[pct-l] psychology question

[arigney at uvm.edu (Alexander F. Rigney)]

Don't give up the dream, sounds like you just had a bad experience.  I set out
on a 2 week section hike on the AT a couple years ago and quit after 3 days. 
If I had let that get me down I never would have thru-hiked two years later. 
I'm glad I kept at it and didn't get discouraged.  Things always get better on
the Trail.

> Hello all;
>
> I was easily 100% ready for the PCT as of Wednesday, but I just
> returned from a five day hell-a-thon starting in Kennedy Meadows,
> going to the gage station bridge on the Kern, then taking a cross
> country route following the river back.
>
> Sitting at home, my pack has been torn nearly to shreds, my legs torn
> by thickets (and yes, I had knee high OR gaiters on), many restless
> nights as my Sierra Designs Wild Bill left me chilly in the 20 degree
> temperature, and much joint pain from two consecutive 9 hour cross
> country days.
>
> This was probably one of the hardest trips of my life, due in part to
> the incredible temperature swings, cross country movement, and sheer
> quantity of injuries sustained.
>
> I am left asking myself: do I actualy want to do the PCT this spring?
> I know I just went through an extremely bad version of backpacking;
> I've had great trips and I've some rather ugly ones. But the PCT thru
> hike, if done well, is better than this? I'm afraid that one month
> into the trip I'm going to be feeling about as bad as I do right now.
>
> Any thoughts and opinions would be very welcome,
>
> Eric
>
> PS: And I of course have pictures of nearly the whole thing which I
> will post later.
>
>
>
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