Lake Morena is approximately 20 mi / 32 km north of Pacific Crest Trail's (PCT) southern terminus at the US-Mexico Border and is a landmark of sorts for PCT thru-hikers. Many hikers have it in their heads that they need to make it to Lake Morena on day one of their thru-hikes; many hikers are
The Pacific Crest Trail Women’s Gear Guide (2021 Survey)
Pacific Crest Trail women's gear lists oftentimes do not align exactly with the gear lists broken down in the PCT Hiker Survey Gear Guide. I've structured the data here a bit differently than I have in the PCT Gear Guide; for each item, I've first listed the highest-rated and then immediately
Pacific Crest Trail Resupply Guide (2021 Survey)
After researching your Pacific Crest Trail gear, the question many aspiring thru-hikers move to is that of PCT resupply. What is PCT resupply? It's the replenishment of the food (and other consumable items) carried in a hiker's backpack. Contrary to popular belief, hikers of the Trail of Pacific
The Pacific Crest Trail Gear Guide: Class of 2021 Survey
In the second installment of this year's Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey, we dive into PCT hikers' gear. Pacific Crest Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers and (spoiler alert) it's impossible to find a perfect PCT gear list. That said, we can try. I've organized this post in a way
The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker Survey (2021)
After an interesting year of Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiking and PCT survey results in 2020, we're back up and running with a (more) normal year in 2021. The PCT Survey is in its ninth year and I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to participate. The PCT Survey is
7 Tips for Getting a PCT Permit
Getting a Pacific Crest Trail permit is the first step of any PCT thru-hike. A lot of future thru-hikers stress out over this process since it's essentially a lottery. That said, your odds of getting a permit are excellent. However, your odds of getting a permit for one specific date are less
Why You Shouldn’t Start a PCT Thru-hike in March
Every year, hopeful Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers must decide when to begin their thru-hikes. True, this has become slightly more difficult over the years with new PCT permit regulations and the increasing popularity of the trail, but generally, hikers are able to get starting dates they're more
The PCT Resupply Guide: Class of 2020 Survey
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 PCT. What is PCT resupply? It's the replenishment of the food (and other consumable items) carried in a hiker's backpack. Contrary to popular belief,