I saw this thread on my local trip report forum (Portland Hikers), and thought it’d be interesting to see the results here as well.
My statistics are pretty pedestrian having just begun backpacking this year, but not for lack of trying! I was shocked to realize I spent 25 nights backpacking this year, 30+ including camping at places like Zion where I just did day hikes.
Let’s have your:
- Total number of backpacking trips
- Total nights
- Total mileage
- Total elevation gain
- Best hike (and date)…why?
- Best picture?
Here’s mine:
- 23 trips
- 25 nights
- ~ 288 miles
- ~ 47,000 elevation gain
- A three-day, two-night loop around the North and Middle Sister in Central Oregon. There’s no trail through the pass between South and Middle Sister, requiring a cross-country, ~ 5 mile hike to find the PCT waiting for you on the west side of the mountains.
