[pct-l] Downhill sections nobo vs sobo

greg mushial gmushial at gmdr.com
Thu Sep 16 13:19:43 CDT 2010


This is triggered off the question about section C...  but, are there 
sections that it really does make a difference btwn nobo and sobo in terms 
of perception of downhilledness (I can understand the difference in terms of 
sun on your back, sun in your face)? I know when I yoyo'd the jmt (1st sobo, 
then nobo), it seemed like the nobo was more downhill, ie, the climbs on the 
south side of the passes where shorter, vertically and mileage, than the 
dropoffs on the north sides - but this could have had more to do with being 
in better shape on the nobo having already done the sobo...  but for the 
other sections, it seems that even if there were a 5k' difference btwn the 
ends, and the nominal section is 100 miles, that would only amount to a 50' 
per mile difference...  but having not "thru'd" yet...  I'll shutup and 
listen.
TheDuck




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