FAQ, Glossary, and Some Things to Know about Thru-Hiking!
Given that the majority of people in my life wouldn't dream of setting out for a hike that involves more than a few days, I figured it might be helpful to answer some of the common questions people ask me when I tell them I’m going to be setting out for the Pacific Crest Trail this April. On the hike to Black Tusk from Garibaldi Lake in BC FAQ What is Thru-Hiking anyway? Thru-hiking is hiking a long distance trail from one end to the other in one season. People who hike a long distance trail from one end to the other are thru-hikers! Other types of hiking on long distance trails are: Section hiking : Hiking specific sections of a trail at a time, often with the intention of completing the entire trail over the span of multiple hiking seasons. Flip-flopping : Skipping part of the trail and coming back to it later, in order to have hiked the entire trail. Hikers may do this if something stopped them from completing a specific section (weather, conditions, injury, e...