Burning Man 2012 Seen Miles Away from Mountaintop

Special thanks to OpenOptics from Inspired Flight and John Dearden for the soundtrack. I feel an immense gratitude towards the good friends who climbed to the top of Razor Back. Physically, the climb took a lot from us: I have never come across a more difficult topography. Chapped and tired, it was something quite special to observe the Burning Man event from such a high altitude -- an altitude even the most avid of burners will never know. We filmed with no site of tree nor source of water, and no geography flat enough to fit more than four bodies. Three miles away, three hundred meters above the event, we captured the annual burning of The Man as well as intermittent cacophonies of music and explosions. It is a majestic expression of human energy and art. Many thanks to our hiking partners this year. Jessica Wenger Moreno, Joe Moreno and Jennifer Elliott Phipps, and Jason Phipps.

[Irhbot]

Being a illustrator/writer growing up with a love for Peter Pan Burning Man is my ultimate fantasy of a living city of celebratory light. This video is absolutely fantastic!

[Solvatech]

This music has come to mean Burning Man to me. It's magical and addictive. I have watched this video some 30 times. My kids are worried that I am obseessed. But when I watch this all the energy and feelings and the experience of the magic of transformation that is Burning Man come flooding back. So I guess I am a little obsessed. Thank you so much for this video.

[anyacreate]

I agree. I just passed this vid onto one of my campmates with the subject "full body memory". I am still quivering after watching this 5 minutes ago. So grateful for the experience- and so grateful for your talent, which re-activated the Love. Thank you, thank you Love

[doughy]

The first word out of my mouth was "WOW!" My mouth never closed watching this video. Truly amazing work.

[blmurch]

This is beautiful in so many ways. Thank you for creating this, but it seems like such a shame to be so far away from all the action on that special night, but you have a singular and spectacular view. Well done!

[santijose]

It's like watching a pure energy in motion. A great installation art piece come to life. The universe is made of stars and we are all part of that. How long we last is up to us. Ca
n't wait for the next one.

[ThisWeekInSolar]

AWESOME! It was an amazing experience, thank you for posting.

[sergeishulman]

Fantastic. Thank you for making this.

[MissyChicaBella]

This is beautiful! Awesome video & good music to go with it <3

[MilanTheBrothers]

great video! I hope there is more coming...

[ruforsaken]

I'm enthused as well, and I thank you for posting this!

[hldz]

Absolutely stunning!!
<3 Many, many thanks! <3

[tbizzle]

people of the light... amazing! thank you so much :)

[seanwmellor]

Cool, always great to see so much light pollution in a desert wilderness.

[heeter]

Fucking Awesome! thanks from one more head, and I LOVE this music! I too am starting to associate this with BM itself... it's my official theme song for BM LOL... Nice work.

[anyacreate]

this is absolutely <3 <3 <3

[highspacefox]

pretty lights :P
cant wait to be home again

[Solvatech]

High praise well deserved. Can I get the music?

[MichaelPrell]

Hey @jmp264 we'd love to show this video during the official 2023 Burning Man Camp Symposium. Couldn't find contact information for you. The symposium is March 18. HMU!

[FranckMatthews]

That's more than 5 MPH! Slow it down people!