You can almost get blisters just from watching Lisa Diener's documentary about a legendary cross-continental American hiking trail, the "gorgeous, challenging, soul wrenching, life-changing" Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)—spanning 2,663 miles (north-south, from the Canadian border to Mexico)—which very few hardy souls manage to “thru-hike,” due to the extremely variable and seemingly endless terrain (including Mount Whitney). Cameras follow several summer PCT pilgrims, ranging from a 70-year-old Maine transplant (who retired at 50 to take up extreme hiking in this region) to an engaged pair who get married midway through Oregon. Meanwhile, a European couple are forced to stop after one party develops a herniated disc. Other hazards include toenails dropping off, nosebleeds, rattlesnakes, disease-bearing drinking water, snow, fire, mosquitoes, and scorpions. When one adventurer, covered in sores, lesions, and aches, talks about how sad it is that most people don't "follow their dreams"—as he is doing on the PCT—the affirmation in this case seems, well, a bit crazy. Likely to appeal to fans of Cheryl Strayed's bestselling memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, this outdoor adventure (featuring the memorable cast credit: "Mother Nature as Herself") is recommended. Aud: C, P. (C. Cassady)
Tell It On the Mountain
(2013) 122 min. DVD: $24.95. Tell It On the Mountain (dist. by The AV Cafe). Volume 28, Issue 6
Tell It On the Mountain
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