New PCT documentary out

imported
#1

…from the guy who did “Walk”.

available at www.walkpct.com

This time…

– interviews with members of the '05 class

– revisiting with folks I interviewed in the first film two years ago and seeing what they’re up to now.

– visiting some places along the trail I didn’t get to before.

– revisiting some of my favorite places from the first film.

I also hiked a bigger chunk this time…basically, the northern third of Oregon heading southbound in hopes of running into hikers I had interviewed earlier in the year…from the Columbia Gorge to Santiam Pass. Alas, no Bigfoot sightings, but I found another hiker from the '70’s who had a great tale to tell. :slight_smile:

Thanks,
Squatch

Squatch

#2

I’ll be out there doing the same thing this year.

Cant wait to carry all that camera gear along with my pack this year…ouch…but hey.

Look forward to seeing yours as well.

Happy Trails.

Lion King

#3

…with your project. Just don’t use those swing-out viewfinders…chews up waaay too much battery life.

Later,
Squatch
www.walkpct.com

Squatch

#4

Squatch’s new PCT Documentary “Still Walking” is highly recommended for anyone remotely interested in the Pacific Crest Trail.

This is a sequel to “Walk”, which focused on the PCT Class of 2003. “Still Walking” focuses on the Class of 2005, but also follows up on the hikers from the first show, PLUS some very interesting footage of Scott Williamson, the only person to ever yo-yo the PCT.

I’d recommend getting both movies. It’s fun to see the characters from the original show up again in the sequel. Plus, there is a different “feel” in each movie. In “Walk”, Squatch wasn’t part of the tribe yet. “Walk” presents thru-hiking from a new hiker perspective. By the time Squatch did “Still Walking”, he had become emersed into the hiker community, complete with cutting his pack weight in half (at least it looked like half). “Still Walking” seems to be presented more from a true hiker viewpoint than from an new hiker viewpoint. Both are excellent films.

yogi

www.pcthandbook.com

yogi

#5

Both of Squatch’s PCT documentaries are great!

So much of our PCT planning focused on miles, elevation, re-supply and making sure we had the right gear. It didn’t take long, once we hit the trail, to learn that those things weren’t what made hiking the PCT magical. What we learned is that the beauty of the PCT comes largely from the people who are on and around the trail. “Walk” and “Still Walking” are about just that, the people and culture of the trail. Non-hikers can enjoy these films just as much as triple crowners.

Happy trails,
Fuu & High Volume
(‘05 thru-skippers)

Fuu & High Volume

#6

The past two nights my lady and I lay in bed with a couple of DVDs I’d just gotten from fellow trailforums user, Squatch. These flicks, which came in really professional looking full-color DVD sleeves were the real-deal. Very nicely shot, edited and produced, both films focus on the life of hikers, trail angels and random folks both on and off the trail.

We can all sit and read and read and read journals and forums and listserv messages all day and night but these films really five you a look into and through the eyes of thru-hikers. Some who made it, some who didn’t and some who will and some who will never. I highly suggest dropping a few bucks for the two discs. I found them well worth it.

Mule