[pct-l] South to North or North to South; Which will it be?

[scourtway@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Steve Courtway)]

starting the 2nd week of July this year snow will not be too much of a
problem.....
one thing to consider is sobo you climb more snow, and nobo you descend
more.....
If you head southbound, you will be conditioned a little better to tackle
the high sierra
when you arrive 3-4 weeks into your hike.  But important for me when
deciding
on the direction to hike is the fact that if you head southbound, you will
pass about 6 thru
hikers EACH DAY (makes for very interesting trail conversation) instead of
settling into
your place in the nobo thru-hiker pack, passing many not-as-friendly or
nearly-as-interesting
JMT hikers during your hiking day.

Steve

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From: "Eric and Ingrid Glazzard" <glazzard@anandabell.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: [pct-l] South to North or North to South; Which will it be?


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> It is wonderful to be on this mailing list. The amount & quality of
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> For a few years now, my girlfriends and I have been part of a hiking group
called "Women Who Run with the Chipmunks."  This year, we are planning a six
week hike on the PCT from July 6 to August 16. We are still debating if we
should start at Kennedy Meadows and end up at Echo Lake or.... start up near
Desolation Wilderness and end our hike either up Mount Whitney or nearby.
Does anyone have any thoughts which way would be better to go especially
with regards to snow/ice conditions on the trail, mosquitos, etc.
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> Looking forward to your input. :=}
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> Ingrid for the Chipmunks!!!!!!
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