279
In each post (one for each segment) you'll find a link and password, which you'll need to enter in order to view on Vimeo.
I've watched it already and will probably view it again before it's taken down. Amazing scenery, incredible determination, and a pretty good glimpse into what it must have been like, both the highs and lows.
Enjoy.
Alan
No hype, no sponsors, no fancy video equipment. Just a guy not quite knowing what to expect, his canoe, and a P&S camera documenting the trip. He put together a 9 hour video but hasn't been willing to make it public. Finally they came up with a solution to host it on a private channel on Vimeo, password protected. No downloading or copying allowed. No embedding the videos anywhere else. He's not comfortable with the video "getting out" but is happy to have some like minded people see it. I asked if it would be ok to post a link here that would take you to the bwca.com forum where the videos are linked and he said that would be ok. Please respect his wishes and don't try to copy, distribute, or share the videos in any way.
Their are 14 video segments ranging from 30 minutes to nearly an hour. They'll be available to view until sometime around Feb. 12th. Link to the bwca.com forum where you can find them: http://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseactio...1&forumId=414&CFID=458534256&CFTOKEN=22918279
In each post (one for each segment) you'll find a link and password, which you'll need to enter in order to view on Vimeo.
I've watched it already and will probably view it again before it's taken down. Amazing scenery, incredible determination, and a pretty good glimpse into what it must have been like, both the highs and lows.
Enjoy.
Alan