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The Longest Way 1.0 - walk through China and grow a beard! - a photo every day timelapse

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Uploaded on Mar 20, 2009

In 2008, I walked through China - one year, more than 4500km. All the while, I let my hair and my beard grow. This is the resulting video. Add me on FB: http://www.facebook.com/crehage Or drop by on my blog: http://www.thelongestway.com

Additional info:
- I never finished my original goal of walking to Germany. Instead, I walked for a year and roughly 4500km, passed the Gobi desert, and then decided to stop walking for now.
- All of the distance from Beijing to Ürümqi was completed solely on foot, straight good old walking. There are instances where you can see me in the video sitting on a plane or riding a boat, but those are during breaks I had to take from walking, either to sort out bureaucracy issues or to take care of some personal things.
- I had been planning this trip for over a year before I even started, and getting as far as I got was an experience for which I am very grateful.
- Obtaining the necessary visa for a trip like this was not very easy, hence I had to go back to Beijing a few times to resolve some issues.
- This is not a strict "1 pic a day" video, because I wanted to make it a bit more alive by adding some additional movement. Sometimes during the film you would follow me turn around, or something would happen in the background. I tried to capture these moments to make the video more interesting.
- If you liked the music I used in this video, get it here:
The Kingpins - "L'Aventurier" http://bit.ly/RXOMaz
Zhu Fengbo - "Olive Tree" http://bit.ly/UDsHT7
- The core of this project is in actually my blog where I have posted my extensive travel diary, starting from day 1 (Nov 9th 2007) and describing every single day until the end one year later.

If you have any additional questions, please refer to:
http://www.thelongestway.com/frequent...
http://www.thelongestway.com/extras/m...
and get the Google Earth file here (1KB):
http://www.thelongredline.com/TLW.kmz

Update - this weird beard video won at the following festivals:

2009 Boulder Adventure Film Festival
2010 Berlin Webcuts
2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival
2011 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
2011 5th International Mountain Film Festival Domžale
2011 Squamish Mountain Festival
2011 Mezinárodný Festival Horských Filmov, Poprad
2011 Vertical Film Festival, Moscow

Plus:

#8 top viral video 2009 at Time.com

Thanks to madandcrazychild (she takes a photo every day), NK5000 (Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years.) and mattharding2718 (Where the Hell is Matt? 2008) for inspiration.

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  • RorySinn

    Reminds of the time I had to walk across town

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  • Uncle Dimitry

    maybe they just don't like beards

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  • Ana Maria Padron

    amazing!! i loved it

    

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  • stekepego2

    Nah, everybody likes beards. They just don't have one theirselves

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  • darthstarkiller1912

    Reminds me of a Chia pet. Took a lot a guts to walk that far, dude! Talk about endurance! LOL

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  • RezhwAmanj

    Funny how you used to be bald!!!

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  • Iulia I

    which songs are in this video?:D does somebody know?

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  • UnderWaterFilms3

    Reminds me of the chef guy off of Ratatouille!!

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  • Herp Derp

    You don't grow any hair on your cheeks at all or any on your neck for a while WTF WHY DOES THIS ONLY HAPPEN TO ME??@@?!!!

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  • Hypurman1

    I don't get it. How do people fund fruitless projects like this? I work for a living.

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  • Dylan Pencakowski

    Because that was a weak-ass beard and hair very little hair growth

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  • Ola Bovin

    Nice! I enjoyed watching this video. Smart idea with a picture per day. I bet the trip changed your life. You have another perspective on everything after a trip like that.

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