Curious how long it takes to walk from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail? Last fall 70 PCT thru-hikers from 2012 posted their start and finish times on Facebook. The average was 152 days.
This is just slightly longer than the 2009 and 2010 hikers, based on their journals.
We were surprised by the late season finish for some of these 2012 hikers. October in the North Cascades can be a snowy winter mountaineering experience. For a sense of what it can be like, read about Dances With Lizards’ final 88 miles here or I’m Fine’s adventure and self-rescue here. And try to make it to Canada well before October 1st.
Here are the results:
Hiker | Start Date | Finish Date | # of Days |
Hiker 1 | 5/9/12 | 7/30/12 | 83 |
Hiker 2 | 4/28/12 | 8/4/12 | 99 |
Hiker 3 | 4/27/12 | 8/4/12 | 100 |
Hiker 4 | 5/14/12 | 9/8/12 | 118 |
Hiker 5 | 4/28/12 | 8/24/12 | 119 |
Hiker 6 | 4/15/12 | 8/14/12 | 122 |
Hiker 7 | 4/26/12 | 8/26/12 | 123 |
Hiker 8 | 5/19/12 | 9/21/12 | 126 |
Hiker 9 | 4/27/12 | 9/6/12 | 133 |
Hiker 10 | 4/10/12 | 8/21/12 | 134 |
Hiker 11 | 4/19/12 | 8/31/12 | 135 |
Hiker 12 | 5/16/12 | 9/28/12 | 136 |
Hiker 13 | 4/21/12 | 9/4/12 | 137 |
Hiker 14 | 5/1/12 | 9/14/12 | 137 |
Hiker 15 | 4/26/12 | 9/11/12 | 139 |
Hiker 16 | 4/22/12 | 9/8/12 | 140 |
Hiker 17 | 4/27/12 | 9/13/12 | 140 |
Hiker 18 | 5/23/12 | 10/9/12 | 140 |
Hiker 19 | 4/23/12 | 9/10/12 | 141 |
Hiker 20 | 4/19/12 | 9/7/12 | 142 |
Hiker 21 | 4/8/12 | 8/28/12 | 143 |
Hiker 22 | 4/20/12 | 9/10/12 | 144 |
Hiker 23 | 4/23/12 | 9/13/12 | 144 |
Hiker 24 | 4/29/12 | 9/19/12 | 144 |
Hiker 25 | 5/15/12 | 10/5/12 | 144 |
Hiker 26 | 4/27/12 | 9/17/12 | 144 |
Hiker 27 | 5/1/12 | 9/24/12 | 147 |
Hiker 28 | 5/1/12 | 9/24/12 | 147 |
Hiker 29 | 4/27/12 | 9/21/12 | 148 |
Hiker 30 | 5/1/12 | 9/25/12 | 148 |
Hiker 31 | 4/25/12 | 9/24/12 | 153 |
Hiker 32 | 4/27/12 | 9/27/12 | 154 |
Hiker 33 | 4/21/12 | 9/21/12 | 154 |
Hiker 34 | 4/28/12 | 9/29/12 | 155 |
Hiker 35 | 4/28/12 | 9/29/12 | 155 |
Hiker 36 | 4/20/12 | 9/21/12 | 155 |
Hiker 37 | 4/29/12 | 10/1/12 | 156 |
Hiker 38 | 4/27/12 | 9/30/12 | 157 |
Hiker 39 | 4/26/12 | 9/30/12 | 158 |
Hiker 40 | 4/16/12 | 9/20/12 | 158 |
Hiker 41 | 4/29/12 | 10/4/12 | 159 |
Hiker 42 | 4/26/12 | 10/1/12 | 159 |
Hiker 43 | 4/27/12 | 10/3/12 | 160 |
Hiker 44 | 4/12/12 | 9/20/12 | 162 |
Hiker 45 | 4/12/12 | 9/20/12 | 162 |
Hiker 46 | 4/29/12 | 10/7/12 | 162 |
Hiker 47 | 4/29/12 | 10/8/12 | 163 |
Hiker 48 | 4/27/12 | 10/6/12 | 163 |
Hiker 49 | 4/27/12 | 10/6/12 | 163 |
Hiker 50 | 4/24/12 | 10/4/12 | 164 |
Hiker 51 | 4/26/12 | 10/7/12 | 165 |
Hiker 52 | 4/26/12 | 10/7/12 | 165 |
Hiker 53 | 4/14/12 | 9/26/12 | 166 |
Hiker 54 | 4/18/12 | 10/1/12 | 167 |
Hiker 55 | 4/6/12 | 9/20/12 | 168 |
Hiker 56 | 4/27/12 | 10/12/12 | 169 |
Hiker 57 | 4/27/12 | 10/12/12 | 169 |
Hiker 58 | 4/1/12 | 9/17/12 | 170 |
Hiker 59 | 4/26/12 | 10/13/12 | 171 |
Hiker 60 | 4/12/12 | 10/1/12 | 173 |
Hiker 61 | 4/10/12 | 9/30/12 | 174 |
Hiker 62 | 4/19/12 | 10/12/12 | 177 |
Hiker 63 | 4/18/12 | 10/13/12 | 179 |
Hiker 64 | 4/19/12 | 10/14/12 | 179 |
Hiker 65 | 4/25/12 | 10/20/12 | 179 |
Hiker 66 | 4/27/12 | 10/22/12 | 179 |
Hiker 67 | 4/27/12 | 10/22/12 | 179 |
Hiker 68 | 4/10/12 | 10/13/12 | 187 |
Hiker 69 | 4/19/12 | 10/23/12 | 188 |
Hiker 70 | 4/10/12 | 10/20/12 | 194 |
Average: | 4/24/12 | 9/22/12 | 152.4 |