Awesome advice Malto, much appreciated! I have been trying to increase my limited backcountry experience & am starting to knock out snow hikes at night after work. Definitely taking your advice to...
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Awesome advice Malto, much appreciated! I have been trying to increase my limited backcountry experience & am starting to knock out snow hikes at night after work. Definitely taking your advice to...
Thank you for your thoughts and expert inputs! I am all set to launch on May 14. I wish I had more time to research & for these additional posts to come in before I had to finalize my date with the...
I currently am planning (and permitted) to leave May 8 but am wondering if updating to May 14 makes more sense?
I have 4 months off from work to attempt a full thru and with given the current snow...
Thanks Dogwood and Leanthree! Super helpful :)
My main desire to go thru the Sierras earlier is because I need to be off trail by Aug 29th (time-off policy) so don't want to stretch myself too...
Thanks burger, super helpful! I've done some mountaineering around WA so comfortable with an ice axe. How obvious is the trail/natural reference points for nav in your average snow year?
Attempting a NOBO thru and it looks like based on my start date (May 1st-3rd) + projected mileages, I am going to hit the Sierras around June 1st to 4th.
Would the Sierras be passable starting...