Please join us in welcoming Jon Szalewicz and Dan Roper, our newest Technical Advisors. We’re also thrilled to have Bill Hawley as a TA for another season! We’re proud to work with such excellent seasonal employees.
Jon Szalewicz, is PCTA’s new Technical Advisor in the North Cascades Region. Jon will ... Read more
This video shows the Mountain Fire burn area on Mt. San Jacinto. The red area is the heat perimeter published 7/23/13 at 5:06 AM. The fire is not expected to grow and full containment should be reached on 7/24/13.
The green line is the Pacific Crest Trail. The purple lines ... Read more
Congratulations to the Tahoe Trail Skills College Class of 2013! Thanks to all our volunteers, instructors, partners, sponsors and staff who helped make this past weekend a success, especially REI, Royal Robbins, California Alpine Club, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Tahoe National Forest, and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.
It ... Read more
The U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service have released restrictions that essentially ban campfires, restrict smoking and certain types of stoves on much of the Pacific Crest Trail, even with a campfire permit. The restrictions are not PCT specific, they are in place broadly in the forests and parks ... Read more
Update 8/5/13: The PCT remains closed in the area. Please view our trail closure page for future updates.
Update 7/23/13 @ 11:30 am: The fire perimeter is not expected to grow at this time. A video of the burn area is posted below. The PCT remains closed.
Update 7/19/13 @ ... Read more
Thru-hiker Chase Nelson wrote this piece for our blog after walking more than 1,300 miles. Liz and Denise had the pleasure of meeting this inspiring hiker on their own section hike northbound from Belden, Calif. Chase is also a KEEN Olympus sock tester.
Thin rays of morning light snuck through ... Read more
Readers of the PCT Communicator are aware that the “world’s foremost hiking cellist” is on the trail again this summer. On his second thru-hike, Mark Votapek plans to play around 30 concerts. That’s one on nearly every “zero day”.
Last weekend, PCTA staff Angie Williamson and Shari Hansen had the ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail is closed due to the Chariot Fire on Mt. Laguna. The closure extends from Cibbets Flat Campground (PCT mile 32.6) to Scissors Crossing (PCT mile 77). Currently, there is no suggested alternate route through the area.... Read more
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