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I Tried Hiking With Robot Legs

By Outdoorgirl Sofie

Summary

Topics Covered

  • Exoskeletons Unlock Hiking for All Ages
  • Snow Hike Feels Like Beach Sand Struggle
  • Robot Legs Transform Effort into Effortlessness
  • Exoskeleton Enables Unstoppable Recovery
  • Cheat-Code Legs Conquer Time Pressure

Full Transcript

Hi, my name is Sophie. Over the next 24 hours, I'm going to test if I can complete one of the toughest hikes in southern Sweden wearing a pair of

robotic legs from Hypershill. I'm

honestly super excited to see how it goes and I hope you'll join me on this crazy adventure. Oh my god, I feel like

crazy adventure. Oh my god, I feel like I'm just getting pushed up this hill.

This is so much fun. Hypershell very

kindly sent me their Hypershell XP Pro, which is a super cool product that turned my legs into robot legs. It is an

exoskeleton designed for outdoor sport and lifestyle use. It gives me 40% extra

leg strength and offset my weight for up to 30 kilos. So, as you can see, nothing can stop me wearing these.

No, honestly, I think it's a great product.

It allows people to hike further and use their body in a way that suits their

mind more than their physique. I often

get comments here on my channel from people who used to spend a lot of time outdoors

hiking and just enjoying nature, but today they are unable to do it for various reasons. Some say they are just

various reasons. Some say they are just getting old or some people have injuries.

So, I think a product like this is really great because it allows more people to get out and spend time outside.

I must say so far I am extremely impressed by this product.

I was a little bit skeptic about it, but it really is incredible.

I have accidentally turned it off a couple of times when I reach for my phone in my pocket and I can feel a huge difference.

It's kind of like when you're in the airport and you walk on these fast tracks and then you have to walk on the normal ground again and you feel like

you're just walking in slow motion. It

is exactly like that.

I'm hiking in Sudos National Park in southern Sweden. It's a huge national

southern Sweden. It's a huge national park with a crazy landscape. The

landscape here is actually shaped by the ice age which has made these really deep valleys and high cliffs.

I have set out on an 18 kilometers hiking route. I found it on All Trails.

hiking route. I found it on All Trails.

If you have used All Trails, you might know that this app can send you out on some crazy hiking routes. So, of course,

I made sure to check all the reviews from other people.

And people do say that this is a pretty tough hike, especially if the weather isn't perfect.

Now, we have had 3 days of snow, so I'm not sure if that makes the perfect weather. It is definitely

weather. It is definitely very tough to walk in.

I don't know if you have ever tried to walk on a sandy beach. It is kind of similar to walk in this snow.

So I can feel it even though I get a boost for every step I take from the hy shell.

I can't believe how lucky I am with this weather. It's so sunny.

weather. It's so sunny.

We have had snow for the past three days.

So, I really didn't imagine such a nice and sunny day.

So, I of course didn't bring my sunglasses.

I'm regretting that now.

Oh no, I see a steep incline ahead.

I better turn on the boost mode on my Hypers Shell.

Oh my god, I'm only in level three out of four and I feel like I'm just getting pushed up

this hill.

This is so much fun.

I really do think this would have been extremely tough without it.

Maybe I should try and turn it off just to test.

Oh Oh my god.

The difference is crazy.

I feel like someone is literally pushing me back.

Okay, I don't like that. I'm going to turn it on again. Yes.

This lake behind me here is almost perfectly round. And according to some

perfectly round. And according to some stories, the god Odin once took a bath here in the lake. Maybe that's why it's

got its name Odin Shern.

You really don't want to slip here and fall all the way down. I'm going to keep my distance to the edge.

You can follow the battery level of the hybrid shell here at the side panel. The

battery level should be able to last for up to 17 kilometers. I think so far I

can see mine is halfway down. So I think that's pretty good.

And it does come with two batteries actually. So I did bring the spare one

actually. So I did bring the spare one in my backpack so I can quickly swap them around. I'm just taking a small

them around. I'm just taking a small break, having some nuts, and I just checked my phone. I already walked 9

kilometers.

I am a little bit proud of myself walking that far with such a heavy backpack in this steep snow.

I am planning to spend the night out here in the national park. I have

brought my tent in my backpack and I'm hiking this loop route where I think I'm going

to pass by a campsite. Normally when I go on camping trips out in nature, I don't really do much hiking

because I of course always need to bring a lot of stuff. My tent and sleeping bag and food and stuff like that. So, I

think it is really cool for once to do this very long hike and then tonight I'm going to set up my tent and came for the

night. I accidentally missed my turn on

night. I accidentally missed my turn on the route because no one else has been walking here.

So, I'm actually not really sure where I need to be. But I did walk way too long outside the trail and had to walk all

the way back. That's a little bit annoying. But I think this is the right

annoying. But I think this is the right way. I just have to make my own trail.

way. I just have to make my own trail.

Everything is just covered in snow.

I think I'm back on track even though there is no track.

Private Shell of course also provides an app that you can pair up with your exoskeleton.

Here you can check all the stats and also see the guides for how to set it up and how to use it. It of course also

works completely without the app, which I think is really good. I am one of those people who gets a little bit

annoyed whenever a product only works by using an app. I am for sure going to bring this hypers shell exoskeleton the

next time I'm visiting my dad. He has

had a job all his life that was physical demanding. So, I really want him to try

demanding. So, I really want him to try this out and see if it can help him to maybe go out on some more walks in his

everyday life.

I would love to go on a longer walk with him.

I don't know who the person that has made this route on all trail is, but I can tell him that it's going to be more

than 18 kilometers.

So, good thing that I'm wearing my robot legs today to help me because this route is really tough.

I can feel that my feet have become wet inside my boots.

I think they are no longer holding out the water. I bought these boots

the water. I bought these boots secondhand, I think seven years ago, and I have been using them a lot, and they

actually were pretty cheap. So, maybe

it's okay that they're giving up now.

So, I guess it's time to start saving up for a new pair of boots.

I would love to get some good recommendations.

Feel free to leave it in the comment.

Small hill incoming.

Better turn on some power while I'm just out here hiking.

I can tell you a little bit about what's going on in my life right now. There

actually isn't much exciting.

I'm just working my everyday job Monday to Friday 9 to 5.

And then me and my boyfriend have started searching for a bigger apartment.

That has turned out to be really difficult. We live in Copenhagen and the

difficult. We live in Copenhagen and the prices are just skyrocking.

So if you want more than 50 square meters, you really need to pay a lot of money. And there are just very few

money. And there are just very few apartments.

So you also have to be super fast to get one. So I'm spending a lot of time on

one. So I'm spending a lot of time on that project right now. And I of course also spend a lot of time editing these

YouTube videos for you guys. I am truly so happy and honored that you want to watch them. It really means a lot and I

watch them. It really means a lot and I have such a fun time making them. So if

you are still watching now, it would mean a lot to me if you would subscribe to my channel. that would help me grow

and get out on more adventures like this.

I see that I have now reached 13 kilometers of hiking.

I am starting to feel it in my body and also just on my mood. It is pretty tough and I am just getting more and more

tired even though I get a lot of support from the hy shell exoskeleton.

It actually says that it has one horsepower.

I think that is pretty cool. I get this image in my head of my legs coming from a horse. Pretty weird, but I also think

a horse. Pretty weird, but I also think it's cool.

Oh yes.

Here is the sign for the campsite.

Leagon 1.5 km.

That is so nice.

I am really exhausted.

I can't wait to sit down and cook myself some dinner.

Oh, look at these guys. Do you see them running?

Oh, they were so cute. Two deers running off into the forest.

Yes, I'm here at the campsite.

That is so nice. I am really exhausted.

At this campsite, we have three permanent shelters where you can stay.

I have stayed in one of them before. I

have a video from that trip. You can

check it out here. I did also bring a small tent because I didn't know if I was going to make it this far to reach the campsite.

So, just as a backup.

But now that I made it, I think I might as well sleep inside the shelter. At

least for now, I'm going to hang out in one of them and cook my dinner.

So I ended up walking 14.6 kilometers.

That is pretty crazy I think in this terrain and snow landscape. But it was a

great trip and I had so much fun trying out the Hypershell Exoskeleton.

It really is a great product and I can see a lot of different people benefiting from it, including myself when I go

camping and want to combine it with some hiking. Now I need to cook up some early

hiking. Now I need to cook up some early dinner. I think I am super hungry.

dinner. I think I am super hungry.

For my dinner, I'm having spaghetti bolognese.

I am really hungry and also really cold. So, I'm really looking forward to this warm meal.

It is definitely hot. I did burn my tongue, but it's so good.

That was really, really good and much needed. It is completely dark now

and it is really, really cold, but it's only 6:30 in the evening, so I think it's too early to go to bed. This area

where I'm camping has zero cell reception. So, I did pre-download some

reception. So, I did pre-download some episodes on my phone of some TV shows.

So, I think I'm going to watch that with a cup of tea and yeah, try to keep warm

until I'm going to go to sleep.

So, I will check in with you later.

I have boiled some water and put into my nine water bottle. So, it is nice and warm.

I have kept it under my sweater, but it feels really good.

Now I'm in my sleeping bag.

This has been such a good day. A little

bit tough, but very good.

But now I'm very tired and I'm ready to go to sleep. So I will see you guys in the morning. Good night.

the morning. Good night.

Good morning.

It has been a very cold night and I have struggled a little bit keeping warm.

But now it's 7 in the morning, so time to get up.

I have some more hiking to do today.

So, as soon as the sun is up, I think I'm going to get going.

But first, I need some hot coffee to wake up.

My boots are completely frozen.

They're just solid.

I'm just checking up on my hiking route.

I have completed the blue part and I'm missing the green part. So, I don't have much to go, but I do know that this last

part is going to be the toughest.

There are some pretty steep incline and declines um going down into the valley.

And then I think maybe I'm going up again. I'm not sure. But um

again. I'm not sure. But um

yeah, it's going to be tough, but I think it's also going to be very beautiful.

The morning is already looking nice.

Everything is very calm. I can just hear the birds waking up.

I'm all packed up and ready to go. Put

my robot legs back on. So, now I am ready to do some hiking.

We're starting off the hike with a pretty steep section. I'm trying not to slip,

but I can actually feel the hypers shell is supporting me also downhill.

I feel like my legs kind of get a little bit extra strength to withstand the decline.

That was so slippery. I walked from the campsite all the way up there. It was a bit challenging.

Now I'm down in the valley that was shaped by the ice age. I think

that's really cool to walk in such a historical place.

I see all the rock formations that were shaped by ice melting away.

You do feel pretty small walking in a place like this.

I did feel a little bit sore when I woke up this morning, but I must say after putting on the hybrid shell, I feel

unstoppable.

My legs are just walking on their own.

I don't have to do that much work and I actually just have it in the lowest setting.

So, I think that is pretty impressive. I

really am surprised by how good this product is.

Wow, look at this.

Such a steep wall with stones.

This landscape really is unique.

There are not many buses leaving this area.

So I am really hoping to catch the one that leaves in 1 hour.

Otherwise, I have to wait for three more hours.

So, I think I'm gonna try and speed up.

Luckily, my robot legs are doing all the hard work for me. So, I am pretty optimistic about catching the bus.

I gave it an extra boost to try and catch the bus. And I do feel my legs are just running and I'm trying to keep up.

It is pretty crazy.

It feels like when you're playing a video game and you use a cheat code to get ahead.

I feel like I'm cheating and hiking, but at the same time, it feels pretty good.

Okay, I just passed the sign of 2 km to go and I have half an hour. That should

be doable.

It looks like I'm going to make it. I

think I have 500 m to go and I still have at least 10 minutes. A huge thanks to Hypershell for sponsoring this video.

It has been so much fun hiking with the exoskeleton.

I can really see a lot of people benefiting from this product and I must say I am really impressed by it myself.

Make sure to check out the link if you want to learn more about the product or maybe get one for yourself. Thank you so much for watching my video and following my adventure. It would mean a lot if you

my adventure. It would mean a lot if you will subscribe to my channel. I will put out new videos every other weekend. My

hike ended up at 19.3 km. I think that's pretty good.

km. I think that's pretty good.

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