[pct-l] Tuna Helper's PCT Speed Attempt 2014

[Jackie McDonnell]

Sure it's realistic!  If there is a closure, he can walk the road.

Give the guy a break.  He announced his intentions, and immediately people
start criticizing.  Don't be a hater!

Yogi
www.yogisbooks.com




On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>wrote:

> " I will not be getting into a vehicle for any reason during this attempt,
> or skipping any section of trail. I will be following the official PCT
> route, taking no detours, road walks or alternates of any kind."
>
>
>
> I submit that this is not a realistic expectation given the existing
> mandated closures of the official PCT.
>
> You will be forced to violate one or more of your listed criteria,
> especially as the USFS has stated definitively that there will be no
> alternate around the closed area near Idyllwild this year.
>
>
>
> One CAN set the record for whatever amounts to the PCT in any given year.
> All need to acknowledge that "whatever amounts to the PCT" may vary
> significantly from year to year as the result of re-routes, official
> closures, and the like.
>
>
>
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