As a Muslim, I know there are many Muslims in Caucasus, and I knew a little about the natural beauty of Caucasus. But after watching your journey, I get more info... Thank you a lot... This video should have millions of views...

As an Azerbaijani, I enjoyed your Great Caucasus journey. You’re always welcome here, especially in Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 ❤

This is an impressive journey you did. Congratulations. As a Georgian citizen and a woman, I find it challenging to replicate similar trip. Still, I hope one day the region will have enough peace and prosperity for its residents to enjoy living there at its fullest and at peace with each other.

As an Ingushetian, I must say that this video is really impressive. There are very few trips to the Caucasus like this one on KZfaq. There are also very beautiful historical ruins in Ingushetia. There are 8th and 13th century towers in Dzeyrakh, Egikal, Galashki and Sunzha .How beautiful, isn't it!

This took an extraordinary amount of courage to complete! You've done something incredible to be proud of. Amazing work, thank you for taking me with you in your video.

This documentary deserves so many more views!!

what a fucking trip dude. thanks for sharing it with us! i cant even explain how much respect i have for your bravery. i wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a thing. this is fucking inspiring. beautiful shots taken as well. and i just want to point out that even when things didn’t work out or you got a major stepback, you still kept going. and that all alone? like what the fuck dude. and what you got in return were some beautiful kindhearted people. thanks again for sharing this crazy adventure with us and i’ll keep an eye out for your video’s! have a good one homie x

This video is incredible! Im in love with this region and plan on going there in the future as soon as Ive got the time and money. Its just sad when I watch the news and the only things you hear about the region are ongoing conflicts for centuries. But this video beautifully shows that the people there are extremely kind and it looks like it makes them very happy that someones coming to their country. The way they proudly present you their dances, music, food, culture etc. makes me smile a lot. Thanks for the great video, keep it up!

hi Richard! you've done a great job! just a wonderful video. I'm from Russia and I feel very sorry for the situation that has happened to you there. you know 99% of Russians are still afraid of traveling there but you've done it! thank you very much

Wow what a trip! You are one brave guy. I'm from North Caucasus (Russia) and growing up with such nature been a blessing. Thank you for sharing your journey and showing such incredible views !

Wow what kind and cool people live there

Multidimensionally inspiring mate. I think this is the new pioneering frontier, navigating an intense political landscape along with the physical one. So illuminating. Really great brave work, thankyou for sharing.

As if the hiking itself isn't challenging enough, you had to deal with so much bureaucracy, uncertainty over routes and permission, constantly changing plans and the mental toll this takes, plus you were filming it all. A great effort, and well edited to tell the story of your journey. I can't imagine how tricky that must have been to cut it all down to 23 minutes! You've mentioned you might edit an extended version for KZfaq, would love to see that too! We've hiked and filmed a lot of trails from Svaneti to Lagodekhi over the last couple of years, a few border permits to get here and there, but thankfully no tense encounters with the authorities or underlying fear following us. Well done! Kim

Awesome film and awesome adventure. Great job. I hope to be in the mountains in northern Azerbaijan for a bit next summer and this is a really exciting window on that world.

What an inspiring trip man! Absolutely amazing experience you must've had there. Just wow!

Damn I cant stress out how good of a video this is, and super inspiring as well. Id definitely want to try the Caucasus mountains at some point. Thank you for this glimpse of your adventure

This should have a million views

Best place on earth

Amazing!!

Such an well done and beautifully put together video!

We loved watching this and are very proud of you. You need to do more!x

Thanks for taking us along. Transcendent scenery. Love the people you met. Uncomplicated, generous, seem genuinely happy despite oppressive situation. Thanks again.

You were right to be scared, 11 mths ago that was rather close to being summoned for war

Man those people in the mountains does not have to give a shit about what us urban dumbasses have to. That's life man that is what life is. So calm. My depression disappeared just by watching them. Wooow what a life they have. Thanks bro.

Bravo; sir. All men are animated in all forms but few truly get to live. You’re really living, brother.

Superb and so inspiring Richard. So much appeared wrong with this trip but in fact you were lead to some of the best connections. An incredible place. Thanks for sharing your courage and journey with us. All the best for 2022. Mark

Very amazing thing you have done! Bravo, In 2017 I’ve been to a place north east of Murmansk called Teriberka, to photograph the northern lights, I too had to experience the FSB :/

absolutely amazing!!

This is awesome, thank you for making this!

Beautiful of mountain caucasus good job bro 👍

Cooool film! Amazing mountains… Greetings from Tilburg

That was an incredible watch. Thank you so much for sharing your journey Richard!

I tip my hat to you, Richard... a very sincere, modest and generous account of your trip (incl. of the people you met) - I found it quite moving. Like you, I have a serious case of wanderlust and whenever possible would have reveries about (and even sometimes plan and do!) madcap adventures (though admittedly not quite as epic as yours here - esp. when undertaken independently), but due to poor health/mobility over the last decade or so haven't been able to fulfil that part of me. I've never really been able to adapt to that (permanent) loss of freedom. Still, experiences such as yours, as well as your ability to capture them so thoughtfully and competently in this format, has lent a vicarious boost. Thank you for sharing your endeavours, and good luck for the rest of your life (travel-related or otherwise).

Wow! Magnificent Beauty captured! Paradise indeed! 👌👍🎉

Absolutely stunning journey. I have visited Georgia three times and would love to visit again. One of the most beautiful countries on earth.

Awesome mate. Nothing but respect and admiration! I've been looking forward to this since you mentioned you had filmed and were putting it together a couple of years back. It's an amazing advert for the regions in general as well as the generosity and hospitality of the people, oh and the Notch :P

That was such a pleasure to watch - absolutely amazing - I was transfixed the entire time. Amazing job on the edit.

This is such an insane trip Richard and its so well documented! I am really overwhelmed, also I know how much passion you put into that bit of film. So so nice to see it online!

Challenging for regular Brit across this region, seeing your bread grow and you made it. Entertaining content

Amazing track, congrats !

So incredibly inspiring and heartwarming. What an incredible experience that must have been. Thank you so much for documenting it and sharing it with the world :)

Insane, looks like an absolutely amazing trip, well done.

I loved every second of those travel vlog! Thanks for such a beautiful video

What a journey, truly amazing!!!

WOW! thnak you for VIDEO!

Brilliant, thank you for sharing

I loved this!

Amazing! So happy to have followed your trip and see so ever briefly some of the wonders that you saw and the kindness you were bestowed upon and to witness your optimism and great courage to wander through completely foreign lands! Thank you and keep it up!

Respect! One of the most impressive things I've ever watched. Wonderful journey!

Epic adventure man! Exploring these mountains is something that's been high on my list for a while and you've done an amazing job at showing them off!

A gem of a watch - Awesome.

Amazing! Incredible determination 🤘🏻A true adventure

Great film, mate! Lovely photography, and it’s fantastic that you met so many generous and welcoming people in such remote places.

An inspiring adventure and beautifully documented, amazing work my friend!

Woah, what an inspiring video and trip! You are very very brave, this video certainly deserves a sub! It’s nice to see you met some friendly people along your way as well, it sounded a very very surreal trip. Much respect, you smashed it! All the best - Cheers Joe

What a great adventure! I had similar experiences with authorities when I was trekking in Kyrgyzstan. But I’m 100% sure, that your challenges - through all these Caucasus Regions - where so much more severe. Really inspiring and thanks for taking us along!

Omg Richard !!! Congrats on such an epic journey Your editing and narration is just perfect I felt like I’m watching professional production, stunning views, you dealt with everything and managed to stay calm and…yourself Hat off 👍 been worth of waiting for your movie

That was F****ing brilliant, I really enjoyed that, a truly inspiring and well produced video. Finding things like this is what KZfaq is all about. Your love for the Mountains, the people and true spirit of adventure really came across. Hats off xxx

Incredible journey, Thank you for sharing it.

Amazing trip well documented. Real adventurer!

thank you for filming this surreal journey, I've always loved hiking and watching this truly reminded me of when I was hiking across the Himalayas in Uttarakhand :)

Richard, such an amazing video! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for sharing this amazing experience ❤

Amazing! I'm astounded. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome!

That was absolutely stunning, what a great journey. Much of life is unpredictable like that, but you made the best of it. Thx for sharing. I was really moved

Wow! What a beautiful place with many kind people. An inspiring adventure mate!

wowwwwwwwwww. absolutely love this, your story and the landscapes are equally amazing

Well done mate, very brave and determined, good for you, great video, loved it, keep it up, amazing 👏

This was amazing to watch, thanks for taking us a long with you. I understand the desire to be in the mountains, here in Canada I have done a few trips. Nothing is quiet like the exhilaration of climbing endless cliffs and ridges where almost no one has been before or camping right on a saddle 3300m up beside an ancient glacier several square km in size.

Great!👍🏼👍🏼

This was so beautiful. In multiple ways. It brought tears to my eyes in places. Thank you, Richard, for sharing your journey, and this story.

What an amazing journey and video.

Incredible journey, brave to say the least! Inspiring.

This is awesome. love it

wow what a fantastic adventure.. truly inspiring how you dealt with the fear of the officials to accomplish your goal & to meet the amazing people and walk amongst those incredible vistas. congratulations on a wonderful film!

Amazing film Richard. You are very brave and adventurous, I bet you feel like you can now achieve anything x

Stunning Nature and Wonderful People. Thank you 😎

amazing journey. What a beautiful place.

Wow, what an incredible journey. Thank you for sharing it with us!

This is my dream trek, amazing job!

Just stumbled across this. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing your adventure!

Long live all of Azerbaijan

What a wonderful inspiration you are.

Thank you you for that very nice film. This was a real adventure.

I’ve been waiting for this for a while, what a trip, brilliant! Some of that scenery is truly breathtaking. Like you say it’s the people along the way that make a trip even more special. Well done on putting this together and thanks for sharing it 👍🏻 Where next?

Always love your videos

Nice work mate, all the best👍

Enjoyed every second of your journey. Thank you for taking the time to make your film and share with us all. Truly unique landscapes! So much green in those ranges. The Eastern end did look like a true gem, insane geologic features. Best wishes!

My family is from a village in Karachay-Cherkessia called Sparta. I’ve never been but this video really inspired me. Thank you

Awesome, thx for sharing, what a trip, I'd love to go hiking in Georgia one day.

Well in lad. Wandering this planet with hope in your heart is the very essence of existence.

Beautiful all the way through, from outside to inside.

Greetings from the Ural Mountains region. I am a student and a hiking enthusiast like you. I was very impressed with your journey, and this film as a whole. It is very sad that the actions of our government spoil the impressions of foreigners from our country, both globally (i reffer to recent horrible events) and locally. And the fact that you could not visit some equally beautiful places because of stupid bureaucracy and unnecessary control makes me sad. I am glad that you met wonderful people on the way and got into the really amazing atmosphere of the Caucasus. This is a truly magical place and trip. Thank you for this movie, all the best!

This video was awesome man!

Awesome Richard! You've lived my dream.

This is massively underrated! Amazing video and amazing interactions :)

I did a trip across Georgia 🇬🇪 last year but missed out on the mountains. What an epic experience! Thanks for sharing!

Wow! That's really great job Richard! I love mountains and nature of Caucasus is just simply gorgeous, amazing, awesome! I've been visiting a lot of beautiful places here and I'm excited of this region. I live in here. You showed it absolutely stunning! Thanks for visiting and sharing with people all over the world. I invite you here once again and would recommend you some very special places to visit. Good luck🍀 and be happy!!!!!!

Hi Richard. I've loved watching ALL your videos. They really genuinely inspire me to undertake my own long distance hikes. We haven't seen you recently, so I only hope that you've been doing some great inspiring journeys to share with us here and/or in TGO etc. Maybe you just deserve a well-earned rest! All the best Rich.