Videos, Hiking, Thoughts

When taking a lot of the videos that I took over that past few months I was lacking a bit of foresight. Many of the videos I wound up taking sideways. I can find a program that can flip the video upright again yet it winds up more than doubling the file size and afterwards the film is in no standard dimensions. My from me it is more natural to hold the camera sideways as a result many of my films are sideways. Yet is still believe that the content is decent considering my super-amateur film making status. I'll really try to stop taking sideways films from now on because they are just silly to watch. My neck gets a bit sore after watching them and I imagine that others will have the same experience.

This next set of films was one that I specifically had you guys in mind when taking the shots. It is baking in the hiking category but it covers one of my favorite hikes in Chambery, which is the hike to the Croix du Nivolet. This is in general a pretty long hike and the first time I did it I was with my American super-hiking-master. It was foggy so we could see where we were going and didn't really know how long it would take to get there. Yet we eventually made it and it has been a classic ever since. It is hard to get the average person to do it because you have to be a bit hiking nuts to go all the way. Yet it is a really rewarding experience and an accomplishment for anyone who does it. I'm specifically thinking about the Elephants to the Croix and back route because it is something anyone in Chambery can put into perspective on how far you actually have to walk to do it.

So here I present The Croix du Nivolet (a sideways taken production):

Croix du Nivolet (part 1)


Croix du Nivolet (part 2)


Croix du Nivolet (part 3)


Croix du Nivolet (part 4)


There will be more videos to come in the future. I have already gotten one request on a video that I might make. I am interested in seeing what types of videos people would like to see. I can't promise on making it but knowing if anyone is interested in anything in particular, just let me know.

Cheers!