[pct-l] NOBO hiker hittin the trail Jun. 6ish

[Austin Williams]

Go soutbound!

The usual start date for a sobo hike is around June 15th... right when
you're looking to leave.  That way you won't have to flip-flop.  Sobo hiking
isn't for everyone (you have to be a "fast" hiker... average about 25 mi/day
and take fewer zeros).

check out:
http://planyourhike.com/planning/southbound.php
for the specific differences between a nobo and sobo hike.

That's my recommendation -- unless you aren't comfortable trying to finish
the hike in just 4.5 months.... some people feel rushed at that speed.

Austin Williams

www.PlanYourHike.com
Info on PCT gear, resupply points, maps, movies, etc.

"*Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a
fruit salad.*"
-Proverb



On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Ryan H <rhgethappy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>    I'm new to this PCT-L forum, but Yogi recommended in her book that if I
> have any questions that this is the place to go!
>
> My question is about where to start my hike.  My grad school program
> doesn't
> let me out until the end of May, and I'm doing the Escape From Alcatraz
> Triathlon at the beginning of June. I intend to be on the trail around June
> 6th. I want to thru hike the PCT to Canada by starting at an appropriate
> spot north of Campo, and yo-yo/fly/train back to where I started and head
> south to Campo to make it a true thru hike.  Does anyone have any
> suggestions as to where I should begin this great adventure at?  It will be
> my first time hiking through the Sierras with snow, so I would like to have
> some company when I get to Kennedy Meadows.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
> Ryan
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