As the Trail Information Manager, Jack works to connect people to the PCT. He's involved with a wide variety of projects that help the trail, the trail's users and the community that surrounds the experience. He has thru-hiked (Pacific Crest Trail in 2006; Colorado Trail in 2008; Continental Divide Trail in 2010) and is an obsessed weekend warrior.
While only a fraction of our public lands are affected by illegal marijuana cultivation, the Pacific Crest Trail Association, Forest Service and our other agency partners believe that safety risks are real and everyone should be informed about them. Dangerous people protecting marijuana cultivation sites may be present on the ... Read more
This call for testers is now closed.
Dear PCT Class of 2013,
Our friends at KEEN are looking for 12 PCT thru-hikers from the Class of 2013 to test out their new Olympus sock, an ultra-durable hiking sock.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
... Read moreThe Olympus sock is
We just updated the 2,600 miler list. It is the record of the 2,607 people that have completed the entire Pacific Crest Trail. Remarkably, at least 47 people have done it more than once. Who will be the 2,650th person to get their name on the record? Spend some time ... Read more
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You asked. We delivered. Buy it in the PCT store.
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Registration for the 2013 Annual Day Zero Pacific Crest Trail Kick Off opened yesterday. The campground will fill up quickly. Attendees are invited to register on the organizer’s website, adzpctko.org. Questions should be directed through that site.... Read more
Join the staff of the Pacific Crest Trail Association! We’re hiring for two positions in Sacramento, CA.
Jenna, our current Development Assistant is leaving to pursue a career teaching math and will thru-hike the John Muir Trail this summer. Merrit, our Volunteer Programs Assistant has moved to Washington state with ... Read more
Anthony Schuman is a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He is producing a documentary film about people who choose the outdoors as an alternative domestic space.
Anthony would love to interview “hardcore hikers” with knowledge of the trail and the people who hike it. If you ... Read more
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