Second Chance's videos are a refreshing change from the norm. Find myself pulling for him.
He doesn't seem to have enough outdoors savvy to make it. When he reapplied with junk food I thought he was sticking with eating habits that got him to 387. He had ramen and said he had no way of heating it up. Hot mug of chow on a cold wet night could be pretty good. Water, both too much and too little, is gonna be his downfall. But I am pulling for him.
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You and I and most of the world know you can cold soak ramen and any other food.
He apparently doesn’t know.
My thought: He’s never been outside for this long. If ever.
Indoors. Junk food. Is how he got to 400 pounds.
He watched a few videos. He mentioned Darwin on the trail. Then decided that hiking the PCT would rid him of the excess weight.
That’s all folks.
10 mile and 8 mile days since leaving Mt. Laguna. Downhill.
Downhill to mile 75. Then a climb.
It’s interesting.
Wayne
Second Chance is Learning.
He has friends.
He's not going to starve our there.
His water management skills are going to be a huge concern once things warm up.
What happens when he has to go up Mount San Jacinto and down Fuller Ridge is going to be interesting.
He has a willingness to retreat, which is a life-saving quality.
I hope that a more experienced hiker teams up with him for San Jacinto, I do not think he should be alone up there this time of year.
This story may end before Canada, but I would argue that for him his hike is already a great success.
Cheering him on.
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
Two thumbs up for Second Chance!
Another Hiker started about the same time as Second Chance. The recent snow at elevation got the best of him. He bailed temporarily.
Details on YouTube.
Wayne
ahh, there are some of us that need to get out ourselves.
I love this hiker! He’s doin’ it all wrong and he’s doin’ it with a smile.
it feels genuine (so far) ... I sort of wish people would leave him to his own devices and not check on him or wait for him at trailheads
Let me go
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I'm rooting for him.
Remember that water is expelled as perspiration to cool the body. Guys that big make a lot of heat which means they use lots of water. If he can make it under 300lbs without injury, he has a good chance IMO. Very positive to see him getting double digit days.
New episode up on YouTube.
No spoilers from me.
Wayne
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The latest video he is taking another zero day or 2. If it rains zero day, if it snows/sleets zero day, no water zero day, if it is windy zero day, what happens when it gets hot and stays hot? He no longer shows his food because he knows he is getting hammered online for it, but did show a couple diners. So he lost no weight in the last video either. Then he rejects help from the cop then complains about being cold and not knowing how to get off the mountain. Seems he likes manufacturing drama for himself or for social media attention. I dont think it is about money because no normal hiker could afford what he is doing. He is entertaining to watch but I fear this is leading to him getting badly hurt.
Plenty of hikers afford what hes doing.
And then run out of money 500 miles in.
Define "normal".
Maybe hes got 20k stacked for this journey. All the power to him. I doubt its about money or fame.
A few people caught onto his story and it exploded. If you look at his instagram.. he has thousands of followers already with a bleak instagram.
His youtube? Dixie brought him up. So thousands of her viewers subscribed to him.
I think he is genuine. Went out there and was like wth.. if im gonna do this weight loss journey then i might as well document it.
And within a week he had thousands of followers.
He needs to take zeros. Its not even PCT Nobo season yet. He reiterates he doesnt want to injure himself.
The weight loss will come. Its a good thing its not melting off of him. Some will be converted to muscle. He should try to eat well though and avoid soda. He should be eating lean meats and vegetables to keep from getting sick. And hyrdrating like a camel.
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