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Completely agree. Love your videos!

Great tips and perspective. I follow many of these for hiking in the Winter in MN :)

I'm 77 and start the JMT on July 7th from Cottonwood Pass. I'm fit and will just maintain my current exercise program until the hike starts. I think because I skipped alcohol and smoking in life is a big reason I am so active in my later years. Also because I always stayed fit in various ways. Bicycle riding, swimming laps, hiking to just be outdoors and hiking with my Large Format Camera gear. I also have a body weight exercise program at home geared mostly towards back, hips, knees and basic core exercises. I have always done that because a strong core is crucial for swimming. You have to engage your core in order to be streamlined in the water.

I have shifted from running competively to hiking as I am getting older. My goal is to thru hike the AT in 3 years, when my youngest child graduates. I am hiking as much as I can, including summitting Katahdin twice. Working on gear selection and will start practicing hiking with a heavy pack this week.

I will be 57 when I hike the PCT in 2025. Your video with it’s tips and reassuring dialogue has been extremely useful in my mental prep. Thank you so much. My WHY is to find and connect back the person I used to be whilst surrounded by beautiful wilderness scenery. Coming from the UK no mud or rain would be a bonus 😊 It was my therapist who also guided me to the Man in the Arena quote.

So happy to watch part two!!! AND with the pup! ❤

That was wonderful, thank you for sharing

Greetings from Utah 😊. Very helpful, thanks!

Great video! It looks so beautiful!!❤❤❤

Loved the poem at the end and as always, your cinematography. Thanks for the time you take to edit your videos, tell your story, and inspire us to keep getting out and exploring! There is nothing like being out in the wilderness where only feet can go. Happy New Year and here's to so many more adventures!

At 62, I’m going to achieve my lifetime dream of thru hiking the PCT this summer. My hike will look a bit different from most people’s, but I’m hiking every step of the PCT.

High Neil, it's Bradford from 1st. Platoon I've got a couple of old pictures of us f.s.b. center.i caught some shrapnel when we had mad minute that got me out. I saw you got a comment from Barry Baugh.glad to hear he's still kicking. I've got a picture of his helmet with the entry and exit holes where the bullet hit.April 13th 68' when 1st Platoon got overrun. I'll try to send you the picture I have of us digging a bunker

Thank you for another inspiring video. I have my first solo hike scheduled for spring 2025 in the UK. I'm not wild camping, but it's 86 miles through some beautiful landscape.

This video is tremendous. Not only for older hikers but for anyone with adversity in life.

Nice. Beats pickleball. :>)

👍👍

I want to do this so bad, but I’m afraid of doing it alone.

I’m sensitive to altitude changes so when I have really steep sections, I count steps 10-15 rest for few breaths then start again. I break it down mentally , I can make it to that tree or that rock, etc. it helps me deter my inner critic.

I’m heading to the Appalachian Trail on Feb 1. I set a goal when I was 16 and I feared if I didn’t go soon I would allow life to get too busy. I bought the ticket to ensure accountability. Since then I’ve started hiking shorter distances, multi-day gear shakedown hikes. I added a gym membership last month to start lifting and continuing to condition for the hike. I’m changing my diet to better feed my body and I’m excited to hit the trail. Thank you to all the trail maintainers who have cleared a safe path after Hurricane Helene.

Including the pickle ball comment, this video is beautiful. :>)

"..or pickle ball." That's hilarious! LOL!! Thanks, AK. Best laugh today.

I think this video was made just for me. Family obligations keep me from any long distance hikes at the moment, but this too shall pass. I must diligently prepare and be ready when the opportunity appears!

I LOVE IT!!!

Thank you so much for this great video! Your words are wise! I used to let setbacks and obstacles stop me in my tracks. Over the past several years, I've embarked on the baby-steps path, and the daily choices and efforts, no matter how small, are really paying off. I'm getting closer and closer to committing to a long hike! I have many obstacles and I am not letting them stop me, I am creatively babystepping around them :) Thank you for sharing positivity and inspiration! Happy New Year!

You have my attention, and Im going to try it. Thank you... so glad I came upon this... PS .. Im going to watch the Robert Redford movie again, A Walk in the woods . which I like, for my inspiration.

Thanks AK, great poem and the video is a great inspiration, thank you. All the best for 2025, see you on the trail 🙂

Love the Poem- was introduced to his works in 1960 as a Boy Scout when they were read around the campfire- I regularly read from his complete works yet today- nice touch to your video

Thank you for the great inspiring video sir. I had total knee replacement on my left knee in nov, only 58 yr, and I am chopping at the bit to get back on trail. Always love your videos, keep sharing your experience and knowledge. I am thinking about doing a thru hike in 2026. Probably the CDT, so have time to be in shape and all set. Thanks again for this video.

very inspiring and some very nice photography.

Loved the poem, I am going to memorize it and make it my battle cry

Your video really resounded with me. The only thing that is holding me back is myself.loved the poem, thanks.

Great words to motivate us! Love the poem 🙂 thank you

What a great and inspiring video, Bravo!!! Im a retired combat medic who was sitting in the couch depressed and hating life when God guided me to this hiking comunities. My life is different now and I’m truly grateful and full of joy, energy and hope. Many of your videos helped me achieve some must needed goals. So, thank you for sharing your journey Sir!

Thank you very much 😊

That salmon look gorgeous. I would pay top dollar for that in Michigan.

shooting stars or UFOs, hmmmmmmm😂. Very cool. Dwayne

Hey brother, that is some beautiful scenery and so much fun to come along with you. Areas like that have always intrigued me , like the badlands in south Dakota and Utah. I wouldn't want to deal with all the rattlesnakes, but the colors and rock formations are just mind-blowing. those areas like that are truly a world of their own. Dwayne

I love the scenery in that part of the country. Great video!

Some of our favorite spots. Unique for sure.

lovely!!

I will be 67 when I finally get to do this. Hoping to at least make it to Kennedy Meadows. I am doing lots of hiking and training in the meanwhile. I hope to make it the entire distance. But cannot go before then.

Escalante is such a beautiful area! Wonderful footage 😊

Great video. Thank you

I wan't to go back down there.

Beautiful trails! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the highlights; that's some beautiful country!

Excellent. Thanks.