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Hiker Problems

PCT Survey 2020 Featured

February 8, 2021

Pacific Crest Trail Horror Stories (Class of 2020)

As part of the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, I ask hikers what their lowest moments on the trail were and when, if ever, they encountered a situation where they felt legitimately afraid or in danger (e.g. when you're about to be eaten by a bear). Sadly, the PCT is more than following a line

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

Water Caches are bad featured image

May 14, 2020

Why Water Caches Are Bad for Thru-hikers

Water caches are locations where water is stored or left out where there would otherwise be none. They have become increasingly common on long-distance trails such as the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, which may sound like a good thing - water caches mean hikers aren't forced

Continental Divide Trail,  Pacific Crest Trail CDT Life,  CDT Planning,  Hiker Problems,  PCT Desert,  PCT Life,  PCT Planning

PCT COVID-19

March 20, 2020

Your Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hike Is Canceled

I tried to break the news gently, but now time for willful ignorance has come to an end. The Pacific Crest Trail Association, the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy have all officially requested hikers to postpone or cancel their thru-hikes (in related news,

Appalachian Trail,  Continental Divide Trail,  Pacific Crest Trail,  Trails CDT Advice,  Disease,  Hiker Problems,  PCT Advice

COVID-19 and thru-hiking

March 17, 2020

COVID-19: Time to Cancel Your Thru-hike? (yeah, probably)

Update March 19, 2020: The Pacific Crest Trail Association, the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy have all officially requested hikers to postpone or cancel their thru-hikes. A month ago, it may have been difficult to imagine that what you may have thought

Appalachian Trail,  Continental Divide Trail,  Pacific Crest Trail,  Trails Disease,  Hiker Problems

Continental Divide Trail Survey Suffering and Despair

March 2, 2020

Suffering & Despair on the Continental Divide Trail (Class of 2019)

As part of the Continental Divide Trail Survey, I ask hikers what their lowest moments on the trail were and when, if ever, they encountered a situation where they felt legitimately afraid or in danger. The CDT has a reputation for being more challenging than the Pacific Crest Trail and the

Continental Divide Trail CDT Life,  CDT Survey,  Hiker Problems

PCT Survey 2019 Fear

February 28, 2020

Suffering & Despair on the Pacific Crest Trail (Class of 2019)

As part of the Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey, I ask hikers what their lowest moments on the trail were and when, if ever, they encountered a situation where they felt legitimately afraid or in danger (e.g. when you're about to be eaten by a bear). Sadly, the PCT is more than following a line

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

CDT Hiker Fear

February 18, 2019

Horror & Heartbreak On The Continental Divide Trail (2018 Edition)

The Continental Divide Trail is frequently thought of as the most difficult of thru-hiking's "Triple Crown". As part of this year's Continental Divide Trail Hiker Survey, I asked hikers about their lowest moments on trail and the moments on trail that made them legitimately fearful (whether this was

Continental Divide Trail CDT Life,  CDT Survey,  Hiker Problems

PCT Hiker Sadness

February 4, 2019

Horror & Heartbreak On The Pacific Crest Trail (2018 Edition)

Is the Pacific Crest Trail a fantastic adventure that you should most definitely set out on? Yes. Is the Pacific Crest Trail a never-ending ride of epic views, happy times, and rainbow-farting trail angels? Not really. Is the Pacific Crest Trail a place where you could end up dead at the

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

May 21, 2018

Fear And Sadness On The Pacific Crest Trail (2017 Edition)

Unfortunately, there's often a log of fearmongering that goes on surrounding a Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thru-hike. Many would-be mongerers of fear have never hiked the PCT (or maybe at all) before and are largely afraid of irrational things (like murderers in the woods). As a former PCT thru-hiker,

Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Problems,  PCT Life,  PCT Survey

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