[pct-l] looking for hiking partner

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Alexandra,

If you intend to start at the Mexico/U.S. border and hike the entire PCT on
one year the typical starting time is late April.  Near the border most
hikers attend the ADZPCTKO gathering http://pct77.org/adz/ where there will
be hundreds of northbound hikers, and probably several dozen in your
circumstance.  The first month or so on the trail you will be hiking in
loose association with them and you will naturally fall in with like-minded
hikers.

Finding a partner(s) on the trail usually works out far better than trying
to prearrange a partnership.  All of this is a good reason for hikers to
have all their own gear rather than having any sharing plan.

Enjoy your planning and your trip,

Steel-Eye

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

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

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


On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Alexandra Racette <racettea at umich.edu>wrote:

> My name is Alexandra and I will be 20 soon, so I still relatively young. I
> go to the University of Michigan. I first found my love of hiking two years
> ago when I worked on the Colorado Trail and hiked some of it, so much fun!
> I am still relatively new to backpacking, but I wouldn't call myself a
> beginner, but most definitely not advanced. Since I am young and a woman, I
> would not like to hike the trail alone and my friends are all quite busy
> this next 2013 summer, as I am. But, I would love to make time for this
> opportunity. So, I was wondering if anyone was still looking for a partner.
> Thank you so much for your time!
>
> --
> Alexandra Racette
> University of Michigan, 2014
> College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
> racettea at umich.edu
> 517-614-0731
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