[pct-l] Hiking Boots vs Trail Runners for Sierra 2017?

[Jim & Jane Moody]

I got to Sonoma Pass in 2010; had to get off there due to bad knee. I wore leather boots from KM to SP, but the other 4 of the team all wore trail runners, I think. We all had Kathoolas and seemed to do okay. Yes, boots take longer to dry - make sure you loosen up the laces A LOT at night up high. Putting frozen boots on next morning is a challenge. 

In 2011 I started north from SP on 1 July (way too early) in trail runners w/ microspikes. I was by myself a lot of the time, and did not have gps. I spent a lot of time looking for the trail, which meant a lot of wasted effort and extra snow hiking. If you wear trail runners in those conditions, make sure you lace them extra well when crossing high creeks. I got knocked down at Miller Creek and lost one shoe. For the record, you can wear microspikes on a croc if you have to, but it's not recommended. 

Mango 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Melanie Clarke" <melaniekclarke at gmail.com> 
To: "Mark Hurwitz" <markhurwitz56 at gmail.com> 
Cc: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 11:04:52 PM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking Boots vs Trail Runners for Sierra 2017? 

I'm concerned that hiking in August is going to be different than hiking in 
a high snow year in June. I also hiked the JMT in August in trail runners. 
Is there anyone who has hiked the Sierras in June, in the 2010 or 2011 snow 
years? 

Diet Plan 

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 7:53 PM, Mark Hurwitz <markhurwitz56 at gmail.com> 
wrote: 

> Hi M, 
> I hiked the JMT last August in Pearl Izumi trail runners with a 35 pound 
> pack and had no problems. Of course everyone is different, but I spoke to 
> at least 4 people with hiking boots and blisters. Didn't see any other 
> trail runners while I was out there though. 
> Mark 
> 
> Sent from my iPad 
> 
> > On May 24, 2017, at 8:14 PM, Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com> 
> wrote: 
> > 
> > I have some European friends hiking the PCT this year and they are 
> > wondering if I should mail them their hiking boots to Kennedy Meadows for 
> > the Sierras; or if they should continue to use their trail runners with 
> > sturdy gaters to the knee. They are 24 miles from Hikertown right now so 
> > they will be in Kennedy Meadows in a couple of weeks. My friends says 
> that 
> > they only use hiking boots when they hike in the Alps. But they really 
> > like the trail runners they are using now. Boots would stay wet forever 
> > after a stream crossing etc. 
> > 
> > All comments appreciated. 
> > 
> > m 
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