[pct-l] Looks like somebody else is trying to break the record.

[ambery-80243 at mypacks.net]

The only trail journal reference I found was a group that saw Josh prior to Ebbetts Pass on July 6th, which is the day Anish was in Sierra City.  This would put her about 130 miles ahead of him at the time.
I'm not sure (if they are both supposedly averaging 42 miles a day), that he could reach the border on Wednesday or Thursday as the Seattle Times article states, if that's the time Anish should get there.  Since he started a couple days after her, and would likely finish a couple days after her, I can see where the record could be down to the minute, but can't imagine he'd get there on the same day.


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"Anish began her journey on June 8th. She was at mile 2574 at 1:15PM
>yesterday, 88 miles from Manning Park. Assuming she hiked late again last
>night she could be within 50 miles of her goal and finish tonight or
>tomorrow.
>
>It's interesting that no one has heard of this new attempt until a day
>before expected finish. He had to have run into someone and told them of
>his quest in the last 50+ days!!??!!"


>From the Seattle Times:
>> "He began his Pacific Crest journey at the Mexican border June 10 and on
>> Monday was in the Cascades east of Arlington, with about 124 miles left to
>> hike.  He has been averaging about 42 miles a day, and backers expect him
>> to
>> reach the Canadian border Wednesday or Thursday."