This guidebook is a complete guide to hiking the pacific crest trail pct, an epic 2650mile hike along americas west coast. Ultralight gear makes sense in the california desert, while extra weather protection is needed in the sierra and cascades. Why the most popular hiking memoirs dont go the distance the. In this post, ill talk about why i didnt start with music on the pct, why i made the change, what gear setup i used, and what i listened to including how to get audio books for free, legally. We wanted to catalog all of the pacific crest trail books ever written because theyre worth it. She created a wonderful blog of the entire pct hike. Southern california, at rei in santa barbara ca to start planning your own pct hike. Some prefer maps with lots of annotations, so halfmile and postholer maps work as a guide book for them. The pacific crest trail pct is the appalachian trails more isolated, lonelier western counterpart. Myla fay is a 25yearold woman who recently hiked 2100 miles alone. So if it is the pct book you want, go to yogis book, and click on the pct monument. For almost 2700 miles the pct travels from mexico to canada. Strayed became a novelist of some note in her late 30s. Nov 18, 20 the pacific crest trail pct is the appalachian trails more isolated, lonelier western counterpart.
If you are hiking early in the season especially after a high snow year, you may want to hop off the pct at the junction and hike around the eastern side of hyas lake to bypass the crossing. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the national trail systems act and the establishment of the pacific crest trail. Advice for women hiking the pacific crest trail the. Section hiking this is hiking the pct over more than one season.
I had been checking out ebooks from my home public library for the entire duration of the trip, but didnt make the leap to audio books until i got to oregon. I feel very lucky to have the chance to do that starting in the spring of 2017. Ten thruhikes that arent the pacific crest trail or. This is what it looks like when you hike all 2,650 miles of. This is the 6th edition of the national outdoor book award winner pacific crest trail. Lately there have been more definitions as to what a thruhike of the pct is, but the one thing they all share in common is the part about taking your photo at each border within one. Much and has been written about preparing for a pct hike. This is what it looks like when you hike all 2,650 miles. Some days it would hit five oclock and i felt like stopping, while other times i. This is a beautiful, 144page photo book of the pacific crest trail. This guide will prepare you for hiking and surviving this spectacular wilderness experience. Hiking the pct with someone whom you are not romantically involved with can be really difficult. The first half of the book provides tips and info about planning and preparing for your hike, much like this website.
With over 200 maps, this comprehensive guide provides indepth coverage of the pacific crest trail pct from the mexican border to tuolumne meadows in yosemite national park. Join shawnte salabert, author of hiking the pacific crest trail. Pacific crest trail backpacking packing list rei coop. Because the pacific crest trail pct, quite simply, is a beast. Back in 1995, however, she was a rootless 26yearold waitress about to embark on her first backpacking trip. The pacific crest trail thruhike from south to north starts in campo, a small town on the mexico border. If you are unfamiliar with the pct or the landscapes it passes through. Self mentalphysical, food, gear, and random extras. The pacific crest trail pct is a 2,600mile hike and rite of passage for several hundred. A bit of that magic is captured in each of the pacific crest trail books that have been published over the decades. I section hiked the pct over the course of 1994 and 1996.
The full film is out now, and its completely free to watch. Are you looking for some hiking inspiration, camp recipes, indepth tips or enthralling adventure stories. And the reverse is true if cdt first, then pct fails. These books about hiking provide everything from recommendations by hiking experts to the best gear and descriptions of epic. Firstever winter thruhike of the pct outside online. The pct is strictly for hikers or equestrians no bicycles or mechanized vehicles are allowed, and you can traverse the trail for an hour or two, or several days, weeks or months. Once you decide to go for something, you have to stick through even when the hunkydory honeymoon phase wears away. As the season of hiking boots and trailmapping fast approaches. The trail is actually 2,650 miles long, but heavy snows blocked strayed.
But the weather had turned for the worse, and through gritted teeth that. Thanks, carrot, for put words to the shared experiences of thruhikers. There are a ton of books, movies, and podcast out there about thru hiking the pacific crest trail. Mile, mile and a half this featurelength documentary tells the story of five friends who conquer the 211mile john muir trail in a 25day adventure full of gorgeous scenery. For outdoor humor about hunting and fishing and some hikingany one of the books by patrick mcmanus most notably.
Music and audiobooks for better hiking on the pct alice hikes. You can each wired through her blog, just goggle erin wired pct and youll see her entire hike. We wanted to catalog all of the pacific crest trail books ever written because theyre. If i click the link above to go to yogis books and then click on the pct monument, ill be taken to the book. While i planned about 95 % of my upcoming pct thruhike through the interwebs, books provided more of the personal inspiration. What and how much preparation goes into hiking the pacific. Anyone whos ever put a relationship through the greatoutdoors meat grinder to see whats left of it on the other side can relate to gail d. Although considered the third trail in the triple crown of longdistance hiking in americathe other two being the pct and the atthe continental divide trail, which extends from the mexican border to canada, sees a fraction of the hikers 150 hike it endtoend each year. The pct town guide by leslie croot plenty of older ones out there too.
From lost to found on the pacific crest trail by cheryl strayed, a walk in the woods. Author cheryl strayed hikes the pacific crest trail in wild. Curling up with a good book about hiking and adventure as it gets cooler seems the. Jun 06, 20 this is a wilderness trail and signage is kept to a minimum, says jack haskell, trail information specialist for the pacific crest trail association. According to the pacific crest trail association pcta, nearly 90% of pct thruhikers are nobos.
Some information is provided for thruhikers, but the book is primarily a big picture overview. Yogis pct handbook by jackie yogi mcdonnell yogis pct handbook is the best guidebook for thruhikers and most hikers carry it. From a high point of 200 feet in the high sierras to a low point of nearly sea level at the columbia river it is a trail of extremes. Stutzman spent his life working at a restaurant to make enough money for he and his wife to enjoy when he retired.
We are big readers here at, often reading late into the night after other hikers in camp have gone to sleep, and created the list of books below for thruhikers interested in a sense of place. As i said two paragraphs above, this guide is basically a behind the scenes overview of my 20 pacific crest trail hike, along with some relevant advice from my 199496 hike of the pct. I think i have read every book out there regarding thruhiking the pct pacific. Northern california, as he presents a brief breakdown of the pct and relates his years of experience as both a thruhiker and a sectionhiker. The pacific crest trail association estimates that the pct does a little better with completion rates. Over the past year ive been planning and updating all of my gear. This summer, she plans to hike the continental divide trail, all the way from mexico to canada. Four months alone on the pacific crest trail the hairpin. A sixmonth family hike on pacific crest trail originally published december, 2011 at 7.
Living in the wilderness for over five months, chris photographed the starkly. Author cheryl strayed hikes the pacific crest trail in. There are innumerable books on hiking, the natural world, and the various philosophies behind it all. Dances with marmots depicts a pct thruhike through the eyes of new zealander george spearing. There are a ton of books, movies, and podcast out there about thruhiking the pacific crest trail. Whether your choosing a thoughtful gift for an outdoor lover or want to treat yourself, heres 51 of the best hiking books to get you in the mood to hit the trails. Imagine reading walden while living at walden pond. If you want a well written true account of what a thruhike of the pct is like look no further. If it mentions hiking or a long distance trail, im hooked. Pacific crest trail backpacking packing list rei coop journal.
Below youll find almost everything ive ever posted on the internet. Although he had never done any hiking or backpacking. Whether youre new to longdistance hiking or an old pro, youre bound to find useful information. Each of the titles below is set in places traversed by the pct and reading a book set in the same place where you are hiking. The alltrails version of jardines pct hikers handbook a more complete explanation of whats becoming known as the ray way in hiking circles. One advantage to section hiking is that you can hike the portions of the pct at their optimum. There is a general faq on the website and a more extensive one at. Some folks appreciate the extra town info, maps and quotes in yogis book. Each year about 300 people attempt to thruhike the trail, with about 60. We all know that this book excellent preparation for long distance hiking but its message also rings true for every other area of life. Come celebrate with philip kramer, author and photographer of hiking the pacific crest trail.
Search online for trip reports to see pictures and learn about other peoples successful adventures. At that point, i was starting to get a little tired of just music all day, every day, and realized that i could download entire. This film chronicles scott herriotts journey on the appalachian trail and the colorful characters he encountered along. Searching our website can be especially helpful in finding location names on the pct. Director lisa diener follows a half dozen thruhikers as they travel from all over the world to tackle the pacific crest trail. Mountaineers books presents the latest, greatest, and hands down most beautiful guidebook series to the pacific crest trail.
No two treks of the pct are ever the same and yet they are. Mar 07, 2014 the pacific crest trail association estimates that the pct does a little better with completion rates. I am thruhiking the pacific crest trail because when i successfully thruhike the pacific crest trail, i will if i give up on the pacific crest trail, i will i wrote out these same lists before my at thruhike as well and then wrote them into the front of my journal. A walk across america by peter jenkins twentyfive years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across america. There is just something about the pct that catches you. They represent immense passion and dedication toward this.
To create this spectacular coffee table book, we hiked the entire 2660mile pacific crest trail from mexico to canada. The pacific crest trail is a challenging 2,650 mile 4,265 kilometer trek through california, oregon, and washington. I gather that some people who have thruhiked the pacific crest trail feel. I hiked the pct in 2010 with my boyfriend at the time, now husband and am basing this response on our prep and what we learned along our thruhike. Hiking through the beauty of nature had always brought him solace. This is the way to hike if you only want to see the best parts of the trail or have limited time. Storeys tale of longdistance hiking with her husband, porter. A journey from lost to found by cheryl strayed this bestselling memoir now a feature film charts the story a 22yearold who took the bold and impulsive decision to hike more than 1,000 miles of the pacific crest trail 2.
Jul 31, 2017 this guidebook is a complete guide to hiking the pacific crest trail pct, an epic 2650mile hike along americas west coast. While only 700800 make the attempt each year, about sixty percent of those actually finish. This trail will meet you back up with the pct at the hyas lake trail junction pct 2440. While only 700800 make the attempt each year, about sixty percent of. Because the pct has long, dry stretches and snowy mountain sections, many hikers select key resupply points to swap out gear. Paul had often dreamed of hiking the appalachian trail. The 12 best books and movies about thruhiking backpacker. New book on speed hiking the pct if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. A journey begins with a single step, so the ancient mantra goes or in this case, with a single book or two, or three, or 11. Some folks like reading, so the wilderness press guide books are best for them.
Ruess was a tragic example of someone who, through a toxic mix of. Hiking through by paul stutzman is the story of one mans journey on the appalachian trail, through grief, and to understanding about god. After getting a pacific crest trail permit and researching your pct gear, the question many aspiring thruhikers move to is that. Beginning in the dry valleys of southern california, it follows the crest of the snowcapped sierras and ends in the ancient forests of washingtons cascades. From lost to found on the pacific crest trail by cheryl strayed, hikertrash. Bookworm finished the pct with wired, two hats, and new yorker. Maybe one of them can get you in touch with bookworm. Robert moor on bill brysons book about the appalachian trail, a walk in the. Yogis pacific crest trail handbook this is the pct guide book for preparing for a thruhike. Mar 29, 2012 strayed became a novelist of some note in her late 30s. For many people, the pacific crest trail is the ultimate longdistance hiking trail.
Of the dozens of hiking books ive read, these five consistently stand out as my favorites. Im still working my way through this book, really taking time to make. A journey in photographs by chris alexander hardback, 12 by 9, 120 pages sale. Though it is specific to the pct, it offers many great tips and explains some of the intricacies of thru hiking in a way no other book does. Particularly when i was hiking solo, audio gave me something to focus on while i walked, and, im pretty sure, saved my sanity. Ever since thruhiking the appalachian trail back in 1979 ive dreamed of hiking the pacific crest trail. Books about the pacific crest trail fiction, memoirs, and guides are all. Pacific crest trail data book, 5th edition mileages, landmarks, facilities, resupply data, and essential trail information for the entire pacific crest trail, from mexico to canada the essential, cuttothechase handbook to the pacific crest trail, based on the comprehensive wilderness press guidebooks to the pct, has been completely updated. Becky and luke hike the pct follow us as we walk 2,660. I grew up in maine and spent a lot of time outside, and when i. Four fullcolor books present all the essential trail data you need to hike from mexico to canada on the pct. Obtain your favorite hiking books at much lower prices than other booksellers.
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