: PCT Day 57: Kearsage Pass (mile 782 - 784+) Date: 2023-07-01 Pct day: 57 Start: Mile 782 End: Mile 784+ Distance: 8 miles Ascent: 2316 feet …

: PCT Day 56: Forester Pass Date: 2023-06-30 Pct day: 56 Start: Mile 778 End: Mile 788 Distance: 10 miles Ascent: 1443 feet …

: PCT Day 55: The approach to Forester. An approach to losing my goddamn mind. Date: 2023-06-29 Pct day: 55 Start: Mile 767 End: Mile 778 Distance: 11 miles Ascent: Descent: Start …

: PCT Day 54: Mt Whitney and the purest moment of my life Date: 2023-06-28 Pct day: 54 Start: Mile 767 End: Mile 767 Distance: 15 miles Ascent: feet Descent: …

: PCT Day 53: 1 Mile an hour Date: 2023-06-27 Pct day: 53 Start: Mile 756 End: Mile 767 Distance: 11 miles Ascent: feet Descent: …

: PCT Day 52: I think crampons were a mistake Date: 2023-06-26 Pct day: 52 Start: Mile 743 End: Mile 756 Distance: 13 miles Ascent: 2736 feet …

: PCT Day 51: Logging the miles & Franck's nose bleed Date: 2023-06-25 Pct day: 51 Start: Mile 720 End: Mile 743 Distance: 24 miles Ascent: 4445 feet …

: PCT Day 50: Entering the Sierras Date: 2023-06-24 Pct day: 50 Start: Mile 703 End: Mile 720 Distance: 17 miles Ascent: 3017 feet …

: PCT Day 48-49: The Kennedy Meadows Vortex Date: 2023-06-22 - 2023-06-23 Pct day: 49 Start: Mile 703 End: Mile 703 Distance: 0 miles Ascent: NA …

: PCT Day 47-49: Kennedy Meadows South Date: 2023-06-21 Pct day: 47 Start: Mile 695 End: Mile 703 Distance: 8 miles Ascent: NA Descent: NA …

: PCT Day 46: Kennedy meadows south is nigh Date: 2023-06-20 Pct day: 46 Start: Mile 669 End: Mile 694 Distance: 25 miles Ascent: 5167 feet …

: PCT Day 45: things popping and breaking (Mile 652 - 669) Date: 2023-06-19 Pct day: 45 Start: Mile 652 End: Mile 669 Distance: 17 miles Ascent: 4317 feet …

: PCT Day 44: Planes in the desert (mile 624-652) Date: 2023-06-17 Pct day: 44 Start: Mile 624 End: Mile 652 Distance: 28 miles Ascent: 5751 feet …

: PCT Day 43: finally going insane in the desert (Mile 603 - 624) Date: 2023-06-17 Pct day: 43 Start: Mile 603 End: Mile 624 Distance: 22 miles Ascent: 2964 feet …

: PCT Day 42: into a bubble (Mile 583 - 603) Date: 2023-06-16 Pct day: 42 Start: Mile 583 End: Mile 603 Distance: 20 miles Ascent: 4012 feet …

: PCT Day 41: Out of the wind turbines and into more wind turbines (mile 558 - 583) Date: 2023-06-15 Pct day: 41 Start: Mile 558 End: Mile 583 Distance: 25 miles Ascent: 5422 feet …

: PCT Day 40: Zero in Tehachapi (mile 558 - 558) Date: 2023-06-14 Pct day: 40 Start: Mile 558 End: Mile 558 Distance: 0 miles Ascent: feet Descent: …

: PCT Day 39: into Tehachapi Date: 2023-06-13 Pct day: 39 Start: Mile 541 End: Mile 558 Distance: 17 miles Ascent: feet Descent: …

: PCT Day 38: Adequate Aqueduct Recovery Date: 2023-06-12 Pct day: 38 Start: Mile 535 End: Mile 541 Distance: 6 miles Ascent: 2070 feet …

: PCT Day 37: Accidental Aqueduct Adventure Date: 2023-06-11 Pct day: 37 Start: Mile 498 End: Mile 535 Distance: 37 miles Ascent: 3585 feet …

: PCT Day 36: big and small day (mile 480 - 498) Date: 2023-06-10 Pct day: 36 Start: Mile 480 End: Mile 498 Distance: 16 miles Ascent: feet Descent: …

: PCT Day 35: my feet and a trail name (Mile 454 - 480) Date: 2023-06-09 Pct day: 35 Start: Mile 454 End: Mile 480 Distance: 26 Miles Ascent: 5200 feet …

: PCT Day 34: Zero in Agua Dulce (mile 454 - 454 Date: 2023-06-08 Pct day: 34 Start: Mile 454 End: Mile 454 Distance: 0 Miles Ascent: 0 feet Descent: …

: PCT day 33: up and down and back again (mile 440 - 454) Date: 2023-06-07 Pct day: 33 Start: Mile 440 End: Mile 454 Distance: 15 Miles Ascent: 2365 feet …

: PCT Day 32: Turns out sleep is important (mile 415 - 440) Date: 2023-06-06 Pct day: 33 Start: Mile 415 End: Mile 440 Distance: 25 Miles Ascent: 3143 feet …

: PCT Day 31: I am tired (mile 395 - 415) Date: 2023-06-05 Pct day: 31 Start: Mile 395 End: Mile 415 Distance: 20 Miles Ascent: 3000 feet …

: PCT Day 30: descent down from Baden Powell (mile 389 - 395) Date: 2023-06-04 Pct day: 30 Start: Mile 380 End: Mile 395 Distance: 16 Miles Ascent: 2538 feet …

: PCT Day 29: Wrightwood to Baden Powell Date: 2023-06-03 Pct day: 29 Start: Mile 369 End: Mile 380 Distance: 11 Miles Ascent: 3914 feet …

: PCT Day 28: Wrightwood is really nice ( Mile 266 - 269) Date: 2023-06-02 Pct day: 28 Start: Mile 266 End: Mile 269 Distance: 3 Miles Ascent: feet Descent: …

: PCT Day 27: climb up to Wrightwood, nearly (Mile 347 - 367) Date: 2023-06-01 Pct day: 27 Start: Mile 347 End: Mile 367 Distance: 20 Miles Ascent: 5757 feet …

: PCT Day 26: Magic and blisters and the McDonald’s challenge Date: 2023-05-31 Pct day: 26 Start: Mile 329 End: Mile 347 Distance: 18 Miles Ascent: 3730 feet …

: PCT Day 25: perhaps the best day yet (mile 307 - 329) Date: 2023-05-30 Pct day: 25 Start: Mile 307 End: Mile 329 Distance: 22 Miles Ascent: 3037feet …

: PCT Day 24: Bear encounter and Hot Springs (Mile 285 - 307) Date: 2023-05-29 Pct day: 24 Start: Mile 285 End: Mile 307 Distance: 22 Miles Ascent: 1669 feet …

: PCT Day 23: taking less to go further (mile 266 - 285) Date: 2023-05-28 Pct day: 23 Start: Mile 266 End: Mile 285 Distance: 19 Miles Ascent: 2135 feet …

: Pct day 22 Title: PCT Day 22: zero in Big Bear Date: 2023-05-27 Pct day: 22 Start: Mile 266 End: …

: PCT Day 21: Going stoveless (mile 259-266) Date: 2023-05-26 Pct day: 21 Start: Mile 259 End: Mile 266 Distance: 6 Miles Ascent: 541 feet …

: PCT Day 20: the downhill of it all (mile 240-259) Date: 2023-05-25 Pct day: 20 Start: Mile 240 End: Mile 259 Distance: 19 Miles Ascent: 2785 ft …

: PCT Day 19: so many river crossings (mile 220-240) Date: 2023-05-24 Pct day: 19 Start: Mile 220 End: Mile 240 Distance: 19 Miles Ascent: 6702 feet …

: PCT Day 18: changing pace (mile 209-220) Date: 2023-05-23 Pct day: 18 Start: Mile 209 End: Mile 220 Distance: 12 Miles Start name: Interstate …

: PCT Day 17: The life changing magic of an In n Out burger Date: 22nd May 2023 Pct day: 17 Start: Mile 205 End: Mile 209 Distance: 5 Miles Start name: water …

: Proposed trail names On the PCT, and many long thru hikes, people get “trail names”, which are given to them by people on …

: PCT Day 16: the descent from San Jacinto and into madness Date: 2023-05-27 Pct day: 16 Start: Mile 186 End: Mile 205 Distance: 19 Miles Start name: End name: …

: PCT Day 15: Mt Jacinto and the log crossing (mile 176-187) Date: 2023-05-20 Pct day: 15 Start: Mile 176 End: Mile 187 Distance: 11 Miles Start name: campsite …

: PCT day 14: lots of elevation and also rattlesnake boogie (mile 162-176) Date: 19th May 2023 Pct day: 14 Start: Mile 162 End: Mile 176 Distance: 14 Miles Start name: Cedar …

: PCT Day 13: out of the town vortex into a hailstorm (mile 152 - 163) Date: 18th May 2023 Pct day: 13 Start: Mile 152 End: Mile 163 Distance: 11 Miles Start name: Highway …

: PCT Day 12: town day in Idyllwild (mile 152 to mile 152) Date: 17th May 2023 Pct day: 11 Start: Mile 152 End: Mile 152 Distance: 0 Miles Start name: …

: PCT day 11: Hike to Paradise (Mile 144 - 152) Date: 2024-05-16 Pct day: 11 Start: Mile 144 End: Mile 152 Distance: 8 Miles Start name: camp at …

: PCT Day 10 (mile 127 - 144): Lizard Cistern Water Date: 2024-05-15 Pct day: 10 Start: Mile 127 End: Mile 144 Distance: 17 Miles Start name: Mikes …

: PCT Day 9: Journey to Mike’s place (Mile 112 - 127) Date: 2023-05-12 Pct day: 9 Start: Mile 112 End: Mile 127 Distance: 15 Miles Start name: none - just …

: PCT Day 8: finding your rhythm is hard Date: 13th May Pct day: 8 Start: Mile 101 End: Mile 113 Distance: 12 Miles Start name: barrel …

: PCT Day 7: The Long and Winding Road (mile 77 - 101) Date: 12th May 2023 Pct day: 6 Start: Mile 77 End: Mile 101 Distance: 24.2 Miles Start name: …

: PCT day 6: Mission to Julian (mile 63 - 77) Date: 2023-05-11 Pct day: 6 Start: Mile 63.7 End: Mile 77.3 Distance: 16.68 Miles Start name: mile …

: PCT Day 5: it was cold It was a cold day this morning, I decided after waking up at 3am that I would book a room in Julian …

: PCT Day 4: the first town day Woke up a bit earlier this morning - 615am. Everyone was up and moving and getting out of camp. I …

: PCT Day 3 Started off the day slowly - I had a bit of a headache from the day before and just wanted to keep …

: PCT Day 2 Left the bog campsite at 5am to find that Rob (r-o-b Rob) had popped his sleeping mat and was cold, …

: PCT Day 1 Today is the day. It’s been a long time coming. But today I started the pacific crest trail. A 4260 …