i averaged 13-1/4 miles per hiking day at age 61 on the AT and the PCT was so much easier that I bumped that up to 19.6 mphd on the PCT 2 years later. In between I did training hikes like you do on some of the same trails, but I didn’t follow the intensive exercise program like you showed in this video. The PCT should be a cakewalk for you.
Hi Jason 👋🏻 Wish you all the best with your training, preparation and hike my friend 👊🏻 Stay safe and take care 🙏🏻 God Bless you and your family 🙂 Appreciate you!
Well good luck on your adventure and just do what you can and don’t worry about what you can’t!!! If you still have problems and have a good Dr. get that prednisone it is a miracle worker 8 weeks of physical therapy did nothing and after 3 days of prednisone I was 90 percent better
Sucks getting older. That's why I wish I would have found the love of backpacking earlier in my life. :) You are doing a great job preparing and you know as well as anyone that regardless, the trail will throw you curveballs. You are never really in complete control, and you are just experiencing the earths creations as it has always been before you. That’s the beautiful thing about it!
It sounds like you are being smart and getting prepared for the hike. It will be a lot different from the A.T. but you got it. Most important is to enjoy it safely. Take care.
Dear Frozen, I’ve finally decided I’m going to attempt the AT next year and I love these videos you put out, the AT has been a dream of mine for years and after watching your thru hike videos especially has given me the inspiration to finally do it, i feel I’m at the state of mind mentally you had before you decided to do it as you had said, I love these videos to give me insite of what to expect and prepare for it
Rooting for you! I'm in a similar situation. Would be leaving two young children behind and my wife. I'm hoping your success motivates me to tackle the PCT in 2025.
Hey, Frozen - you were the first hiker I followed live (*ish - based on your uploads) along the AT, and I'm looking forward to the same from the PCT. I'm also 40, and you're a source of inspiration for getting out onto the trail!
Great video, enjoyed seeing the old James Neal jersey in the background, I hike Raccoon quite a lot as well, planning on doing the LHHT here soon if you ever wanna get together and do a backpacking trip I’d be down! Go Pens! Also good luck on the PCT you got this!
Hello my good man I'm glad to see that you're still doing the workouts trying to get yourself ready Here's one little tiny little extra tidbit you might be able to want And only when you're ready when you think positive that you ready Here is the kicker challenge to that workout 50 lb bag of sand 5K in 50 min Remember remember this is only for the added benefits that this will give you a long with your workout and only after your workout when you think you are fully prepared for this last challenge before you go out on the trail
Last year when I was on the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) we had a lot of PCT thru-hikers that were diverted due to fires, snow, downed bridges, etc. If you do decide to hike Oregon via the OCT, I *STRONGLY* recommend flipping to going sobo. The prevailing winds blow from the NW, and if you hike nobo you will have strong winds and sand blowing in your face all day every day - no fun at all. Also, if you do end up on the OCT, please check the local maps for where it is legal and not legal to camp and hike; there's a *LOT* of protected snowy plover nesting grounds along the coast. Most state campgrounds have hiker-biker campsites that are cheap ($7-10 drop-in only) and very nice (hot showers, electricity, generally great campsites). About 2/3 of my nights on the OCT I camped at those sites.
So excited for you!! Hope you have a great & safe thru hike :D Also just a comment on these videos, if possible, could you leave the music out of these talking sections? It's easier to focus on what you are saying without it :D Love your vids otherwise!
I'm excited to follow your PCT Journey! I am interested in hearing more about your stretch routine! I am looking for a good stretch routine myself.. TYIA :)
Love you bro, I now backpack oil creek and minister creek with my 4 kids because of you. I want to give back. It’s not an autoimmune disorder. I had the same problem. Your lats and your back muscles are not quite as developed as they should be. I was there as well and I have been lifting for 30 years please don’t think I am saying you are weak. I am not it’s just your forearms are trying to compensate and the ligaments and tendons are not meant to have that kind of strain. Hang a v bar over the chin up bar and this will take pressure off of those tendons. I did physical therapy for 8 weeks it didn’t really help. I called my doc. And he gave me a 3 day prescription for prednisone and I was 90 percent better in 5 days. The prednisone will take care of 90 percent. Before that I struggled to pour milk from a gallon jug for months. Good luck stay strong!!!
This is interesting. The problem is, 3 years ago when I tried to lift I went really slow and still somehow ended up injured, I can't even imagine starting a freaking 10lbs. It just makes me depressed. I started at 20lb dumbbells which I thought felt pretty good but one day I woke up and there the tendon pain was. I'll try going slower for the long haul when I get back. For now I have no problem with tricep pushups or wide pushups but the 2nd I do tricep extension of any kind I get that weird pain.
you're going to be one of the most prepared people to walk the trail i think. i really dont think it will even matter but Altitude can get anyone/ just go down for a little bit, rest eat and and try again/ doubt it will be an issue at all for you. Your massive mileage for so many years... i think your biggest problem will be how to slow down and see more of it!
Bro you mentioned T25 before your AT hike. Fun fact, I started it back then a couple of rounds a year. In 2022 I started doing it Monday thru Thursday 4 days a week plus I also do the Lift MORE program 5days a week. Yeah I know it sounds crazy. However, I'm 44 and in the absolute best shape of my life. Those things work!
I love watching you hikers do your thing and learning thr better ways to do it. For me, im kinda screwed. My kids are older, im retired at 39 and so time isnt an issue. But i do have obstructive sleep apena. How the hell am I supposed hike with that ya know? I wanna hike the AZT, im willing to put in the physical prep and all that. But in attached to a machine for sleep. Kinda sucks. But im looking forward to watching your PCT hike, the AT one was a blast.
Yea that's a tough one. There are a few regulars on this channel that comment about their CPAP on backpacking trips. You may want to look into Dixie at homeade wanderlust as she wears one too and has figured out how to backpack with it.
We stopped by Stevens Pass where the PCT crosses WA-2 last August, (we're also from SW PA), was thinking of you and will be waiting for the day you reach it. The smell of the pines is amazing. While in Glacier NP on the same trip, we crossed the CDT(had also crossed it near Grants NM another time). Is the CDT and the triple crown in your future?
I would be curious to see what your stretching routine looks like and how you developed it. My routine just consists of stretching whatever is most sore to least sore till I'm happy with it. Not very well thought out.
Unfortunately we haven't received much snow this year. The best I've done has been practicing the muscle memory to put it in the right position. There will probably be opportunities to learn once I enter the Sierra though
Curious ... what will your diet/food look like on the trail? Typically, with the Beachbody programs they have specific diets to go along with them - will you be keeping a similar diet while on the trail or change your diet from what you did on the AT. Also, will you be using a tent for the whole PCT or will you at some point switch back to a hammock setup once you get out of the desert section? Stay strong & happy trails!
Good question! This has come up a few times so I'll either make a separate video or add it to the QA. It will be completely than my diet on the AT as it didn't give me enough energy and I think I was constantly crashing due to my sugar intake.
(my experience anyway) you can be a long distance backpacker but when you have kids the percentage of getting off the trail early aka throwing in the towel from homesickness skyrockets. I've hiked thousands of miles but since fatherhood, two weeks was my max on trail before I quit. Just wanted to keep you in the know, with a grain of salt, in my humble oponion.
I suffer quite a bit with really tight leg muscles which in turn I get knee pain. Would you be able to share what type of stretches you’re doing? Thanks for sharing!
It seems you're doing fast twitch muscle workouts. What about your slow twitch muscle workout? That's more like what hiking is. Are you going to start doing endurance training before the hike? I'm up to about 3 hrs of exercise per day. I think you're arms are going to hurt when you start lifting. They have to tear and repair to build up the muscle. Keep at it. I'll see you out there.
Did you get a prescription for Dex? Just in case! Can anyone verify a theory of mine? Vitamin E acts like a blood thinner, would taking this supplement help with elevation?
There's such a trail!?! Inconceivable! I truly think starting with the AT breaks a hiker in a way. Like, if it's not at least 10 miles with a couple thousand feet of rock scrambles and elevation change, isnt it just a walk?
Dude, that is the best shirt ever! 🤣
i averaged 13-1/4 miles per hiking day at age 61 on the AT and the PCT was so much easier that I bumped that up to 19.6 mphd on the PCT 2 years later. In between I did training hikes like you do on some of the same trails, but I didn’t follow the intensive exercise program like you showed in this video. The PCT should be a cakewalk for you.
That all sounds great, Frozen. We're all rooting for you and I'm sure it will be a wonderful experience.
You will do great on the PCT. Enjoy 😁
Hi Jason 👋🏻 Wish you all the best with your training, preparation and hike my friend 👊🏻 Stay safe and take care 🙏🏻 God Bless you and your family 🙂
Appreciate you!
Well good luck on your adventure and just do what you can and don’t worry about what you can’t!!! If you still have problems and have a good Dr. get that prednisone it is a miracle worker 8 weeks of physical therapy did nothing and after 3 days of prednisone I was 90 percent better
Sucks getting older. That's why I wish I would have found the love of backpacking earlier in my life. :) You are doing a great job preparing and you know as well as anyone that regardless, the trail will throw you curveballs. You are never really in complete control, and you are just experiencing the earths creations as it has always been before you. That’s the beautiful thing about it!
I feel the same man. I didn't get in until I was 30. Wished I would have done it in my 20's
First good luck and keep us peasants updated
Peasants? Hardly!
@FrozensAdventures your the one we follow hahaha
Sounds like a great plan… slow and steady gets it done ….. we’ll all be following along take care out there 👍👍
It sounds like you are being smart and getting prepared for the hike. It will be a lot different from the A.T. but you got it. Most important is to enjoy it safely. Take care.
Sounds like a solid plan! Can’t wait for this vlog.
May the force be with you. Good luck!
Your AT video inspired me to start hiking. I cant wait to follow you on your PCT journey!
Dear Frozen, I’ve finally decided I’m going to attempt the AT next year and I love these videos you put out, the AT has been a dream of mine for years and after watching your thru hike videos especially has given me the inspiration to finally do it, i feel I’m at the state of mind mentally you had before you decided to do it as you had said, I love these videos to give me insite of what to expect and prepare for it
Awesome deciding to do the AT!
Rooting for you! I'm in a similar situation. Would be leaving two young children behind and my wife. I'm hoping your success motivates me to tackle the PCT in 2025.
So excited for your adventure! Stay safe out there and enjoy. Maybe I'll see you on the LHHT in March.
Good luck to you! Can't wait to see your videos. 😊
Hey, Frozen - you were the first hiker I followed live (*ish - based on your uploads) along the AT, and I'm looking forward to the same from the PCT. I'm also 40, and you're a source of inspiration for getting out onto the trail!
Awesome, thank you!
Great video, enjoyed seeing the old James Neal jersey in the background, I hike Raccoon quite a lot as well, planning on doing the LHHT here soon if you ever wanna get together and do a backpacking trip I’d be down! Go Pens! Also good luck on the PCT you got this!
see you out there - I start later in April!
Would love to see what your stretch routine is... good luck! Love following along with your travels.
Hello my good man I'm glad to see that you're still doing the workouts trying to get yourself ready
Here's one little tiny little extra tidbit you might be able to want
And only when you're ready when you think positive that you ready
Here is the kicker challenge to that workout
50 lb bag of sand
5K in 50 min
Remember remember this is only for the added benefits that this will give you a long with your workout and only after your workout when you think you are fully prepared for this last challenge before you go out on the trail
Sounds like a great plan! Best of luck!
Last year when I was on the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) we had a lot of PCT thru-hikers that were diverted due to fires, snow, downed bridges, etc. If you do decide to hike Oregon via the OCT, I *STRONGLY* recommend flipping to going sobo. The prevailing winds blow from the NW, and if you hike nobo you will have strong winds and sand blowing in your face all day every day - no fun at all.
Also, if you do end up on the OCT, please check the local maps for where it is legal and not legal to camp and hike; there's a *LOT* of protected snowy plover nesting grounds along the coast. Most state campgrounds have hiker-biker campsites that are cheap ($7-10 drop-in only) and very nice (hot showers, electricity, generally great campsites). About 2/3 of my nights on the OCT I camped at those sites.
Thanks for that info, would have never have guessed that would happen.
@@FrozensAdventures no problem, hopefully it's not an issue for you!
So excited for you!! Hope you have a great & safe thru hike :D Also just a comment on these videos, if possible, could you leave the music out of these talking sections? It's easier to focus on what you are saying without it :D Love your vids otherwise!
I'm doing Max30, right now - kicks my butt every time! Looking forward to following along on this next adventure.
Such a great program I'm at 13 minutes on Friday fight round 2 before max out. It's a great program for the mental side of things too.
I'm excited to follow your PCT Journey! I am interested in hearing more about your stretch routine! I am looking for a good stretch routine myself.. TYIA :)
Sweet shirt! Thanks for the info!
Great video man, can’t wait to follow you.
So glad you are watching again Greg. Appreciate it!
Love you bro, I now backpack oil creek and minister creek with my 4 kids because of you. I want to give back. It’s not an autoimmune disorder. I had the same problem. Your lats and your back muscles are not quite as developed as they should be. I was there as well and I have been lifting for 30 years please don’t think I am saying you are weak. I am not it’s just your forearms are trying to compensate and the ligaments and tendons are not meant to have that kind of strain. Hang a v bar over the chin up bar and this will take pressure off of those tendons. I did physical therapy for 8 weeks it didn’t really help. I called my doc. And he gave me a 3 day prescription for prednisone and I was 90 percent better in 5 days. The prednisone will take care of 90 percent. Before that I struggled to pour milk from a gallon jug for months. Good luck stay strong!!!
This is interesting. The problem is, 3 years ago when I tried to lift I went really slow and still somehow ended up injured, I can't even imagine starting a freaking 10lbs. It just makes me depressed. I started at 20lb dumbbells which I thought felt pretty good but one day I woke up and there the tendon pain was. I'll try going slower for the long haul when I get back. For now I have no problem with tricep pushups or wide pushups but the 2nd I do tricep extension of any kind I get that weird pain.
Also if you can avoid pull ups they are the number cause of this type of pain in weight training, good luck
you're going to be one of the most prepared people to walk the trail i think. i really dont think it will even matter but Altitude can get anyone/ just go down for a little bit, rest eat and and try again/ doubt it will be an issue at all for you. Your massive mileage for so many years... i think your biggest problem will be how to slow down and see more of it!
Great training montage!
Shoutout to the t-Rex shirt!!
Now that the important stuff is out of the way, good luck on that long walk thing you’re doing 😉
Wait till you see next weeks shirt!
Bro you mentioned T25 before your AT hike. Fun fact, I started it back then a couple of rounds a year. In 2022 I started doing it Monday thru Thursday 4 days a week plus I also do the Lift MORE program 5days a week. Yeah I know it sounds crazy. However, I'm 44 and in the absolute best shape of my life. Those things work!
Rooting for you man!! My thru is a year out and I have jitters - can't imagine your headspace! XD
Definitely a rollercoaster of emotions.
I love watching you hikers do your thing and learning thr better ways to do it. For me, im kinda screwed. My kids are older, im retired at 39 and so time isnt an issue. But i do have obstructive sleep apena. How the hell am I supposed hike with that ya know? I wanna hike the AZT, im willing to put in the physical prep and all that. But in attached to a machine for sleep. Kinda sucks. But im looking forward to watching your PCT hike, the AT one was a blast.
Yea that's a tough one. There are a few regulars on this channel that comment about their CPAP on backpacking trips. You may want to look into Dixie at homeade wanderlust as she wears one too and has figured out how to backpack with it.
@@FrozensAdventures will do boss man. Thank you for the reply. And content. Looking forward to the PCT videos alot
I bet upping your protein on trail will be huge. Good luck.
Here's hoping!
We stopped by Stevens Pass where the PCT crosses WA-2 last August, (we're also from SW PA), was thinking of you and will be waiting for the day you reach it. The smell of the pines is amazing. While in Glacier NP on the same trip, we crossed the CDT(had also crossed it near Grants NM another time). Is the CDT and the triple crown in your future?
No the near future. If I'm able to do it after the kids grow up then yes!
I would be curious to see what your stretching routine looks like and how you developed it.
My routine just consists of stretching whatever is most sore to least sore till I'm happy with it. Not very well thought out.
Would really like to see your resupply and nutrition plan.
I don’t want to sound like a party pooper but…Weather forecast is for another “Atmospheric River” coming to southern/Central California.
Yea I'm aware. Been checking every few days. We'll see what happenes.
Let's goooo
I'm glad I don't have to workout that hard😂
Good for the heart and the mind
Nice. Insanity looks pretty intense. Hope the training is injury free.
Would love to hear you talk about what self arrest prep and training your doing ahead of the sierra
Unfortunately we haven't received much snow this year. The best I've done has been practicing the muscle memory to put it in the right position. There will probably be opportunities to learn once I enter the Sierra though
Curious ... what will your diet/food look like on the trail? Typically, with the Beachbody programs they have specific diets to go along with them - will you be keeping a similar diet while on the trail or change your diet from what you did on the AT. Also, will you be using a tent for the whole PCT or will you at some point switch back to a hammock setup once you get out of the desert section? Stay strong & happy trails!
Good question! This has come up a few times so I'll either make a separate video or add it to the QA. It will be completely than my diet on the AT as it didn't give me enough energy and I think I was constantly crashing due to my sugar intake.
(my experience anyway) you can be a long distance backpacker but when you have kids the percentage of getting off the trail early aka throwing in the towel from homesickness skyrockets. I've hiked thousands of miles but since fatherhood, two weeks was my max on trail before I quit. Just wanted to keep you in the know, with a grain of salt, in my humble oponion.
Appreciate it. I'm sure this thru hike is going to be way harder than my AT thru hike because of kids and a wife.
I suffer quite a bit with really tight leg muscles which in turn I get knee pain. Would you be able to share what type of stretches you’re doing? Thanks for sharing!
Yes it's been requested enough so I will show my maintenance routine in a few weeks.
Do a live Q&A
Hype it up. Have a bunch of people on the live stream and take super chats $$$$$
It seems you're doing fast twitch muscle workouts. What about your slow twitch muscle workout? That's more like what hiking is. Are you going to start doing endurance training before the hike? I'm up to about 3 hrs of exercise per day. I think you're arms are going to hurt when you start lifting. They have to tear and repair to build up the muscle. Keep at it. I'll see you out there.
I've been day hiking and planning 2 shakedown hikes.
Damn dude...who is gonna do the server patching while your walking ?..lol
I'm sure someone else won't mind staying up late :)
Hey frozen, have you (being 40 years old) considered trying Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)? I'm 42 and they work for me!
I had to look up what this meant but yea I've been stretching this way for a while.
Did you get a prescription for Dex? Just in case! Can anyone verify a theory of mine? Vitamin E acts like a blood thinner, would taking this supplement help with elevation?
I don't have any prescription, not sure what Dex is.
so the PCT is not the AT ups and downs. How do you think that will factor in?
I think it will equal out. Very much looking forward to less rocks and less PUDs
There's such a trail!?! Inconceivable! I truly think starting with the AT breaks a hiker in a way. Like, if it's not at least 10 miles with a couple thousand feet of rock scrambles and elevation change, isnt it just a walk?
Do you sell any moisture wick shirt or quick dry shirts?
A few people have asked for this. Let me look into it. I'm sure the new Spreadshop store has something.
@@FrozensAdventures sounds good 👍