WE CLIMBED THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS LADDER (2,000 Foot Drop)
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Published 2022-11-12
Episode 849 | Filmed October 2022 | Austria
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎
00:00 Stairway to Heaven, explained
00:49 Are we prepared for this?
02:36 Our first solo via ferrata
08:36 We love Public Lands!
09:59 Overnight in the mountain hut
14:20 Emotional morning of the climb
16:54 HERE WE GO
20:48 THE LADDER
29:52
All Comments (21)
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Scale of 1-10…how likely would you be to say yes to the ladder? 😬 Still cannot believe that was ME up there🙆🏻♀️ What a rush! Hope y’all enjoyed this fun episode 🤗
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Can we all just take a moment to recognize how absolutely incredible it is that they did this AND filmed the whole thing?! Beautiful shots and POVs. You two are insanely amazing! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
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Love the way you support each other! Next time you do a Via Ferrata, always have your two carabiner's facing in opposite directions when you clip onto the wire. If you were to accidentally fall off, you could risk having both carabiner's open at the same time. Placing them in opposite directions protects you because it provides an extra layer of safety and stops the risk of them both opening. I work as a Via Ferrata guide in the Italian Dolomites. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us! : )
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My #1 fear is heights. This video had my hands and feet sweating!
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You two were meant for each other. It doesn't matter what you are doing, what I enjoy watching is how much you take care of, encourage, and support one another.
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My tired and disabled body lives the wildest dreams through your videos. Whenever you climb the hardest mountains or swim the scariest sea, I feel I’ve done it with you. That’s how good your videos are. Thank you ❤x
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I'm so used to you guys doing incredible things that it usually isn't shocking... But THIS. I was in awe the whole time. Absolutely insane. Your courage and determination is so inspiring.
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There is no way in HAYELL I'd do that at this point in my life. But, Kara's ability to push through is crazy inspiring. Makes me feel like maybe I can face my biggest fears, too.
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"It's the best thing I've ever eaten" I love how every meal Kara has, its always the best thing she's ever eaten lol 😆
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My anxiety was RAGING during this entire episode. I don’t think I could do something like this (extremely terrified of heights), but thank you for letting us live vicariously through you on these adventures. I look forward to your vlogs every week. Thank you! ❤
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My hands and feet are SWEATING as I'm watching Kara climbing up the ladder. You guys are amazing and have such a talent for making me feel like I'm right there with you. So so proud of you!
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Kara is such a badass. She does things I would never have the opportunity to even try, and she rocks it. Nate is legend for his insane mountain biking. Together you guys are superhero's.
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My heart is pounding just watching you two climb this. Congratulations!!!!
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Nate's an absolute beast at everything he does, but Kara totally encompasses my mantra of "do it scared" and you're both SO inspiring. Maybe I'm not climbing a mountain but when I'm scared I think of all the people that do it scared, and that gives me a lot of strength to continue pushing myself in life ❤️ You guys are epic ⭐️
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The fact that you filmed and did this simultaneously is absolutely incredible!
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Literally had my hands and feet sweating throughout the whole entire video. I was really screaming out loud, saying "Stop filming! Please grab the string tight!" You guys are just so incredible to be able to finish this challenge, love both of u so much!
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Wow Nate is so motivational and encouraging to Kara, that’s amazing! Just cheering her on and helping her and being the most supporting husband! Love them! So proud of them❤
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so you're saying nate and kara climbed up such a steep mountain AND documented, even flew a drone over the ferrata for us viewers?? you're amazing guys! good job!
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Hey Kara and Nate! I just wanted to say thank you for being an inspiration to me for so long. I started watching your travel vlogs in 7th grade during the Trans Siberian Railway series and completely fell in love with you guys and your videos. Now, I’m a senior in high school and have probably watched every single one of your videos at least twice! You also inspired my love for travel and it’s one of the reasons I have decided to go to university in Prague next year! So, thank you for all you do. I hope you guys know how much your videos mean to your followers, even the younger ones :) -Anya Martin from Eugene, Oregon
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It warms my heart to watch these two, obviously in-love humans live their life to fullest every day. Thank you for sharing your travels with us!
