[pct-l] Hiking and the real world

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

Way to go, Sasha! Great question!

Just an aside...I fell in love with backpacking as an eight year old summer 
camp kid in 1964 where the "50-miler" was the ultimate hike only the big 
kids were able to do. Watching the stars at night and enjoying the views by 
day were and still are what it is all about (more or less).

The trick is moving the passion over to something that will financially 
sustain you, and the best time to do that is while your overhead is still 
small when you're young. Get lots of experience. Take courses and get 
certificates. Learn as much as you can from others. Guide. Find a job in 
outdoor recreation. You won't make much money, but it is a start. Listen to 
your heart.



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
1106A Ski Run Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sasha Leidman" <sleidman at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 12:26 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Hiking and the real world


> Hi,
> I'm a college student who, in the past few years, has gotten very 
> interested
> in long distance backpacking. I've been on the list for a while and have
> heard from a lot of very experienced backpackers. Reading their posts, I 
> was
> wondering, how you have implemented the backpacking world into "real 
> life".
> Is it more common for people to take the Yogi path and sort of haphazardly
> get into backpacking while maintaining an unrelated job back at home or do
> most take the Ned path and get into backpacking by falling in love with it
> through their job? Working for my school's outdoor organization, I've 
> guided
> a number of backpacking trips. As man of our school's guides graduate
> though, they move on to careers in different areas. How can long distance
> backpacking be sustainable as a career path? What ways do people mix their
> passion with profession?
>
> -- 
> Sasha Leidman
> sleidman at gmail.com
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