[pct-l] Starting a thru-hike in January from San Diego?

[Austin Williams]

It's suicide.  Unless you are Ned ;)

Seriously though, please don't try to thru-hike the PCT starting in
January.  I estimate a 98% of death.

Austin Williams



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On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 11:41 PM, Mike O <molmstead2 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone. I've known about the PCT for a while and I've hiked it once or
> twice but it never dawned on me to do a thru-hike. I've always wanted to do
> a thru-hike on the Appalachian trail but that is on the other side of the
> country. Anywho, this idea was switched on in my head like a lightbulb and
> as such, I'm trying to find out how feasible it is. I'm a 23, almost 24 year
> old college student. I'll be graduating in the fall of 2012 and I want to
> attempt my thru-hike then, as that's really the only opportunity I would
> have. This means that my hike would start at the beginning of January, after
> the holidays. Is this suicide or is it possible? I'm in decent shape, I know
> I can get in a lot better shape and I would have a year and a half to
> prepare for this. I have hiking and camping experience, not much in the
> winter though. That's my biggest worry, going through the Sierras and
> Cascades during the winter and early spring. Is this suicide or is it
>  possible?
>
> Thanks
> -Mike
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