[pct-l] Number of people Hiking

[Craig Stanton]

Hey man,
	I looks like no one has answered your question yet, so though I am  
not the most knowledgeable person here I'll take a stab at it. There  
are roughly 300 people trying for a complete through-hike each year,  
and many start 'alone' but I don't image it would take long to find  
out people at similar speeds who want some company too. You'll  
certainly not go the first 60 days without seeing anyone., unless you  
get really lost :-) I guess nearer the end there may be times when  
you don't see people for a while, but you're likely to have found  
people to walk with by then anyway. I'm starting it along next year  
and to get to know some of the people I'll meet along the way I  
joined the PCT2007 yahoo group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCT2007


~Craig

On 1/12/2006, at 1:31 PM, Brian Quarrier wrote:

> I am hoping to hike the PCT for a school grant, but the person I was
> hoping to hike it with just finked out on me.  I was wondering what
> people think about starting it by myself.  I have talked to an old
> friend that when he hiked it 30 years ago said that he spent the first
> 60 days by himself.  Do you think that there are more people hiking it
> now, or should I really try to find someone else to do it with.  I  
> would
> be starting the hike around the middle of April.
> Thanks for your time and thought
> Brian
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