Trail culture

Dear members,

By Jack "Found" Haskel

February 14, 2014

Membership, Volunteer

We love you. Happy Valentine’s Day.

Chocolate is going on sale tomorrow.... Read more

Video of 142 Days on the PCT in 6 Minutes

By Korbi Thalhammer

February 6, 2014

Film

Thru-hikers on the PCT often take time to document their journeys in a consistent way. Journals and blogs are fairly ubiquitous among hikers, but are often discontinued when making miles takes precedence over writing. Time-lapse videos like such as 170 mornings on the PCT are awesome, but what about capturing ... Read more

Doodles Does the PCT charms us to no end

By Korbi Thalhammer

January 29, 2014

Art, Book

Inspired by her father’s suggestion to create a “doodle a day,” Katie Lei earned the trail name “Doodles” during her 2013 PCT hike by creating a set of pen drawings to record her daily encounters. Now she’s compiled her illustrations and short written pieces about her experiences and observations into ... Read more

We’re live on Reddit with Kolby Kirk. Ask us anything!

By Jack "Found" Haskel

January 12, 2014

Event, Film, Outreach

Join us live on Reddit.com from 4pm PST until we’re tired. I’m joining hiker/artist Kolby “Condor” Kirk for a question and answer session. We shared Kolby’s video “Condor’s PCT Adventure in 3 Minutes” last week and it racked over 100,000 views in a few days. Join us on Reddit for ... Read more

The last PCT thru-hiker of 2013

By Jack "Found" Haskel

January 3, 2014

Film

This is heart-wrenchingly cute. Gus is the newest member of our staff family. He’s the son of Dana Hendricks, our Columbia Cascades Regional Representative and her husband Paul.

Bring a kid out on the PCT this year. Please.

Introducing The PCT Journalist

By Jack "Found" Haskel

December 26, 2013

Technology

We’ve got a new feature on our website and we’re pretty excited about it. Every thirty minutes, The Journalist collects the latest PCT blog posts from around the web and displays them in a central location. For the geeks out there, The Journalist is an RSS aggregator.

We love reading ... Read more

Interview with Heather Anderson on Well.org

By Jack "Found" Haskel

December 24, 2013

Partnerships

PCTA’s Angie Williamson interviewed PCT speed hiker Heather “Anish” Anderson in the latest issue of Be More Magazine. Heather hiked the PCT this summer in an incredible 60 days and 17 hours and 12 minutes. Her story of finding health and purpose on the trail is truly inspiring.

Thanks to ... Read more

Watch the PCT Class of 2012 video

By Jack "Found" Haskel

December 22, 2013

Film

This holiday season, curl up with the fantastic Class of 2012 video. It’s worth a watch before the year is up. If you’re like us, it might even make you tear up.

PCT 2012 Class Video from Alasdair Fowler on Vimeo.... Read more

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