51. PCT March Start Dates - Pros & Cons

Happy New Year and welcome to Season 2 of the podcast! In this episode, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor Ned Tibbits to discuss the pros and cons of starting the Pacific Crest Trail in March. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event!  During this discussion, Ned goes over the pros of weather, logistics, and strategy as well as cons of starting the PCT in March, and there is an interactive Q&A at the end. Ned has founded a non-profit organization which promotes wilderness safety called Mountain Education. If you feel like this information added value to your hiking preparation, consider donating to thank him for his time and knowledge. You can donate here. If you loved this episode make sure to like, subscribe, rate & review, and share! Relevant Links: Future THRU-r Meetups River Crossing Intensive Podcast Episode S1 E3 Steep Snow Travel Podcast Episode S1 E5 Over Snow Navigation Podcast Episode S1 E9 Postholer Website Connect With Us / Join The THRU-r Community: THRU-r Website THRU-r Instagram THRU-r Facebook THRU-r Youtube Cheer's YouTube Cheer's Instagram Episode Music: "Communicator" by Reed Mathis