[pct-l] SENIOR HIKER

[belcherjd at juno.com]

Jack
Your plan for the Goat Rocks are very doable.

I hiked that exact section 7+ times and Losthiker is correct. Your biggest concern is weather while going over Old Snowy and the hogback.
 
The first time I hiked this section was with my 9 and 11 year old daughters (now 29 and 31). We had a 7 day forecast of great weather and 70* in late August. The day we went over the hog back (known as the "knife edge" in some PCT circles) it was 35* to 40* with 20+ mph wind. We were in a blowing fog with 15 ft of viability. (my girls demanded we go back again the next year to go over in good weather .... it took our third time to get that good weather)
The point is .... be prepared for whatever the mountain may throw at you. 

Jon (Gandalf - PCT class of 2013)
Marysville WA



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Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 10:03:40 -0700
From: jack kendrick <jackkendrick84 at frontier.com>
Subject: [pct-l] SENIOR HIKER
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>I am a senior hiker that at the best can cover only 10-12 miles a >day. Have for a long 
>time wanted to hike the goat rock section of the PCT in Washington >state. My hiking 
>companion is concerned about available water on the trail if we can >only cover 10-12 
>miles per day. We would be starting at Walupt lake. Is this doable >for us?
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