Here are some pctinspired movies to help pass the time. Pacific crest trail 2020 starting in the spring of 2020, i will be attempting a thruhike of the pacific crest trail. Mar 25, 2018 now, as i embark on the pacific crest trail, its time to give back. The movie wild recounts the true story of cheryl strayeds threemonth journey along the pacific crest trail. Jump ahead to just five years later in the year 2018 and that permit number increased to 7,3 issued in total. Wild movie and book pacific crest trail association. Many people have hiked some section of the pct, but only the seriously dedicated have. Pacific coast trail is the oftentimes grueling, but always inspiring document of their efforts. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration. In the popular memoir of the same name, author cheryl strayed hikes the pacific crest trail in hopes.
The pct, as its commonly called by hikers, runs continuously from the border of mexico up through california sierra nevada. This is what it looks like when you hike all 2,650 miles. In 2015, three young thruhikers created the packing it out project to pick up garbage along the appalachian trail. The two to three hundred hikers who attempt the pct each year often find out quickly if they have what it takes for the journey ahead. Frustrated by the monotony of city life, and eager for a new adventure, two friends decide to trek across the pacific crest trail a 2500mile stretch of rugged terrain that runs along the border of the west coast from mexico to canada. It was nominated on the dmoff film festival for best hiking and adventure movie in 2017. Throughout the 2,660 miles and endless challenges the community talks about hiking, abandoning the grid, and how to live an adventurous lifestyle. Based on the true story of cheryl strayed hiking the pacific crest trail as a path to recovery. Only the essential is the story of their 5 month, 2668 mile journey on foot.
Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddens, strengthen, and ultimately heals her. Pacific coast trail, we can read its meaning on the. The 12 best books and movies about thruhiking backpacker. When the going gets tough on the trail, thinking about the girls who will benefit from this project will motivate me to push through. The prettiest sections of the pacific crest trail you can.
Do more with less is a conversation between over 100 hikers traveling from mexico to canada on the pacific crest trail. Reese witherspoons wild movie, featuring the pacific crest trail. It is one of the triple crown trails the other two are the appalachian trail and continental divide trail. Only the essential, a pacific crest trail documentary interview the pacific crest trail is a 2,659 mile contiguous trail that runs from mexico to canada along the west coast of the u. On march th, 2020, i will begin hiking the pacific crest trail from mexico to canada through california, oregon, and washington. The pacific crest trail winds through three states, seven national parks, and 25 national forests. This is a collection of photos that i took from the pct, on pct alternates, resupply excursions or short side trips spanning a few years. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and. To create this spectacular photobook, we hiked the entire 2660mile pacific crest trail from mexico to canada. A wild, solitary journey on the pacific crest trail. Tell it on the mountain tales from the pacific crest trail. The pacific crest trail is a 2,659 mile contiguous trail that runs from mexico to canada along the west coast of the u.
Continue your wild journey by joining the pacific crest trail association. In the year 20 the pacific crest trail association issued 1,879 permits. Each year, hundreds of thruhikers attempt to hike this beautiful trail border to. These brave souls face bonedry deserts, raging rivers, snowcovered mountain passes, mosquitoes, blisters, torrential rains and the urge to quit. The pacific crest trail is one of the nations best known longdistance national scenic trails. Pacific crest trail stories inspired by you wild movie and book.
Six million steps is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the pacific crest trail, which spans 2,650 miles, the length of the u. Reese witherspoons wild movie, featuring the pacific crest. Six million steps is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the pacific crest trail, which spans 2, 650 miles, the length of the u. The second would be something entirely new, a grand tour through the nations western states, one wed come to call the pacific crest overland route. Pacific crest trail 2016 packing it out gearjunkie. May 29, 2015 congratulations to eric timmerman and travis barron for making this beautiful film. This complete path guide will be useful both in preparation and during your hike, whether youre going two and a half miles or the full two and a half thousand miles. Reese witherspoons wild movie, featuring the pacific. Adventurous hikers looking for a challenge will take the high route through the sierra nevada and cascade ranges and witness some of americas most scenic and varied. A journey in photographs chris alexander, 120 pages, hardcover. Six million steps is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the pacific crest trail, which spans 2, 650 miles, the length of. This film is notforprofit and was made to give back to the pct community.
From mexico to canada, the pacific crest trail winds through three states, seven national parks, 25 national forests, and elevations ranging from sea level to nearly 14,000 feet. T he new reese witherspoon movie wild faced a major challenge as it headed to the big screen. And when you dare to think about 20 years ago in the pct. Eric graciously wrote the following bit for our blog. Meru documents the first ascent of the sharks fin route on meru peak in the indian. The original pct adventure movie, wild is the true story of cheryl strayeds journey along the pacific crest trail. Wild is a 2014 american biographical adventure drama film directed by jean marc vallee. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail wikipedia.
If you feel as inspired by this cause as i do, i hope you will contribute. Granite gear, big agnes, pacific crest trail association. Only the essential, a pacific crest trail documentary. I n the winter of 1994, while queuing to pay for a shovel in a minneapolis hardware store, cheryl strayed picked up a book called the pacific crest trail, volume 1. Pacific crest trail stories inspired by you wild movie.
Waiting to start a pacific crest trail thruhike can be incredibly boring but also exciting. Posts about pacific crest trail written by gregorysewell. With absolutely no experience, driven only by sheer determination, cheryl hikes more than a thousand miles of the pacific crest trail, alone. By joining my community, you will receive updates from my journey on the pacific crest trail as well as support three incredible girl empowerment organizations. The pacific crest trail, also known as the pct, is americas second longest trail, stretching from mexico to canada through the states of california, oregon, and washington. This trek would stretch from the arctic peaks of the brooks range to the sunbaked sands of southern california, visiting some of the countrys greatest treasures along the way. Join him as he runs more than 40 miles per day for 66 consecutive days in an attempt to set the speed record on the 2,700 mile pacific crest trail from mexico to canada.
The mulfords started their journey on april 19, 1959 and ended at the canadian border on september 25, 1959. The pacific crest trail cuts right through crater lake national park, though the main route doesnt offer the epic views of the water that you see in the film. I started the pct from march 28th to august 28th 2019, hiking for 5. A wild, solitary journey on the pacific crest trail the pacific crest trail winds its way from mexico to canada through california, oregon and washington state. What does a journey such as this accomplish in the end.
If successful, the journey of approximately 2,660 miles from the border near mexico to the border near canada should take me about five and a half to six months. A photo journey on the pacific crest trail, the pacific crest trail pct is one of the most popular hiking trails in the united states, offering unparalleled views of varying landscapes along the. This summer i had the reverenced pleasure of hiking the pacific crest trail. At 2,660 miles long and with over 400,000 total feet of elevation change. It is part of the triple crown of longdistance trails, which includes the appalachian trail and continental divide trail. It crosses over deserts and tunnels through forests, travels across glaciated mountain passes, and skirts the shoulders of conical volcanic peaks. There was the quitting my job as a waitress and finalizing my. Pacific crest trail association 31 garden highway, suite 230 sacramento, ca 95833. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail is a 2012 memoir by american author cheryl strayed, describing her 1,100mile hike on the pacific crest trail in 1995 as a journey of selfdiscovery. That translates into about 20 miles a day, every dayon foot. The pct, as its commonly called by hikers, runs continuously from the border of mexico up through california sierra nevada, then onward to oregon and washington. Soon after leaving the mexican border, you realize the pct is not a solo journey. Our movie is very well received all over the world.
Thruhiking the pacific crest trail involves walking 2,663 miles from mexico to canada. Less than a threehour drive northeast of seattle, north cascades national park sits at the border of washington and canada, and near the end of the pacific crest trail. On may 2, 2014, we showed up at the southern terminus of the pacific crest trail prepared to hike all the way to canada. We have filmed the entire pacific crest trail, day by day. For those views, youll need to take a slight detour from the trail a smaller path will lead you to the edge of the crater and provide the memorable vistas that appear in wild. For many hikers, this is the end of the journey, and theyre welcomed with breathtaking views of the rugged cascade mountain range, as well as more than 300 glaciers. The pacific crest trail association estimates that the pct does a little better with completion rates. Wild is a 2014 american biographical adventure drama film directed by jeanmarc vallee. The pacific crest trail extends for a whopping 2,650 miles from mexico to canada, forging an unbroken footpath through three statescalifornia, oregon, and washington. Wild powerfully reveals her experience as she forges ahead on a journey that maddens, strengthens and ultimately heals her. The film stars reese witherspoon as strayed, alongside laura dern as strayeds mother, with thomas sadoski, michiel huisman and gaby hoffmann. The runner follows extreme ultrarunner david horton through the desert sun, the high snowbound mountain passes, the pain, the emotion, and his revelation. Mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada.
Mar 18, 2012 a wild, solitary journey on the pacific crest trail the pacific crest trail winds its way from mexico to canada through california, oregon and washington state. And when you dare to think about 20 years ago in the pct history when the hiking classes averaged in. A chronicle of one womans one thousand one hundred mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy. The pacific crest trail, officially designated as the pacific crest national scenic trail pct is a longdistance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the cascade and sierra nevada mountain ranges, which lie 100 to 150 miles 160 to 240 km east of the u. Living in the wilderness for over five months, chris photographed the starkly beautiful deserts of southern california, the deep blue alpine lakes and snow capped peaks of the sierra nevada mountains, and the volcanoes and lush forests of oregon and washington. The pacific crest trail has seen a boom in popularity since it has undergone what has been dubbed as the wild effect, following the release of. David hortons 2,700 mile run of the pacific crest trail. There was the first, flip decision to do it, followed by the second, more serious decision to actually do it, and then the long third beginning, composed of weeks of shopping and packing and preparing to do it. It also made me feel undeniably loved, and full of respect for life. Northbound on the pacific crest trail pct short film.
This one is about a group of men escaping from a siberian labor camp and trekking a dangerous 4,000 miles to india. To hike the entire trail takes about five monthsif all goes. With reese witherspoon, laura dern, gaby hoffmann, michiel huisman. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Watch the wild book trailer for author cheryl strayeds memoir, which chronicles her 1,100 mile, 94day lifechanging hike along the pacific crest trail in 1995. Strayed set out on her journey following a divorce and the passing of her mother several years earlier. A journey to be present a pacific crest trail documentary by paul borash. This hollywood blockbuster fanfavorite captures strayeds early life struggles and postdivorce difficulties as she learns to navigate a rapidly changing world in the wilderness.
Pcta is the only organization dedicated to preserving the entire trail and the experiences it provides so that you and others have a wild place for personal reflection. Apr 15, 2011 six million steps is a documentary film that chronicles the lives of hikers during their adventure on the pacific crest trail, which spans 2,650 miles, the length of the u. The pacific crest trail is a magical experience and were sure. The trails southern terminus is just south of campo, california by the u. This ongoing series is an attempt to document the entire journey from beginning to end. With privilege comes the responsibility to leverage it in service of others.
That is roughly an increase of 6,000 people acquiring permits, guys. Pacific crest trail association preserving, protecting. The film unfolds as a conversation about outward experiences on the trail as well as what goes on in the mind of a thruhiker. The screenplay by nick hornby is based on cheryl strayeds 2012 memoir wild. Very good film making that made their journey, in some ways my own. Jul 19, 2015 the pacific crest trail has seen a boom in popularity since it has undergone what has been dubbed as the wild effect, following the release of oscar nominated film starring reese witherspoon. The pacific crest trail runs from mexico through the mountains and deserts of southern california all the way up to canada. The ten thousand things my solo threemonth hike on the pacific crest trail had many beginnings. The trail s southern terminus is just south of campo, california by the u. To hike the entire trail takes about five monthsif all goes wellwalking. Weve uploaded the entire movie for free, for you to enjoy. I am walking 2,650 miles to end polio with rotary international.
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