[pct-l] Looking for PCT partner

[pmags at yahoo.com (Paul Magnanti)]

>>After exhausting the possibilities of hiking the
trail >>with any of my >>existing friends, I have
decided to >>try this forum to find a partner (or 
>>partners) to hike with.  I am interested in hiking
the >>length of the trail 

Johanas,

Rather than seeking a partner ahead of time, I think
it is better to have a loose partnership on the trail.
Unless you start the PCT paricularly early or late,
you will find people who match your personality, pace,
hiking style, etc. If you are looking to hike with
somone, they will be there!

It is hard, if not almost impossible, to find a
compatiable hiking partner on the Internet. Planning
to hike with someone for 4-5 mos can lock you into
something that may or may not work out. If you have a
loose partnership with someone that you met on the
trail you can hike together through (for example) the
desert together. When your partner needs to re-supply
where you don't, you are free to move on.  You will
then meet someone else.

Trust me, you'll meet someone (or a few) people who
you'll enjoy hiking with.  You may hike with this
person for a day, a week or a month. But, when your
plans are no longer coinciding, you have the freedom
to move or or stay in town as need be.



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