[pct-l] Newbie questions

[jameskendall at ekno.com (James Kendall)]

Hi Richard,
All sounds very exciting! Might trying making my way over in 2005 or 
2006 - think I'm gonna need the guidance!!! So how much training have 
you done for it so far? I'm not quite sure on the level of fitness 
required - obviously you need to be rather fit, but are we talking 
like athlete fit?! Like I said I really know very little at this 
stage! =o\ Anyways I'll be in touch, and thanks for the advice!
Talk soon
James

Quoting Richard Hare <richard@hare22.demon.co.uk> on Mon, 7 Jul 2003 
10:18:26 +0100:

James I'll second this!

These Yanks have got this thru hiking thing down to
a fine art! When you
consider the distances involved and the logistics, a
trip over between now
and 07 would be a very worthwhile investment. Though
this list is great and
others like it, nothing beats a bit of experiential
learning and the kick
off party http://siechert.org/adz/ is a great place
to condense it all in
one weekend!

Contact me off list if you want,
richardhare@clara.co.uk  I'm in contact
with a couple of other Brits who have done the trip
and been very helpful.
I'm in Sussex near the  South Downs which seems to
undulate in much the same
way as the PCT, though of course at only 100 miles
is hardly a warm up in
comparison and unlike the PCT you can usually hop
off at any point and enjoy
a pint at one of the villages within a mile or so of
the route.  I've been
testing out some kit and using the downs to get some
miles in
http://www.richardhare.net/wolstonbury/ you may find
like me that that 25lb
pack you thought was light may need rethinking!

Good luck


Richard


> Also, a fellow Brit, Richard Hare, plans to hike
the PCT next year.  This
> year, he flew out to come to the "Annual Day Zero
PCT Kickoff," (ADZPCTKO)
> at Lake Morena on April 26, to meet current and
former thru- and section
> hikers and do a bit of hiking before returning to
England.  Doing the same
> might be something you might consider.
>
> Welcome to the PCT community -
>
> Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
>
> "Never measure the height of a mountain, until you
have reached the top.
> Then you will see how low it was."  Dag
Hammarskjold
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Kendall" <jameskendall@ekno.com>
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:06 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Newbie questions
>
>
> | Hi everyone,
> | I'm planning on trekking the PCT in summer 2007
(thought I'd give
> | myself a while to plan and train for it =op) and
I have some
> | questions which may be fairly obvious so I
apoligise in advance.
> | Anyways, I've looked at the PCTA website (seemed
like a good place to
> | start) and it seemed to suggest that the Sierra
Nevada stretch
> | require ice axes, crampons, etc. Is this true
all year round? And if
> | so does that mean I need to get some
mountaineering training of some
> | sort? More questions to follow in the future -
hopefully when I'm
> | better informed bout the trail and its demands,
etc.
> | Thanks,
> | James Kendall
> | England
> |
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