[pct-l] How late can one start the PCT

[Laura Fox]

Or you could skip graduation, assuming you (mostly) finish with everything
else before May 23rd.  I thru-hiked this year starting on April 25 and
graduated from law school (in absentia) on May 23rd or so.  I just skipped a
couple weeks of classes and made sure I only had one exam to take, which I
took online from Hiker Heaven in May (thanks L-Rod!!).  Your grad school
arrangement might be different though ... but just an idea.  Graduation
ceremonies themselves are overrated. :)  I finished in 4 months (to the day)
-- and it had taken me 5 1/2 months to hike the AT.

Laura/Truant


> On Oct 18, 2008, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>
>> Greetings, this is Todd
>>
>> I was known as Uberdude for people who did the AT in
>> 06.
>>
>> I'm graduating from grad school on May 23rd and really
>> want to do the PCT. I'm afraid that starting the 24th
>> or 25th of May might be too late to do the PCT as a
>> thru-hiker. Any thoughts?
>>
>> I did the AT in 5.75 months which is an average pace I
>> guess.  I imagine I'll drink a lot less this time and
>> the trail is graded a lot easier so I imagine I can
>> get more miles in a day with the same effort.
>>
>> But I want to find out from the people that might
>> know.  Can a "normal" PCT thru-hiker make the PCT
>> starting May 25th?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> uberdude
>>
>> aka
>> todd
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