[pct-l] Virtual through-hike?

[Randy Forsland]

For a small fee, i would be willing to come over and hit you in the shins to
simulate a virtual injury/fall. Or shut off your water to make the desert
section more realistic..

Anything for the cause

Redwood

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> I came up with that idea several years ago on this list. I'd add in videos
> of the trail sequenced to your pace.
>
> Then maybe you could meet other virtual hikers and trail angels.
>
> But none of this will compare to the real thing.
>
> Tortoise
>
> <>  Because truth matters.<>
>
>
> On 02/10/11 21:15, Nathan Miller wrote:
> > I just saw a TV advertisement for a new Nordic Trak machine that lets you
> upload terrain from anywhere in the world using GoogleMaps.  It then adjusts
> the pitch and resistance as you walk to simulate the route.  It dawned on me
> that one could upload the PCT to this machine, don one's pack, and then
> proceed to undertake a virtual through-hike!  That way, you can still hike
> the trail--sort of--without having to take time out of your life, deal with
> resupplies, mosquitoes, sunburn, dehydration, suncups, dangerous stream
> crossings, hypothermia, rattlesnakes, bear cans, blisters....
> >
> > -Nate the Trail Zombie
> >
> >
> >
> >
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