Today 28.6 km (17.8 mi), Total Distance 1373.3 km (853.3 mi). 10 hours 20 minutes (0630-1650) I slept really badly last night. I wasn’t cold but could not seem to get comfortable. I woke to my alarm and once again had my internal battle to get up. It was 0 degrees C and felt it.Continue Reading “Day 68 – 29 May 19. Muir Pass and Big Miles”
Today 26.2 km (16.3 mi), Total Distance 1344.6 km (835.5 mi). 11 hours 15 minutes (0630-1745) I struggled with myself to get up early and compromised with a 10 minute lay in after the alarm went off. The temperature was around 0 degrees C and my fingers were numb as I was packing up. IContinue Reading “Day 67 – 28 May 19. The Setup For Muir Pass”
Today 15.6 km (9.7 mi), Total Distance 1318.4 km (819.2 mi). 7 hours 5 minutes (0840-1545) It snowed during the night but not heavily. I left it on my tent to give me some insulation. When I woke up at 0600 it was -5 degrees C and I decided I had no desire to startContinue Reading “Day 66 – 27 May 19. Over Mather Pass and Welcome to Postholing”
Today 15.6 km (9.7 mi), Total Distance 1302.8 km (809.5 mi). 10 hours (0700 -1700) It only snowed lightly during the night and had stopped when I got up. I was ready quickly and as I was packing my pack Scout briefly got up then went back to bed. There was no sign of movementContinue Reading “Day 65 – 26 May 19. Over Pinchot Pass and Exhausted”
Today 18 km (11.2 mi), Total Distance 1287.2 km (799.8 mi). 10 hours 5 minutes (0655-1700) It continued snowing for much of the night but when I woke up around 0500 it had stopped. I knew with the fresh snow I was not going to get nice crisp snow to walk on so did notContinue Reading “Day 64 – 25 May 19. Over Glen Pass and slogging through deep snow”
Today 12.3 km (0.2 on trail, 12 off trail) (7.6 mi 0.1 on trail and 7.5 off trail), Total Distance 1269.1 km (778.6 mi). 5 hours 40 minutes (1100-1640) I woke up early and headed across the road to the Alabama Hills Cafe for a final hot meal before heading back into the hills. IContinue Reading “Day 63 – 24 May 19. Back over Kearsarge Pass and on trail again”
Zero km I enjoyed my rest time in Bishop. I spent the time eating and editing my videos. I also used the time to cancel credit card and passport and order replacements. My Mum helped out by wiring me some cash to last until my new Credit Card could be mailed. I had lunch withContinue Reading “Day 58 to 62 Zero in Bishop, Independance and Lone Pine”
There is another storm in the mountains so I am delaying my start back on trail. I will be trying to start on Fri now. Views: 1874
The next section from Kearsarge Pass to Mammoth will be around 10 days so please be patient at delay before next posts Views: 1069
Today 14.5km (2.4 on trail, 12.1 off trail) (9 mi, 1.5 on trail and 7.5 off trail), Total Distance 1269 km (788.5 mi). 4 hours 55 minutes (0655-1140) Last night was the coldest yet. I was fine in my sleeping bag but when I turned and got some air in I could see how coldContinue Reading “Day 57 – 18 May 19. Leaving the Mountains over Kearsarge Pass”