PCT Day 100: Two Passes In One Day

Miles hiked today: 19 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 490.4 We wake up while it’s still dark and pack away. Surrounded by mountains and stars, we start the 2 mile climb to the top of Mather Pass. We can see the ‘U’ shape between the mountains, that looks like the only […]

PCT Day 99: Blue Skies Ahead!

Miles hiked today: 13 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 471.4 Today we don’t have far to hike, and we don’t have any major passes or river crossings to do, so we take the opportunity to have a leisurely morning. Odin makes some of his Mountain House breakfast meals, which is a […]

PCT Day 98: The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow…

Miles hiked today: 14.3 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 458.4 We had planned to wake up early today to climb Muir Pass. But mere seconds after my alarm goes off, a downpour starts. Is this normal, for July in the Sierra Nevada? I get the feeling that it really is not. […]

PCT Day 97: The Hiker Box Of Dreams

Miles hiked today: 16.3 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 444.1 We all wake up around 6, as we had planned to hike at 6:30. But then we all agree to a 15-minute lie in. I think I was up half the night scratching my mosquito bites, and parts of my skin […]

PCT Day 96: Bamboozled By A Log Crossing

Miles hiked today: 16.4 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 427.8 First up on the agenda today – a 4 mile climb. We do it all in one go, not stopping for any breaks, partly because even this early in the morning the mosquito swarm is already on the prowl. The trail […]

PCT Day 95: Moody Skies, Downpours And A Reunion!

Miles hiked today: 13.1 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 411.4 I sleep well, but in the morning the mosquitoes are still terrible. I get so flustered by the swarm surrounding me that I mess up while tying my laces and have to start again. Mere minutes after we start hiking, we […]

PCT Day 94: Milk And Cereal, A Hot Climb, And A Dinner Spoiled By Mosquitoes

Miles hiked today: 14.9 (+ 1 extra mile because I missed a turning) Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 398.3 We wake up at the campground and start packing away our things. We head to the welcome centre to get in a final charge of our electronics, and to sit at the […]

PCT Days 92 and 93: A Zero In Mammoth Lakes, And Almost A Bear Sighting

Miles hiked: 9.2 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 383.4 We wake up early, because we are only 9.2 miles from the exit point for Mammoth Lakes, our next resupply point. We want to get there with enough time to do chores and get back on trail in the evening. Odin also […]

PCT Day 91: Let Marmots Lead The Way!

Miles hiked today: 15.8 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 374.2 Our morning starts with a climb, where we soon have to cross a freezing cold creek. We are climbing Donohue Pass today, although we did about half the climb yesterday. Even though it is just 2 miles to the top, it […]

PCT Day 90: Three Hitches And A Busy Afternoon Hike

Miles hiked today: 10.8 Miles hiked total NOBO: 745.3 Miles hiked total SOBO: 358.4 For breakfast I have some pastries I got at the store, then I start packing away my things. Out of the corner of my eye, I see a crow land on the picnic table, then watch as it takes one of […]