Solo update from a hotel room in Geneva
Solo update podcast episode
Apple project, REI project, Argentina hiking video, Agency, Moving apartments, Intel problems, Flavour Trip concept, Help with projects, Pakistan trip, Shows
How the latest YouTube video performing, secret project, brand deals, using ChatGPT and AI, watching anime, this podcast and the start of hiking season in June
Glacier National Park, Hong Kong, Japan, Canary Islands, Favorite Hiking Gear, Product vs Art, Monetizing Personal Life, Minimalism, Upcoming Projects
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR YALL
Solo audio update about my current focus, recent work and plans for hiking trips in 2025
It's been a few crazy months since my last stream so let's catch up with travel plans, changes to the channel and new dad news.
00:00 Welcome 5:55 Mexico City 9:06 Food on trail 10:52 Hardrock 100 Course 15:25 Bringing a laptop on hikes 18:04 Podcast life update videos 20:07 Hikes in the UK 25:30 Hiking with Henry again 26:30 Feedback from the last stream with Simon 30:45 How has hiking/traveling changed 32:59 YouTube channel analytics 34:02 @thespiffingbrit sleep content 35:13 Three Hours of Ambient Hiking with a Drone 38:18 My workout routine 39:32 Busy trails 47:34 Videos playing in pubs and restaurants 54:30 Hiking in Italy 55:13 Attending Creator Camp in Europe in Sept 57:53 Demand for hiking content on YouTube 1:01:16 Announcing my Trip to Brazil 1:02:22 Brazil notes 1:03:41 Heat in Rio 1:06:22 Issues with Rio Travel Vlog 1:11:57 Where I stayed in Rio 1:16:41 Day hikes near Rio 1:28:11 Pedra da Gavea Hike 1:31:02 Beaches and sightseeing 1:42:09 Getting to the trailhead 1:44:51 Day 1 of the hike 1:51:30 Day 2 of the hike 2:06:00 Spring in Brooklyn 2:07:45 Challengers reality tv show premiere 2:08:43 Camp Strava event in LA 2:12:11 Birth of my Son, Dean Aviv Adams 2:14:35 Thank you
00:00 Welcome Thoughts on the previous stream 11:55 Traveling to Brazil 16:57 Teresopolis hike https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/brazil/rio-de-janeiro--2/teresopolis-bonfim?u=i 19:30 New adsense/watch time records 23:24 Custom music for videos with @AlaskanTapes 28:35 Plan to hike Teresopolis in Brazil 44:44 Teresopolis video by @millyfariasi https://youtu.be/YK7llZpciYQ?si=8Q36EM21y5aMjORp 53:14 Teresopolis trail planning 57:33 New DJI Drone 1:00:36 Chatting with @wholesomesimon 1:10:58 Hiking alone in Big Bend, Texas https://youtu.be/rRFJ7mn-D1M?si=Fkm33FK9HZW_i8f8 1:16:45 Creator Camp https://creatorcamp.co 1:26:47 Simon's website https://wholesomesimon.com 1:36:47 Sunnyday Coffee Company http://sunnyday.co/KRAIG15 1:37:09 Working with @YesTheory https://youtu.be/57P-wczErII?si=wwCIoe4GYrnITAee 1:39:40 New Wave YouTuber @nataliexlynn 1:43:09 Strategy on YouTube 1:47:45 Watching @GawxArt 1:53:22 Who is @jacobcollier 1:57:38 Streams format on YouTube 2:02:59 Next stream after Brazil
Q&A with chat and behind the scenes for my recent video in the Azores - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pp3ONGoJsdQ 00:00 Intro 4:33 Welcome 9:21 Sleeping on trail 11:38 Black Forest in Germany 14:37 Niched in hiking 17:31 Azores video analytics 19:23 Teeth of Navarino trail https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/chile/magallanes/dientes-de-navarino?u=i 25:44 Azores video FCPX timeline 44:09 Family vlogs like Pewdiepie 47:17 Azores video behind the scenes 50:54 Things I need help with 54:38 7 hour ambient video 58:00 Hiking Alta Via 1 in Italy in September 1:05:35 Azores video commentary 1:44:30 Azores video Sponsor 1:50:00 Stranded on Corvo Island for 3 days 1:55:46 Instagram 2:05:23 Old podcast episodes and new streams 2:09:50 Cactus to Clouds hike 2:15:31 Short form content 2:22:40 Challengers Show https://amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CV9LTTZL/ref=atv_hm_mys_c_4I2SRv_2_1 2:26:20 Plans for the next few weeks
Chat helps me research potential hiking trips to Death Valley, Hawaii and Azores 00:00 Intro 3:42 Welcome 6:00 Previous stream 11:56 Hawaii 13:51 Print store 17:43 New Zealand videos 26:52 @OutdoorDetour 28:16 Death Valley 40:46 Kalalau Trail in Hawaii 1:07:25 @JeffPelletier in Hawaii 1:13:26 Death Valley?? 1:28 52 Azores 1:43:02 @Antonsomewhere Azores video 1:48:07 Hiking trip to Azores 1:58:20 @AlexGodard Advice for Azores 2:05:57 More Azores research 2:38:11 Geoguessr https://www.geoguessr.com/user/5fcef8c073adfc0001a1b1a8
How should I title these podcast episodes?
Gotta put my podcast on YouTube
Film myself answering questions and reacting to community
Serves as a form of education
Title and thumbnail need to focus in on one topic tho
Would drive me crazy to not put it on the main channel tho. I’ve watched videos with just people talking tho. As long as the hook is interesting and they deliver the answer I watch
I feel the need for more dialog between you and I
What feedback do you have on the podcast in general? Should I accept feedback in the form of voicemails? Would comments on YouTube work well for feedback?
Should I spend time making educational content?
I feel like mini tutorials on TikTok would work well. Basically break a full workshop into small chapters. Answer questions that people might Google.
People still think I’m shooting iPhone only
Tired of getting every kind of feedback on my work… talk less, talk more, more social, stop including friends, more vlogs, don’t vlog
Wish I had fellow creators to talk through my problems and projects. Most of the creators that I call friends don’t really reciprocate my attempts to connect.
Need help finding interesting places to go and hike
Doing sponsorship differently.
Trying to negotiate with better brands on larger campaigns. Basically trying harder.
Have cancelled the last few integrations
Where should I hike in 2024?
Also kinda don’t want to ask
I always seem to question how important community and feedback actually is.
Should I be putting podcast episodes on YouTube?
YouTube shorts becoming more important
What shorts can I make on a trip?
General feelings of loneliness and sadness
Researched Sam Sulek’s channel
Hotel in Nepal
Build a website to gather interest in group hiking trips
My own hikes as well as selling other people's hikes
Silent hiking in New Zealand
New Zealand vlog
Hiking Drone montage video
Favorite hikes tier list
Family blog baby announcement
There is so much that I could do and make great money from but I just don’t care
Low incentives
Sponsorships
Merch
Video ideas
Why has this changed over time?
I don’t care what people think
Go on the trip and make the big video just to get the perfect clip
Everything is for making clips because that's where discoverablity is
Value in the form of user acquisition
Doesn't make money
Posting audio only to spotify
Creating a new YouTube channel for Podcast videos
Just posting podcast videos to my channel but don't call them podcast episodes
Upload full horizontal videos to tiktok
Factorio Space exploration video on gaming channel
Podcast that speaks directly to the audience. Private phone call
February
Hiking and Sleeping Alone in Death Valley
El Cocuy in Colombia
March
Mt Kimbalu in Borneo
April
Cactus to Clouds in California
August
Hiking 70 miles on the PCT in Washington
September
Hiking Alta Via 1 Dolomites in Italy
October
40 miles Great Himalayan Lakes Trek in India
Butan Trek
100 miles Annapurna Trek in Nepal
ABC Trek
https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/nepal/gandaki-pradesh/annapurna-base-camp-trek--2?u=i
Nar Phu Valley Trek
115 miles on the Haute Route in Switzerland
Tour Monte Rosa in Switzerland
Ambient drone footage
Taking down the 10 hour comp video
Really want to start a new YouTube channel for long form silent bakery videos
What shorts did editor send and I not upload
Something about Julien2 makes me still interested in trying it out
Why do I feel so unfulfilled?
I need help
I need collaboration
I need someone to bounce ideas off
Need to keep a list of videos to make
Thumbnail and title grid
Maybe I should just vlog on IG stories again
Pewdiepie’s japan vlogs makes me want to make my own version of “home movies”
Solo update podcast episode about past projects, current focus and future plans. Consuming feed based social media like TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and News doesn’t make me feel good. Content formats. Put guides and updates behind paywall? What do people actually find valuable with my content? Satisfying subscribers vs algorithm. Artist vs creator. Product vs art. Trying to make NYC walking video. Membership Q&A. New Zealand trip
Solo update episode from my hotel room in LA. Updates about projects, thoughts after Madeira/Cyprus, why we're moving back to NYC from Denver and general worries about making travel content these days. https://linktr.ee/kraig
Thoughts on the last few days of traveling and shooting on Madeira Island. Why does traveling alone feel weird now? Should I focus more on thru-hiking like a dirty nomad or should I embrace the luxury lol. What I plan on editing and uploading to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Flying to Cyprus to do it all over again starting tomorrow. Wish me luck on this all expense paid trip haha what's wrong with me.
