Well here are, (some of) you asked for it... It's finally a MUCH longer video! I finally found an idea that justified a longer runtime, so I hope you enjoy this little documentary about The Great Wall. Should I make more longer videos? Or do you prefer the punchier short ones? :)

This is by far THE BEST Great Wall vlog I have ever seen. As a travel magazine photographer myself, I have to say you're real professional! Seriously your works deserve much more attention. I wish I could thumb up 100 times.

Amazing that you could find this place by yourself the first time you visit, but just a reminder to everyone who wants to make the wild great wall trip, do not attempt it during a possible rain, especially in summer. A lot of rain in summer in Beijing are thunder storm, and the great wall are usually the highest part on a mountain and you standing on it makes you the attraction point for lightning. We have lightling strike accident to hikers almost every year like this

Wow! One moment I thought I was watching National Geographic 👍👍 so professional. Those camera angles and the very smooth voiceover just made it. 👍👍 Best wishes from Marena and Roger

Muitanyu leads to a unrestored part of the wall all you need to do is climb over a wall and it is a completely different experience. Was one of the best days of my life and will never forget.

This honestly felt like I was with you guys through the hike... Amazing cinematography😮😌

Thanks for your video. Well, as a Chinese living in Beijing, I have been to the Great Wall many times. But when I see the wild wall stretching into the distance as far as I can see, disappearing into the mist among those magnificent mountains, I almost cried.

Good editing, good music, good style, good scenery and good man！

Love how you produced and edited this - really great storytelling! Look forward to following your travels in 2019!

Timestamps for a presentation hehe 00:00 Mutianyu 3:16 Jinshaling 6:34 7:40 9:42 Hunchback curve

Beautiful background music which frames your video perfectly, brings out the loneliness and surrealist of the location. Also like the the narrative, organized and meaningful. Professional quality - well done !

That mad train rush....crazy!!! Such a peaceful farm, so different from that queue line for the popular section of the wall. Great video, thanks for the insider look! c/t

Thank you Ryan for making such a beautiful and insightful travel vlog of the Great Wall of China. You made me wanted to revisit this place all over again. Keep up your good work 💚💛🧡 best travel vlog I seen 👍🏻

Ok so the Mutianyu section is one to avoid then. I love the section where you took the cable car, I travel with family so it seems like the perfect mix of accessibility and isolation. That wild part of the wall was really dangerous looking, but I could tell you were really having a moment there, which is moving.

This is the most complete & insightful videos for The Great Wall, thank you so much. I have been to Badaling, now I look forward to visit Jinshanling thanks to you both. GODspeed!

Mate, this is seriously underrated. I wish you had recorded this in 4K, it would have been breath taking on my projector at home. Since 2020, I couldn't go back to China for the past few years, and I just recently found your series. Gonna go binge all of it now, I miss travelling. Keep up the great work!

You guys are insanely brave! This is the best video I´ve seen about the Great Wall, congratulations on such work.

You just won a subscriber in me with this video! Well done. Couldn’t have been more perfect.

Ryan I really loved your China series, and especially this video. Thanks for showing us different ways of seeing the Great Wall. It looked amazing. Please keep up the videos.

Just stunning. I watched your video as research material and you've beautifully captured exactly what I was looking for. I appreciated your voiceover describing what you're seeing and what you're thinking and the filmography is stunning. Loved that misty look too. Cheers

Awesome Ryan! We also did the Jinshaling section of the wall and loved it back in 2008. I feel the same Indiana Jones obsession as you do. And the great wall was a huge goal of mine. We hiked Jinshaling to Simatai and loved every second of it. I'm with you we were not into visiting the Disney land version of the wall HA! Looks like you guys are given er up the hunch back section. way to go! The views are amazing. Enjoyed the mix of forest and wall in the remote area. Keep up the great explorations in 2019. Happy New Year!

Found you on reddit! You have absolutely earned my subscription. Your producion vlalue and script was captivating and the incredible camerawork drove it home. Absolutely in love!

All I can say is WOW. That abandoned section of the wall is like a whole other planet. Amazing to think that there was not a soul around - what a precious experience!! Parts of it looked dangerous but what a small price to pay for experiencing something most other tourists probably haven't even heard of!! The busy area in comparison looks awful, lol. DEFINITELY bookmarking this so I can come back to it and visit the abandoned area when I get to China.

Wow 🤩. This is awesome . The Great Wall day was a long one . We had 4 transfers on the subway to get to badaling . It was not crowded this time round . We also paid ¥40 for entrance. I must sat the Great Wall of China is not a place you can visit once or twice .

Thank you for a very good and informative video! It looks amazing! Could you please tell me which month it was when you hiked the wall?

I went to Great Wall Nov 1999 & May 2015, “unfortunately ly” both at Badaling. I have to admit this video is the most comprehensive so far on Great Wall adventure, Bravo !

really does feel like i watched a documentary! really incredible and wonderfully made. would definitely want to see Section 1 and 2 myself. the toboggan ride looks like so much fun!

What a crazy episode! So cool to see the different aspects of the Great Wall. You two have done some serious hiking/walking in your time in China! How are your feet holding up? haha. The longer runtime for this video was perfect! Especially since there was so much to show. It also better showed us your fascination and wonder with the Great Wall. Personally, I like a mix of long videos and short videos, it really depends on the subject matter :)

wow! what a fun adventure! the fact that you guys stayed with locals and went to an area that wasn't so touristy is amazing! thanks for sharing this! this is the way to travel! ~sara ct

love the editing, love the music, love the insights you put in video. It makes me feel that I am on an mysterious journey

Your video is epic! SO well shot and edited! We lived in China for a couple of years and I think you nailed it! hoping to backpack there again soon with our baby :-)

I love the editing style and overall feel of the video. It's so well put together! The music over the abandoned sections was perfect! I'd avoid the busy sections too, well worth the trekking for the views!

I can't believe such a well-done video only has 7K views!!!! It's almost like a documentary!!! subbed and liked and shared, man, you deserve10+ subs.

I visited the Great Wall of China 15 years ago! I went in the winter so it wasn't crowded but it was freezing. I am not sure what section we went to. I would love to go back when it is warmer and do more hiking. I think that Jinshanling section looks perfect.

I know its overly touristy, but I want to do that toboggan ride so badly! This definitely makes me want to venture out to another part of the wall when I do finally go. Gonna save this video so I can refer to the sections when I get to planning.

Wow, I'd love to visit the great wall one day. Seems quite epic! You got some really great shots.

The Tobbogan ride looks terrifying yet exciting! I always wondered if everyone starts at the same section of the Great Wall. I would much rather go to the less crowded area. So glad you got to see your "Mickey Mouse" :) So so amazing!! I hope to visit the Great Wall of China one day.

The magnificent panoramic view below the highest watch tower you reached is as professional as cinematic photography. Thank you so much for your great presentation. It's beyond belief that so much heavy construction materials could be transported manually up to such heights about 500 years ago ( when the Ming Dynasty sections were constructed near Beijing ), & further back to more than 2000 years ago along various other sections.

Thank you, I loved traveling the wall with you. It was on my bucket list for years but I've heard so often about the many/uneven steps and the crowds that we never went. Now we are in our 60s I doubt we will ever go, so I enjoy watching others travels and adventures instead. Thoroughly enjoyed watching :)

Thank you for taking us with you. ❤️

This was by far our favourite video so far!!! We loved it and we think that was because there was a lot of speaking in it and comparing the three different spots was really well done! Oh and it was longer 🙂👍 Would definitely visit the quiter one and the ruined on, looked like a great adventure!!! Thanks for sharing this!

I never visited Badaling. Also decided to visit Jinshanling. Walked there partly the unrestored section, a pity that my girlfriend didn't want to walk further and the thunderstorms where coming in. Would love to have explored more of the unrestored part. Great coverage!

very cool

Fantastic format, you really tell a great story through your vids which create a very professional vibe. Keep it up and hope you have plenty of more material to work with. All the best for the New Year.

Beautifully done

Cool video! Hope to visit there one day as well.

Jinshanling looks like a perfect balance for me. (I might actually have been to Mutianyu or Badaling before when I was five...) Also, I travelled to one end of the great wall, the desert end, in Jiayuguan in 2010. it was also amazing. Yes, it was quite restored, but with just a few tourists AND had desert and snow capped mountains for the view

Love the vlog and showing us into different spots of the great wall. 👍 happy new year!

I love ruins as well. Thank you for this! Weren’t you scared of encountering wild animals (snakes for example) along the way since the area was already engulfed by the forest?

Awesome video! Keep it up 🤙🏽

I really enjoyed watching that! I like how it's all been edited together. Had to laugh at your dash to a seat on the train. I would have preferred the wild section - those views are fantastic.

This deserves more views. Forever going to be my dream to set foot on any section of the Great Wall.

My family went to the Great Wall a few years ago and they didn't seem to keen on the experience although they said the tobogganing was fun. The abandoned bit sounds like my cup of tea though. Dude, I know I say it every time but your videos are amazing. I love your little preview insert at the beginning here. It's like I'm watching BBC or something and you don't naturally pay much attention to the music but the way you match the music to the clips and atmosphere is awesome. Oh and I've only just realised but I think we may use the same glitch overlay for our intro text 😝 but yours is more sped up. Your excitement at seeing the wall is so evident which is really nice to watch! Haha my family had the same experience with the Chinese always wanting pictures taken with them! I love ruins too. It feels almost weird that parts are being restored as they're just not the same as the original... though I can see the mindset behind the idea. Omg that run for the train looks horrible but at least there was an adorable Chowchow doggo at the other end. OK I'm just gonna post my comment now as it's getting way too long.

Thanks for showing all this to us i really enjoyed watching it

This was amazing. Section 1 and 2 are so worth visiting! 😀

Great video

really like your editing . it`s not boring to watch your longer video . keep on going like it

This video is one hidden gem. Looking forward to visit the Great Wall. :)

Thank you for the AMAZING content

Awesome video. I really liked the comparison of the different parts of the wall. I don't like crowds. The abandoned section looked amazing. Greenery and ruins look so good together.

Great video！

This is the BEST walking the Wall video I've ever seen!!! So happy that I took the time to watch this very informative, beautiful video.

You two are really great!

Three cheers for this longer video!!! We were captivated. Truly! How did you come up with the idea to compare three sections of the wall? (A very good one, btw...) Some of your shots were absolutely amazing and the song you used for the best section of the wall was spot on--greatly enhanced our viewing experience. Bet you can guess which we thought is the best section... 😃

_12:07__ This is what a Vlog should be, and adventuromance should look like on top of the world, in perfect harmony with the whispering nature, under the dragon sun._

Attract tourists to one of the restored sections is the best way to protect it, IMO. If there were not a GOTO place, people went all over. It's just impossible to prevent it from possible damages and keep it in good shape along the whole 25000km. Leave them out of human reach is the best we can do so far.

Found you from brother dunne and looks like the type of channel we like.....travel and adventure we are in,,,,, great job on the video good info and you did a great job presenting

Great stuff guys, decent footage, a wall section I had never seen and a commentary in English that made sense.

Thanks a lot. Dream of climbing up, but it is too long to explore to the heart's content. Your vlog at least gives me an idea of what is like to be there.

Great videography and music!

What a nice video ,excellent film and professional edit.add subtitles in Chinese plz.

Jeeze us !!! That looks downright dangerous in spots !!! Looks like you might have needed climbing tackle for part of that hike. What about wild animals and poisonous plants if any ??? Thanks for an amazing look. Well done !!

Absolutely amazing video 👏

fantastic! Thanks for sharing all of your experiences.

This video is awesome !! :) I really enjoyed that and I felt like I watched a document :) Can't wait for next viddeo c/t

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! They are so packed full of great information while at the same time keeping it super interesting! The great wall of china has been on my list, but not that high up.... I think that has now changed after watching your video. I hate crowds so I love that you showed a couple of sections you can go to without any. I'm like you, I LOVE ruins! I'm definitely saving this video for future reference when planning my future trip to china :-)

Admire your adventurous spirit, thank you for bringing us such a wonderful video!

Amazing!

Nice video!

Because of this video, I decided to go to Jinshanling, and it was amazing. I was also fortunate enough to have the visit mutianyu on the same day. Jinshanling was exactly what I was looking for, it is developed but not as tourist crazy as mutianyu and it has even better views of the Great Wall. Thank you so much.

I was there 2 weeks ago, it was an amazing experience, despite the weather being so hot

Very very interesting! Need to go at some point, I want to go to the best spot!

It's really one of the nice video, great to see you visited wild section and editing is just awesome. Keep it up.

Absolutely amazing video and good content. Love the way you edit too. I love it!

Hi hello there and sorry for my bad english, im your new subscriber and i really want to say thank you for this really really beautiful cinemativ travel vlog. I really enjoy that, i feel like i travel with both of you guys. Love from indonesia. I just dont understand how could not many people see your really great video. For me this is a hidden gem. Once again thank you

Won another subscriber!!..so professional. Loved it.

I was looking for a video about the abandoned part of the Great Wall and here if is! Thank you for the great job, highly educational

This would have to be one of the best videos i've watched about the great wall here on KZfaq That's where my husband and sister in law were yesterday Mutianyu section Loved watching this video here in england this morning Carlene M

Really great video, you need more views and subscribers!

Absolutely incredible video! I feel so connected to it, so immersed. I'll be doing Jiankou later this April

SO beautiful, that's a hard pick - like you said the restorations look amazing but I love the idea of being out there all alone and taking in the beauty. -c/t

Loved the GW. Just amazing. The views are amazing.

im so lucky to find this story of you ... truly inspiring.. i wanna do it too...

High quality stuff dude🙏🙏 felt like some top channel's documentary...

Ha!!! At 6:12 is a "knuckle-head" goose. I had one of those once, as a backyard pet. It was always biting at my pants legs, wanting a handout of bread or corn.

WOW! Wish I can do more than just like and subscribe for you! Amazing channel, your editing skills are T.O.P and the journey is so raw. Love it! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us

Thnk you sharing. Its beautiful. Wish I could go where you went.

BRILLIANT! I love the unrestored section, im and adrenaline junkie adventurer, this is exactly what i look for in the world! Even better, i plan on going there in january 2020, middle of winter! Ive emailed the chen family to see im permitted to hike that area at that time of the year! I hope they allow it! Thanks for this video, i would never had known about it if not for it! Cheers!

Color me ignorant, but I had no idea there were different sections. Of course, it makes sense. It's a long wall. I'm glad you could smile while racing through the crowds to get a seat on the train. Great advice on where to go (watch out Chen family...you're going to be getting a ton of tourists). How long/hard of a hike up was that Yangqin section? It looked insane. BTW, thumbs up for the Smiths shirt (and not just because that's our last name).

DUDE! This was a masterpiece! 😍 your best work thus far! sad to say I went to the touristy part with the toboggan 😂😂 This video makes so excited for where your channel is going mate!