This Nearly Broke Me – 100KM Solo Hiking Challenge (Episode 2)
w this is no joke in this fourpart series I'm attempting to hike 100 kilometers through the borderland between Sweden and Norway but this journey is more than just distance what the heck i didn't deserve that and I'm cold with only a limited amount of food I have to catch fish and eat what I find along the way yep there it is it came off it came off but reality hits fast and I quickly realize this is for sure the toughest thing I've ever done welcome to solo mission border land i lost my satellite communication device last night in the woods i think I I need to cancel it after a failed first attempt I hit the trail again 6 weeks later i just started the second attempt but let's be honest round two wasn't smooth either oh no no and I missed my hiking goal for day one by 2 kilometers so I have to make up for it now a few hours of sleep a quick backup and I'm back on the trail it's day two on my 100 km solo mission and before I kick off the episode if you haven't watched episode 1 I will link it somewhere here and if you like those videos please leave a comment a like or subscribe to the channel and now back to the episode it's day 2 it's about 10:30 now i started pretty late i had to sleep a bit longer i was awake until 2:00 last night and also the packing and the logistics in the morning it just takes so much time but now I'm on the trail and my goal for today is to hike somewhere between 15 and 18 kilometers i hope I can pull it off okay let's get some kilometers down [Music] day 2 starts at kilometer 14 and the plan is to hit kilometer 29 before the night if I manage that I will be right on track to finish the 101 km within 7 days along the way I will pass two bigger lakes where I have the chance to catch some food after 3 kilometers I cross into Long Felit's nature reserve the trails are extremely wet and the cold wind starts to pick up i am so hungry right now the last time I ate was yesterday evening the fish I caught i didn't have any breakfast so I really feel that my energy levels are dropping i need to refill i just need to get down from this mountain out of the wind find a shelter somewhere and then I will cook one of my emergency meals get some new energy and then continue the hike after 7 kilometers I reach Schlagago a lake known for good trout fishing but after hiking 4 hours in freezing wind and rain I'm so cold and can't be asked to rig my fishing rod i rest for 20 minutes but actually just want to get out of this cold wind that oatmeal with blueberries really gave me some energy i'm back again hiking now downhill into a valley in about 5 kilometers I'm going to hit another lake and I want to do some fishing there catch some dinner that's the plan but for now it's a lot of hiking got so wet earlier it was pissing down now it just stopped but I already see the next clouds rolling in so yeah I think I have to deal with that the whole day and my feet are so wet i thought my boots are completely waterproof but no way i'm just walking on those extremely wet trails and um yeah no point to switch socks or anything just accept it and keep [Music] walking this is hard right now many rocks on the trail slippery need to watch every step [Music] after getting at least some water out of my boots I stumbled into a massive field of blueberries and who knows they might come in handy at some point [Music] i filled up this zipper bag and that's the perfect snack for tomorrow for the mountain hiking and there's only one water and I have no idea if there's any fish so in case I don't get anything I have the blueberries it's 8:30 when I arrive at Half Lingan another lake known for good trout fishing so far I've covered 12 kilometers today which means there's just three more to go before I can pitch my tent but first it's time to catch some fish all right made it to the lake and here is my tiny mountain fishing box some hot baits and this spoon here the black one good for trout arctic char let's give it a try and it casts really far you don't see any fish rising but it's pretty cold it's like 10° right now so cast there let it sink for like two three seconds and then start retrieving nope last cast here it's starting to rain now so I had to get rid of the main camera uh let's try here a couple of casts there's a river coming in maybe there's some trout but it could be quite hard to land the fish from here be careful those rocks are slippery don't want to fall with the fishing rod yeah from here it could work let's try it a bit there in the current h not a Nope okay let me try one more thing small rubber jig let's see maybe there's some perch here i don't know this lake is quite high already like 800 m or 850 so I don't know if there's still perch here wait I saw something on the surface there yes let's see ah it's small fish yeah nope [Music] [Music] i decided earlier to leave the lake i didn't get a single bite i thought it's better to continue hiking try to reach my hiking goal 15 kilometers i will eat some blueberries later get some rest and then I'm ready for tomorrow the moisture in the air is insane even my main camera can't take it anymore this is not fun it's raining everything is soaking wet it's going to be interesting how I will put up my tent i need to be super quick and those trails here my shoes are soaking wet inside tomorrow I will have a lot of rain as well and then the sun should come back this is it i'm going to put my tent up [Music] here oh [ __ ] I stepped on my camera it's pissing down outside and it was so annoying to set up the tent but now I'm inside here and it's finally time for some food some blueberries and one or two of my holy chocolate dates and then it's really time to sleep i'm so tired good [Applause] night i just woke up it's 8:00 now i slept for 6 6 and 1/2 hours and now it's time for the worst part of the day getting out of the sleeping bag into the wet clothing i'm going to chill five more minutes and then it's time i need a moment to motivate myself but then I quickly fix my camera get the moisture off the lens and then it's finally time for some oatmeal hey man I just started to pack and this little froggo jumped in the tent did I touch him yeah he's out goodbye i quickly fix my feet and then it's time to pack [Music] okay time to pack the tent [Music] i'm considering to cross the creek here but then I decide to play it [Music] safe so last night I made it here and hit kilometer 29 today I want to cover at least 15 km and hike a big loop through Long Felit's nature reserve by tonight I'm aiming to be here so I can cross into Norway the next morning it's 11:00 now day three and I'm hiking for maybe 30 minutes again I started pretty late but I had to wait earlier until the rain was gone to put down the tent and also the packing takes so much time yeah I ate some food earlier got some energy and I feel ready for this day just exhausting now those uphill stretches they're challenging parts but also long stretches of just walking time to think and let your mind run [Music] free it's 1:00 when I arrive at the first and last lake I will pass today i'm about to rig my fishing rod and of course it starts to rain okay let's take the box and going for the classic now first this rain it's annoying okay we're ready let's do the first cast here i think there can only be trout maybe arika up here but we will see it's getting cold no just cover some water one cast couple of steps [Applause] had a bite again or maybe rocks no no no felt like fish yeah there it is that's good to know there's fish in here come on don't let me down just stopped here randomly because it was the closest to the trail no let's walk to that bay yeah had a bite again oo that was a nice one i think you saw it in the tippet but why are they not sticking to the hook what the hell took so hard the hook is sharp maybe I'll get it now ah [Music] yep that is That's a nice one it came off it came off oh that was a good fish it was even jumping [Music] no no no it was pretty strong i could feel it in the rod and I'm not going to leave until I have one or two i think it's trout um yeah I will continue casting the rain is pretty strong it doesn't look like it's going to get better anytime soon so it's getting cold as well i will continue casting i need some fish now y no what are the odds no yeah they are sharp treddles i'm just super unlucky now now we got some proper rain what the heck oh I hope this is not leaking whoa this is no [Music] joke come on i'm shaking oh oh oh there was a fish following i had it tiny nibble on the lure not lucky today this is annoying i didn't deserve that the rain is so bad right now and I'm cold after 3 hours the rain finally stops i'm soaking wet oh my fingers and start to freeze i'm shaking come on yes there we go i switched the treble let's see at least it's not raining that much anymore one trout that would be enough the water level is rising through all that rain earlier I was walking here and now all the grass is flooded and I have the feeling since the water level is up the fish is not biting anymore what a shame that I lost this big fish earlier so strange i need to keep walking i'm losing too much time nope [ __ ] no fish for me here it's 5:00 now i came here at 1:00 um so I wasted quite a lot of time without any results i didn't get a single fish out of the water and since the rain stopped the fishing was completely off um yeah now I need to continue hiking i hiked four or five kilometers so far so 10 more to go i have no idea if I can pull it off that late in the day we'll see it's a bit disappointing [Music] water is running down from everywhere and the sun breaks through the thick clouds for a [Music] moment i'm starving and finished the last blueberries I picked yesterday [Music] [Music] it's quite tough at the moment it's going uphill for 2 kilometers and I'm exhausted and hungry i don't film that much anymore and focus on getting forward [ __ ] hell what am I doing it's not ending as it gets darker the fog on top of the mountain gets thicker [Music] [Music] [Music] i'm going to go hungry to bed there is no blueberries here on top of the mountain we'll eat one or two of the chocolate dates but that's it and to wrap up the episode it was a tough day again unlucky with the fishing but I reached my hiking goal so that's good and right now I just want to sleep you still see me smiling that's in my nature but the night is rough the temperature drops close to zero and all I have is my summer sleeping bag i'm freezing the whole time and I can't sleep because I'm so hungry i have a weak moment and eat one of my emergency meals I brought for worst case scenarios the next morning I feel completely destroyed the blisters on my feet are getting worse i'm losing weight fast and I can feel my body starting to get weak but it's not all struggle better times are ahead that's Ryon and Helga and they offered me some coffee also some food but I can't take the food i need to stay hard they're chasing they're chasing yeah yeah yes i'm happy tired in pain but I'm happy tune in for the third episode of my solo mission borderland if you haven't subscribe to the channel thank you for watching goodbye floven out and Hadabra
2025-04-06 04:48
