[pct-l] Thru-Hike, Explorer Style

[Brick Robbins]

This style of hike would completely violate the "Leave No Trace"
philosophy that is at the core of the backcountry ethic.

The digging of plants, and the killing of animals necessary for this
style of trip would greatly effect the area around the trail, and
would require illegal out of season hunting, and illegal and unsafe
use of firearms, especially in the SoCal sections that are near
densely populated areas.

Even if your hunting were successful and you didn't get caught and
arrested, you wouldn't be able to acquire enough food from the area
near the trail for the first 400-500 miles to even sustain an
non-hiking calorie burn.

Not only is this type of trip inappropriate, it is nearly impossible.