Q&A - How Hiking Changed My Life

jump to specific questions:

0:05 pt 1: places and plans
4:14 pt 2: trail life
21:02 pt 4: filmmaking

pt 1: places and plans
0:13 are you planning or will you ever do a complete thru hike again?
0:33 are you more interested in completing hikes on long trails or off trail routes?
1:09 after so many long trails and lots of off trail travel. what excited you now? what piques your interest?
1:37 what is your dream hike/destination and why?
2:10 what place made you feel the smallest?
2:56 what short thru-hikes do you recommend?

pt 2: trail life
4:23 how did you handle loneliness on your hikes?
4:58 what is your mental / physical process as soon as you sense the start of an injury on trail?
5:38 are you constantly doing math in your head about miles and distance covered or am i just crazy?
6:20 what emotions do you pursue when going on a long distance adventure? what motivates you?
6:44 when cozy in bed at night, what do you miss most about falling asleep in the back country?
8:09 do you feel like there is almost a spiritual element to long distance hiking? if so, when has that been the most tangible?
9:24 trail fam or solo? in what ways is solitary trail life toughest and how do you deal/mitigate?
10:21 what is the one thing about hiking that has the biggest impact in your life, and the way you live it?
11:36 how has going to physical extremes changed your perspective as a human?
12:40 how far down the road do you plan in life (do you think about owning a house, retirement, etc)
13:33 when doing a long distance trail do you find more energy in the things around you, or the end goal?
15:03 mentally, how do you hike big miles?
16:58 how do you fight the call to be lazy and not do the things that you do?

pt 4: filmmaking
21:14 what have you done to learn and progress as a filmer/editor?
23:17 who are your inspirations for filmmaking / documentary? who influences your movie making style the most?
24:34 how do you manage indecision about which shot makes it in the film?
25:59 how has your hiking changed since you started making filmmaking a priority?
26:51 how has your perspective changed from capturing others journeys and not your own?
28:12 what hiker would you like to document next? what sort of trail stories are you looking to shoot so that we can help you find them?
future film project plans?
28:23 future film plans? more documentaries coming?
29:57 is it easy to find balance between the focus on shooting videos and hiking in its purest way (on trail)? thoughts about filmmaking while hiking? does it take from the outdoor experience or add to it?
31:00 would you rather be well known for hiking 40s and making gear, or the videos and media you produce?
31:53 who have been your biggest influences, music wise?
32:47 can you talk a little about the music production? it’s so good

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