[pct-l] Request for PCT factoids . . .

[bharve at dslextreme.com (Bruce Harvey)]

Jim,

You should be able to get exactly what you seek through National Geographic,
since NG has purchased Wildflower Productions' TOPO! software and data sets,
which now include every USGS 7.5 minute topo for the lower 48.  NG makes
available through their website free download of route files that have been
created by TOPO! users.  The TOPO! software and a route file can very
quickly produce a profile of the route, with gain and loss numerically
stated as well as graphically shown.  Go to
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/topo/search.cfm for downloads.  The
entire PCT has been traced, so with the trace files and the California,
Oregon, and Washington state software series, you can get the elevation gain
and loss.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Saufley" <dsaufley@sprynet.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Cc: <jimgorman101@earthlink.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:53 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Request for PCT factoids . . .


> The following message was forwarded to ALDHA-W members, but IMHO, I
believe the PCT-L community may be the best source of the information Mr.
Gorman is seeking.  -=Donna Saufley=-
> *************************************************
> To all members (most of whom have a lot more experience than I do):
> Jim Gorman is looking for some answers about the Pacific Crest Trail. If
anyone can help him, please reply to him (jimgorman101@earthlink.net
<mailto:jimgorman101@earthlink.net>). Contacting the Pacific Crest Trail
Association, which I suggested, apparently isn't a viable option. His
original questions plus two followups are listed below.
> Thanks.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> Hey, I'm working on a story for National Geographic Adventure about the
three long trails. I'm looking for some basic facts that you might know, or
could steer me to the right person. Here goes:
> --How many people attempted PCT thru hikes in 2002, how many succeeded?
> -- what's the cumulative elevation gain/loss for the PCT? Believe it or
not, someone at the ATC came up with 470,000 vertical elevation gain for the
whole trail.
> -- how many miles total does the PCT spend in designated federal and state
wilderness?
> -- What 50-mile section of the PCT is the highest on average? An educated
guess would do just fine.
> --How many days long is the average thru hike of the PCT? Approximation is
good enough.
> --Who hold the record for quickest unsupported thru hike on the PCT?
> Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
> Jim Gorman
> 1117 Melrose Avenue
> Melrose Park, PA 19027-3014
> 215-635-3612jimgorman101@earthlink.net <mailto:jimgorman101@earthlink.net>
>
>
> Donna Saufley
> dsaufley@sprynet.com
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