[pct-l] PCT thru timing for 2012

[Jeffrey Olson]

If I remember correctly both hikers were averaging around 30 mpd with 
40s thrown in.  I don't know the particulars.  I just remember being 
awed and wanting story...

These two never mentioned water caches.   I don't think there were water 
caches in 1994.   I think those were off their radar.  maybe someone 
else has a story to tell!!!

Jeff.

On 7/13/2011 10:30 AM, ned at mountaineducation.org wrote:
> Hey, Jeff!
>
> What speed do you have to hike to leave the Mexican border in June and 
> make it to Canada before the early season snow storms? Are the water 
> caches still stocked in June? What is the temperature through SoCal at 
> that time?
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Olson" <jolson at olc.edu>
> To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT thru timing for 2012
>
>
>> It is possible to leave Mexico in June and complete the trail before the
>> snows hit in Washington.  Last year Hummingbird did it.  I was hiking
>> around the 1000 mile mark along Falls Creek in 1994 and met a guy who
>> read Jardine's book, got himself set up as Jardine recommended, and was
>> passing hikers who had started six weeks before him.  Both were
>> dedicated hikers.  Neither spent long jabbering...
>>
>> Neither of them were at all social.  They eschewed others actually.  It
>> would take a pretty unique personality to find and maintain the
>> motivation to finish in four months or less.
>>
>> Jeffrey Olson
>> Santa Rosa, CA
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