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Ascent Mission To Risky 500m “Iron Route” Peak

Firstly, I acknowledge the lateness of this post in relation to the video upload on youtube. I usually tend to share the video on both platforms near the same time, but it was difficult to do it this time because I am on the move.

This Via Ferrata was the longest one we have done so far. It is not too technically demanding, but due to the length of the climb, it was challenging. I tend to do a lot of these type of climbs when the weather allows, so I thought it would be fun to finally s...

Night Mission To Cold War-era Nuclear Bunker Systems

On a foggy winter's day, Penco and I decided to go back underground. This time the goal was a cluster of bunkers, concentrated around a cold war-era industrial territory. As we had time before it got dark, we decided to climb a chimney in the middle of a busy area in the city. Originally, the idea was to wear safety vests to pose as maintenance workers, but as the fog was so thick, we realized we could climb it withou...

Train Journey To Edge of Serbia (Ep. 3)

The final hours of the train surf were turbulent. Even though the scenery was great, the train was riding at an inconsistent speed, past areas where we needed to be vigilant to not get spotted and, unbeknownst to me, Poison's condition was worsening. At the end of the ride, we had no choice, but to walk away from the train just a couple dozen kilometres from our original destination as his sickness was getting worse. Luckily, we stopped right next to a beautiful town and the following day, Po...

Train Journey To Edge of Serbia (Ep. 2)

A repeating coincidence during our train journeys is a ridable train arriving on the 3rd day of waiting. This trip was no exception. However, "ridable" was not how we initially deemed the train that arrived. As the days passed and hanging around the yard started to be more and more unmotivating, we grew more desperate. At first, we did not want to ride a train we cannot get into the wagon of due to the cargo being stacked to the top, but that changed. Getting caught off-guard, rushing to it p...

Train Journey To Edge of Serbia (Ep. 1)

After our last Serbia journey, we knew we would come back. The scenery is beautiful, the weather is nice, the trains are slow and unreliable, but... they exist! Getting back to Niš felt nostalgic and the beautiful rooftops were our starting point this time. Once we got to the yard, our previous hop-off spot now became our waiting spot. We were prepared for a lengthy wait, but with a calm and pleasant atmosphere surrounding us - we were looking forward to it. The first train passed not long a...

Enter & Escape Mission To Guarded Factory Complex

This was the first mission of the Spain trip. OnTheEdge and checkmate had just picked me up from the airport, we got some food and immediately went to the first location. checkmate knew about this brick factory for a while and he told us that the security was active there. To our surprise, when we arrived near the location, it was quite calm. Since this was my first mission of the trip, I was still a bit paranoid and felt threatened by the passersby on the road, next to the factory. In the en...

Mission To Apocalyptic 1980s Soviet Metro Tunnels

When I was gathering locations for the Armenia trip with Poison, these tunnels were priority. I found out about them years ago, but never researched the location. By the time Poison and I met up in the country, I still wasn't sure where they were exactly. It took a couple days, but I managed to track down the location of both entrances and we immediately went to check them out. The metro is a highly protected infrastructure in Armenia and we were paranoid about running into trouble while snea...

Mission To Ancient Mountain Ghost Town Remnants

After a long day of driving, we decided to explore a couple ghost towns that we knew we would encounter along the way. As we started exploring the first town, we immediately got greeted by angry guard dogs. Surprisingly, a couple people seemingly fixed up and found accommodation in one of the decrepit buildings. The sun was setting fast and we realized we would not feel comfortable spending the night with loose dogs and people roaming around. We quickly took in the sights and moved on to the ...

Stealth Mission To Unused Nuclear Plant Reactor Core

The idea to explore this location came from checkmate. I was not aware of it until he brought it to my attention while we were planning the trip. Apart from marking the coordinates on our map, we did not put much more thought into this object. Weeks later, once we got to the location to scout it, we realized getting in will be a lot more difficult then we imagined. The power plant was never turned on, but is still actively guarded. We were not very organized during the sneaking in process and...

Sneak Mission To Modern Nuclear Bunker Complex

I got a message on Instagram from Penco about exploring some cool spots in Slovakia. Few months later I came over and we got to work. Bunkers are tricky - even if the location and entrance is known, it is a mystery if they will be accessible. This was the case with the first pair of bunkers we tried. Although the surrounding areas themselves were interesting to be in, we could not manage to get inside the structures. ...

Been cooking!

In the past few months of me being quiet, I was working on new videos, music and filming. The quietness was for a simple reason - if I'm not ready to show something, I don't want to say anything. Now that I have a couple videos ready to upload and the new album is close to being finished, I can peak my head out of the bushes and share the good news - new video (very) soon!

I am also aware that a lot of people have messaged me here and on other platforms with questions and good wishes. I...

4x4 Journey Across Wildlands of Georgia

The train ride out of Tbilisi didn't go according to plan, but we immediately moved on further. After spending a chill day in Kutaisi, we rented a 4x4 and drove off into the mountains. Our goal was to reach the highest village in Europe - Ushguli. We were both very excited for this part of the journey as this was something new for both of us. The views along the roads were amazing as always and it felt great moving at our own pace again.

I decided to upload this video un-parted. Initial...

The most cryptic building I ever explored. (Story)

A year before recording this video we were attempting to to get in this building. It was fully abandoned, but sealed and sensored-up pretty well, so we didn't manage to explore it. Recently my friend told me that the building was open and fully accessible to the public. I thought it was renovated, but he said "no, it is still technically abandoned". I was very confused, but intrigued. Once we got to the building my confusion didn't fade. As we entered, the weird atmosphere was both creepy and...

Railway Journey To Capital of Georgia PART 3

To preface, I am posting this part a day after it went public on youtube as I am on the move. Along with this part, I released a new song with a music video from my upcoming album. Give it a listen, bit of a different style.

The adventures in the capital continue. The rooftop views were stunning, especially during a cloudy, post-storm sunset. Our spirits were high after reaching and exploring Tbilis...

Railway Journey Across Georgia PART 2

The rest of the surf went smoothly. Green meadows, brown cows, blue skies. We hopped out not far from the airport, on the outskirts of Tbilisi, and continued towards our next goal - the lake. Covered with half as much limestone dust as was in our lungs, we knew we needed a bath. Waking up next to the lake, even though lacking sleep, we felt very satisfied. The next day we made it to the city center, dropped our bags off and I immediately started climbing some roofs. The city was amazing and w...

Railway Journey To Capital of Georgia PART 1

The Georgia journey finally starts! Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery, friendly doggos - had it all. The first couple of days were dedicated to waiting for the train of course. Didn't film it, but in between waiting near the yard we spent quite a bit of time exploring the town we found ourselves in. The friendly locals were nice to converse with and the sights distracted us long enough to make the waiting feel not as tedious as usual. Once we realized our train is ready to depart, we quick...

The Escape From Chemical Plant Ghost Town

We came back for the crane, but the mission did not go according to plan. Already aware of the dogs and guards, we were a lot more efficient navigating the industrial ghost town. We reached the crane with time to spare as I wanted to climb with less light on us, but we realized light was not our biggest issue. There was no way of reaching the crane from the platform we were on. We noticed that the only way up was at the bottom, right next to the dogs and guards. Had two options - climb the cr...

Mission To Depths of Derelict World War 2 Island

The initial idea for this mission was to rent a boat and explore couple smaller islands before heading to the big one. Due to the demand and poor weather conditions we could not get a boat last minute and decided to focus only on the biggest island. Initially we thought only the port of the island would have people, but, as we explored, we stumbled on a person living in a renovated fort. She told us that the initial smaller islands we wanted to explore with a boat were active military grounds...

The Soviet Space Observatory Mission

I was aware of this place for a few years now.  Driving up to it, I was sceptical of our chances to explore it without the intervention of guards. Over the years, the more people got aware of it, the more protected it got. However, by sheer coincidence, we arrived to it on the same day as a group of tourists.  The social camouflage let us explore the area with minimal worry. However, that mindset changed as soon as we approached the huge radio-telescope in the middle of the territor...

The Chemical Plant Ghost Town Mission

First mission in Armenia. We felt that due to the political context of the country, our usual activities would not be ignored if seen and, most likely, punished more severely than we are used to. All I knew about the chemical plant territory is what I saw through satellite view and read online. I was cautious picking an entrance, but did not expect the security to be positioned so strategically inside the territory. As we jumped the fence, we quickly realized that guard posts and loose dogs a...

Mission To Rare 1950s NATO Satellite Mountain Base

In comparison to the previous one, this NATO base was much more preserved and easier to reach. First day's weather was cold, but pleasant. Setting up the sleeping room was a very fun challenge and the following day's explore was all we could've hoped for - lots of climbing, beautiful scenery, sunshine (though Matt had a strong headache that morning and had to take it slow). This mission was exactly what we needed after an unexpected security encounter in a previous location made us look for a...

Mission To Infamous Asylum Island of Venice

This overgrown playground in the venetian lagoon was on my list for a while. I was never interested in the lore of it, rather the beautiful crumbling structures and exotic location caught my attention. It was quite the contrast from the previous days experience of a snowy, mountain-top radar station. However, once we got to Venice, we immediately encountered a problem - transportation. We spent couple hours wandering arou...

Snowstorm Mission To Mountain Peak Radar Station

The first mission of the north Italy journey. The weather wasn't what we expected and, at first, I was quite demotivated by it. With the increasing elevation, beautiful views and good company - my mindset quickly changed and I realized the rain never prevented me from having a good time. Admittedly, Matt and checkmate weren't as prepared for the wet and cold as I was and the final push through the snow was more fun for me then it was for them. Near the end, after about four hours of hiking we...

Mission To Enter & Escape Collapsing Mine Tunnels

Driving through a mountain road, we saw abandoned industrial structures and decided to check them out. As we were getting ready to leave checkmate stayed behind and explored a bit more. Sometime later we all met up near the car and he told us he stumbled upon a semi-closed mine entrance that led deep into the mountain. Excited, we all grabbed our cameras and went straight in. Matt gave us quite a scare in the tunnels as he decided to not wait for us and go all the way up the ladder. This resu...

Mission To Secured Satellite Broadcast Complex

The first spot of the mission was not what we expected. Poison and OnTheEdge were there couple months ago, but now the area had changed and we had new problems to deal with. Those problems prevented us from exploring the territory further. After we departed from the first spot, we split with Poison and went to the second - the satellite complex. There Carlos said we shouldn't have problems with security as long as we stay out of sight of cameras and sensors. We explored what we could and, in ...

Cycling Journey To The Adriatic Sea PART 4

The final day of cycling was the longest. The weather was perfect and I was full of energy from a good night's rest. Passing many abandoned train stations, towns and beautiful vistas - I was steadily approaching the border of Croatia and the sea. Apart from the occasional scarcity of water and a few drained batteries, I had no setbacks and was moving faster than any day before. It still wasn't easy, but it felt great.

This is the final part of the journey. I will soon be posting a retro...

Cycling Journey To The Adriatic Sea PART 3

Waking up in the center of Mostar, on the roof of an abandoned building, was beautiful and tiring. The songs from the mosques didn't let me sleep long and the lack of it started affecting me in the second part of the day. The road was smooth, the temperature was pleasant and emotions were good up until the rocky old railroad route. However, realizing I was in control of all my actions, I decided to spend the evening resting and enjoying the serenity abandonment - getting ready from the challe...

I will respond to your messages.

Decided to read through and respond to your patreon messages. Went through nearly 200, up to the beginning of 2022. There are many more, but now want to focus on new ones.

Feel free to comment or private message if you want to tell me something - i'll see it.

UPDATE: Will take a break from responding for now.

Cycling Journey To The Adriatic Sea PART 2

Waking up after a cold, wet and uncomfortable night - I was motivated to get back on the road and get my body temperature up. The second day was hard to predict. I still did not have a good rest and with a huge mountain to overcome, I had no idea how far I would end up. The beautiful scenery, friendly doggos and occasional breaks kept me pedaling further than I anticipated.

This part got delayed due to a random strike from youtube, which prevented me from using the youtube channel for...

Cycling Journey To The Adriatic Sea PART 1

Last time I was cycling in Bosnia, I was on a route given to me by one of the workers in the store I bought my bicycle at. After two days of cycling, I did about 100km and felt exhausted, as I didn't pace myself correctly. That route has been on my mind for the past two years and this spring I finally decided to try again. I chose to skip half of the initial route I did and start near the top of one of the mountains, about 50km from Sarajevo. I wanted to begin at the snowy peak and experience...