I just finished this film and somewhere near the end, I developed a lump in my throat, I did not want it to end. I cannot begin to fathom the emotion you guys felt. Thank you, simply amazing. Joe

This may well be the best video I have ever watched on youtube.

Watched this documentary numerous times during lunch breaks. Got me through many days in a job that was killing me

This is hands down the best thru-hiking documentary out there

"Amongst all this chaos, look at the beauty." Love that sentence. And I know what that means, I did a 2000 km walk four years ago and the beauty of the landscape makes the pain unimportant. Pain is just there and it wouldn't be as beautifull if there was no pain. Thank you for this film.

I don't think I could ever hit the "thumbs up" enough times to truly express how inspired and full of life that I feel at this very instant. Thank you for sharing this journey with us.

This video will be around for many many years. Affecting many lives, and beginning many journeys. It's a bucket list video. Way to go my dudes!

As a 64 yr old, training now to do this journey. Still working so it will have to be a segment at a time. Great film, great inspiring film...

I just finished watching this for the hundredth time. This documentary is what inspired me to transition my hiking from being a casual hobby to a true passion. Your friendship is something to be modeled and you guys are what I hope to become as a backpacker

2011 was a record year for snow in the Sierras. It made the desert absolutely beautiful, but the high country was a slog. We left from the Mexican Border May 5th and hit Kennedy Meadows a week before the Summer Solstice. On October 26th we reached Canada- Very late, and very very snowy!

I am a native of the Pacific Northwest and have spent years hiking and backpacking the North Cascades. I have sectioned the Crest many times and have come away each time renewed and invigorated. It is my spirit and my zen and my sole reason for being. This was a wonderful documentary and truly captured the essence of what the high country means to me. Thanks so much for your efforts.

Its been about 3 years since I first saw this video. It is the main source of my inspiration for tackling the trail this past summer. I Can't thank you guys enough for recording such an epic adventure for all of us to enjoy. There's only one problem: now I want to do it again. Thanks Dusty Camel, God Bless you, and Happy Trails.

Never in my life have I said this until know. Keep the hour and a half of my life that it took to watch this. I don't want it back. It was well spent. Truly an amazing feat and test of oneself. You did the right thing by experiencing the journey with a friend and we thank you for sharing it with us.

speechless.... any words I would try to use to express how "in awe" I am would just be petty flattery. words just can't describe this film and how it makes me feel. You guys are legends among legends!!!!!! thank you so much for this film!

This really made me feel like I was there. Excellent camera work! You guys aren't just tough hikers, but great film makers. Blew me away!

Hands down one of the best PCT docs I have ever seen!! Cheers on such a great accomplishment!

This documentary has not only inspired me to get out and become immersed more in nature, but also inspired me try and maybe hike the PCT myself one day. This was so unbelievably well put together. It's apparent that a LOT of patience was put into this to make it as great as it is, and I cannot thank you enough. Cheers!

I don't know how I got here, but I'm glad I didn't leave. This was literally amazing

Hard to believe that there are thumbs down on this simply amazing documentary! Haters be hating is all. Never mind them, they are just jealous and envious of your amazing courage!!! Over 2000 Canadian thumbs up!!!! Until today, I never even knew anything about the PCT. I've just finished reading "WILD". All the while looking up stories and videos of others and am amazed at how many people in this world are truly adventurous, Awesome Docu guys! Bravo!!!! from Montreal, Quebec, Canada! :)

Truly, this is the best PCT documentary. The story, so full of heart and truth, just leave an ache! Thanks. Jenny

As this was ending, I was thinking in my head "NOOOOOO!".....Encore! Very well made. I enjoyed the virtual adventure.

I am in awe! Wish i had the courage that all of you showed. You showed the best part of America and it's people. Thank you so much.

Wow. This exceeded my expectations. I thought I'd watch a bit while I folded laundry and ended up watching the whole thing in one sitting. Everything, the cinematography, the music, the writing, narration and the story were beautifully done. It's a moving work of art. Thank you for creating and sharing it.

Wowsers i did not even notice that this film went that long. I was hooked and so inspired. I'm an Australian and going to America for an adventure all on my own. I am kinder scared but also excited. this film has pushed me even more to get out of my comfort zone. very beautiful film and it shows the wild in all its glory but also a true friendship. so thank you so much for showing this to us its truly a film worth watching and learning from

As a fellow thru-hiker, "PCT 16, AT 19",I find myself still watching your guys's video. Your video brings me so much joy! Thank you, ✌OneGear.

It's the best PCT documentary I've ever seen. Just incredible.

This documentary had a very real and strong influence in us leaving everything behind in search for more. Part of my soul is still on the PCT, and you gentlemen have a role in that. For this, I thank you.

Amazing is all i can say, A 22 1/2 yr veteran of the NYPD as a detective have been watching and looking forward to my retirement in 2 1/2 more years to thru hike the AT. At 45 it will be an amazing chalenge and experience but seeing things like this is an absolute inspiration. great great job.

So glad I came across the story of your journey. Even though just over three years later, the timing couldn't be more perfect for where I'm at in my own journey & new beginnings. Your adventure and miles covered has touched my soul, driving me to continue my own steps in this new chapter of my life. Thank You so much for putting in the work to create and share your story.

I commented on this video almost a year ago but I just wanted to let you know I have frequented this video about once a month, maybe two- times, and remember how awesome it was the first time I saw it. Not to mention how inspiring it is. Not just the journey but the awesome, creative ideas within each shot and the amount of a designer's eye in each shot.

Hi Guys ! I have watched this numerous times...especially when i feel crappy. I live in So Cal - moved from Big Bear back to the valley in LA and go up 3 times a month. Nothing like the beauty shown here but enough to make me smile ! Thanks for a beautiful and fun and inspiring film. All the best !

Stunning, just stunning. I love your portrayal of an enduring friendship along the way.

What a fantastic documentary and journey. I am not a backpacker or a hiker but I was riveted to this film. I have to say that I felt I was along on this trip and wanted to thank you for creating and sharing your journey. ATB Mike.

Unbelievable film. This is the best documentation of the entire PCT thru hike I have seen. Very professionally done. The photography was amazing. I did the WA portion of the PCT in 2012 and appreciate how you capture so much of the real experience. I am blown away by how well your photography was while you were pushed to the limits physically and emotionally. Just finished it and will watch it again on the TV with my wife. My daughter and her boyfriend are preparing to hike the entire PCT starting in a couple of months and I will get her to watch this. Truly inspirational.

Beautiful film gentlemen. I was going to take on the AT earlier this year after my job moved away. Before I set out on my trip I was diagnosed with cancer. Luckily everything was able to be taken out surgically without chemo and I now have a clean bill of health. My dad and I managed to do a 5 day section hike in the Smokies on the AT since then and my heart has yearned to return there everyday since then. I feel a little catharsis after watching your film and many times I felt I was alongside you. Take care gentlemen and I wish you many more safe adventures.

One of the best documentary I've seen so far on the PCT. Unlike other films I've seen, the experience wasn't sugarcoated. I like hearing about the bad along with the good. Makes it more real and relate-able. Great job. :)

Mind blowing adventure. Awesome film all around. No words. You guys rock.

Such an amazing film! I've watched this around 8-10 times in the last year, I've only ever done 25-80 mike hikes but now I'm planning for much bigger!!

Dude, you're such a bro. I'll forever be in debt not only because of you looking out, but the wisdom I took away from your own personal journey will always stay with me.

I just can't get enough of this film! Not only have I shared it with hundreds of people, included dropping it nonchalantly into most conversations, but I myself have watched it multiple times. Each time I find myself sobbing at the pure freedom that lies at our backdoors while we all shuffle to conform to our everyday inherited routines only to buy things that show our status class amongst ourselves while we surround ourselves with people we only seek to judge our own equities against. To laughing hysterically at the most minimal mishaps that I feel like I experience with you. I know I just left a comment earlier today but I keep finding myself coming back for more, wondering how something so enlightening isn't being screened in Hollywood theaters! I cannot express the pure enjoyment I get out of knowing that pure nature still exists. Not only in the country we seek to drive through as fast as we can to reach our populated destinations, but forged in the spirit of the few that seek true freedom. I have to admit I have conformed recently. Coming from being homeless to making 60k a year in 2 years time has been an absolute miracle and blessing. To say I don't appreciate it would be inhumane. But to say I don't feel a little ashamed of the hermit I've become would be a lie. I dropped out of high school many years ago to seek adventure and see the world through diplomatic change in the Marine Corps. When that ended I was left with questions, and questions only. I made myself this way, which means you can always change your perception on what you see as successful. You two did thay for me in a time that I thought I had seen the light I was completely blinded by your souls light for freedom. Thank you in a million ways for the awakening. You've brought meaning to my life once again and I cannot repay you enough. Happy trails mates hope to see you out there sooner than later.

I do a lot of trails in my country. Backpacking on the weekends when my work allow me to. I really enjoy nature and her kindness. This video really shows the passion and love on what we like to do, go hiking. Greetings from the Caribbean.

Amazing movie I am 47 years old and have Rafted , Kayaked and Mt Biked some of the most beautiful places on the east coast and before I get to old I am wanting to Hike the Appalachian Trail with my two Huskies but now after watching this I am second thinking it as the PCT looks just amazing ! What an incredible challenge !

Having only hiked section O in northern cali in Sept 13, I greatly appreciated this entire journey from start to finish.. wow.. what an amazing documentary.. Thank you for the experience of your experience.

Pure soul, beauty & love. Unspeakable & indescribable. Thank you guys.

thanks. I just finished a 1.5 month hike and are looking for the next challenge. There is something appealing and addictive, by stepping out of your normal everyday life. Time has a completely different meaning, see the beauty in things you normally dont see, and you focus on completely different things. I need to get back on the trail, and I think this is it. Thanks again

The best documentary I have seen. You have inspired me to start my own journey on the pct. thank you for sharing.

I'm blown away by this film. I have watched others as well. All very well done. But this one really got me. You guys have something very special about you and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey. And for those you snubbed you in that town and chased you out..shame on you. To all those who helped along the way...YOU ROCK!! I will never get to do this so it's so cool to see it documented this way by all that do! Your all amazing people!

As a 48 year old Brit I look in wonder at the beautiful but brutal landscape that is so alien to me and like to think that someday I may tread the same path and experience the same joy as you.

One of the coolest films I've watched. I felt nothing but compassion for you guys and I've decided I must do the same. As a backpacker, I know the feeling of solitude but nothing like this. My preparation begins now. I have found my life.

this is my favorite pct video yet. Very well put together and the style of coverage you choose to do was a great perspective for the viewers. Loved the in depth details of certain parts and the length of footage put together, especially on the parts of all the help that was graciously given through trial angles, hitching, and housing. It leaves a lust in my heart, as well as others im sure, to try and experience the pct one day as well. Thanks for the good job and the hard work, during and after, put in to bring this to us.

What a film! What an experience! What an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your amazing story. I am truly inspired and left in awe at the beauty.

A beautiful story. Thank you for sharing your journey. 8 years later and you are still touching lives. Amazing footage.❤🤍💙

Breathtaking. Absolutely breathtaking.

This has been the best thing ive seen in a long time on youtube. Thank you for going to all the effort of making it. The video has inspired me to hike alot of trails in Ireland.

Best documentary I have ever watched. Wow. This blows Backbone out of the water. For someone looking to hike the AT this winter, this is stellar!

I am getting a little old now at 56 but have walked 8000km in the last four years, different Camino routes and Pyrénées, Alps, Ireland etc (I live in Ireland. I nearly cried watching your video, it was truly amazing, you have an extraordinary spirit as well as a great eye. Please keep the adventure going.

Incredibly inspirational, beautiful and real! Thank you for putting this wonderful film together so others can get a glimpse of what you experienced. Sharing is caring.

OMG! what an awesome film! The stories you will tell to your children are priceless!

This was the second documentary I watched today about PCT, both around 1:30 hrs. The first one was great, this one was even better... Thank you

Absolutely loved everything in this movie that was filmed thanks for posting this movie.

You can live the life until you drop. When I was forty-nine years old, I soloed for three weeks in the Mohave desert in Arizona. I had precooked rice rolled in honey, a water filter, a back-pack, a tarp, and some earplugs. I'm proud to say that sixty miles after I began, I staggered into Peach Springs looking like hell warmed over. I used to say that the desert belonged to me, but from that day forward I knew I belonged to the desert.

I really wish I was on the trail and not watching youtube videos. I desire freedom.

This is the perfect example of the faith that live in the mankind. Greetings from Tijuana, Mexico, where start this amazing journey!.

I know im late to party of viewing this one of a kind, extraordinary amazing documentary, Journaling 2 friends through some of the country's most diverse landscape. As a young child I hated going on hikes with my Dad, not realizing the valuable lessons he was trying to teach me, the beauty of nature that needs to be preserved. As ingot older, hiking has become a way to soul search, time to disconnect from the everyday hustle and bustle of the corporate world, fight and heal from inside that is helped through grounds of mother nature. I too, now embrace a small part of the wilderness path that is the PCT but only for 250 miles, through the JMT. Im doing it for my 50th birthday in the summer of 2023. I only hope I can capture the beauty that is within this film, and express the feelings as eloquently spoken as you have. Thanks for an amazing time capsule and beautiful enriched film.

I can't even describe it in words how much this movie has inspired me. I plan on doing the trail in 2017 and you guys give me so much motivation. I am speechless by just seeing the PCT's beauty and I am so thankful that you recorded your journey. It was awesome, just keep doing with what you do because that is incredibly great.

Hi, I really enjoyed watching your documentary sitting here all the way in Karachi, Pakistan. What an incredible journey! Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It is truly inspiring.

i watch this film once every month to remind myself why i am here i backpack my state now and all because of this film i will one day hike the pct when i find a way out of this metal juggle that pulls us down and traps us thank you for this video it started a change in my life and i can finally say for the first time i can find peace. its a style of living that shows you how to love i know you guys may not read this but i just wanted to say thank you for touching my life and showing me that the world doesnt have to be all about what we have created. its about what was givin to us already for us to enjoy thank you again i look up to yall. TRAVIS DYER

Watched this before. It's a classic adventure and worth another watch or two. You just get the sense of how fundamental adventure is in our lives and of how we are infused with nature. Fantastic - thanks for doing it, making it and sharing it with us...

This is such a great and amazing story. Thanks for sharing.

Loved this. I watched "the Wild" with Reese witherspoon 2 days ago. I am 40, and I spent my teens and twenties fighting addiction and depression. I live in Michigan so its a great place to hike. You have inspired me to plan a weekend backpacking trip with my husband and two boys. I know this is the beginning of something great for us

마치 영화처럼 빠져드는 영상!!! 건강하고 행복하세요~!!

I really enjoyed this. There is much more then just scenery involved with long distance backpacking. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

This is beautiful. My best friend and I were planning on traveling across all of America, but we came to our senses that it may be a little too much. I have really been researching this trail and have been so thankful to watch your documentary and each and every struggle and victory you guys experienced. I think this is the trail we are going to take and I appreciate your documentary very much. Its so inspiring and monumental and the thing that stuck out to me the most is that it can be done. Thank you again, best of wishes!

Hello Andy I have been laid up for 3 months due to 2 total hip replacements in December. Which has left me with a lot of time on my hands watching KZfaq. I must say you put together one hell of a journey that sucked me in. I thank you for all the time you have invested into this Master Piece! It is the best video I have watched and I have watched everything from sailing the world to the PCT videos, Truly a Master Piece! Happy Trails from Issaquah Wa.

I saw the movie Wild yesterday, and discovered the PCT. I wanted to see more and that's how I discovered your beautiful story. Thank you for taking us through your inspirational and stunning journey along such a rich country. Keep fulfilling your dreams guys! greetings from France

AMAZING! FANTASTIC ! GREAT STORY! GREAT STORYTELLING! GREAT PRODUCTION!

Thank you for making and sharing this video with us. I got so invested in your journey and was worried for a bit you wouldn't make it to Canada (as you seemed to worry as well). The beauty, relationships and emotions are so raw and real. A genuine pleasure to share in your story. Thanks!! :)

This is the most inspirational film I have ever witnessed in my life. I cannot begin to express the level of connectivity and joy that every moment of this masterpiece brings me. You have truly touched on the spirit of freedom and it's, to say the least, awe-inspiring. You men are beyond an inspiration and wholeheartedly absolute teachers of naturalists. Thank you so much for sharing your adventure and giving us conformist hope to one day, return to the wild.

Simply the best PCT film I've ever watched. Stunning, gut wrentching, and purely inspirational. Great job guys.

Outstanding! You are a brave soul and I wish you the best as you trek across the world bringing us all these stories!!!

Congratulations for such an amazing and inspiring achievement ! And thank you so much for sharing your extraordinary experiences with the world ! My best wishes for you both !

This film is absolutely spectacular! Thank you so much for sharing this with the world. I wish I had a friend who loved hiking so I could do this sort of thing with someone else and stop going out into the woods solo. Well, I digress. It is a beautiful film and thank you again for sharing it and the experience.

Great journey! So much natural beauty that goes unseen by the majority. Thank you for sharing and showing us a glimpse of just how vast natures imagination is..!

A mate sent me this link just as I'm preparing for my one way trip from Sydney, Australia to Kathmandu, Nepal to attempt the Great Himalaya Trail. Found myself connecting deeply to your doco and your story fills me with much hope, inspiration, anticipation and sense of adventure that I know nothing matters more than experiencing and fulfilling my own. Cheers!

I have watched dozens of videos on thru hikers, this one touched my heart and spoke to the American Adventurer within. It summed up the spirit of those who love the walk about and the unveiling that occurs along the journey. You guys did an awesome job!

Loved it. Thank you from Australia

After I saw your film, I ran quickly to my mac and shared it on my Facebook page for my friends to see. This is perhaps the best adventure documentary I've ever seen. Amazing when someone manage to fulfilled their dreams no matter what and whatever maybe. Such a good inspiration and I wish I can do that too. Well done mate!

What a profoundly life affirming, uplifting, charming and engaging film. A watching experience just full of beauty - in the landscapes, the experiences and also the characters of all the wonderful people encountered. A great joy, soulfulness and education to watch. Thanks so much for sharing.

wow i loved every min of this video thanks guys.....

Loved this documentary! Bravo!

At 29 mins I had to comment, Damn.....the filming,the narration, you guys,incredible,thanks.

One of the most well done and well put together documentaries I have watched. Very comparable to Mile... Mile and a Half. I am Thoroughly Impressed. Great Story! Safe travels and take care.

This Film has inspired me in ways unimaginable. Fantastic job you guys!!

Amazing journey and adventure... thank you for the documentary... great work

I return to this video over and over again. Thank you for putting your efforts into making such an impactful and beautiful travel documentary of your adventure.

I’ve never felt more determined to live life day by day to its full capacity in happiness then I ever have after watching this doc. Please give us mooorreee!!! I didn’t realize it had been five years since this was posted and boy am I looking forward to new content.

I want to say a heartfelt thank you for sharing your super awesome video here without charge! The way you guys used your obvious penchant for storytelling to color the beautiful footage you took was very inspiring and incredibly well done. Kudos. Although I'm not new to long-distance hiking, I myself am setting out in a mere 8 weeks to try my hand (or foot?) on the PCT. I'm beyond excited and can't seem to stop watching your movie on repeat! Thanks again for the inspiration and I'll anxiously await a new installment of adventure from As It Happens - whenever that might be. Happy hiking!

What a truly inspiring video! Best thing I have seen in a long time. Definitely will be supporting future projects!

Had recently picked up backing over the last few years with a best bud of my own, this film by far captures every single emotion and memory filled aspect. Along with how incredible of a journey this seems like! Amazing job, keep on keepin' on.

I am planning and training up for my thur hike of the PCT in 2017 and came across this film! This is a very well done film!! Amazing!!! What a great story of friendship!!! I wish that there were more films like this in the theaters!! I am very inspired and excited for this journey that seems daunting and life changing at the same time! I'm grateful for films like this to prepare me for what's to come! Thanks guys!!! 👍🏼