[pct-l] Early Start for Through Hike

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Amy,

What is “safe all around” depends greatly upon your personal skill,
motivation, and experience in dealing in solitude with extensive snowpack,
beginning a with the San Jacinto range.  It’s unclear what snow this next
year’s season will bring but preparation for such would be wise.

Your proposed time-frame is a full month ahead of the typical profile
which, if extended to entry in to the Sierra 700 miles later, would be a
very lonesome mid-May.

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Amy Cottrell <icricket36 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am planning on hiking my first time through the PCT this year, and I
> would like to get an early start.  I am able to start by the end of
> February/beginning of March.  I was wondering if anyone knows the earliest
> time to start a through hike that would still be safe all around.  I figure
> there are numerous things to consider.  I am also going to the trailhead
> alone, but hope to meet others with the same hiking style along the way.
> Any information or advice is appreciated.
>
> Thank you much,
>
> Amy
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