PCT 2018 [Ep. 12] - Sonora Pass to Donner Pass

[@markhughes4214]

Erika, just came across your channel and binged watched all of your videos. Both you and Nick have persevered and overcome obstacles which have caused other PCT'ers to throw in the proverbial towel!. Some days it's give yourself a break while other days it's "embrace the suck then get the **** over it". Glad to see that you're back out on the trail...remember...YOU GUYS CAN DO THIS!!!!!

[@ErikaCourtney]

Mark Hughes thank you Mark!!

[@thuthiehiker]

Hang in there. That’s a mentally challenging adventure. Not to mention the physical and emotional part of it. You’ve already done the hardest part... the desert and Sierra. Take the time you need to rest and think about why you are out there. May God bless you and give you strength.

[@momanddad46]

Mark and I have been watching your videos and mark says "if you quit now, in my book you are still a hero!"

[@ErikaCourtney]

myleah h. Omg haha. I miss everyone there so much! Tell him thanks for rooting for me.

[@DerekCullenOutdoors]

Hey Erika, totally relate....everyone is breaking and hurting at this point of the trail. Well done for still being here :) PS. It was great to meet you and Nick on trail :) Derek

[@ErikaCourtney]

Microadventureworld Hi Derek! It was great to meet you too! Awesome videos by the way! Where are you at now?

[@DerekCullenOutdoors]

Erika Courtney Thanks! I have giardia lol had to get off trail this morning to pick up a prescription so wil be getting back on where i left off between Shasta and Etna :) Wishin i was further up but shit happens!

[@willardwooten9582]

The forecast for Wash is a hot and dry summer with the winter more mild than last year.You won't have to worry about the snow up here more overcast day with lite rain all day.

[@seribas]

The beginning of this video made me glad I decided to not take the arc haul and go with my osprey atmos 50. I could tell in pre hikes that those shoulder straps suck and were going to really dig in with a decent weight loadout

[@ErikaCourtney]

Perpetual Vanergy yeah, they do suck haha. I ended up ditching the make-shift Therm-a-Rest pads and got some Velcro on shoulder pads from zpacks which helped a ton. But the straps on the arc haul were definitely something I hated. It was a design flaw really, the middle skinny strap just digs right in and flattens the padding overtime. It felt like I was carrying all the weight of my backpack on spaghetti straps

[@tongqingtonychen9847]

Mountain chicken LOL!

[@tongqingtonychen9847]

Trail magic seems a big deal for long distance hiker.