[pct-l] Hiking in 2008: rain gear, pacerpoles and Roper's High Route, Food

[Ned Tibbits]

Don't forget that cross-country in the summer High Country usually means 
scrambling over house-sized boulders between the lakes and the passes as 
well!

Not only will summer off-trail take longer, but it is much more dangerous, 
however very beautiful-but, then, so is the Muir, anyway.

Mtnned

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Kesselring" <gkesselr at whidbey.com>
To: "pct back country" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking in 2008: rain gear, pacerpoles and Roper's High 
Route, Food


> Hi David,
>
> Welcome to the group.
>
> I too have thought of doing part or all of the Sierra HR on a PCT thru
> hike.  When it comes time for me to do the thru, I will probably do it.
> At the risk of stating the obvious, here are some considerations that
> come to mind about the High Route:
>
> 1) It will take longer.  You can maintain a pace of 2 to 3 mph on a
> trail.  Off-trail it's difficult to do 2 mph, 1 or 1.5 is probably more
> likely.
> 2) The scenery will be even more spectacular along the HR than on the
> trail, so that will likely slow your pace even more!
> 3) You'll be camping in high exposed areas, so your camps will likely be
> colder than camps along the trail.
> 4) Because of that exposure, thunderstorms would present a more serious
> danger than hiking on the trail.  While not near as common in the Sierra
> as in the interior ranges of the American West, summer thunderstorms do
> happen in the Sierra.
> 5) You gotta know what you're doing with map and compass (and/or map and
> altimeter).  You need to be completely confident in your ability to
> navigate long distances off-trail in the high mountains.
>
> I'll be very interested to hear about your trek should you decide to go
> this way.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Greg
>
> David Huck wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>
>> Steve Roper's Sierra High Route:
>> I hiked parts of this when I did the JMT with some friends last
>> summer. It was by far the best part of the trip. Has anyone ever heard
>> of PCT hikers doing parts of this as an alternate route?
>>
> ...
>> Thanks for any help rendered while I get back to rendering (fat),
>>
>> David
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