After getting a Pacific Crest Trail permit and researching your PCT gear, the question many aspiring thru-hikers move to is that of resupply on the…
The long-awaited announcement from the US Forest Service and the Pacific Crest Trail Association is finally here. After not issuing any 2021 permits at the…
In the third part of this year’s Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey, we examine hikers’ PCT gear. PCT gear lists vary widely between hikers, and…
In the second installment of the 2020 Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, we’ll take a look at the hikers who were actually on the trail…
This late into the year, I’m sure we’ve all been reminded plenty that 2020 is/was, to say the least, different. The 2020 Pacific Crest Trail…
In preparation for what’s going to be a very odd year of hiker surveys (the 2020 surveys for anyone reading this sometime in the future…
Forester Pass, the 13,153 ft / 4,009 m pass named for the United States Forest Service workers who “discovered” it, is the highest point on…
The bear canister: an essential piece of Pacific Crest Trail equipment that reminds thru-hikers of what they’re truly afraid of out in the wilderness –…
Glen Pass, the 11,969 ft / 3,648 m pass named for Forest Service ranger Glen H. Crow, is the second Sierra pass encountered by northbound…
Muir Pass, the 11,969 ft / 3,648 m pass named for John Muir, a Scottish-American naturalist, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and nature-enthusiast, is the fifth Sierra…
Pinchot Pass, the 12,093 ft / 3,686 m pass named for Gifford Pinchot, the 1st head of the United States Forest Service, is the third…
Mather Pass, the 12,093 ft / 3,686 m pass named for Stephen Mather, the 1st Director of the National Park Service, is the fourth Sierra…
