While they are not adventure movies, do any of you remember the TV series on public television called "Trailside" and later "Anything Wild" -- Brian and I have many of the videos they produced and find they give a good sense of a lot of different adventures. My favorite was of climbing the Grand Teton. They also covered back country skiing, kayaking/canoeing, bicycling.
Trailside : Make Your Own Adventure
is what it was called.
First airing on PBS, in 1993.
Host, John Viehman ( editor of backpacker magazine ) Hosted this show for 2 seasons. It was good.
3rd. season; Peter Whittaker was introduced, and the show was even better. ( because he knew what he was doing ) Ownership and corporate crap funneled in. The shows split. Viehman started " Anyplace Wild ", And Whittaker continued with trailside. Eventually, they both just fizzeld-out.
Trailside was one of my favorite shows.
It used to air on a early sunday afternoons, so I'm not surprised if you missed it.
I used to tape it, and must have at least 20 shows.
Show's that stand out to me-
Hiking in the white's ( Joe Lentini Leads Viehman up Adams )
Rock climbing " owl's Head " in the ADK's
Road biking across vermont
Hiking the AT
Hiking Rainier
New Zealand, Milford trac
Kayaking around Manhattan & Great Barrier Reef
Hiking Grand Teton
Slot Canyon hiking in Utah
The Show Kevin refers to, does star Annie Getchell
It was a 2 part. Up Bolivia's Huayna Potosi
I too, learned how how to rest step. And use it all the time.
