Miia Tsunami
Born and raised in an awkward tiny village in Northern Finland, currently living in Stockholm, Sweden. Besides hiking I love climbing, traveling, drag, weird theme parties and languages, especially Turkish. I work currently as an audiobook publisher but I was given leave for the hike. I am starting my SoBo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022. This will be my first hike in the USA and only my second visit in the country, so besides a shock for my body I am expecting a cultural shock.
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On the Knife’s Edge
Day 29: 19 miles. White Pass to Tentsite at mile 376, 7011 feet. I was supposed to get up early to catch the tramily but I had lost my tootpaste
Limping on in Washington
Day 23: 16 miles. Snoqualmie Pass - Campspot at mile 275 We were sleeping in an amazing house in our own spacious rooms and had fresh bread and
From snow to mosquitoes
Day 19: 14 miles. Steven's pass to Glacier Lake We slept later than usually and had breakfast at the great Cascades Lodge in Skyskomish. It was
Hunger and hazards in the Glacier Peak Wilderness
Day 9 Zero at Stehekin As my shin has betrayed me I was doomed to stay and zero while the others hit the trail. We were all sucked into the wifi
Week 1: Snow, snow and more snow
Day 1: 14 miles. Hart's pass to Holman creek trail We got a ride by Raven up the winy road to the trail. Alltogether we were 13 people starting
The year of tears and beers
Nothing went as planned this year for PCT SoBos. The snow melt has been three weeks behind the average and before July nobody had managed to hike
SoBos in vortex
I have made it to Washington! My start date was two days ago, but here we are still waiting in the SoBo vortex. I flew to Seattle via
400 % Snow Level on the PCT
Worse than 2017? One of the main reasons for me to choose to hike the PCT southbound was to avoid the crazy snow amounts and floods that often hit
Planning a Thru-Hike from Abroad
Few people realize how much time (and money) I have spent planning to hike the PCT. It feels like I can breathe a sigh of relief when the only thing
My first hike in The USA – PCT SoBo
Who am I and where will you be hiking? I am Miia and I am going to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from north to south starting at the end of June this