[pct-l] PCT 2015

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

1) Plan for 4 years or 4 weeks in advance. Then throw your plans out  
the window because they'll be worthless after a week or two on the  
trail.

2) Why wait? Start hiking now! Hike sections of the PCT or hike other  
trails. Get to know your partner well in advance of committing to 5  
months together. Get to know yourself, too, and your gear and how to  
use it and what foods you like and what shoes work for you and how  
fast or how many miles you like to hike and whether your gear is too  
heavy or whether you are the kind of person who needs full mosquito  
protection to sleep or can just use a headnet and baseball hat and be  
happy.

The wilderness is too wonderful to wrap it up in a little box with  
the words "PCT Thru Hike" on it and put it on a shelf not to be  
touched before or after. Even though I hiked the whole trail over two  
summers in a row, I hiked a few sections before my long distance  
hikes, and I continue to hike it now after and continue to hike other  
trails too just because it's too wonderful to make backpacking in the  
wilderness just a one-time experience.


On Jun 4, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Hi all,I have been considering doing the PCT thru hike for a while  
> now, but the hard part was finding someone to do it with me. now  
> that i have that settled it looks like we are planning on doing the  
> thru hike in 2015. I know its a ways out there but I'm interested  
> in any information you all may have as far as where I should start  
> with the planning. and any good suggestions as far as training?any  
> help is much appreciated.
> Thanks,ErinAnne