{"id":9904,"date":"2026-06-07T20:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=9904"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:06:14","slug":"pct-f-day-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/pct-f-day-59\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT F DAY 59"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mile 652.1 to 663.3- 11.2 miles total hiked<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I after taking a zero day in Ridgecrest, I returned to Walker pass. Still considering skipping ahead, but conditions north of Donner Summit aren\u2019t that much better than going through the Sierra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So for now, I\u2019m heading north in section G. First time I tried section G it ended with a huge failure. I didn\u2019t bring enough water. I started midday. It was early August. It was very, very hot and on top of that my Camelback failed and started leaking. By the time I got to the to of the first ridge I was exhausted and only had a half liter of water. I aborted the next morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second time I tried hiking from Walker Path north I had more water. It was late June. And I planned to start early in the morning. Unfortunately, the area was going through a heat wave and then my shuttle driver screwed up, and I ended up at Walker pass midday again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t really any shade at the pasts so I just went for it. It was a grueling time, but I made it. No leak of water and I still had at least 5 Liters for the next 9 miles to the next water source and that was a successful hike all the way through to Crabtree Meadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, it\u2019s a little cooler thanks to my taking the zero day. And I started with 6 1\/2 L. I also started about 8:30 in the morning along with my umbrella (a hack I hadn\u2019t learned about until after I went through that part).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the first 2 1\/2 miles that we\u2019re so hard the first two times\u2026 not a problem. It was like night and day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big climb up from the water catch in the previous section was much much worse than the first two times. I climbed up from Walker Pass easily. No comparison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Temperature was only 70 degrees F at the top of the ridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After reaching the ridge then I just had to continue making my way north along the ridge. I thought I might\u2019ve even made further than I had made it on the second day of previous hike through the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alas, it was not to be. I ended up 2 miles short of the campsite for that trip. Still a better start to this hike than that one or the one before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sunset was pretty nice too. \ud83d\ude0a\ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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