50-minute film about crossing the Alps

[sub-xero]

Hello fellow bikepackers!

Winter is back and many of us spend less time on the bike and more time at home. That's a good opportunity to fill the void with 50 minutes of extreme mountainbike bikepacking entertainment.

I finally finished editing my video footage. From almost 350 video sequences I created a video documentation about my 2012 Transalp adventure. The footage was so extensive that it resulted in a 50-minute video, which I split up in 2 parts. But not only editing was a lot of work. I filmed the whole thing by myself since I traveled alone. I tried to give a good impression of my adventures like bad weather, eerie noises at night, meeting a viper, crossing two insanely extreme passes and much more. Anyway, take a look and have fun!
(I created English subtitles which you can activate in Youtube!)

Alpine Divide - A Bikepacking Adventure Part 1

Alpine Divide - A Bikepacking Adventure Part 2

[annoying crack]

Awesome videos! 
It must have taken forever to shoot all this footage. Love the 'head in the water' scenes. It was also nice to see that you are overtaking all those transalp racers on that downhill.

links didn't work for me but a little search in youtube revealed the following:

part 1:

Hauptkamm Teil 1 - Alpencross 2012 (Transalp)

part 2:

Hauptkamm Teil 2 - Alpencross 2012 (Transalp)

Also, some of your older videos are great efforts too. Can't wait for next years videos. 

[sub-xero]

Thanks for the feedback, I corrected the links.
It took a lot of time to film this, but I had a lot of fun doing it. It is one reason why I travel alone.
The transalp racers actually were much faster than me uphill, but they mostly used ultralight hardtails while I traveled with a relatively heavy enduro bike.

[Chunt]

Awesome! Loving the new directors cut version. I don't remember seeing any of the point of view angles before. Even in the most exhausting moments, you had the energy to pull the camera out, set up and shoot. Bravo!

[Colorado Cool Breeze]

What a great adventure. Your editing was spot on nicely done. I really liked the different camera angles and the slow pans were my favorite.
Thanks so much for sharing your video.

[egear]

Awesome footage.  It must be nice to live in a country where you can get on a train with bike racks go where your going and then get on the train and ride home.  Great video, thanks for sharing.

[stumpyfsr]

I knew Sub-xero will post something special and here it is 
Excellent video! So many different angles I've wouldn't even think of.
Trail is rough but wonderful. Always was attracted by Alps's beauty.
Thank you for creating and sharing of this quality video 

[KenSmithMT]

    I've only had time to watch the first segment.   Cant wait for the rest.  Nice work.

[phil_rad]

Nice video, you put a lot of time into that baby.

Thanks so much for sharing. :-)

[Slim]

A very nice trip and a very impressive video. thanks for putting the sub-titles on, now i can show it to my american frineds without having to do a voice-over ;-)

[Luc]

Beautiful, pro editing / quality. Which brings me to ask:

- Which camera are you using?
- Editing software?
- When it comes all of these different shots/angles, how did you get it done on your own?

Thanks very much for posting, and ride safe.

[DoctorRad]

Do you have a GPS / GPX of the route?

[sub-xero]

- Which camera are you using?
- Editing software?
- When it comes all of these different shots/angles, how did you get it done on your own?

I was using the Canon Powershot G12 and the GoPro HD Hero2. In 2013 I updated to the Sony NEX-6 and the GoPro HD Hero3.
I tested various editing programs for Windows and I think Magix Video Deluxe has good quality and a fair price.
There are various mounts available for the GoPro, so you can attach it almost anywhere. For the G12 I used a mini tripod with flexible legs.

You can find details about my equipment on my homepage.

[sub-xero]

Do you have a GPS / GPX of the route?

I deliberately don't publish GPS data. My routes are often very challenging and require Alpine experience. I want to avoid leading bikers into situations wher they may get into serious trouble. Those who are experienced enough can easily extract all route information from my trip report (if you click into the report you will find maps from Google Earth) and put together the route by themselves using maps or GPS tools.

[Luc]

@Sub-xero: Very nice informative Website, much appreciated. Ride safe

[phil_rad]

I read your trip report, in German. Sounded like a really cool trip. Would like to do one myself, with bikepacking gear. Where did you get the GPS track from? Did you make it yourself? I was checking out the website from Uli Stanciu, where you can piece the together yourself. Do you know anything about that?

[sub-xero]

I know various books that contain GPS routes. However, I prefer to not ride on the popular routes but to put together my own route. My routes are more experimental, more challenging but also much more difficult. I've been mountain biking and hiking in the Alps for two decades, so I know how to read and interpret maps. However, I still make mistakes sometimes, cause I try to never ride the same route twice. Preparing the route is a process which takes several weeks and is part of my adventure.