[pct-l] Emergency Notifications

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

If you know their schedule, you can send a letter to them General  
Delivery to the post office at a location further up the trail by  
about two weeks from where they are now.

If you are planning to be out of touch, you and your important others  
back home will have to be okay with the fact that getting information  
to you may take a week or so. That's kinda how backpacking just is,  
you know. People forget that in the era of instant, always-on  
communication.

On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: [pct-l] Emergency Notifications
>
> What is a good way to get in touch with a hiker in case of an  
> emergency or
> other important need at home.  I assume its call the PCTA?  I don't  
> plan to
> carry a phone but will mail it to my resupply in bounce box, but  
> will carry
> a SPOT so folks can track my progress.  Is there a better approach  
> for a
> serious illness, etc. to get info to a hiker?
> Thanks all...