[pct-l] Tahoe Rim Trail vs JMT

[Ned Tibbits]

As we've said before, the TRT is an excellent trail to train on for hiking 
the JMT or PCT for the following reasons:

- it is close to civilization for frequent town access,
- is between two trans-continental, major highways (50 & 80),
- has an international airport nearby (Reno, NV),
- it is high enough in altitude to experience typical "mountain conditions" 
of trail, creeks, weather, animals, people and exposure,
- there are frequent enough road crossing to facilitate resupplies or 
bail-outs,
- the route is enough of a mix of trail and roads to teach PCT-realistic 
navigation,
- the climbs and descents are sufficiently challenging,
- although the creek crossings aren't as wide or difficult as in the higher 
sierra, in early season they are good enough for training,
- and it holds adequate snow to learn snow skills on-trail in the spring.

For more info, go to

- www.tahoerimtrail.org
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheTahoeRimTrail/



Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org
-----Original Message----- 
From: Brick Robbins
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 1:22 PM
To: Reinhold Metzger
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tahoe Rim Trail vs JMT

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Reinhold Metzger
<reinholdmetzger at cox.net> wrote:
> Brick, congrats....
> However, I think a better "warm up hike" to try out for the PCT would be
> to hike the "JMT"...Yosemite to Whitney Portal (222 miles) to get a true
> feeling of what "THE BEAST"..(PCT) is all about.

Water is too easy to find on the JMT. Resupply is too easy, there are
no confusing road walks, and 100% of the JMT is beautiful, probably
the most beautiful section of the whole PCT, unlike the TRT which has
some not so scenic "trails of convenience" sections that used to be
dirt roads, power line roads, etc.

It is also considerably more difficult to bail off the JMT.

For sheer scenic quality of trail, mile for mile, I doubt that the JMT
can be beat anywhere in the world.

IMHO the TRT in more representative of the issues one is likely to
find on the PCT, albeit in much smaller doses.

YMMV, HYOH.
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