[pct-l] Time required for PCT hike

[Scott Heeschen]

Also, with the dates you mentioned (May1 - mid-August) you'd likely need to 
do some skipping around to hit the Sierra when it's hikable.  A northbound 
thru at the required pace would put you at Kennedy Meadows in late May. 
Some years you can start the Sierra that early, some you can't (depending on 
your snow travel experience).  May1 is probably too early for a southbound. 
I'd guess skipping around would slow your overall pace, too.

If you've got a few weeks in other parts of the year, maybe you could shoot 
for a section-hike-in-a-year kinda' thing, but if at all possible, Mags' 
suggestion of another 20-30 days would be ideal.

   Buck Larceny


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Magnanti" <pmags at yahoo.com>
To: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 3:23 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Time required for PCT hike


>A *rough* rule of thumb for most AT veterans is that if you did the AT in 5 
>mos, you'll do the PCT in ~4+ mos.
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> Or, if you hiked 15-20 MPD on average on the AT, you'll do the PCT at 
> ~20-25 MPD.
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> So, is 100 days doable on the PCT? Sure.
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> But, I'll be frank:  If it took you 150 days to hike the AT,  with similar 
> gear that you plan on taking on the PCT (i.e. about the same weight), then 
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> a 100 day hike on the PCT is less than fun.
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> Are you willing to do a marathon a day or more?
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> If you can, try to get another 20-30 days to do the trip.
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> Not that you can't do a 100 day hike on the PCT, but it may be harder than 
> you suspect.
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