[pct-l] 2006 CDT documentary "The Hike"

[Paul Mitchell]

Sounds great!  I'm always eager to watch any hiking vid, but ... am I the
only one who sometimes feels like if I watch too many of them, the wonder of
the trail will be somewhat faded?  Hmmm, deja-vu ... did I say this on here
before?

If I can succeed in my thru-hike of the PCT next year, I'd like to try the
CDT after that, but a big part of the appeal is that I have NO idea what I'd
be in for.  I've seen a couple short vids of Magnum and his buddies, and
that's it.  I don't mean I want to be unprepared, just that you can only
hike a trail for the first time once, and what if I've already seen all the
highlights in a series of movies?

I'm looking forward to seeing all the stuff I've already seen in SoCal, but
I don't expect it to be nearly the same experience as it was the first time.

Anyway, I guess what I'm asking is am I the only one who feels like seeing a
vid of a place you haven't been yet is like a spoiler?

Paul


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Subject: [pct-l] 2006 CDT documentary "The Hike"


Hey - I wanted to give a shout out for Adam
Pelletier's 2006 CDT Documentary "The Hike".  I was
glued to the TV from the moment I put in the first
DVD.  This film captures the physical and emotional
challenges which the CDT throws at you every day.  I
would highly recommend it for any potential CDT
thru-hikers.

It was interesting for me --- as a sobo CDT hiker ---
to watch this nobo documentary mirror my own feelings
from my hike.  My Montana thoughts and feelings were
similar to how these hikers felt in New Mexico, and
vice-versa.  Really interesting for me.

And there's the things that you can't capture with
still pictures:  the sound of walking on a dirt/gravel
road, the sound of the wind, the sound of elk bugling,
the voice inflection of a tired hiker talking to the
camera, the "oh my god it's raining AGAIN" look on a
hiker's face, the joy of simple things like finding
water and running into other hikers, etc.

Very well done.

You can get your very own copy of "The Hike" here:

http://www.realmediasolutions.net/consertvideos/consertvideos.php

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com
(and cdt handbook, too!)
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