PCT SOBO 2022 Part 1 - Washington

Soutbound hike on the Pacific Crest Trail 2022, this is the first part, hiking thru Washington, from Hearts pass to Cascade Locks. 535 miles / 858 km Start date I was supposed to start on July 1. But seeing all the snow in the North Cascades and hearing that people couldn’t make it to the border, I decided to push my start date 14 days. And then I got an overuse injury in my knee and had to push the start date a week more and hoping my knee would be ok by then. Resupply Hearts pass: left 3 days of food in the Bear box right next to the ranger station, and 4 days of food in the backpack. Shipped resupply boxes to: Stehekin Stevens Pass - town Snoqualemie White Pass Trout Lake Itinerary 21.07.2022 - Flew into Seattle, took several busses to get to Sedro Woolly, where I stayed at a hiker hostel run by Melinda Brown, she helped with resupply and transport to the trail. Very nice place and very friendly. 24.07 - Got to Hearts Pass and started to hike… yay 25.07 - Touched the border / Northern Terminus late in the afternoon 27.07 - Back at Hearts pass, luckily my food was still there, took a nap and went south 29.07 - Met a bear on the trail, had to yell at it ;-) 30.07 - Went into Stehekin to get my resupply box 02.08 - Crawled over Fire Creek Pass 04.08 - Rained all day, fell and snapped a trekking pole 05.08 - Hitched from Stevens Pass to Leavenworth, took a zer0 10.08 - Hiked into Snoqualemie and stayed the night + picked up my resupply package 12.08 - Camped at Mike Urics Cabin 14.08 - Arrived at White Pass 16.08 - Climbed Goat Rocks 17.08 - New shoes at Trout Lake 20.08 - Shin splint, lot’s of NOBO’s 21.08 - Walked over Bridge of the Gods in the early morning, just as Trail Days was coming to an end, huge amount of NOBO’s everywhere in town Gear My Base weight was around 4,5kg https://lighterpack.com/r/pue3eu My favourite gear https://theomm.com/product/core-hoodi... Wore it every day!