[pct-l] Snow-free routes

[Scott Williams]

Hey Special K, I second the Lassen to Whitney, (or Kearsarge as that's your
connection) and the nice thing about this is you could start a bit earlier,
to beat some of the heat, as the Lassen area, and Sierra north of Sonora
Pass is so much lower in elevation than the "High Sierra."  If you watch
the weather, you might be able to even get started in early July if we get
a melt out.  But as you have the flexibility to jump when it gets good,
just bide your time and take off when the conditions look best.  If you
start earlier, you'll also probably finish before the first snows of Oct.
Shoot for finishing by late Sept and watch the weather.  So great to see
you're still knocking out big sections!

Shroomer

On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Jeffrey Olson <jjolson58 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You could start at Hat Creek, or in Lassen, and hike south to Mt. Whitney
> and out at Whitney Portal.  That's about 750 miles.  When asked where
> you're hiking this year, answering, "Lassen to Whitney" has a nice ring to
> it.  The first couple weeks in October are beautiful in the southern Sierra
> - and you'll likely have the JMT part to yourself.  And if weather does
> come through, there are multiple bail points.
>
> I've been snowed in in mid-september in the Emigrant Wilderness, - it's
> kind of the luck of the draw, as you probably know.
>
> Jeff, Laramie, Wy
>
>
>
> On 1/23/2017 11:41 AM, Karen Keller wrote:
>
>> I am looking for ideas and advise, especially from those of you more
>> familiar with Northern California, Oregon and Washington. As happy as I am
>> that The Sierra is finally getting this much needed respite from the
>> persistent drought, it creates some challenges for this particular hiker.
>> Snow, and the avoidance thereof, is the primary reason I am a section
>> hiker. I can hike for a couple of months continuously, I can pick the time
>> to start. I'd like to cover 500-800 miles without jumping around too much.
>> So far, I’ve hiked everything south of Kearsarge Pass. Initially, I hoped
>> to start there in mid July and hike north as far as Castella or Dunsmuir at
>> least, if not further, by about mid October. If I hiked the same section
>> southbound instead, during the same time frame, I'd not only start a very
>> long, dry section (Hat Creek etc) in the worst heat of summer, I'd end up
>> in the Southern Sierra in mid October, which is a bit late for that
>> altitude. I am a very slow hiker (the other reason I'm not a Thru). Any
>> suggestions? If I waited until Mid August to start would it make much
>> difference? (PS. Ned is amazing. I love him! I drove to Tahoe and took a
>> snow course from him in 2011, after I had a harrowing experience with snow
>> on Fuller Ridge.  I highly recommend it. I learned so much! However, my
>> particular limitations are not going away. I have already given away my ice
>> Ax and crampons.)
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