PCT #58, 1407mi: Barbecued in the heat, eaten by mosquitoes and all ended well - in the pool

The alarm went off at 4.30am. Forecast was in the very high 90’s F and the hike…


PCT #57, 1383mi: A hero-day in Old Station

We got up early today. The reason: the proximity of Old Station with only 7…


PCT #55 & 56, 1367mi: Two hard days in the snow and a lot of fun.

We made it out of Chester early - as promised to ourselves. Of course not…


PCT #54, 1329mi: The big surprise!

The day started unexpectedly. We had just woken up when somebody carefully…


PCT #53, 1313mi: A first long day in new terrain.

Yesterday after we got dropped off in Belden we started the almost 5,000ft…


PCT - A tough decision how to continue and a drastic change in plans..

Once in town most people who I hiked with decided not to go back into the…


PCT #52, 789mi: Kearsarge Pass. End of a "social experiment", learnings for myself and getting into Bishop

A bit more of tension had built up during the evening. I guess we were all…


PCT #51, 787mi: Forester Pass on 4.011m / 13,153ft

Today was a big day and the first real mountain challenge. Our target - gerting…


PCT #50, 774mi: What an epic day! Mountains, snow, river crossings, glacading and all the fun stuff!

What an epic day! We left at five to make use of the frozen snow which is a lot…


PCT #49, 761mi: The first day in real mountains, a lot of snow and an exciting finish. #ilovemountains

After an easy start White Pirate left us this morning because he had to go down…