[pct-l] Partner

[Brandon McGinnity]

I knew a few solo female hikers on the AT who'd said they'd been pretty
worried about being out there alone... only to find out that it's not a
problem at all. We hiker trash look out for one another, the trail community
is awesome. I expect the PCT will be the same way

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>wrote:

> I knew a few solo female hikers on the AT who'd said they'd been pretty
> worried about being out there alone... only to find out that it's not a
> problem at all. We hiker trash look out for one another, the trail community
> is awesome. I expect the PCT will be the same way.
>
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you start within a couple weeks of the KO, you won't be alone. :)
>> Unless you choose to be that is. ;)
>>
>> If you are that worried, you should just plan to start at the KO and meet
>> someone there. The commonly accepted wisdom is, unless your bond with this
>> person is stronger than your desire to complete the hike, you will not
>> stay
>> together. Different hiking speeds or desire for more zeros will eventually
>> have you parting company, even if you happen to get along famously. I'm
>> not
>> a thru hiker yet (81 days!), but most hikers talk about sort of drifting
>> through many loose knit groups during the course of the trail.
>>
>> I'm not saying it can't be done, but I'm sure you will hear the same
>> advice
>> from others.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 2:02 PM, jamie szewczyk <jamie.szewczyk at yahoo.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Hey everyone!!!!
>> > I am so excited about this upcoming hike its unbelievable.  I really
>> > believe this will be the most rewarding experience in my life up until
>> now.
>> > However, unfortunately, my hiking partner bailed out on me.  As a 29
>> year
>> > old female, I refuse to hike alone because of the obvious dangers and
>> also
>> > the fact that I think the paranoia and loneliness would affect my
>> journey
>> > inward and otherwise.  Is there anyone out there that is also looking
>> for a
>> > hiking partner or is there a group that I could hike with that is
>> planning
>> > on hiking 20 plus miles per day?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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