Ep. 471: Thru-Hiking the PCT Revisited - Philip Kramer
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2019
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Outdoor photographer and writer, Philip Kramer, found himself working too much and not outside having enough fun. So, in 2013 he sat down and gave some thought to his predicament. His decision was to thru-hike the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail. Thinking that he would be off on his own enjoying solitude, he quickly discovered this is not the case. However, even though he was on the trail with a bunch of new thru-hiking friends, Philip realized how revitalizing 6 months on the trail can be. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | One night I just sat down and said, all right, what do you want to do that? |
| 0:03.0 | And the PCT popped in my brain. |
| 0:05.1 | I already had thought about it. |
| 0:06.3 | And I just decided to do it. |
| 0:07.7 | I really thought I was going out there to have a very solitary experience and to test my wherewithal with months in the woods. |
| 0:15.4 | And I had basically the opposite of that. |
| 0:17.7 | I made great friends. |
| 0:18.7 | And I never, ever spent a night camped by myself |
| 0:22.1 | in the entire six months. |
| 0:27.6 | This is the Adventure Sports Podcast, where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners |
| 0:33.4 | from around the world of Adventure Sports. Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, |
| 0:38.8 | starting a bike shop, |
| 0:41.4 | or getting up off your couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, |
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| 1:05.2 | Before I knew better, I used to carry cans of food into the backcountry, like a doofus. |
| 1:11.5 | Obviously, I don't do that anymore. |
| 1:12.9 | I use freeze-dried food, and I really only use peak refuel. |
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