I recently watched a zoom session for the preparation of the PCT which was all about safety, navigation and logistics. I thought I knew quite a lot already and wasn’t expecting to learn anything new, but I had notes galore!
There are now some changes to my initial plan:
🥾 I will be walking an additional 50 miles to Lone Peak as there are no transport facilities at Kennedy Meadows. This now means that I will be traversing a 10k ft mountain ridge and the ice axe will come in handy! 🪓 I need to learn how to use an ice axe! 📞 It’s wise to have one designated person at home who will call the authorities for me if they have not heard from me in three days. I can check in using the preset message system on the Garmin In Reach Mini (need to buy one of those!) 🏬 I was going to rely on Farout (the navigation app on my phone) but after listening to some of the stories on the zoom session, I will also have pocket maps of the area and a compass (just in case). They said to wait until Black Friday before purchasing Farout (navigation app) and the National Geographic maps. (Good tip!) 🚘 They shared lots of tips about hitch hiking (which is unavoidable if you want to eat, shower and have a bed in a town for a night). My biggest takeaway was to take a photo of the number plate of the car that you are getting in to and text it to your designated person at home. ✈️ Lots of advice about travelling by plane. I need to by a few Apple Air Tags for my pack. 🚌 There is a shuttle service who will pick you up from the airport, then take you to places like REI to buy canister gas. (REI is a bit like our Go Outdoors). They also have a campsite at the start of the trail. Lots of people take up this service as they get to know fellow hikers before they start hiking. I like this idea. 📸 Taking photos of your gear and let people at home know your trail name and the names of people that you are walking with is essential (safety precautions). 🔑 The zoom session covered “worse case senario” which talked about things like having a last will and testament. They asked the audience if your designated person at home has all your passwords to things like bank accounts, eBay, Amazon, computers etc. I use 1Password so will make sure my family have access to this before I go.
Blimey. Less than six months to go and I’ve got a lot to sort out!
Julia - The Adventure Geek
PCT PREPARATION NOTES
I recently watched a zoom session for the preparation of the PCT which was all about safety, navigation and logistics. I thought I knew quite a lot already and wasn’t expecting to learn anything new, but I had notes galore!
There are now some changes to my initial plan:
🥾 I will be walking an additional 50 miles to Lone Peak as there are no transport facilities at Kennedy Meadows. This now means that I will be traversing a 10k ft mountain ridge and the ice axe will come in handy!
🪓 I need to learn how to use an ice axe!
📞 It’s wise to have one designated person at home who will call the authorities for me if they have not heard from me in three days. I can check in using the preset message system on the Garmin In Reach Mini (need to buy one of those!)
🏬 I was going to rely on Farout (the navigation app on my phone) but after listening to some of the stories on the zoom session, I will also have pocket maps of the area and a compass (just in case). They said to wait until Black Friday before purchasing Farout (navigation app) and the National Geographic maps. (Good tip!)
🚘 They shared lots of tips about hitch hiking (which is unavoidable if you want to eat, shower and have a bed in a town for a night). My biggest takeaway was to take a photo of the number plate of the car that you are getting in to and text it to your designated person at home.
✈️ Lots of advice about travelling by plane. I need to by a few Apple Air Tags for my pack.
🚌 There is a shuttle service who will pick you up from the airport, then take you to places like REI to buy canister gas. (REI is a bit like our Go Outdoors). They also have a campsite at the start of the trail. Lots of people take up this service as they get to know fellow hikers before they start hiking. I like this idea.
📸 Taking photos of your gear and let people at home know your trail name and the names of people that you are walking with is essential (safety precautions).
🔑 The zoom session covered “worse case senario” which talked about things like having a last will and testament. They asked the audience if your designated person at home has all your passwords to things like bank accounts, eBay, Amazon, computers etc. I use 1Password so will make sure my family have access to this before I go.
Blimey. Less than six months to go and I’ve got a lot to sort out!
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