Hi all,
I am planning on hiking Steve Roper’s Sierra High Route along with Alan Dixon‘s Southern Sierra High Route this summer by blending the two together around Dusy Basin. I plan on starting from Horse Creek Trailhead (northern terminus of the SHR), hiking southbound, ending in Horseshoe Meadow (southern terminus of SoSHR). I have a permits to enter at Horse Creek Trailhead on Tuesday, 7/23. The plan is to complete the hike in roughly 23 days, with three resupplies at Tioga Road, Reds Meadow and the town of Bishop (definitely gonna zero in Bishop). I plan on concluding the hike on 8/14 at Horseshoe Meadow; give or take a couple days considering possible variables along the route. I originally planned to hike solo, but feel it may be wise to explore the idea of teaming up with someone if possible.
Here’s a little about myself: I have a good amount of experience with class 2 and 3 terrain, map reading and route finding. I have been on many outings in the Sierra over the years and feel like I’m ready to tackle something more substantial. My most notable trail hike was 275 miles from Sonora Pass to Mt. Whitney via the PCT/JMT (15 days). I have been on other 100+ mile trail hikes in the High Sierra. I became fascinated with cross-country hiking back in 2018 and now nearly every hike I’ve been on since has had an off-trail component. I have hiked a few smaller sections of the Sierra High Route and many cross-country passes within the southern portion of the range.
I recently and coincidently came across this trip report that closely mirrors what I’ve planned as far as daily elevation gain/loss, mileage and timeframe:
https://hikefordays.com/sierra-high-route/
If you are interested, please reach out so we can discuss experience and comfort levels along with logistics and general expectations to see if our hiking styles may align on this rather large undertaking. Thanks!
