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

[Jackie McDonnell]

My opinion -- and that's all it is, an opinion -- is that if you come
across something on the trail which is there for ANYONE to use/drink/eat,
then use/drink/eat it and you're still unsupported.  If you plan to have
someone meet you with stuff, then that is supported.

Good luck to all you record-seekers!  I'm proud of all of you for just
attempting this!

Yogi
www.yogisbooks.com


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Ryan Allouche <ryanallouche at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone by Ryan Allouche
>
>
> > 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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