What if I fail?

With 19 days left until I ship out to California to start the PCT, I am surprised by how scared I am. 

I’ve been backpacking for about 10 years, with about 4,000 backpacking miles under my belt. You’d think that all this experience would somehow shield me from the anxiety of taking on another trail… But here we are. 

When I hiked the AT back in 2019, I was coming in with a heavy advantage over most thru hikers: I had already hiked hundreds of miles of that trail. ...

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