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.

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River Crossing Intensive Podcast Episode S1 E3

Steep Snow Travel Podcast Episode S1 E5

Over Snow Navigation Podcast Episode S1 E9

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Episode Music: "Communicator" by Reed Mathis