Joal HosMar 30, 20184 min readHow we took 6 months off to hike the PCT: Minimising the off-trail costs. When budgeting for the PCT many of our friends have assumed that the cost is solely that of food, gear and flights. Whilst those things...
Joal HosMar 14, 20185 min readFears of the Pacific Crest Trail As we tell more people about the hike we get two reactions; "Wow that sounds awesome!" and "aren't you worried about [insert thing...
Joal HosMar 4, 20183 min read(Over)planning for the PCT: resupplies and waterWith our Pacific Crest Trail adventure only 50 days away Jenny and I have been in a bit of panic mode! To quash some of those fears,...
Joal HosFeb 18, 20184 min readGear Shakedown: The Big 3 for a couple hiking the PCTHaving read through a number of forums in preparation, one quote definitely stuck with us: hiking the Pacific Crest Trail involves...
Joal HosJan 17, 20182 min readApplying for a PCT permitApplying for the PCT permit turned out to be a little bit like Glastonbury. We'd heard lots of stories about people not getting the dates...