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My Pacific Crest Trail Hike in Numbers

  Note: I have included the extra 30.3 miles that I had to hike SOBO at the end (Northern Terminus to Hart's Pass) Trail distance hiked: 2684 mi / 4319 km Actual distance hiked (detours/shortcuts/town walks etc): 2681 mi / 4313 km Number of days: 118 (April 16 - August 11, 2022) Number of hiking days: 112 Average distance/day: 22.7 mi / 36.5 km Average distance/hiking day: 23.9 mi / 38.5 km Time taken:  1151 hours Average walking time/day: 9.7 hours Average walking time/hiking day: 10.3 hours Average pace:  2.3 mph / 3.75 kmph Total ascent: 474,380 ft / 144,591 m Total descent: 470,147 ft / 143301 m Average ascent/day: 3984 ft / 1214 m Average ascent/hiking day: 4198 ft / 1280 m Number of Zero days: 6 Number of Nero (or less than full hiking) days: 35 Total distance covered in 35 Nero days: 681 miles (i.e. avg 19.5 miles/Nero day) Number of resupplies: 23 (13 boxes mailed, 10 purchased in-town) Average number of days of food carried between resupplies: 5 Maximum number of days of

Monthly Data Update (M-4; Day 91 to 118)

  All data below in italics is for M-1, M-2 & M-3 respectively, for comparison. M-4 is 28 days (all other months were 30 days) Distance traveled on PCT: 702 mi / 1130 km   ( 631 mi / 1015 km; 554 mi / 892 km; 798 mi /1284 km ) Total time: 281 ( 280; 280; 320 ) hours Total ascent:  126,923 ft / 38,686 m ( 117,830 ft/35,915 m; 99,040 ft/30,190 m; 123,951 ft/37,780 m )  Total descent: 128,161 ft / 39,063 m  ( 115,912 ft/35,330 m; 99,730 ft/30,400 m; 123,921 ft/37,771 m ) Highest point: 7174 ft / 2187 m ( 9407 ft/2867 m; 13,120 ft/4000 m; 7580 ft/2310 m ) Average distance/day: 25 mi / 40 km ( 21 mi/34 km; 18.7 mi/30.1 km; 26.6 mi/42.8 km )  Average distance/hiking day: 26 mi / 42 km ( 21.8 mi/35.1 km; 21.3 mi/34.3 km; 26.6 mi/42.8 km ) Average time hiking/day: 10.0 ( 9.3; 9.3;  10.7) hours (incl Nero days) Average pace: 2.6 mph/4.2 kmph ( 2.3 mph/3.6 kmph; 2.0 mph/3.2 kmph; 2.5 mph/4.0 kmph ) Number of Zero days: 1 ( 1; 4; 0 ) Number of Nero days: 11 ( 4; 8; 5 ) Number of meals