[pct-l] Tuna Helper's PCT Speed Attempt 2014 (Ryan Weidert)

[Ryan Allouche]

Rhino here from 2011. I will be attempting as well and I can't wait! This is going to be a battle for sure and I wish everyone the best of luck.

I will be going unsupported as well. But is there a definition for the pct version of unsupported? If one took food from a trail angel is that considered having support. I wouldn't  think so but I'm sure others could argue. As far as I understand unsupported is carrying your own food and water and gear, not hitchhiking into town to resupply, but walking to and from the trailhead into town to resupply and simply walking back to where you got off. 

There is always someone that will argue supported vs unsupported. On FKT some people say unsupported is just that, no help what so ever and carrying all your food for the duration of the trip. Obviously that's not possible doing the PCT. 

No matter what people think or say, doing 45-50 miles a day is no joke. If a trail angel offers me food at a trail junction, I'm freaking eating it. And I would consider my journey still as "unsupported". 

Good luck guys on the attempt : )
Embrace the brutality.

Rhino PCT 2011



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> On Apr 11, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Ryan Weidert <ryan.weidert at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for those kind words Dale - If I remember correctly, it was
> raining/sprinkling and you were in your tent? and thanks to all the well
> wishing and support! It'll be a good year for another go and Ive learned in
> the last couple days there are 3 possibly 4 others attempting the same
> thing!
> 
> As for the story about me by Matt (Iceaxe), thats mostly true. My pack was
> actually about 18lbs (with alll the camera gear) but I did carry the
> absolutely useless 2lbs  "Squid" weight from the lead weight cache at mile
> 77 all the way to Canada and left it in the monument...which I was told
> last year by Lint that it still resides there. Thus another goal of mine is
> to hike to Canada to retrieve my hiking companion. As for Sonora pass,
> someone had left a 12pack and we indulged in one...had we been carrying out
> own private beer supply, I doubt we'd have made it very far haha.
> 
> Cheers~
> -Tuna
> On Apr 10, 2014 8:44 PM, "Dale Combs" <comebackwalking at yahoo.com> wrote:
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