PCT Complete

Greg,

What a challenging year to complete the PCT in such a fashion. I enjoyed following you on PostHoler. All that snow it's just nuts. Congratulations!

Greg –

Wow! Very impressed by your speed and your base weight. Hope you enjoyed the experience. Am curious to hear what you considered the highlight of your travels. How many zeros did you throw in there? (I can't imagine many). Did you find that you had enough insulation at that base weight? Would you do anything differently if you had to do it again?

Again, congratulations. Glad to hear that you finished safe and sound. I enjoyed your trail journals. It's been a very snowy summer up here in Washington and been a bit discouraging trying to do much back country backpacking because of the snow and bugs. That you did that many miles so quickly is really a testament to your conditioning and light load. Very inspiring to read about your travels.

Dirk

Nice work, Greg!

Congratulations! It's especially noteworthy that you were able to finish so early in such a difficult year!

Hat is off to you Greg.

Much respect, congratulations.

Congratulations Greg! I hope you get a little time to "come back in", without being swarmed.

An amazing accomplishment!

Will you ever be able to eat Hamburger Helper again?

edit: would love to hear more about your gear/food/water purification: what worked and what didn't when you have more time to digest this whole experience.

Greg,

Congratulations on achieving your goal. What an incredible accomplishment. I enjoyed checking in and catching up on your posts on postholer. I look forward to hearing some of your stories in person.

Cheers!

Nice job Greg! An incredible accomplishment by itself, even more amazing given your time.

I looked at your Gear List and saw only the Whisp for rain gear.

I take it that was sufficient?

Greg,

Nice work! Remind me never to go hiking with you in the Sierra snow… I'd never keep up. I hope you both did it fast and had a great time. Big congrats!

Strong work in a very challenging year!

I have been using a variation on your malto based energy drink that Jack (Tequila Kid) posted. Works great.

Chris

BIG congratulations, Greg! 99 days!!! Nice job!

Right on Greg! Nice!!! Hope to hear some cool stories at next years BPL Meeting!

Congratulations! Awesome! I really want to hike the PCT next year. How did your iphone hold up? I'm curious about their durability on long hikes. I bring mine on hikes, but I don't have insurance on it.

Greg,

I just finished reading all 124 pages! Great trip. Seems like the pressure of a deadline weighed heavily on you. If you did not have a deadline and could spend 4, 5, or 6 months would you do it differently? Are there sights or side trips you would have explored?