[pct-l] SOBO 2007

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Barbara,

All I can say is Go for It!  You may find the solitude of trail to be the highlight of your adventure.  Hopefully, Francis Tapon will chime in a bit on this as he and his hiking partner completed a SOBO last year.  I recently attended a presentation by Francis and the challenges and solitude that he talked about convinced me that my next PCT thru-hike will be a SOBO hike.

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From: "Barbara Sobota" <bmsobota at ucalgary.ca> 

> Anyone out there planning a sobo hike this year? My masters is taking 
> longer than expected (booo!) and the earliest I could get out would 
> probably be first week of June... 
> 
> I'm trying to get a feel for how "solo" I would actually be going 
> southbound. I've hiked the AT so I know the basics of thru-hiking, but 
> from what I've read it sounds like Washington can be quite challenging 
> when there's snow on the ground. I'm all up for challenge and adventure, 
> but navigating by myself through remote snow-covered mountains with no 
> trail in sight and having to wait until California to meet another 
> thru-hiker - to be completely honest - is intimidating to me. I'm not 
> necessarily seeking out a partner (but not opposed to one either) but it 
> would be nice to know that there's someone else out there. 
> 
> Anyone? 
> 
> Any insight from past solo sobos would be great too! Thanks!!! 
> 
> Cheers 
> Barbara 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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