I am planning on hiking Andrew Skurka’s Yosemite High Route, Steve Roper’s Sierra High Route, and Alan Dixon/Don Wilson’s Southern Sierra High Route. I plan on starting from Leavitt Meadows TH (Near Sonora Pass – northern terminus of the YHR), hiking southbound, ending in Cottonwood Lakes TH (South of Whitney – southern terminus of SoSHR). I plan to pull permits as soon as they are released. I originally was planning on hiking solo, but feel it may be a good idea to team up with someone if possible. It’s roughly 330 ish miles and lots of elevation, looking at about 22 hiking days and 2 zeros. I don’t have any set dates besides early summer ish (Mid June – July). This is the rough route (https://caltopo.com/m/KKJPN) at the moment. Looking at doing food pickups at Tioga pass (if they are open this season), Reds Meadow, and Lake Sabrina.
A little about me I have been on quite a lot of trips in the Sierra’s and looking for more of a challenge. Some trail hike I’ve done HST, JMT, and leading 2 crew at Philmont scout ranch on 75 and 112mile treks and a few other 100+ mile hikes. Most hikes I’ve done recently are mainly off trail or have a off trail part. I have a decent amount of experience with class 2 and 3 terrain, route finding, and maps. I have side hikes some cross country passes off in the Sierra’s while on other trips.
If you would be interested in joining please reach out so we can discuss the details further to see if it would workout. Thank you!
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