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    Finish, not Finnish...cheeky... In past years,...

    Finish, not Finnish...cheeky...

    In past years, there were some unofficial headcounts (especially from the northern Trail Angels). Mostly interested in % of folks who (1) Thru Hiked and (2)...
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    2017 Finish Headcount?

    Anyone got a sense of the completion % for 2017? I'm curious how the now affected folks attempting a thru. Only a couple of weeks left, so if you haven't cleared Cascade Locks...
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    https://goo.gl/photos/dbmxTBHqaxxs9oSK8...

    https://goo.gl/photos/dbmxTBHqaxxs9oSK8

    This was around Fish Lakes in Oregon August 1st. They were relentless.
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    Any good 2017 PCT blogs?

    I'm curious what the early hikers will encounter...Anyone have a couple of good blogs to follow?
  5. Just realize SOBO is harder than NOBO because you...

    Just realize SOBO is harder than NOBO because you start off in snow on steep hills and hit Glacier right away, which is no joke (huge elevation changes, limited resupply options, side hills,...
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    I went through in a normal snow year (2009 - ~95%...

    I went through in a normal snow year (2009 - ~95% of snow pack). It was fine on June 5th. Snow level was ~10,500ft, which added up to about 90 miles of slogging. Passes were slow, but I had no...
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    Hiking around Mt.Hood has some pretty cool...

    Hiking around Mt.Hood has some pretty cool features.
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    There is a border patrol and sheriff office in...

    There is a border patrol and sheriff office in Campo, about a mile north of the terminus. The trail literally walks by the patrol. It's not my car, but I'd be ok leaving it there for a couple of...
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    No way would I use a Circuit with a 20lb base wt....

    No way would I use a Circuit with a 20lb base wt. There probably isn't enough room in the pack for a bear vault and other gear, or a lot of food for long resupplies.
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    Or move fast and eat a lot of peanut butter. ...

    Or move fast and eat a lot of peanut butter. When I hiked, a bear canister wasn't required until about 60 miles after KM.
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    I used the Circuit on my thru's. Base weight...

    I used the Circuit on my thru's. Base weight around 12lbs. I tend to skip resupplies (usual 7-9 days between), so have to carry extra food (often 18lbs+water). Handled weights up to 30lbs easily. ...
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    I bounced a bucket in 2009 and hated it. Trying...

    I bounced a bucket in 2009 and hated it. Trying to time Post Offices was annoying. The world is a much smaller place now with Amazon and internet on a phone vs the early years of the PCT. I'd...
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    HYOH and all that, but the way I see it, 20 miles...

    HYOH and all that, but the way I see it, 20 miles is roughly 7 hours on the road. Start at 6am, finish at 1pm. Not saying I like it (I had to road walk around the army helicopter crash in 2009) and...
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    You can Blue Blaze onto the Sierra High Route. ...

    You can Blue Blaze onto the Sierra High Route. Then when you get to north Washington, hang a left and hike the Pacific Northwest Trail to the ocean...or go right and hit the CDT.

    Not saying it's...
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    Never thought I'd hear of a hiker flipping north...

    Never thought I'd hear of a hiker flipping north to get water. Sounds like he was using his cell phone app to locate water --> What he needed was a topo map to show him where to look.
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    Remember that Trauma & Pepper just finished up...

    Remember that Trauma & Pepper just finished up and barely could find enough snow to ski on (his comment was that he linked 8 turns together - the entire Sierra's).
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    Holy cow - I didn't realize how truly low snow...

    Holy cow - I didn't realize how truly low snow was this year...

    http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reports/PLOT_SWC
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    South Oregon (up to Sisters, where they vanished)...

    South Oregon (up to Sisters, where they vanished) was 200 miles of hell for me. Video link below is the biggest reason I carried a full tent.
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    Past Idylwild - should finish up around March 1st.

    Past Idylwild - should finish up around March 1st.
  20. The highlight of my hiking experience was going...

    The highlight of my hiking experience was going Kennedy Meadows to Tuolumne Meadows (including Mt. Whitney) w/o a resupply. The 11-day food load out was rough, but the experience of hiking 260 miles...
  21. Agreed - I've seen 50% also. My observation was...

    Agreed - I've seen 50% also. My observation was more to the point that everyone I met had a prepared mindset, as opposed to "show up and start hiking" that I saw with some hikers on the AT. I wish...
  22. I wonder how much attrition there will be in the...

    I wonder how much attrition there will be in the new age. In 2009 I didn't sense a lot of drop outs - Most everyone I met already had a long trail under their belt and knew exactly what they were...
  23. Amazing - More people starting 3-4th weeks in...

    Amazing - More people starting 3-4th weeks in April as the entire Y2009. May is almost completely open (I started May 8th, and if I did it again, would start even later). Start later, have the...
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    Pepper & Trauma cleared the Sierra's and are at...

    Pepper & Trauma cleared the Sierra's and are at Walker Pass. Sounds like the Sierras treated them well, except for a lack of snow base that made some skiing difficult. Now they have to hike the...
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    The Porter 65 just arrived. Not much more than a...

    The Porter 65 just arrived. Not much more than a duffel bag with shoulder straps. It will work for our purposes (very light travel planes-->trains), but I definitely wouldn't want to use it for...
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