[pct-l] Virtual through-hike?

[Cheryl Christensen]

Indeed!
The Biggest Loser/Survivor could be adapted to become more trail
appropriate... For example, How much can a hiker/team of hikers cut from
their gear/misc weight over the course of the trail while still surviving to
the end...
To really toughen it up... no resupplying, no zero days, no bounce boxes, no
outside help/connection of any kind... (barefoot, in the glass shard
infested snow, backward, uphill, against gale force winds...)

On 11 February 2011 11:48, Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Speaking of things we could pitch to the corporate big-wigs, how about,
> "Biggest Loser:  PCT" or "Survivor:  PCT" or "The Great Race PCT?"
>
> In "Biggest Loser," it could be a lot simpler than on the usual show.
> Contestants simply see who makes it to Manning first.  Or maybe just who
> makes it the furthest before weather shuts down the trail.  Or if they're in
> teams, the team with the most people who make it the furthest wins...and
> teams should probably have to stick together.  Or maybe the producers choose
> a section and whoever loses the most weight on that section wins.
>
> On "Survivor," you have the usual back-stabbing, fluid alliance thing, only
> it revolves around the logistics of through-hiking.
>
> On "Great Race," it'd be pretty much like the usual thing, only on the PCT.
>
> -Nate the Trail Zombie
> Newberg, OR
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