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The
thought of planning a PCT hike ranging from 2 weeks to 6 months
can be daunting. How fast do I need to travel to reach the next
supply? If I only hike 2 miles an hour how many days will it
take? How much food do I need to carry? Just how far was that
re-supply? Multiply that by the 20 plus weeks of an average
thru-hike. You'll windup with a headache. Fortunately, Craig
Giffen and Jack Yates can come to the rescue.
PCT Planning Program
With Craig Giffen's online PCT Planning Program you can quickly
plot out an infinite number of scenarios. Plug in your starting
and ending destinations and a bit about your hiking style.
Sit back and let it calculate the number of days. It even
adjusts automatically for changes in elevation.
New & Improved HIKEPLAN:
Free for PCTA members. Send Jack Yates your PCT start and
end points, resupply locations, desired minimum and average
daily duration (hours) or length (miles), hiking rate (miles
per hour) on level terrain (average is about 2.0), and hiking
rate (feet per hour) when climbing (average is about 750),
and he'll send you a HIKEPLAN. Plans include mile-per-day
itineraries, landmarks/waypoints, brief directions to off-trail
facilities (such as campsites, water sources, and resupply),
relevant guidebook page numbers, and more. To order your PCT
HIKEPLAN, or to learn more about this service, e-mail Jack
Yates (put HIKEPLAN in subject line); or send snail mail
to 1120 Calle de los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105.
View sample HIKEPLAN
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