One Step, and Then Another | Finishing the Pacific Crest Trail

Stephanie Seitz
Stephanie Seitz
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2020-11-19に共有
Hey there, I'm Steph! (aka "Calzone" when I'm on trail.)

In 2019, I set out to thru hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail. I'm not super athletic or fit, and I grew up in Indiana with a distinct lack of mountains to roam in. But I was sure of this dream. I hiked for 6 months and made it 2,336 miles! Getting to Canada was surreal and so beautiful.

But I came home with unfinished business - I skipped about 350 miles of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the middle. I attempted it in June, but fell into an icy stream and it was enough to convince me I was (literally) in over my head.

I even tried to return with my friends after making it to Canada, and we closed our flip flop gap with 200 more miles of Norcal. But snow and temps in the low teens convinced me and my buddy Cheer that we'd rather come back to finish the High Sierra in nicer weather.

So this video tells the story of our return - our drive to see the dream through, despite the crazy snow last year, the changing plans, the extra challenges of staying safe in a pandemic, and essentially tackling the hardest part of the PCT without acclimating 😅

(Quick note: we carefully considered the implications of hiking during Covid-19. We were able to complete this section without hitchhiking, minimized our number of resupply stops, and wore face coverings when we couldn't social distance 👍🏻)

My PCT Highlight Video:    • 179 Days on the Pacific Crest Trail |...  
The Gear Video:    • Everything I used on my 2019 PCT hike...  
My lighterpack (gear I started with): lighterpack.com/r/d8jcri
My blog: www.hikersteph.com/
Instagram: instagram.com/hikersteph

Music (Licensed through Musicbed)
"Ephemeral" Future of Forestry
"We Go Together" Heartbreak Kid
"Sound of the Earth" De Joie
"It's a Wonderful Life" John Lu
コメント (20)
  • @BearPinata
    Omg, Calzone, I'm bawling! What an awesome video! Thank you for sharing your hike with us ❤ Piñata
  • @LauraOnTheMove
    Amazing video! Thanks for sharing the joy of being able to go back and finish the trail!
  • @raspberrymusic
    I'm from Siberia! And these mountain lakes are very similar to ours!
  • @hyoh-wu
    It was awesome to meet you.... if you ever want to hike in the Cabinet Mountains Let me know. --- Jesse
  • @sandibravine159
    Well done Stephanie. Well done. I am so very glad you were able to go back and finish. This video is also well done. I loved the music you chose. I have great respect for all you’ve accomplished these past years. 2019-2020. Bravo friend.
  • @MrWoodleyf
    Congratulations on finishing what you began last year.
  • @kaj160
    Congratz! It must have been amazing to go to yosemite valley this year without all the crowds!
  • @kriscoty1
    Congrats..I hope to do PNT, PCT and GDT, in near future then onward to South America.
  • @Muffin1280
    Awesome video Stephanie. It all looks so different without the snow and so does your dancing without Ralf :-)
  • @hikerJohn
    Just checked my log and I went over Muir Pass on 07/11/2020 Hit Too Wall Um Knee Meadows in a dry (to me) thunder storm. I live just an hour from many trailheads of the PCT and three hours from the southern terminus I may do Oregon next year. Maybe Washington as well :o)
  • @TheHikingRev
    What permits did you get to do this section? I’m going to do this section next year (2021). Thanks. BTW...great video!