[pct-l] Sierra Food Strategy

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Kurt, 
Others with more experience will probably join in this thread, but my suggestion is to plan very conservatively. As Ned has said often, hiking on snow in the Sierra burns lots more calories than a normal hiking day. In 2010, our group left Lone Pine / Trail Pass with lots of food, then decided to bail out to Onion Valley for resupply. When we got back on, we went to VVR; the last morning before pick up by the "ferry", I was down to bacon and peanut butter, and not much of that. If there's not much snow when you go through, you can make Trail Pass to VVR with one can-full. But KM to VVR? That's pushing it. On a heavy snow pack, there's no way. Suncups will take 3 or 4 times as long to cross as a normal trail. 

Good luck, 
Mango 



----- Original Message -----

From: "Kurt Maurer" <kurtrm at gmail.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 2:54:28 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] Sierra Food Strategy 

Hello, 

I've been reading Yogi's book and basing my preparations on its guidance. 
She mentions considering hiking from Kennedy Meadows to Vermillion Valley 
Resort without a resupply, and seeing that the resupply towns require 
considerable hitch hiking, I was planning on hiking straight through. Also, 
none of the resupply points seem favorable; it's either resupply really 
early on or super late on this section. But I'm doubting I can fit the 
required calories into my bear canister. I was assuming 4000 calories per 
day for 11 days. I know there's a good chance I'll burn more, and that is a 
considerable length of time without a resupply. Does anyone have any 
suggestions for packing the canister or other recommendations? 

Thanks, 

Kurt 
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