Best hikes, treks, tramps in the world.
Over the pandemic, I really got into creating hiking videos. Learning how to edit. Getting a drone. I had the time.
Time enough to launch the BestHike YouTube channel.
I was based out of my parent’s house on Vancouver Island.
Over the pandemic weeks and months, I closely followed David’s I’d Rather Be Hiking YouTube channel and Facebook page.
David is also based out of Vancouver Island. And inspired many of my own hikes there.
Click PLAY or learn about his story it on YouTube.
The average Pacific Crest Trail hiker 2022 spent $9593 on the adventure. Plus $1510 updating gear.
Details on Mac’s Halfway Anywhere Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2022)
Details on Mac’s Halfway Anywhere Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2022)
There is much, much more on the Halfway Anyway survey results page.
Some of the BEST video clips captured by BestHike editor Rick McCharles in 2022.
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Canary Islands, finishing in British Columbia.
His favourite music of 2022 was by Odesza — so it’s appropriate that the soundtrack is one of their songs: Wide Awake.
Here’s to us all being Wide Awake in 2023.
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For comparison, before Rick got a drone, here’s his 2021 Highlights VIDEO.
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We’ve always ranked Hong Kong as the city with the best hiking within easy range of local transit.
It’s included in one list posted by Matador:
One hike that’s easily as good as those is in Valencia, Spain.
Unless you are Bear Grylls being followed by a film crew, making a video of yourself outdoors is tough.
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Bear often has a story producer, two camera cinematographers, two field recordists, and a mountain guide with him. Paul “Mungo” Mungeam is a cameraman who’s spent 10-years with Bear.
A 300-page coffee table book that showcases 26 of the finest hikes from the world’s highest mountain range (along with a handful from the adjoining Karakoram Range).
The featured trails include established classics such as the Annapurna Base Camp, Markha Valley, and K2 Base Camp Treks, along with lesser-known excursions such as Bhutan’s Jomolhari Trek and Tibet’s Ganden to Samye Monastery Trek.
The Hiking Life
With the release of Wanderlust Himalaya, the series now numbers six in total. In order of their release, the first five books were as follows: 1. Wanderlust: Hiking on Legendary Trails; 2. The Hidden tracks: Wanderlust off the Beaten Path; 3. Wanderlust USA; 4. Wanderlust Europe, and; 5. Wanderlust Alps. …
Sadly, I didn’t find the full set under the Christmas tree 2022.
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