Our 2015 PCT thru hike (The whole 2.5 hrs)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- This is for some family members who wanted to watch every episode in order on their TV but couldn't.
Aaaand I just realized at 1:08:30 I forgot to take off a trial plugin effect on some clips. sorry.
There is no way to explain how this 2 1/2 hours of video affected my emotions. I am 73 years old, I have lived my whole life in flat land Houston, Texas… resenting many years of it. You see like you and your wife my soul is happiest in the mountains, hiking trails, and seeing nature. The journey you took on this adventure in your life is something I would give anything to have gotten to do. I think it would have altered the time I spend in flatland lol. Thank you for taking the time to document this wonderful adventure that you and your wife were blessed enough to take. It was an awesome job of videography and production quality. Maybe one day when your children are old enough, you can take them on long hikes with you and relive with them The amazing memories the two of you hold in your heart.
By far the best homemade documentary I’ve ever seen. And also the best documentary about the PCT. I love this.
thank you so much. that means a lot!
Weu
This was going to be my comment 😂 I couldn't agree more!! #MustSee ❤
It's excellent. It seems to highlight both the ups and the downs rather than the usual Sunshine and rainbows TH-cam vid about thru hiking or van life. You both seem like lovely people, thanks for putting this together.
Agreed!!
Been thinking for days about how exceptional this thru hike documentary is. I’m a weirdo and have watched maybe every PCT, AT, and CDT thru hike film and series and this is so clearly the best one. Beautifully shot, contemplative and candid, great editing. Could go on
This is an incredible piece of work! I’ve never felt so much care and emotion about a video on TH-cam! This deserves soo much more recognition and attention! Very well done on telling such a wonderful story, filled with highs and lows!
How does this not have 1 million views? This is incredible!
Not only is this the best thru-hike video in existence, but this has to be the best personal documentary I’ve ever had the privilege of watching. You took us on an amazing journey.
This is my new favorite accidental click, too.
thanks! glad you accidentally clicked!
I watched about every pct documentary to date and this one’s gotta to be by far my favorite one. Its outstanding and so down to earth. Starting my hike in may I’m very excited and now even more pumped. Thank you for the video! I wish the best for you guys.
Edit: I committed that before finishing the video and I’m now just gunna say the same thing but mean it more fully. This is hands down my favorite pct video ever. The last few segments are absolutely breathtaking and had me tearing up. The real reason or at least the main one on why I want to hike the pct is to really tap in to that living in the present moment. And really understanding that everything in life is impermanent. That there is a lot more to life than you know by the fact that you think you know it and are forcing you perspective of the world on to it. But in reality the present moment is the truth. Anyways I really love what you did here! Your insight on life is really beautiful. Hike your own hike, live your own life!
thanks for the kind words! good luck on your hike! It will definitely teach you things you didn't expect. Just go with an open mind. Don't expect it to be something. Just let it be what it is and center your joy in that. good luck!
Did you do it? Did you hike the PCT?
My boyfriend and I have just decided that once we are done with school that we are going to go with two of our friends on this journey. We say down and watched this entire video. Your outlook on life has forever changed how I view life now. You spoke with such raw honesty that brought tears to my eyes more than once. At the end of the film there were cars on a highway and that baffles me because what you had hiked in days, they would finish in near hours. All I have to say is thank you so much for this and you have sparked a passion that is growing inside of my boyfriend and I. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lord willing, I am going to add this hike to my bucket list. I turned 61 in July and visited the Paradise and Sunrise parks in Mt. Rainier. It was magical, the clean air, the majestic mountains that took my breath away. God presence was everywhere. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video.
How incredibly beautiful, this documentary made my heart sing. So graciously narrated. Hope you are both doing well, congratulations on your child. Thank you so very much for sharing your adventure. ❤
I'm one who usually watches shorter videos. Yours kept me wondering what was next. Very informative and breathtaking. Honesty and encouragement throughout this journey was awesome. Real strength and patience comes from within us. Your Raw Experience and documentation is outstanding and inspirational. Thank you for offering us your amazing adventure. God bless & stay strong .
Thank you for this wonderful video. I only wish you had more of the Washington Cascades but I understand your need to keep it safe in your memories. Memories are what brought me to your site. I spent the years 1980 to 1995 riding my horses through those trails along the east side of the Cascades before they became so well loved and the fires came. I camped in the Alpine wilderness and along the PCT and above Chelan and all through the wilderness area with my friends. I’m 85 now and they are all gone but in my memories of those beautiful days they still live So again thank you and enjoy you memories
This was a great edit, thanks so much for taking the time to do it, and especially adding the perspective from years after your hike. I was class of ‘15 too. I started April 19 and it looks like I was just ahead of you through the first half of the desert, a bit behind you up to the middle of northern CA, then a little ahead of you through to Cascade Locks. I got off there but came back for WA in 2019. It was great seeing the same place and events (storms, etc) again at almost the same time but through your eyes. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed! what was your trail name?
Chilly Willy
Just found this and watched the entire thing! Amazing and Inspirational! Love it! Great editing too! Thanks for taking us along!
Hands down the best PCT documentary on the web. Dude your editing and storytelling are top notch. Bravo.
Hands down this is the most beautiful thru-hike documentary I have ever seen. Thank you 💓
Categorically the GOAT when it comes to reflective monumental hiking experiences. Great capture of how life should be lived. Extraordinary cinematography and narration. You guys did remarkable work.
My wife and I went down the rabbit hole of watching all the PCT videos and like most commenters here, I agree that this is by far the best! Every hiker’s journey and perspective are unique but this captured the raw beauty of the highs and lows of living on trail. Loved every bit of it. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks for the kind words! They're much appreciated! Hopefully more videos to come
Im only half way through, but I think I understand why this took so long to be uploaded. 6 months of high quality footage edited down (very well) to 3 hours is insane! This deserves so much more attention! Also really enjoying the voice over portions, all that time to think really does make you realize the truly important things in life 👌🏻 Im only 25 but this video makes me want to start preparing and training for a thru hike of my own. Thanks for sharing this with the world 🌎
thanks and hoping you do a thruhike soon! It's an amazing experience!
This is one of the best PCT documentaries I’ve ever watched. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Real and incredibly beautiful!
My heart fluttered with excitement the entire video. It re-inspired me, my feelings of wanderlust and excitement for adventure and travel. Thank you!
Beautifully crafted artwork!! Thank you! I couldn’t have asked for a better documentary!!
Very well done! I really enjoyed your perspective and outlook throughout your journey. You and your wife have re-ignited my wife and I's desire to hike the PCT...which has taken a back seat to the crazy world that has been around us since 2019; hiking in general has taken a back seat. Thank you!
Thank you for the kind words! glad to hear that! Good luck on your potential future thru hike!!
Thank You Both for sharing your hike with us 🥰
Hi there … greetings from Switzerland … thanks for your efforts .. a real real pleasure to watch.. enjoy ..
Watching your video, the wonderful people and hospitality you encountered on your hike only shows/proof that America really is the greatest place on earth. I know it is for me. I really enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing.
This video was the best of the best outstanding. I rate this footage the one I enjoyed the most of all that I have watched on TH-cam
I am preparing now for a 6 day hike in the High Sierras, probably along some of the trails that they walked. Never back packed before and this video is making me so excited and committed to more prep! Thanks for sharing such a delightfully narrated adventure!
Just hiked through Mt Baker wilderness and came across this film, while looking for other clips.
Totally blown away. Loved seeing how you both changed throughout the hike, and appreciated your editing and commentary. I got excited when I saw Stehekin, the road, the bus, the bakery! Definitely one of the best hiking vids I’ve seen. Loved it and almost cried at the end. Hope you’ve been able to make it back to WA state!
Really enjoyed this documentary. So different than most PCT videos but exceptionally well done. I hiked in 2015 and was ahead of you two but often saw your resupply boxes. More Cowbell
Wow your film was INCREDIBLE. The length was Perfect. Wow and what an ending !!!! Man I was feeling it so much. The pace was so good with the pauses and narration perfectly placed. Feelings of my automne hikes came up. The crisp air, the stillness, the colors. Wow. You and all the other people in this movie made it great.
You two are so beautiful, young and invite such profound insights. “Y’all want ta dance with us?” Love love love the pentatonic flute. I’ve done the eating challenges before. They’re never worth the glory of the win. I’m so thankful you shared this most excellent adventure. It seems I could feel your fatigue and pain, so deep in your eyes, so apparent on your dirty legs, so evident in your appreciation of goodness shared with you by strangers, even your speech patterns, breathing and the lack of confidence, all so incredibly endearing. The knowledge, wisdom and insite you share is much appreciated. Leaning into slowing down the days, cherishing the moments, because when they’re gone, they’re gone. Thank you from Kentucky. P.S. Your choice of music is magic.
Thank you for all the kind words!
to the Holeshoes, Thank you for posting this video. Your video is a great mix of trail and mountain scenery, with thoughtful and insightful comments about all that goes with a Through-Hike. . I have lived near the PCT for 50 years, and share your appreciation of that trail.
thank you for the kind words!
This is an amazing film. Thank you for sharing your story. Very inspirational
Wow. What an incredible journey. I’ve never been so emotional at the end of a vlog before. An absolute blast from start to finish. Congratulations to you both for completing such an epic adventure and I thank you humbly for sharing it with us all.
What an absolutely beautiful documentation of your journey. Truly inspiring. Thank you!
The montage of friends and smiles near the end had me sobbing 😭
thank you!
What an incredible documentary…professionally done. Truly inspirational!! Loved your patience and acceptance of the trail and your journey on it. Enjoyed every second. Sincerest “thank you!” for sharing.
I think I've never commented on a TH-cam video before but I just have to say thank you for that absolutely amazing and incredibly insightful documentary of your thruhike. Always played with the thought of doing the PCT myself someday and now I have a much better understanding of the trail. Also especially the ending totally brought me back to how it felt finishing the Te Araroa Trail a couple of years ago. Made me really emotional. Thank you and I hope you're doing well and keep going on adventures together!
thank you very much for the kind words! All the best!
As someone who lives in Fort Worth and is hiking the trail this year, and then hearing Grapevine I flipped!! I'm so happy some Texan Alumnis did the trail! This film was beautiful! Thank you so much!
haha yea not a lot of people here know what the PCT even is. good luck on your hike!!
@@TheHoleshoes Thank you!!
Why am I so emotional watching your journey? So special.
This is for some family members… I’m so grateful that they wanted to see the full documentary, so I got the gift to see this wonderful film! Thank you so much for sharing and all the best for you three. Tina from Germany
I can’t tell you all the ways your beautiful trail story affected me. I am disabled and so enjoyed seeing your trip in such a way that I can’t experience but your trip brought me so much joy, hope and thoughtfulness. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing journey. 💛
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad we could bring you joy in that way!
Dude, that was an amazing film! Great editing, and filled with real warmth and beauty. I stumbled upon this accidently, and boy, what a find. It has inspired me to want to hike this trail. Lots of time I found myself laughing out loud (and my family wanted to know what I was laughing at), or quietly crying to myself. Especially that last chapter. Great reflections. I watched it over a few days, and kept wanting to get back to it to join you on your journey. Excellent film-making. You definitely need to persue this as a career. Congratulations on a wonderful achievement (the hike, and the film!)
I work in the film industry and I can attest that I've seen far worse from media professionals. Kudos! Keep making docs - you have an eye for shots and an ear for story!
Thank you for sharing your journey!!! Thank you for sharing your faith!! We are to be in the world but not of it and I’m sure y’all made an impact on those you met on the trail. It’s living your faith!!! Your trip was amazing!!
This was wonderfully shot, edited and presented. I'm sure you've motivated and aspired future travelers ahead. Best wishes to y'all and thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
I've never watched such a long video. My eyes watered at the very end when you reached Canada. I was so happy for you guys. I can only dream of doing something such as the PCT. Congratulations and God bless you both.
Beautiful documentary, easily one of the best I’ve seen here. Truly got caught up in the trip with you, became lost in the scenery and emotional by the end of your guy’s journey. Too cool
What a lovely surprise to hear my music at the end! 🎶🥰
ha! no freaking way! I love your music! licensed it from musicbed. I think I've used a handful of your songs over the years for different things. Glad you enjoyed watching this!
Amazing "video". I hesitate with that word because it was an extremely personal view into your lives. Nothing in Hollywood compares to this real diary of life. I thank you for sharing such a wonderful period in your lives and giving the rest of us just a little inspiration to hike our own hike...
thank you for the kind words!
After reading 'Wild' a few years ago I've always been intrigued by the PCT trail so this was such a treat to watch. Thank you for sharing your epic adventure and sage insights Andrew. Big hugs from the UK.
Great story. Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely incredible!! It took me several days to finish because I kept rewinding wanting to relive the adventure and take in all the beautiful scenery. The PCT is on my bucketlist for the ccoming years and this video just solidifies my desire to do it. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing the journey!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic film! Such an enjoyable insight on the PCT experience filled with informative details and those animations were top notch!
Great video. Excellent narration / voiceover
Holeshoes and Thru The PNW. My favorites
Thank you for sharing your experience with us and not sugar coating or hiding the newbie mistakes. I sit here nursing my ruptured Achilles envious of my previous healthy self who didn’t do these things, like hiking, that I so want to do now. I hope to see you out there one day soon. In the meantime your videos are lovely. Gidday from down under.
thank you for the kind words. Hope you heal up well!
You guys did a brilliant job on your documentary!! It was so much like being back on trail. The photographer captured the beauty, the narration captured the journey, and the way you put the story together with candor and courage was remarkable. Well done!!
I have just spent a rainy, Saturday night here in Edinburgh, Scotland watching your trip.....thank you so much for sharing! I loved it. I have done a lot of hiking here in Scotland and can only try to imagine what it's like doing a hike that is sooooo many days in the same country!! Your storytelling was fantastic. I hate to think how long it took you to edit! What amazing memories to have!
thank you so much for the kind words. It really is encouraging.
I loved watching this! Thank you for sharing- congrats on your successful journey and your excellent documentary! Very inspiring!
Awesome video. I quit drinking 4 years ago, so know how uncomfortable it feels around others that are doing that and other stuff when you don't want to. I live in SW Washington and just want to hike around the Gifford Pinchot more.
glad you can relate. And that whole area is stunning! all of Washington really!
The most beautiful and eloquent diary of walking the PCT I have seen. Vivid and full of life. Thank you.
Great thru hike video. I especially enjoyed you sharing the feelings of isolation due to a lack of desire to party in every town or lunch break. I did the PCT in 21 and found myself having the same issues. But for me it was due to my age....55. Most of the trail is much younger. In the end this just meant more private time in towns to rest and recharge.
Just chiming in to echo everyone else. Beautiful, amazing, inspiring, and well done!
Amazing, so interesting about the party aspekt. Im doing it next year and I don't drink alcohol or am not interested in that party stuff either. Something I think about to. Thank you for an amazing video!
Best wishes from Sweden
Thanks for the kind words. good luck next year!
I am coming from Canada for a 2023 attempt as well and I am not a partied either. See you on trail Sweden!
@@she_walksthru I am also going for a 2023 attempt starting mid April. Safe journey next year. Hope to meet you along the trail.
@@cclev1967 see you on trail next year 👍
Wow! Thank you for sharing your journey, you're both inspirational. I feel as though I've walked with you, feeling all the emotions. Such an honest and beautiful account which was an eye opener at times. It's good to hear about the not so great aspects of a trip - it's never all rainbows and butterflies!
Like others, I'm in the process of thinking about/planning my own trip and have watched many PCT videos. I live in the Uk so know little about the trail at present. The detailed information about sections/mileage and where you posted your boxes to was helpful.
I feel slightly bereft now I've finished watching!
I watched your whole video and it really was superb! I especially loved all of those water shots toward the end of the video where you asked us to be patient. I did not need any patience for that section. You really have a talent for videography. And congratulations on your epic hike!
The part where you fixed the rocks from “PCP” to “PCT,” went on to explain a little about the drug culture on trail, then mentioned missing your church and your community…tears. Thank you for talking about this. Our church is also our family. I was walking this past week and wondering myself, even before I saw that part in your docu mentioned above, about through hiking and being away from our church that long. I realized with a decent amount of differing perspectives on faith and values on trial would be the hardest part for me, mentally, possibly. It has seemed to me with the through hiking documentaries that there is, like you have mentioned, a big party scene on trail. Thank you for being real and not legalistic on what you shared. It helps me remember that there are all kinds of people everywhere, and that no matter where I would ever go, I would always find other like minded believers and people who also share my same values. Life is beautiful. Hike on!
-Hannah Yoder
Thank you! Keep walking.
But, don't forget to breathe.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and journey on the PCT. What a beautiful documentary. Something your child will absolutely value when they get older as you and your wife age.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. The journey, your partnership, the scenery, the learnings, the gifts that you’ll carry with you forever. Starting our thru-hike as a couple on March 13th and will take your encouragement and spirit with me. Thank you for capturing and sharing your experience so eloquently and thoughtfully. So very grateful. THANK YOU BOTH ❤️
thanks for the kind words! good luck on your hike!
Nica Louie I just read your comment and I realized that you start your hike the day after tomorrow. If you’re reading this: I wish you good luck and an awesome time!
Absolutely this video was amazing. You have an incredible ability to project through pictures and words this journey for so many. I have only been able to ever watch video's of this dream hike of mine. I have done section's and feel an emptiness that I need to do, by completely it all.
Good for you all who get to live this adventure. The quote, "comparison is the thief of joy" is far too real.
cheers.
thanks for the kind words! completing by sections is just as valid as a thru. it's more important what you get out of it. A friend of mine said "comparison is the thief of joy" in one of his sermons. the quote stuck with me ever since. It's all easier said than done though. Sorry to hear you're not able to thru hike for now. hopefully some day. If it's doing the right thing that's keeping you from it, then just remember you're doing the right thing. But if it's fear of some kind, well get out and do your thru hike already!
I cried. A love story
I watched this again. Twice in 1 day
Commentary is so awesome
thank you! glad you liked it
Thank you !!!!! Sitting here in Brussels infront of my computer with tears in my eyes. Planning for being part of the class of 2025 after the kids are out of the house and we moved back to Germany. Some drastic german lyrics in your footage. Thanks again for 2.5 wonderful hours. Cannot wait to get started. All the best for you and your family.
thank you for the kind words. I don't know German so I hope the lyrics in that song weren't inappropriate.
Thank you for taking me on your journey with you. It's always something I wish I could do.
Bloody brilliant. Pleasure to watch 10/10
THE best PCT documentary on TH-cam today. Beautifully filmed, narrated and edited. Thank you for sharing your story with all of us. 🥰
That was amazing. Thank you for sharing!
Great!greetings from Finland
By far one the best PCT documentary. The honest commentary was heartfelt and inspiring to my soul. The graphics were an added plus to the story. Thank you for compiling months and miles of majestic scenery and the human spirit.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!!
I finished watching your documentary among many that I have watched in the past, and I will not be able to watch another and enjoy it as much as I have this one. The beauty that was captured is the best I have seen. The emotions that are so hard to articulate were beautifully translated in your narration and video. Congrats!
Thank you for the kind words!
This is the best thru-hiking documentary I have ever seen. It just felt real. It brought back to me memories of my time on the AT. THANKS!
That was amazing. No other words are needed for the journey for itself.......
Wonderful video. I stumbled on this courtesy of my lovely. Wish we were younger to do this ourselves. Thank you!
I loved this. I drove from Vancouver to LA over 3 weeks, about 20yrs ago, and I regretted then that I hadn't taken a lot more time to do it. The scenery was incredible, the people were just amazing, and I knew I was missing out on so much more. Living in New Zealand, the stories coming out of the USA these day are usually so negative, and your journey reminded me that it's a beautiful country that is filled with caring, and generous people. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Is anyone cutting onions here?
Thanks so much for this stunning vlog!
Very nice! You have a lovely wife in Kristen who really showed how much she loves you by doing this hike. I thought she might quit early on when her ankle hurt. I love your thought and wisdom that you shared. The world really needs more patience that you mentioned. I had never seen where others had commented about the drug usage along the trail nor about how bad the mosquitoes were in the High Sierras. I am glad you made this a long video which was very well thought out and takes us away from all the crime we see everyday. It did not look like you lost any weight as others have experienced so you must have thought out your food wisely. Also, glad you have a church that you attend. Congratulations on having a child now. Thanks for sharing.
What an amazing journey and beautiful video. Thank you. 🥾❤️
In a world filled with PCT vids, yours stands out. Well played Holeshoes. Rock on.
thank you! that means a lot!
not boring at all. really enjoyed your hike.
Really enjoyed to watch this movie, very nice, congratulations.
Loved it a lot, greetings from Tirol, Austria.
Great adventure and great video!!!! I love it!!!!
"If you're so worried about making it to Canada, buy a plane ticket." That is one of the wisest things I've ever heard
it was very helpful to hear that early on
Thank you so much for sharing your journey on the PCT. A beautiful trail I’m glad to have shared vicariously. 🙌👏🥰
Great video I really enjoyed it. I’ve hiked about half the Pct and I’m going back in late March to try to do the whole thing in a single year. It was cool seeing the struggles you guys encountered because that’s real life and that’s part of the adventure thanks again.
Thank you for the inspiring video. Well done!
What a beautiful and inspiring story - thank you so much for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
WELL DONE! This documentary impacted me so much……… WOW
I love this personal documentary, congratulations From Philippines
Beautiful Documentary ❤