A fun, fast paced movie of the hike up the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Most images submitted by the class of 2011 hikers. To find out more about this movie and download a copy, go here.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Cheryl Strayed’s Lost – a review
… based on the memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed.
The film stars Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. …
In 1995, Cheryl Strayed decides to hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone, as a way to heal herself, following her divorce, the death of her mother, and years of reckless, destructive behavior. …
The film garnered mostly positive reviews, with much acclaim going to Witherspoon’s physical and mental performance and Vallée’s direction. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating …
Click PLAY or watch the trailer on YouTube.
Reese was nominated for a 2015 Golden Globe as Best Actress.
Hikers, especially PCT hikers, are mostly pissed that Strayed has gained so much fame for being so woefully unprepared. She hiked about 1000 miles of the 2,663 mile thru hike.
I must say, however, that I enjoyed the book. And enjoyed the film.
This movie is recommended. 🙂
Though Cheryl Strayed should probably stay far away from real hikers, she’s super happy with how the film turned out.
new film – A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods / U.S.A. (Director: Ken Kwapis, Screenwriters: Rick Kerb, Bill Holderman)
An aging travel writer sets out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail with a long-estranged high school buddy. Along the way, the duo face off with each other, nature, and an eccentric assortment of characters. Together, they learn that some roads are better left untraveled.
Cast: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, Nick Offerman, Kristen Schaal.
Premiere is at … Sundance. No surprise.
Redford is Bryson. Nick Nolte is Katz. 🙂
Behaeghel – Great Himalayan Trail
Steve Behaeghel and his wife Katrijn, outdoor adventurers, walked long and difficult sections of Nepal’s GHT.
He posted something of a trip report with photos on Sidetracked. A good read.
10 epic long distance hikes
Gear Junkie:
1. Appalachian Trail
2. Greater Patagonian Trail
3. Continental Divide Trail
4. Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail
5. Grand Italian Trail
6. Wales Coast Path
7. Pacific Crest Trail
8. Great Wall of China
9. Tokai Nature Trail
10. Te Araroa
Great Himalayan Trail
The Great Himalaya Trail is a proposed trail of more than 4500 km stretching the length of the Greater Himalaya range from Nanga Parbat in Jammu & Kashmir to Namche Barwa in Tibet thus passing through Kashmir, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. When completed, it will be the longest and highest alpine walking track in the world …
It will never be “completed”. There are many GHT routes, higher and lower. They can be hiked continuously or by section.
Check out two main websites, both pretty good:
The second mostly covers GHT Nepal.
The guidebook I’m researching is from Trailblazer – Nepal Trekking & the Great Himalaya Trail 2011 by Robin Boustead.
He’s got a coffee table book, as well, that I’ve never seen – The Great Himalaya Trail.
Stuart Bilby solo’d the Nepal GHT Nepal in 127 days in 2014, an incredible accomplishment. No cars, buses, planes, donkeys or yaks for transport. Stuart lost 19kg body weight. Actually, the first half he did with Lisa Lee-Johnson.
Linda Bezemer published a (much more reasonable) GHT Low Route electronic guidebook which you could use with an iPad on the trail. 1550km broken into 11 sections.
Seth, Kathleen and John did a 2014 east-west GHT Nepal traverse.
But my favourite is Gerda Pouler’s account of her 2012 very personal adventure – Great Himalaya Trail: 1,700 Kilometres Across the Roof of the World [Kindle Edition].
Great Himalaya Trail – Gerda Pouler
… This path is perhaps the ultimate walk.In 2012, Himalaya veteran Gerda Pauler set out to walk the length of the trail to raise awareness of autism in Nepal.
Travelling across the country with open eyes and ears, ascending high passes, visiting isolated villages and drinking tea with the locals allowed her to see and hear things many of us might never hear, never experience — and never know.Beautifully written like many great travel books and with a foreword by Sir Chris Bonington, this is so much more than a travel diary — it is a collection of stories from the very heart of Nepal and its people. From Tibetan tea and local beer to corrupt politicians and child marriage; cold nights and monsoon rain to incredible views and searing heat; and from angry yaks and giant spiders to Mr Bean and Jack Nicholson…
home page – gerdapauler.info
Yeti thru hikes Patagonia
Yeti just finished a long walk of the Patagonian Andes. 2813km.
His trip report is the most succinct I’ve ever seen:
Perfect
Painful
Relaxing
Forward
Dusty
…
Fording in the rain
…
Pain
Rest and heal
…
Respect the mountains
…
Friend in pain
read more …
Get a glimpse with this 3min photo montage.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
He’s done other thru hikes including New Zealand, Iceland, the Great Himalaya Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. Yeesh.
Pacific Northwest Trail
Last day – 1200mi hike. Glacier National Park in Montana to the furthermost western point on mainland USA.
Gear Junkie:
… There was no sign; no monument; no finish line. I just stared at the tiny arrow on the end of the track on my GPS, and then turned down the cedar plank path toward the nearest road. The Pacific Northwest Trail had been the most rugged, challenging, beautiful, and rewarding nine weeks of my life; full of highs and lows, triumphs and hardships, close calls and immense pleasures; and now it was done.
Last Steps On The PNT: 1,200-Mile Hike Comes To A Poignant End
Jeff Kish hiked the 1,200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail this summer. This is his final report from the trail. See Kish’s full collection of trip reports and gear reviews at GearJunkie.com/PNT.
Thanks Kolby.
PCT timelapse
1,300 miles, 5 months, and 1 camera
These videos are so crazy beautiful. 🙂
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
(via Matador)
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