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Wildfires Continue to Close Sections of Pacific Crest Trail
Wildfires in California and Washington are closing sections of the Pacific Crest Trail, with smoke shrouding thru-hikers in a haze. "The smoke is getting kind of bad, ruining the views,...
The City of Mount Shasta Becomes PCT’s First Designated Trail Town
The Pacific Crest Trail Association and the city of Mount Shasta are throwing a big ol' party. The two announced theirAppalachian Trail Community Program. Most thru-hikers are used to seeing...
Land Protection Successes Keep the PCT Wild
Stevens Pass The Pacific Crest Trail Association recently sold 402 acres at Image The Conservation Fund, the PCTA was able to purchase this property at the end of 2017. This...
PCT Hikers Rescued From Snowpocalypse
On October 23rd, 2017 a SAR team rescued two PCT hikers from a 60-hour blizzard near Taylor's Landing in Washington. Several days prior, hiker Dylan "Flip" Zitawi stated that he...
2018 PCT Permit Registration Opens November 1st
Planning to hike more than 500 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2018? Then you'll need to register for a Long-Distance Permit page to familiarize yourself with the registration process....
This Land is Your Land… And Yours, And Yours, And Yours
Unless you’ve been hiding under Mahoosuc Notch for the past year and a half, you might have noticed that Americans aren’t exactly getting along these days. From Facebook browsing to...
Karel Sabbe Claims New Supported PCT Speed Record
On August 13th, Belgian UltraRunner, Karel Sabbe, claimed the new supported speed record when he stepped foot on the cement monument at the Northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail. 27...
Carly Moree Aims to Set New Pacific Crest Trail Speed Record
You read that correctly. Our very own Carly "Papi" Moree, co-author of Heather "Anish" Anderson, set the self-supported FKT (fastest known time) at 60 days, 17 hours, and 12 minutes in
Fire Between Walker Pass And Kennedy Meadows
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The Pacific Crest Trail Dilemma: Increasing Crowds, Droughts, and Water Caches
It’s nearly Spring, which brings, in addition to longer days and flowers, a whole new crop of thru-hikers hoping to log miles and take names - trail names that is. ...
