[pct-l] Starting on July 6 in Campo. Impossible?

[Halfmile]

Matt,
While anything is possible, most people could not do this. I have
dropped two hikers off in Campo in June...one lasted 4 days the other
two days.

Another issue would be time. If you are very fit and can average 25
miles per day over your entire hike (a 107 day hike is faster than 90%
or more of PCT hikers) you would not finish until mid to late October,
which could be too late because of bad weather in northern WA.

Have you considered starting southbound around Ashland or Fish Lake,
OR and then flipping back up once you reach Lone Pine or Kennedy
Meadows and then doing southern CA in the fall?

-Halfmile

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Matthew Tock <mattock8 at care2.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sorry, not sure if the first post made it through. This is my first post
> to the archives, but I have been reading through and gleaming info for
> the past few months. I've been trying to start this hike for the past
> two months but keep coming up with a myriad of setbacks. Tried starting
> out at Snoqualmie Pass and going south but just ran into too much snow
> and sounds like its the same in Northern Oregon right now too. Now, I am
> planning on heading back to San Diego and starting at Campo, which was
> the original plan back in May. I have had a couple people tell me that
> because of the heat and the lack of water they do not recommend that. I
> have fought fire the past three seasons and am used to dealing with the
> extreme temps and managing water, but my question is whether this is
> just a really bad idea still to start in Campo in July? Are their
> predictable water sources at least every 20 miles or so even now? By
> hiking at night, can I make this work? Thanks all of you for the time
> and info.
>
> Matt
>
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