[pct-l] PCT NOBO Campo in August????

[Dan Welch]

I like the SOBO idea.  You say it will only delay the inevitable, but if you
do a SOBO, your desert hike is 5 years off.  A lot can happen in 5 years...
Perhaps you'll have more schedule flexibility then?

Timberline

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Subject: [pct-l] PCT NOBO Campo in August????

I am considering starting a PCT section hike this summer. I would like to do
the PCT in a linear fashion, probably over six years all in one month
chunks. My goal this year would be Campo to Aqua Dulce with a few days at
each end to get to the trail and back. The problem? This summer I can only
get the month of August off.

My question is, do any of you have experience hiking Southern California in
August?  Yes, I know this is a bad idea, that temperatures can exceed 100
degrees, and that water resupply will be a critical problem.   But has
anyone done this and lived to tell the tale?


My plan of course would be to start before dawn, siesta in the heat of day,
and then hike through sunset. I have not mapped it out yet, but perhaps I
could personally cache some water at key points before I start my hike. I
certainly would not be relying on trail angels for my water this time of
year.

If I wait until 2016 to start, I could possibly take June off instead, but
this would be only marginally cooler.  At no time will I ever be able to get
the non-summer months off. So, if a summer hike of this section is
impossible, my PCT section hike is impossible.  

I am considering a SOBO to delay facing a summer hike in the desert, but
this will only delay the problem.  Constructive comments are welcome.
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