[pct-l] Hiking North-South vs South-North

[samberry at bu.edu (Sam Berry)]

Thanks everyone for your input.  I'll see you all on the trail
-Sam Berry



Philip Baily wrote:

>All books that I have seen are oriented for South to North. However, with
>some care and awkwardness in reversing sentence by sentence, you should be
>able to manage. Signage on the trails is pretty much bidirectional. Along
>the John Muir Trail portion of the PCT (Tuolumne Meadows to Crabtree
>Meadow), you will probably meet more people going North to South than vice
>versa. 
>I personally have walked the JMT, Sonora Pass to Tuolumne Meadows, and
>selected shorter stretches from North to South with no problem. The
>decision driver for your direction should be external logistics, not
>0n-trail considerations.
>				Phil
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>At 11:13 AM 1/21/05 -0500, Sam Berry wrote:
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>>My friends and I are looking to do about a chunk of the PCT this summer, 
>>and for logistical reasons we're leaning towards hiking it North-South 
>>instead of South-North.  We're planning to start near Castle Crag around 
>>July 1st and end when we get out of the Sierras, probably about halfway 
>>through August.  Are there any advantages/disadvantages in hiking the 
>>trail from north to south?  Am I going to have trouble reversing the 
>>guidebook's directions and stuff like that?  I haven't been able to find 
>>any, but are there any available guidebooks that describe the trail as 
>>it runs from north-south?  I'm a college aged first-time PCT section 
>>hiker, make that first time California Hiker, and as I sit in my dorm 
>>room up here in Boston where it's 3 degress outside I can't seem to 
>>think about anything except my upcoming trip.  Any input would be 
>>greatly appreciated, thanks all,
>>-Sam Berry
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