Pacific Crest Trail Documentary (PART 1) “Walking the West”
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Winner California Independent Film Festival (Best Documentary) and Vancouver Mountain Film Fest (Jury Award)”Walking the West” is an adventure Documentary about a New Zealander and an Irishman who quit their jobs, cash in their savings and walk 2626 miles from Mexico to Canada along one of the longest foot trails in the world, the Pacific Crest Trail. Walking a challenging pace of 21 miles a day for 4.5 months, they must cross the Canadian border before winter storms hit the Cascades. see www.walkingthewest.com
Oh…and what exactly were you guys making for food anyways?
@mylesmurphy How much did it weigh on average with food and water?
Hi Myles, did you and/or Dale do any other hikes after the PCT??
what an incredible journey. im english and this seems so appealing to me. its so nice to see an irishman taking the plunge in such a distant land.!
here is a tip about blisters i learned in the army during the Commando course, use a needle and thread and go in on one side of the blister and come out the other side…now the trick, cut the thread but leave enough thread so that it stays hanging from both sides, you’ll be amazed how fast that blister dries out
Does anyone know someone who may have hiked the PCT before the 1980s? We’re trying to re-open access to the PCT in Alpine County. A private land owner has blocked one of the trails that connects to teh PCT and we need people to come forward and say they’ve hiked the land. Please help! Send me a message if you know anyone!
Does anyone know someone who may have hiked the PCT before the 1980s? We’re trying to re-open access to the PCT in Alpine County. A private land owner has blocked one of the trails that connects to teh PCT and we need people to come forward and say they’ve hiked the land. Please help! Send me a message if you know anyone!
Does anyone know someone who may have hiked the PCT before the 1980s? We’re trying to re-open access to the PCT in Alpine County. A private land owner has blocked one of the trails that connects to teh PCT and we need people to come forward and say they’ve hiked the land. Please help! Send me a message if you know anyone!
@robertmartinez that actually cannot be enforced that he violated US law. Because every church that gives communion to undocumented (illegal) immigrants is technically also breaking law as well as every person who is BBQing with them or anything of that sort..
No wallet?
bRILLIANT- GOT TO DO IT
What was you favorite part of he trail?
@SiCDisaster I’d like to buy the DVD. To all viewers: if you really , really like this video, please support the independent filmmaker. Think of it as helping pay the shipping cost for one of the many boxes of food they had to ship on ahead.
YouTube is great, but out of the gazillions of free videos to watch, this one is worth buying and showing to others.
Wishing bon voyage to Rick who his now northbound. Many love you and follow your footsteps…
@robertmartinez I dont know of any law saying you cant provide food for illegal immigrants. even the border patrol leaves out tanks of water, because they are good enough people not to let illegals die of thirst and starvation.
Is there some place to get this video in a higher quality?
I really enjoy these stories but it would be nice if i could actually make something out from the blur, though some scenes are better then others.
Realy nice done guys !
Afther my college i am 100% going to do this !
can you send me stuff like what route you guys took, what stuff you had with you ?
what to think about ? what is important to know ?
Please let me know !
Greets from Holland
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Nice job! Not easy country to traverse here in the Northwest. I was born and raised here and still consider it very difficult. Especially liked some of the Pacific Crest footage, some of that is real close to my home.
Better than Band of Brothers? I just saw the latest show at lightsnightstvshows (.) com
@BuffJeff
Certainly… I’m 43 and a little overweight…also I’ve hurt my ankle more than once so I require lightweight hikers with enough height to support my ankle. I would have worn hiking shoes 20 years ago though… I wish I could simply wear lightweight low cut hiking shoes!
the number of rings on a rattler verafing age is a myth…
simply amazing what you guys did! and to document it all was perfect…
great video!
One of the best PCT documentaries for the Pacific Crest Trail. Thanks for posting. I think I’m gonna go get it off my shelf and watch this one again
P.S. Boots suck.
Plenty of long distance hikers wear shoes, man. I’ve personally found that boots are far worse on the feet and legs. Most hikers I’ve talked to agree. Also, if you have soft feet and walk 20+ miles a day, it isn’t that hard to end up with blisters. The first week of a long distance hike, especially if you’re rolling with big days, is fraught with blisters for many. I don’t know what trail you’ve been hiking.