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Pacific Crest Trail Handbook$40.00PCT Update April 2010

Click "PCT Update April 2010" to open the April 2010 PCT Handbook Update file.
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This is the book you've been looking for. The thought of planning and completing a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike can be overwhelming. There's so much to learn: how to resupply, what shoes/gear to buy, how to survive in the desert and the snow, what Guidebooks to purchase, etc. Yogi's PCT Handbook answers all these questions . . . and more.

This valuable planning and hiking resource is written by hikers for hikers. It takes the confusion out of pre-hike planning and on-trail logistics. It is a collection of different opinions from people who have thru-hiked the PCT. We've been where you're going. We've done what you're about to do. This is the stuff we wish we knew before we thru-hiked.

There are two sections to the Handbook. The Planning Guide section (180 pages) is a collection of tips from previous thru-hikers on a variety of hiking topics such as:

PRE-HIKE CONSIDERATIONS: AT vs PCT ● North or South? ● Permits ● Identification ● Guidebooks / Data Book / Maps ● Trail Closures and Reroutes ● Glacier Peak Detour ● Continuous Hike ● ADZPCTKO ● Ideal Starting/Finishing Dates ● What About Illegal Immigrants? ● Starting the Trail Alone ● Hiking Alone or With Others ● Trail Name ● Journal ● Internet and Email ● $$$ Spent on Thru-Hike ● Thru-Hiking Dogs ● Bikes on the PCT ● Thru-Hike Training

ULTRALIGHT HIKING: Dirt Bagging by Mags ● The Fun Goes Up When The Weight Goes Down by Warner Springs Monty ● Ultralight Shelters and Backpacks

GEAR: Base Weight ● What’s in Your Pack? ● Backpack ● Shelter ● Sleeping Bag ● Sleeping Pad and Ground Cloth ● Sleeping Clothes ● Tricks to Sleep Warmer ● Water Treatment ● Water Containers ● Alcohol Stoves ● Cook Pot ● Cooking Dinner ● Trekking Poles ● Compass ● Pack Cover ● Favorite Gear ● Luxury Items ● Unique Gear ● Music While Hiking

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR: Clothing ● Warm Top ● Rain Gear ● Footwear ● Camp Shoes ● Gaiters

PERSONAL CARE: First Aid ● Hygiene ● Deodorant ● Chafe ● Toilet Paper ● Menstruation ● Poison Oak ● Contacts

THE DESERT: Desert Hiking Advice ● Sun screen ● Sunglasses ● Sun Hat ● Water Caches

THE SIERRA: Sierra Snow Levels ● Snow Websites ● Sierra Hiking Advice ● Ice Axe / Passes ● Mt. Whitney ● Glissading ● Fording Streams ● Choosing a Campsite ● Sierra Food Storage ● Allowed Bear Canisters ● Bear Canister Purchase or Rental ● Mosquitos

TRAIL TOWNS: Hitchhiking ● Zeros ● Favorite Town ● Hiker Behavior ● Trail Angels

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: Alternate Routes ● Where Did You Get Lost? ● Random Tips ● If I Hiked the PCT Again, This Is What I’d Do Differently

MAILDROPS AND RESUPPLY: USPS Services ● Signature Mail Services ● UPS ● Shipping Fuel ● Care Packages ● Gear Left At Home ● Bounce Boxes ● Don’t Send Your Bounce Box Here ● Resupply As You Go ● Do Food Maildrops From The Trail ● Other Hiker’s Resupply Strategies ● Where Can You Buy Food? ●If I Hiked the PCT Again, This Is How I Would Resupply ● Town Services ● Landmarks and Towns by Milepoint ● Landmarks and Towns Alphabetically ● Pack Light, Eat Right (nutrition and calorie advice) ● Food In Your Pack ● Vegetarian Advice

TRAIL DATA: Using the Data Book and the Guidebooks ● Using Yogi’s PCT Handbook ● Separating Your Data ● Data Needed For Each Trail Section

TRAVELING TO CAMPO: Public Transportation ● Previous Hikers and Trail Angels

LEAVING MANNING PARK: Crossing the US-Canada Border ● Manning Park to Vancouver BC ● Vancouver - Staying Overnight ● Vancouver - Downtown to Airport ● Vancouver to Seattle ● Transportation Contact Information

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The real gem of the PCT Handbook is the Trail Tips and Town Guide section (204 pages). This has valuable information for 85 hiker stops (near-trail stores/towns/Resorts/Trail Angels), town maps, water availability, and resupply options. Also included are comments from recent PCT hikers relating to confusing trail junctions, the best places to eat, the favorite motels, and historical water data. 12-time PCT thru-hiker Scott Williamson has contributed his comments regarding water availability and places few people know about. This section is designed to be broken apart. You will not carry the entire book with you at all times; instead, you will carry only the pages needed for each section.

TOWNS: Detailed information for 85 towns and resorts includes: How to get to/from each town/resort ● Town Maps ● Maildrop Information ● Exactly what each town/resort has for resupply, lodging, restaurants, ATM, phone, internet, fuel, shower, etc.

TRAIL: Historical data of every Data Book water source from Campo to Kennedy Meadows (“the desert”) ● Historical data of all critical water sources from Kennedy Meadows to Canada ● Where to go at confusing trail junctions ● Tips for crossing the passes ● Bear box locations ● How/where to resupply

Yogi's PCT Handbook sets your dream in motion. The rest is up to you!!