[pct-l] Washington Section K - PCT vs Detour

[Tom Griffin]

With all due respect, I hiked over Little Giant (and Boulder Pass) on 
the detour about two years after the washout blocked the main trail. 
Little Giant is tough and it is dangerous for horses, but it is not that 
deadly for hikers.  You can fall off the Knife's Edge on the PCT near 
White Pass and break your neck pretty easily, too. The trail over Little 
Giant is NOT graded like the PCT, but there are probably a hundred hiker 
who go over it every year. The Napequa Valley is one of the most 
beautiful places in my home state--so trudging over Little Giant has its 
rewards. To see photos, check out my PCT 2005 trip report:

http://staff.washington.edu/griffin/pct2005/daysix.html

Tom "Bullfrog" Griffin
Seattle
Hiking the Great Hits of the PCT Since 2002

>Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 11:35:47 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Washington Section K - PCT vs Detour
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>When I was on Section K last year I learned, as PCT Mom said, that virtually all PCT thru-hikers were taking the original PCT route - not the detour.? This was not an option for me since I was riding a horse and there are many large down trees that the hikers can get past but not a horse. I took the PCT as fat as Indian Pass then decended to the White River TH?and?was?traileredd around (prearranged) ?to Trinity. We then continued on the detour over Bucks Pass and back to the PCT north of ths Suitelle River. By this route I did not ride on the "Little Giant"?part of the detour, as It considered very dangerous to horses.?I want to point out that the Little Giant is ALSO dangerous for hikers.? A hiker who tried it last August fell off the trail, broke his neck, and ended his hike in the hospital. A woman tried it with her two horses and lost both - they fell about 500'.? She needed rescued by Helicopter.
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