[pct-l] Hiking to Washington

[kdpo at gottawalk.com (Ken Powers)]

Ahh statistics. If you divide 2121 by 74 rather than 75 you will find that 
taking a zero day only increases your daily required mileage by about .4 
miles or less than 10 minutes/day. Taking 5 zero days in 2 1/2 months bumps 
the required mileage up to 30 miles/day. If you are hiking 30 mile days that 
is probably another hour/day. That hour doesn't have to be at the end of the 
day either. It can be shorter (or fewer) breaks.

But the days are longer in June & July so no problem. Right? We found that 
having more hours of sunlight didn't translate into more mileage. Seems the 
body knew when it had had enough for the day, and Mother Nature threw in a 
few storms, and ....

The hike that Kraig proposes is doable - for a few people. But those people 
are out at the end of the bell curve (Squeaky, Scott Williamson, Flyin 
Brian, and several others). The normal thru-hiker doesn't average 30 
miles/day, especially thru the Sierra in early June. But some hikers do 
average 30 mile days. As Wandering Bob says "Ask yourself if that is 
reasonable for you."

Ken
...GottaWalk

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob@comcast.net>
To: <Lonetrail@aol.com>; <kraig.mottar@verizon.net>; 
<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking to Washington


> Kraig:
>
> Lonetrail answered the question you asked. If my math is correct, that 
> works out to hiking continuously (does not include break times) for an 
> average of 9.4 hours every day with no zero days for 75 days.
>
> Many through-hikers routinely hike in excess of 9.4 hours each day, but no 
> zero days in 2.5 months?  What about re-supply stops or hitches out and 
> back for same?  Ask yourself if that is reasonable for you.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Wandering Bob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Lonetrail@aol.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hiking to Washington
>
>> PCT Hike Big Bear to Snoqualime Pass at 3 mph
>> 2121.1 mi
>> 2.5  months
>> 28.2 mi/day
>>
>> Lonetrail
>
>
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