Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

everything but the hiker smell....:

i had first heard of this documentary last october (at the Gathering), and couldn't wait to see it! like many people, i've been bitten with the hiking bug...and enjoy sharing the perspectives of other hikers.

this movie did not dissappoint! it gave a concise history of the appalachian trail, and those individuals that attempt to 'thru-hike' it in one season. the film maker introduced us to several hikers, each with different mind sets, and expectations of trail life.

it does not take long to realize... more info

This engaging DVD has the ring of authenticity:

I played it through three times in two days to fully get the flavor of it. I haven't walked the Appalachian Trail, but after reading White Blaze Fever, I thought I had a feel for it. Maybe, but the visual really drives it home.

The opening music of this DVD got me in a good frame of mind for the trials and triumphs of these Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. The photographer and interviewer start in Georgia at Springer Mountain, the AT beginning, interviewing starting hikers. The hikers look unseasoned; some... more info

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