45 Days in the Himalayas - A Time-Lapse Film

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A stunning timelapse film from the Himalayas. Be sure to watch it in HD!

Imagine living in a tent at 5700M above sea level for weeks on end. Your goal is to ascend the 6th highest mountain in the world. You've recently evacuated your climbing partner who battled pulmonary edema. He survives because of you and your team's efforts and you remain alone in the Himalayas with a small team of Sherpa men to support you. While trying to stay warm in your little yellow North Face tent, all that you hear is the silence of the Himalayan skies...and the incessant clicking of your DSLR cameras!

'45 Days in the Himalayas' was shot this past October in Nepal and Tibet.

Music by: Unknown (I'm sorry!) I'm digging it up.

Shot and edited by Elia Saikaly

Special thanks to my Sherpa team and Jeremie Stall Paquet
for helping with some of the set-ups.

GEAR:

Canon 7d and T3i
Canon 70-200mm 2.8
Canon 24-70mm 2.8
Canon 28mm 1.8
Tokina 11-17 2.8

Images processed (while sitting in a tent in a down jacket) using Adobe LightRoom. Edited in FCP7 on a Macbook Pro.

It is difficult for people understand what it is like to shoot high above the clouds in these low oxygen environments until they experience it for themselves.

At 1:57 you can see the climbers attempting the 8201M summit at 3am in sub-zero temperatures. Yes, those little floating lights are people!

In the end, I remained alone with my Sherpa climbing partner and stood on top of the 6th highest mountain on Earth. We were the only one's to make the summit that day. My oxygen bottle failed and I struggled for 7 hours before realizing I had a defective bottle. Relentless, I carried on until we reached the top at 8201M above sea level. Glorious sight of Mt. Everest from the top just 20 km away.

The final timelapse of the setting moon is of the The Nangpa La, a traditional trade route between Tibet and Nepal. My tent was situated across from the pass.

My work is in support of my non-profit organization called Findinglife. Check out some of the work we do to inspire youth to create positive change.

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Thank you everyone. It's nice to see that some of my work is finally getting a few hits here on YT. It encourages me to keep posting and creating pieces of work like this for you to enjoy.

eliasaikaly
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2:01 what a shot, so beautiful, looks like you're almost touching space..

Wlf_
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love the one where you can see lights from climbers heading up the mountain before sunrise!

GoggleEyedOne
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why is this so perfect, its hard to believe
the clouds ... scary yet so beautiful and the stars

this is the most beautiful time lapse i ever saw.

fatimahkhan
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I love pictures of these magnificent mountains

maureenbernhardt
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Elia,
You are brave, lucky and God is with You.
All the best for Your further plans in mountains . Because of You, we knew some unknown ranges.
God Bless You.

prashantjagade
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I don't know how to describe but for me this is the most mesmerising video on YouTube.😍 I can't stop watching it again and again, thank you so much for sharing it..❤️🙋

VPathik
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You need to see it with your own eyes one day Fatimah. Out of this world! Thank you.

eliasaikaly
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Hi Elia, you made an absolutely fantastic compilation of high altitutde sceneries; definitely my youtube all-time-favourite !!! I still remember the clear nights up in the Khumbu, where the shining stars make up for the lack of oxygen. Unfortunately that was the time before digital SLRs...

mycameraview
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Amazing! Thank you for posting this. In the end of this video I felt how Earth is spinning.

LivingintheVan
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Yes, Ama Dablam. One of the most beautiful mountains in the world in my opinion.

eliasaikaly
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Это круто! На даже так заснять!!! Да ещё красиво!!!

АлисаЛис-яв
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its probably best video so far about himalayas.... i can't help myself watching it again and again..great job guys! keep it Up! I could see planets at 1:51 :D.. proud to be Nepalese :)

hem
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amazing video,  waxing gibbous moon and mountains

matejsteinhauser
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Just Wonderful Scenes .. Amazing Time-lapse

TheGuns
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This is awesome I think the Himalayas are the most beautiful place in the world I would like to visit one day

HimalayanProductions
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Thanks! That's a very kind comment. I shot 4 seasons in the Himalayas without a DSLR or time-lapse capability so I know what you're saying. People really need to stand under the stars amongst the majestic Himalayas to get a true sense of the awe and wonder.

eliasaikaly
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I ended up being one of those little lights. ;) My friend Victor Saunders was leading that group. I was very fortunate my batteries lasted as long as they did that night.

eliasaikaly
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Minecraftbeast - it's shot in the the Khumbu region of Nepal on the classic basecamp trek and in Tibet on Mt Cho Oyu.

eliasaikaly
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Wow...this is SPECTACULAR! I love the music that goes with it. How did u find such good music, and how did u do the tent part because that is just too cool for school...lol :D

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