[pct-l] "Wild"

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I read the book and it took me in two directions.  One was that I enjoyed
Cheryl's story because of her working through her psychological pain while
enduring a physical, mental and emotion challenge she was little prepared
for other than her dogged determination to see it through.  The second part
was that it introduced me to the PCT, which I had never heard of.  Over the
next weeks and months of reading hiker's journals and doing other research I
became impassioned with the idea of hiking the PCT, altho I have never
backpacked at all.  

 

Today I am in serious training for thru-hiking the PCT beginning in
mid-April.  Almost all the gear is assembled and I am hiking 3 days a week
with a backpack, now at 25 pounds and increasing periodically.  Did 33 miles
last week and intend to approximately double that or more by the end of
March.

 

So I am hiking because of the book, but certainly not because of her
experience.  She was a mess going in but the hike helped make her the woman
she is today.  

 

PCT - 2013!

 

Dwane Koppler

 

 

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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:32:10 -0800

From: Cat Nelson <sagegirl51 at gmail.com>

Subject: Re: [pct-l] Impact of WILD on PCT numbers

To: Linda b <linkab4 at hotmail.com>

Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net

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I felt sorry for her, and amazed she survived. She was mentally

unstable,  loose  and needy. It was more about her and less about the trail

than I was hoping for.

On Jan 30, 2013 7:20 PM, "Linda b" <linkab4 at hotmail.com> wrote:

 

> I'm going to disagree just slightly

> 

> I'm doing my first section hike of the PCT.     I thought, if she can,

> then I surely can.    I made me realize that as a single woman - I can do

> it!!!

> 

> I read this book first and then a really bad book on the CD and now

> reading the AT book.   "Wild" was my favorite out if the three.   I was

> hoping to get more advice but got a lot of "I'm not doing that" advice.

> 

> Looking so forward to the trails!

> 

> Linda

>