dam brah, repped. quite the accomplishemnt

Good job nan, congratulations. I live about an hour from t g e Mojave desert. It gets real hot.

no idea if you not trolling , but im gonna take your word for it.

why did you do it? like whats the point? i mean leaving work for 6 month of no work ,spending money, no earning , to just walk , with no goal on the other end except to tell it on the misc for few reps .

no offence man , myron dedication "if you honestly did that long hike" but jesus christ what a waste of time and energy and joints

LDAR post of the year 2016 nominee

Seriously GJ OP. Mirin hard. Curious what cost $4k on the trail, mostly food I'm sure and a few motel rooms but that seem high. What was most useful non-standard gear item? Any standard gear items that you did not use?

cause its a great experience and you get to see mother nature in all its glory you fuking simpleton. better than sitting inside on the misc for 5 months. negged

post more pics

did you just have to charge your iphone once a week when in town or are there stops where you can charge up?

did you do any bodyweight exercise like pushups,pullups, or was walking enough of a physical work out for you?

been really wanting to do this when I graduate

How much did your pack weigh before food and roughly at your heaviest
lol theres more to life than the rat race/ chasing puss you pleb

i pity your mindset and overall lifestyle

^^^ look at all these mad ******s lol. kissing ass for reps

postallof the pics



pls

How well marked is the trail? Did you ever get lost? Meet other people doing the same hike?

there are some wholivetheir life, and there are others who simply justexist. you, my friend, are one of those who justexist. you are the epitofme of a sad ldarcel

Did you prefer the at or the pct?

I live right near the at so I want to hike it one day.

Really mirin especially when I'm live in asia. Would love to visit the states in a few years time.

Questions:
Were you a cardio person prior to all these hikes or did you just lift weights and decided F it i'm just gonna go hiking?
Ever thought of finding a decent job to settle down?
Do you feel the withdrawal symptoms after coming back from the hike and can't wait to go for the next one?
Would you ever find a partner to do this together or rather go solo without all the potential problems that might arise?

- Cliffs on AT vs PCT? Logistics, difficulties, scenery, how many people on the trail, etc.

- What did you learn on your first thru-hike that was useful to you on this one?

- CDT next??

Lol could care less if op repped me

But keep being a pleb

fawk

No time toDid not wear boots. 90% of thru hikers wear trail runners. I wore boots on the AT but trail runners are the way to go. So much lighter, more comfortable and your feet breath much better

I watch survival shows but Im not the person to go into the woods with nothing and live off the land

Didn't have any weird situations on the PCTI had bloody ass chafing the first few days, it was really badI'm not sure if you're trolling either

I did it because I wanted to and I'm into backpacking and the outdoors. What's the point? The point is enjoying my life. I was gone for 3 months, not 6. As far as spending money goes, I could say the same thing about people that spend on drugs, alcohol, tobacco, tricking out their cars, sound systems, expensive designer clothing, fantasy football etc etc. A lot of people actually can work from the trail, I didn't. The goal was to walk from Mexico to Canada.

We're all wasting time right now on an internet forum boardThe cost is exactly what you mentioned. You'd be surprised at how much you spend on the trail. Food is the biggest cost. Trust me, when you get into town you're going to gorge until you puke. Money adds up real quick.

What do you mean "most useful non standard gear item"? Everything I used was pretty much needed. Pack, sleeping bad, shelter, water filter, clothes etc.I went into town every 3-5 days to resupply so I would charge my phone there. I also carried an external battery pack but I never used it.

I'm not doing a single push up when Im hiking 40 miles a day. Fuk thatMy baseweight (everything minus food, water and fuel) was around 14lbs. The heaviest was probably around 40lbs in the desertThe trail is pretty well marked. There are more markers on the AT but the actual hiking trail on the PCT is much better maintained. So the trail itself is almost the marker. I did get off trail a bunch of time in the Sierra because of snow.

There's around 2,000 people that attempted the trail this year. Probably more. Only 1 in 4 finishIf I had to do one again it would be the AT. I'm closer to it and it's logistically easier- Logistics and water are much easier on the AT. The AT goes through town more often than the PCT. Water is everywhere on the AT as well. However, the AT is BY FAR more physically demanding. The PCT is graded for horses so it's all rolling hills and switchbacks. On the AT there's many times where you have to do 4pt climbing. In Maine there are metal bars drilled into rocks that you have to use. The climbs on the AT are much steeper and on top of that the trail is not as well maintained.

As far as scenery goes, the PCT wins by 100 miles. The only scenery on the AT that compares is the White Mountains. What you see in the Sierra Nevada and northern Washington are truly breathtaking

Both trails have very crowded with hikers, the AT more than the PCT though. The movie Wild really increased the population on the PCT.

I learned EVERYTHING on the AT. If I didn't do the AT I'd still be on the PCT right now. I learned how to thru hike on the AT and it all carried over to the PCT.

I am currently planning to do the CDT in 2017

Bad ass mang. Did you come across any dangerous wildlife? I'd love to do a trail in the US but, for one thing, the idea of bears and snakes and spiders killing me freaks me out.

Did you have any scary moments logistics wise? I.e. no shelter in bad conditions, no water, etc

I actually feel sorry for you brah, srs. If I ever get depressed, I will come here and look at your post to make myself feel better.

You said you hiked the pct with others, did you start with a group and end with that group?

Did you guys push each other to go that far each day? 40miles a day is an incredible amount

93 days.

Sweet Jesus.

That's some serious miles on the feet in a short amount of time. I can hike like a motherfcker but 93 days is crazy pills. You must have this **** down to an art.

I'll give you an honest reply. Hiking the entire PCT is a huge accomplishment, it's like a really big thing. People do it all the time. It's not equivalent to just waking up one day and saying hey I'm just gonna walk from California to New York herp derp. No, this is an actual thing that people do, there's a more or less clearly defined trail and people sometimes take years in preparation for this. There are several National Scenic Trails across the country, some as few as a couple hundred miles, some are several thousand like the PCT. People have been hiking these for years; world records are taken very seriously as far as age, length, time to complete, etc. I think you misunderstood all of this so I wanted to clear it up. Bottom line is, it's just a cool thing to do and probably one of the biggest accomplishments one can make.

Awesome. Need more posters like OP.

Almost want to quit my job and do this. I hike parts of the PCT around here, the trail through mt hood is 10/10

Did you like that film 'Wild'?

Serioulsy mirin dude. Love hiking/backpacking, but 40 miles a day is crazy, long day for me would be 15 miles. You must have been dawn to dusk. Are you happy that you did it as fast as you did, or next time would you rather take your time more. Too bad you live on the east coast, if you liked northern washington, theres a ton of hikes around coastal BC with stunning views.

OP has lived more life than half of the misc combined. Mirin your lifestyle OP.


How's the trail when it comes to heights? I love to hike but heights scare the ever livImg **** ouT of me.

Nothing dangerous aside from rattle snakes. I have a huge fear of spiders but I never saw any. There are bears but I didnt see any either

No scary moments with logistics. You really have to pay attention to water in the desert. So many people get rescued because they didn't bring enough water.I met people the first day and hiked with them most of the way. We all did similar milesYou can do it too, especially if you were a Ranger. You've probably done worse in the regiment. There were a decent amount of people doing sub 90. The record is 60 with no help, that's truly insane.Oregon was the easiest section/state by far. That's where I could do high 30s and low 40s like nothing. There's almost zero elevation gain. Everything was so flat. There's actually a two week challenge for oregonNo.I didn't actually hike 40 every day. If you do the math I averaged almost 30. I only did forty probably around six times. Most of my days were high thirties. I knew a couple people that did 50+. I was usually moving 15 hours out of the day. If I did it again I'd probably do bigger miles but take more time in towns. I missed out on some good towns because I was trying to save money.

Seriously mirin' though. I'm a hiker myself and I thought I was badass for hiking for 3 days straight, meanwhile there are people like you who do it for 3 months. I really need to step up my hiking game

Do you take longer breaks brah or have rest days where you do nothing but relax the entire day? Or do you walk a set distance every day? What do you do during rain and bad weather? Are there any foreigners there hiking such long trails or just Americans? I'm from Europe but would like to do something like that one day, I've heard America has some amazing hikes

damn mirin

probably gonna go to desolation wilderness with my family tomorrow