[pct-l] PCT with kids

[Will Hiltz]

 Hi Joel-


I had the pleasure of hiking for a time in the Sierras with Troll and
Oblivious, a father and son duo, and I don't think Oblivious was more than
12-13.  They had thru hiked the AT together previously, so obviously they
were a little more familiar with the whole long-distance hiking thing.  Both
and father and son were doing well, seemed to be enjoying themselves and
finished well before I did AFAIK.  You might try looking up their journal on
trailjournals.com



Easy

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Joël Fisler <pct at fisler.ch> wrote:

> Whats your opinion: Is it possible to do the PCT with a 12/13 year old
> boy who is experienced with hiking, outdoor camping etc. and
> "normally" trained? Is it fun or just stress? I did read the book
> "Zero Days" about "Scrambler" (11 years) and it didnt quite convince
> me to do it with my son... :-)
>
> Have you hiked the PCT (or large parts of it) with kids or heard of
> people doing it? Impressions? Comments? Thanks in advance, still a
> year to go but I'd be curious to hear from you.
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