Over the years, there have been a number of deaths on the Pacific Crest Trail. With the trail's growing popularity, it's important that people realize that a PCT thru-hike does not take place in a controlled environment and that death on the PCT is an entirely realistic possibility for the
Guthook Guides (Atlas Guides) PCT App Review
If you are going to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and want a serious app dedicated to the PCT, then Guthook's Guide is exactly what you're looking for. The Guthook/Atlas Guides Team went to extraordinary lengths to not only create an excellent app tracing the entirety of the Pacific Crest Trail, but
The Best Pacific Crest Trail Resources
Want to do some planning for your inevitable Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike but don't know where to start? Looking for the best Pacific Crest Trail resources? Well if you haven't already, I suggest you check out my Pacific Crest Trail page. Absorbed all of that? Great, read on. As much as I
Halfmile’s PCT App Review
Update: Halfmile's PCT app is no longer supported Halfmile's PCT app is perhaps the most widely used navigation app on the Pacific Crest Trail. The app is basically a glorified PCT data book with GPS capabilities. Basically, you turn on your GPS, open the app, and then it tells you (in a text
Rocket Llama’s Brilliant PCT Comics
I met a lot of special people along the Pacific Crest Trail, and one of those people was Rocket Llama. Rocket Llama has used her artistic talents to convey life on the PCT in comic form, and she has been greatly successful in doing so. The following two comics come straight from Rocket Llama's
Yogi’s Handbook: A Thru-hiking Guide for Squares
As anyone wishing to hike the Pacific Crest Trail will quickly learn, the disorganization of useful resources is quite abysmal (especially for those with no long distance hiking experience or previous knowledge of the PCT). It is difficult to know which sources of information are reliable, which
Craig’s PCT Planner
Attempting to "plan" a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike has reminded me why I never plan ahead of time. How one could even begin to accurately plan a five-month walk across the country is beyond me. However, in this case, a lack of planning could potentially result in my starving alone in the woods
The PCT-L (Listserv): Pacific Crest Trail Email You Don’t Want
Members of the Pacific Crest Trail hiking community have taken to using various forms of social media and electronic communication as a means of keeping in touch with one another. The PCT-L (or PCT-Listserv) relays emails from individual members to the entire group as a means of facilitating