Hello and welcome to the results of the 2018 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey! I've officially closed the books on the sixth year of this project and would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to participate. You're amazing people. Also, thank you to everyone who was
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,
Regrets And Advice: Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hikers (2017)
This information comes from the Pacific Crest Trail Class of 2017 Survey and aims to give you an idea of what mistakes others have made pre, during, or post-PCT in the hopes that you will hopefully, be able to avoid the same pitfalls. That being said, these are all just single statements by
The PCT Resupply Guide: Class of 2017 Survey
"Wait, so do you carry all your food for the entire hike with you the entire time?" If you're thinking about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, be ready for people to ask you this question (among others) as you make your way down the trail. Nobody is carrying the calories required for a PCT
The PCT Gear Guide: Class of 2017 Survey
In an effort to improve Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey, I have continued to expand the questions I ask hikers. This year, I have taken an even deeper dive into finding out what gear hikers used, but more importantly, what gear made hikers successful and what gear hikers wanted to burn or
The Annual Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hiker Survey (2017)
Hello and welcome to the results of the 2017 Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey! I've officially closed the books on the fifth year of this project and we have once again increased the number of respondents from the previous year - by nearly 50%! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to
PCT Class of 2016 Survey: The Demographics
We've already broken down the Pacific Crest Trail Class of 2016's gear and resupply, so now it's time to take a closer look at the demographics (and miscellaneous data points) from this last year's PCT class. A lot of the data here is more along the lines of, "Hmmm...I think this would be an
The PCT Resupply Guide: Class of 2016 Survey
The questions surrounding Pacific Crest Trail resupply in this year's Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey were expanded to better answer what's one of the trails biggest challenges (at least in the planning stages). Hopefully this information will help to lessen the unnecessary stress that
PCT Class of 2016 Survey: The Gear Guide
For this past year's Pacific Crest Trail Thru-hiker Survey, I collected more data than I have any other year (thanks again to everyone who participated). To make sure we're getting the most out of this data, I've decided to break down the survey results into more detailed posts, including