Q&A - How Hiking Changed My Life
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2019
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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
if you made it through that whole thing, you're my friend. hello friend.
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When I first found your channel I felt very drawn to your content as genuine and not super flashy. You reminded me of writers from the 19th century who sought time in wilderness away from our contrived ideas of society. Now after reading much more of John Muir and Henry David Thoreau's work, I firmly believe you're the modern personification of their ideas. I mean that in the best way and as a compliment and not some kind of derivative comparison. Thank you for sharing your love of the outdoors with your audience (and me) and breaking the stereotype that experiencing long trails, or just appreciating nature has to be a start to end non-stop thing. Just. Ya. Thank you.
This feels like a conversation between two good friends while deep in the backcountry. Your content always moves and affects me in some way. Thank you, John!
we don't hate everything you've ever made! I know for a fact that a lot of people (myself included ofc) in the community (the overseas community as well) really draws inspiration from you and your videos to progress towards better and more efficients hikes as well as to progress towards minimalistic ideals in their lives outside hiking. Thanks for the video man!
Your vulnerability is the key to your appeal. It's amazing to watch and very very inspiring. You're NEVER invisible.....you could be talking about farm equipment, wouldn't be any less appealing. I'm glad to know what you're working on and that sooner or later you'll be back. The voice telling you it sucks...is a liar.
"I think people worry too much about fitting into trends and trying to emulate others. There's no point in trying to just improve a little bit upon someone else's thing. It's way better to just go way over here and do something different." That's a really really good quote. As someone that likes to create stuff I find too often that I'm trying too hard to be like someone else. And I'll never be better then them at being themself. Thank you, John, for inspiring me, not to be more like you but, to be more like myself.
I think it's safe to say I don't think I would have ever started hiking and exploring without seeing your CDT and AT vids. Thanks for making your stories open and honest. I appreciate them.
Your vids have definitely had an impact on me as I've been focusing more on hiking and outdoors stuff in the past couple years. Thanks for sharing all this cool stuff.
It’s been a while since the last q&a video you upload, so glad this is a long video with lot of topic and questions!
John, I'm going back through your videos since it's been a while. I've definitely been impact by your videos. My biggest take away has been reinforcing something that we feel but sometime can't grasp and that's "it'll be okay with time". Challenges arise, tough times come even when you're doing the things you love or are with the people you love, but get through them and the good times will be back again. The other thing your videos brought to me is seeing areas that I probably won't see myself. I miss hearing "this is my view" and seeing the beautiful views.
Just listening to this makes me feel nostalgia for the trail, man I love these videos
Awesome Video man keep up the great work your an inspiration to all us who want to start
Thanks for this. Very sincere and a pleasure to watch.
Keep up the amazing work John! It’s been amazing watching your work progress and develop. I can’t express how much your content has influenced me in a positive way. Thank ya!
Thanks John! I seriously enjoy all the work you do to bring your experience of the awsome places you have been for our.benifit. Please keep going. Your pictures and videos are fantastic. I also like how real you keep it while sharing your emotions.
Thanks John. Always appreciate hearing from you.
Great video, John. Your talent is very evident, and I'm very pleased you continue to share it with us.
Please do more of these videos your trail videos are what got me into thru hiking 🥾, they are just the best, thanks 🙏 for being you
You make great videos John. Thanks for sharing!
Great stuff you have going on. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for continuously sharing your process and relentlessly working on improving your videos. The quality of your work is incredible and I can’t wait for the hayduke, Alaska and whatever else you’ve got planned to be ready!