[pct-l] Early start on PCT on 2013 and then back to Morena for AZDPCTKO

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Anne,

Every year I hear of a number of hikers who start before ADZPCTKO them
hitch back from the trail to attend.  I think others will also be returning
from Warner Springs so you can probably find a ride – both ways – rather
easily.  I don’t think any planning is necessary now, just watch the
Kick-Off ride board on the website, and let your desires be known.

Hiking from the border to Warner Springs in 13 days is glacially slow by
PCT standards, but if you have the time it’s a good strategy.  After the
Kick-Off you will be (somewhat) experienced on the trail, and you’ll be
days ahead of the pack.  Based upon this early experience you can adjust
your gear at the Kick-Off by sending items home, buying different items
locally, and/or tossing a few items in the hiker-box.  Maybe you can just
relax and be perfectly happy with what you have, making no changes.  As in
science, zero is a perfectly good answer.

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Anne Estoppey <anne_estoppey at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hello all
>
> I am having a closer look to my schedule for when starting PCT next year.
> I saw on the AZDPCTKO webpage that the kick-off days will be April 26-28,
> 2013.
>
> I wanted to have a bit of a head-start, and try to avoid the main 'herd'
> starting all at the same time at kickoff days. At the same time I don't
> want to miss kickoff days, so I want to be there to meet other
> hikers. Anyway I am sure that a lot of people will catch up with me even if
> I have a head start... ;-)
>
> So I thought to hike Campo-Warner Springs right before the kickoff. Then
> hitch-hike back to Lake Morena for kickoff and start again from Warner
> Springs after kickoff.
>
> I will walk this very first part as slow as a desert turtle, I know that.
> I don't think that I will manage more than 10 miles per day. Now I am
> looking in YOGI's handbook and I see there is 110 miles between Campo and
> Warner Springs. Uhhh.
> So 10 miles per day, plus a couple of zeros for adapting and stuff, err,
> that makes 13 days. OMG. A desert turtle is faster than that, I am sure. So
> to be on the safe side, I should be in Campo on the 12th of April, in order
> to be at kickoff on the 26th.
>
> Has anybody started PCT in this way? Like slow mo hiking to Warner Springs
> and back to kickoff?
> Is it realistic?
>
> Please tell me your experience if you have done so.
>
> Thanks a lot for sharing :)
> Anne
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