JustinLichter-Trauma

Thru-hiking is a long distance, endurance sport where you are trying to hike a long trail in one season. I think the professional term is not a great choice of words but since I get most of my equipment for free and field test equipment for outdoor companies, I guess this can be considered "professional"........or since I have done a lot of hiking people might be using the term "pro" as it is used in slang.

Probably more chocolate :-) That's a good question though. I think we covered all of our equipment with previous trips and planning trips and had everything fairly well dialed before we headed out. The only thing we probably could have done a bit better was switch to our overboots and snowshoes a little sooner since that would have prevented us from getting the frostbite.

I think Wild did a good job of showing a personal journey and growth that happens to be on the PCT and can happen on the PCT, or just in the outdoors in general. It doesn't really show a hike of the PCT or what it's like to thru-hike the trail, and that's not what it's intended to do.

Thanks! It's hard to pick one stand out memory from the hike, but I think the most amazing thing that happened on this trip was how supportive the trail community was. We would get messages from complete strangers that when we got to a town they would like to give us a warm place to stay and a hot meal. It was amazing having that in a lot of towns since we went over 1750 miles on the trail without seeing anybody. -- I'm not sure what the next adventure will be. The next adventure for now is heading back to work to save up for the next fun adventure :-) --- I call friends and family from town during resupplies to stay connected. I think at first my family was hesitant about the hikes that I have done, but they have learned to expect it and not doubt the decision and trust my experience for where I am headed and what I am attempting.

We didn't pack any weapons, besides for a small knife (about half the size of my thumb) to make gear repairs or cut food. I think animals are typically more scared of you than you are of them - unless it is a national park or area where they have been habituated to people because hunting is not allowed.