[pct-l] Hiking alone?
jeff.singewald at comcast.net
jeff.singewald at comcast.net
Tue Jul 15 16:39:31 CDT 2008
Pea,
I respect your comments, though I would disagree to a certain extent. I feel that if solo hiking is one's goal this can still be accomplished. In 2006 I was able to walk the second half of the trail from Old Station to Manning, virtually alone. That was my desire and goal as I wanted to experience this solitude and challenge myself. I ran into a few thru-hikers periodically but from Crater Lake north, I crossed paths with only 3 other thru-hikers.
Staying motivated is not all that difficult in my opinion. I think this is really of factor of one's individual goals. If one's goals are not clear or the goals change during a hike, I think motivation could be a problem, however, if one's primary goal is to complete a thru-hike of the PCT, the motivation is not difficult.
Just a different view to share.
Elevator
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From: Pea Hicks <phix at optigan.com>
>
>
> Louise Wholey wrote:
> > On the trail Sunday I encountered Detour. She had hiked hundreds of miles
> from Mexico alone without issues. Initially she was apprehensive, but as time
> passed she felt growing confidence.
> >
> >
> > I hope to hike the trail in the future, maybe 2011, probably alone. I wonder
> how a solo hiker stays motivated.
> >
> > Louise
>
>
> in this day and age, very very few pct thru-hikers manage to hike
> "alone" in the literal sense. most of them are southbounders, and even
> those folks will meet all the nobos along the way. there's just too many
> hikers on the trail, and too narrow of a seasonal window to truly hike
> the pct solo. even if you never formally partner up with anyone, you
> won't be hiking "alone."
>
> girlscout
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