Hiker on trail with text A Woman's PCT Gear List Explained
Hiker on trail with text A Woman's PCT Gear List Explained

A Woman’s PCT Gear List Explained

The PCT Continued…

In the spring of 2019, I set out to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) solo from Mexico to Canada. It was a very big snow year for Northern California and the Sierra Nevada with a lot of snow to hike over and high and potentially dangerous river crossings. I happened to meet another thru-hiker named Mark (aka Potatoes) close to Walker Pass and we grew rather sweet on each other. Once we got to Lone Pine, we decided to flip up to Washington and the Canadian border together.

By late September the days were getting shorter and it was getting colder. We ended up finishing our hike short of the Sierra Nevada, with the goal of completing it at another time so we could enjoy it more. Rather than rush through the section, we wanted to savor what may be one of the most beautiful regions of the PCT.

That ‘another time’ happens to be this summer, starting in late June 2021, picking up from Donner Pass and walking south to where we got off. We’d hiked 2,250 miles of the PCT in 2019, so I guess you’d called our journey a really big section hike. And we’re okay with that.

Continue exploring this gear list summary put together by Heather Daya Rideout.

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Philip Werner es un autor de actividades al aire libre y mochilero a tiempo completo que reside en Nueva Inglaterra. Su sitio web SectionHiker.com está clasificado como el blog de senderismo y mochilero número 1 de internet por AdventureJunkies.com en 2018, 2019, 2020 y 2021.

El nombre de este sitio, Section Hiker, hace referencia al Long Trail que recorrí en 2008 y al Applachian Trail que todavía estoy recorriendo. Hasta la fecha, he completado 1400 millas del AT y espero completar todas las secciones entre Georgia y Maine algún día. También he recorrido el TGO Challenge (de costa a costa por Escocia) dos veces y actualmente estoy recorriendo el Cape Wrath Trail, también en Escocia.

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