Kraig Adams

By Kraig Adams

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Brazil Hiking Trip Research / Chat with @wholesomesimon

Kraig AdamsApr 19, 2024

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Brazil Hiking Trip Research / Chat with @wholesomesimon

00:00 Welcome Thoughts on the previous stream 11:55 Traveling to Brazil 16:57 Teresopolis hike https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/brazil/rio-de-janeiro--2/teresopolis-bonfim?u=i 19:30 New adsense/watch time records 23:24 Custom music for videos with @AlaskanTapes 28:35 Plan to hike Teresopolis in Brazil 44:44 Teresopolis video by @millyfariasi https://youtu.be/YK7llZpciYQ?si=8Q36EM21y5aMjORp 53:14 Teresopolis trail planning 57:33 New DJI Drone 1:00:36 Chatting with @wholesomesimon 1:10:58 Hiking alone in Big Bend, Texas https://youtu.be/rRFJ7mn-D1M?si=Fkm33FK9HZW_i8f8 1:16:45 Creator Camp https://creatorcamp.co 1:26:47 Simon's website https://wholesomesimon.com 1:36:47 Sunnyday Coffee Company http://sunnyday.co/KRAIG15 1:37:09 Working with @YesTheory https://youtu.be/57P-wczErII?si=wwCIoe4GYrnITAee 1:39:40 New Wave YouTuber @nataliexlynn 1:43:09 Strategy on YouTube 1:47:45 Watching @GawxArt 1:53:22 Who is @jacobcollier 1:57:38 Streams format on YouTube 2:02:59 Next stream after Brazil

Apr 19, 202402:05:30

Thoughts after Hiking Alone in the Azores

Q&A with chat and behind the scenes for my recent video in the Azores - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pp3ONGoJsdQ 00:00 Intro 4:33 Welcome 9:21 Sleeping on trail 11:38 Black Forest in Germany 14:37 Niched in hiking 17:31 Azores video analytics 19:23 Teeth of Navarino trail https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/chile/magallanes/dientes-de-navarino?u=i 25:44 Azores video FCPX timeline 44:09 Family vlogs like Pewdiepie 47:17 Azores video behind the scenes 50:54 Things I need help with 54:38 7 hour ambient video 58:00 Hiking Alta Via 1 in Italy in September 1:05:35 Azores video commentary 1:44:30 Azores video Sponsor 1:50:00 Stranded on Corvo Island for 3 days 1:55:46 Instagram 2:05:23 Old podcast episodes and new streams 2:09:50 Cactus to Clouds hike 2:15:31 Short form content 2:22:40 Challengers Show https://amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CV9LTTZL/ref=atv_hm_mys_c_4I2SRv_2_1 2:26:20 Plans for the next few weeks

Apr 14, 202402:31:37

Research for Death Valley, Hawaii and Azores

Chat helps me research potential hiking trips to Death Valley, Hawaii and Azores 00:00 Intro 3:42 Welcome 6:00 Previous stream 11:56 Hawaii 13:51 Print store 17:43 New Zealand videos 26:52 @OutdoorDetour 28:16 Death Valley 40:46 Kalalau Trail in Hawaii 1:07:25 @JeffPelletier in Hawaii 1:13:26 Death Valley?? 1:28 52 Azores 1:43:02 @Antonsomewhere Azores video 1:48:07 Hiking trip to Azores 1:58:20 @AlexGodard Advice for Azores 2:05:57 More Azores research 2:38:11 Geoguessr https://www.geoguessr.com/user/5fcef8c073adfc0001a1b1a8

Feb 26, 202402:45:43

Planning Hiking Trips for 2024 and Streaming Again

Help me make travel plans, next video and etc 00:00 Intro 2:53 Welcomes 7:30 Trip plans for 2024 10:29 Brazil 13:40 Suggestions for hikes 16:07 Albania 21:28 Death Valley 22:30 GOTTA BE A DAD 27:39 Tour Monta Rosa 30:49 Alta Via 1 Hike 31:48 ABC Trek in Nepal 37:02 @MartijnDoolaard 40:23 Colombia 46:20 Cactus to Clouds 48:44 Ecuador 52:07 Turkey 1:04:07 Kyrgyzstan with Black Saddle 1:08:00 @JustinOutdoors 1:10:00 @OutdoorBoys 1:17:08 Podcast 1:20:50 Norway 1:22:33 @RyanShirley 1:29:26 Inca Trail with @ColinandSamir 1:31:41 Isle of Skye 1:35:18 Podcast feedback 1:39:40 Hiking guide videos 1:45:34 Do I enjoy sharing BTS? 1:47:53 Geoguessr https://www.geoguessr.com/referral-program/3I8L-ST4V-MFQ6 1:49:08 Julia Hikes to Eat 1:54:02 Shorts and clips 1:56:35 Sasha needs a hug 2:01:42 @Julien2 2:03:22 @PewDiePie 2:05:53 @InternetHistorian 2:11:24 3 Hours of Relaxing Ambient Hiking 2:16:03 Break 2:18:55 Channel analytics 2:26:51 Instagram 2:30:28 Mexico City Vlog 2:33:14 YouTube shorts 2:40:02 @DrDisRespect 2:43:35 Orange Patagonia Puff 2:50:18 @AllanSu 2:57:27 South Korea 3:04:17 Milanote https://milanote.com 3:05:49 Obsidian https://obsidian.md 3:13:00 Mt Kinabalu 3:14:55 @khakees.official 3:25:54 Adventure Archives 3:28:44 Ambient Bakery Videos 3:37:01 Home vlogs 3:40:59 Brooklyn Bakery

Feb 24, 202403:51:49

Update after Baby Announcement

How should I title these podcast episodes?

Gotta put my podcast on YouTube

Film myself answering questions and reacting to community

Serves as a form of education

Title and thumbnail need to focus in on one topic tho

Would drive me crazy to not put it on the main channel tho. I’ve watched videos with just people talking tho. As long as the hook is interesting and they deliver the answer I watch

I feel the need for more dialog between you and I

What feedback do you have on the podcast in general? Should I accept feedback in the form of voicemails? Would comments on YouTube work well for feedback?

Should I spend time making educational content?

I feel like mini tutorials on TikTok would work well. Basically break a full workshop into small chapters. Answer questions that people might Google.

People still think I’m shooting iPhone only

Tired of getting every kind of feedback on my work… talk less, talk more, more social, stop including friends, more vlogs, don’t vlog

Wish I had fellow creators to talk through my problems and projects. Most of the creators that I call friends don’t really reciprocate my attempts to connect.

Need help finding interesting places to go and hike

Doing sponsorship differently.

Trying to negotiate with better brands on larger campaigns. Basically trying harder.

Have cancelled the last few integrations

Where should I hike in 2024?

Also kinda don’t want to ask

I always seem to question how important community and feedback actually is.

Should I be putting podcast episodes on YouTube?

YouTube shorts becoming more important

What shorts can I make on a trip?

General feelings of loneliness and sadness

Researched Sam Sulek’s channel

Hotel in Nepal

Build a website to gather interest in group hiking trips

My own hikes as well as selling other people's hikes

Silent hiking in New Zealand

New Zealand vlog

Hiking Drone montage video

Favorite hikes tier list

Family blog baby announcement

There is so much that I could do and make great money from but I just don’t care

Low incentives

Sponsorships

Merch

Video ideas

Why has this changed over time?

I don’t care what people think

Go on the trip and make the big video just to get the perfect clip

Everything is for making clips because that's where discoverablity is

Value in the form of user acquisition

Doesn't make money

Posting audio only to spotify

Creating a new YouTube channel for Podcast videos

Just posting podcast videos to my channel but don't call them podcast episodes

Upload full horizontal videos to tiktok

Factorio Space exploration video on gaming channel

Podcast that speaks directly to the audience. Private phone call

February

Hiking and Sleeping Alone in Death Valley

El Cocuy in Colombia

March

Mt Kimbalu in Borneo

April

Cactus to Clouds in California

August

Hiking 70 miles on the PCT in Washington

September

Hiking Alta Via 1 Dolomites in Italy

October

40 miles Great Himalayan Lakes Trek in India

Butan Trek

100 miles Annapurna Trek in Nepal

ABC Trek

https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/nepal/gandaki-pradesh/annapurna-base-camp-trek--2?u=i

Nar Phu Valley Trek

115 miles on the Haute Route in Switzerland

Tour Monte Rosa in Switzerland

Ambient drone footage

Taking down the 10 hour comp video

Really want to start a new YouTube channel for long form silent bakery videos

What shorts did editor send and I not upload

Something about Julien2 makes me still interested in trying it out

Why do I feel so unfulfilled?

I need help

I need collaboration

I need someone to bounce ideas off

Need to keep a list of videos to make

Thumbnail and title grid

Maybe I should just vlog on IG stories again

Pewdiepie’s japan vlogs makes me want to make my own version of “home movies”

https://www.youtube.com/@AlvinKZhou/videos

Feb 16, 202443:22

Update After New Zealand

Cyprus trip
Vlogging on iPhone
Ended channel membership
YouTube channel updates
Uploading YouTube shorts
Podcast audio-only
Creator hiking trips
AllTrails
Strava
Publish Press event
New Zealand edits
Upcoming videos
Trips in 2024

Dec 14, 202327:14

Update after Washington

Solo update podcast episode about past projects, current focus and future plans. Consuming feed based social media like TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and News doesn’t make me feel good. Content formats. Put guides and updates behind paywall? What do people actually find valuable with my content? Satisfying subscribers vs algorithm. Artist vs creator. Product vs art. Trying to make NYC walking video. Membership Q&A. New Zealand trip

Nov 04, 202330:56

Update after Scotland

linktr.ee/kraig

Jul 13, 202348:35

Moving back to New York City

Solo update episode from my hotel room in LA. Updates about projects, thoughts after Madeira/Cyprus, why we're moving back to NYC from Denver and general worries about making travel content these days. https://linktr.ee/kraig

May 17, 202341:04

Update from Madeira

Thoughts on the last few days of traveling and shooting on Madeira Island. Why does traveling alone feel weird now? Should I focus more on thru-hiking like a dirty nomad or should I embrace the luxury lol. What I plan on editing and uploading to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Flying to Cyprus to do it all over again starting tomorrow. Wish me luck on this all expense paid trip haha what's wrong with me.

Apr 17, 202325:23

Immy Lucas - Sustainability, lifestyle and Vegan YouTuber

youtube.com/@SustainablyVegan
instagram.com/sustainably_vegan
00:00 Moving to Denver
2:20 Making friends and building community
4:10 Plants, bread and the pandemic
5:54 Teaching with authority vs inspiration
8:15 Working from home as a content creator
15:25 Marrying someone who isn't a content creator
17:23 Sharing personal life to an audience
21:02 How does making content help your interests?
24:02 Plans for videos
26:56 Inspiration for videos
31:38 What is your aesthetic?
36:00 Viral wedding dress reel on Instagram
41:23 Don't want celebrity
45:54 Social media consumption
51:25 Update style content
57:00 Content density
1:03:54 Making money on Instagram
1:18:54 Placing ads for other social media accounts
1:27:56 Working non-stop
1:36:00 Alterative platforms and revenue
1:42:04 What are you excited for in 2023
1:45:40 Feedback on this conversation

linktr.ee/kraig

Apr 09, 202301:47:21