PCT #105, 1067mi: Crushin' miles, missing "Smiles"...

The lack of motivation kept me in the tent pretty long this morning. Didn't…


PCT #101 & #102, 990mi: Just another small pass...

Just another small pass - the motto of the last two days. We left Yosemite and…


PCT #96, 887mi: Silver Pass, meeting an old friend & the power thing...

Shitty night! Why? My sleeping pad had a slow leak! So I went down on the…


PCT #95, 867mi: Evolution Creek, trail beauty and another thunderstorm

This morning we had to cross the "feared" Evolution Creek. This was one of the…


PCT #94, 844mi: John Muir Pass, running away from the thunderstorm and "wow" sunrise...

Only short today since it's already way past hiker's midnight... Good start…


PCT #93, 824mi: Marther's Pass, marmots and uncountable views

We took an easy start this morning. We are convinced to follow our strategy:…


PCT #91: Back to the Sierras...

Uber at 7am to the Portland airport. Man, what can I say - I just love…


PCT #90, 2144mi: Arriving in Cascade Locks. Oregon ✔️and exactly 1000 miles left to Canada...

Important milestone today! The last day of Oregon. We walked 455 miles from…


PCT #71, 1700mi: Bye bye California! Hello Oregon!

A rather unspectacular day from a hiking perspective. Left late today -…


Queenstown - first gear review on the Te Araroa

It was still raining in the morning when we left the campsite. So we had to…