When to go
The hiking season for the Pacific Crest Trail normally lasts from late April through October, but varies from year to year depending on the snow pack in the Sierras and in the Cascades. Most hikers… Read more
Author: Stein A. Rypdal
Why?
Why do I quit my job and leave the comforts of everyday life in order to spend half a year hiking 4280 km (2660 miles) on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)? The short answer is that it was just a dream that… Read more
Just do it!
The decision has been made: I’m quitting my job and getting off the band wagon (at least for a while) in order to pursue one of my dreams – to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to… Read more
About the PCT
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a long-distance hiking trail on the Western Seaboard of the United States. The trail runs for 4280 km (2660 miles) from the southern terminus at the U.S./Mexican… Read more
The John Muir Trail – 2011
In 2011 I thru-hiked the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney. 357 km (222 miles) through some of the most amazing scenery in the United States, the High Sierras. This was my first… Read more