[pct-l] Potential 2013 Hike

[Edward Anderson]

That is excellent advice from Rees to Christopher.
MendoRider
 

________________________________
 From: Rees Hughes <Rees.Hughes at humboldt.edu>
To: "Seelig, Christopher" <cseelig at zagmail.gonzaga.edu> 
Cc: Pct-L at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Potential 2013 Hike
  
Although everyone is different in their tolerance for the wear and tear of
long distance hiking, the math is simple.  To walk 2,650 miles in that
short of time period, you would need to average over 25 miles per day with
NO days off.  My recommendation would be to hike as far as you can at a
pace that allow you to enjoy the experience (and not feel that it is a
forced march) and finish the remaining trail during a subsequent hiking
season.

Rees Hughes

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Seelig, Christopher <
cseelig at zagmail.gonzaga.edu> wrote:

> HI all,
>
> I am a looking to hike the full pct sometime in the future, maybe next
> summer. I was wondering what your opinions are on attempting to do it from
> roughly may 10th to august 25th. Would I be able to complete it
> comfortably, with taking some days off? If not, what would be an ideal
> start date to finish on or around the 25th of august? I am a freshman in
> college, pretty fit with a lot of backpacking experience and an obvious
> passion for the outdoors. And also, I plan to study abroad right after the
> end of next summer for the whole year. I am a pretty introspective person,
> as many of you may be, but I was just curious if that would be too much
> time away from family and friends, and if I should look into doing it a few
> years later. Please let me know what you all think!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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