Hiking is all about numbers... number of miles, number of hours of daylight, number of days of food left, number of pounds on my back, number of dollars in my bank account... Here is a compilation of the various numbers throughout my journey:
Current "redline" CDT miles: 3029
Total miles hiked: 2583 (official miles were skipped because of fire or cool alternate trails)
Miles averaged per hiking day: 20
Feet elevation gained/lost: 917,470
Days spent on the journey: 159
Zeros: 26 (including 3 unplanned zeros to skip the fire closure in NM, 9 days off-trail to rest my knee, 5 days spent adventuring with my PCT tramily, and 1 wilderness zero)
Nearos (10 miles or less): 17
Longest day: 40.6 miles
Miles walked on a paved road: 35.7 (The CDT is known for its insane amount of road walking. I skipped an additional 30 miles, opting to cover them via car rather than foot)
Miles walked on maintained gravel roads: 178 (this doesn't include the hundreds of miles walked on old worn, rutted dirt roads that only ATVs could access)
Average pack weight: 26 lbs (very much a guesstimate)
Pair of shoes: 4
Nights of cowboy camping: 3
Nights I camped alone: 5
Highest elevations camping: 13,600 feet
Hostels stayed at: 5
Hotels/cabins stayed at: 6
Hitches: 37 (only did 2 solo) Notable ones: Camper, Mailman on mail route, Sprinter, Tesla, ATV) (An additional 9 hitches totaling over 300 miles traveling to/from side trips)
Longest water carry: 21 miles (in NM)
Longest food carry: 7 days (in the San Juans and Bob Marshall Wilderness)
Swims: 4
Hot springs: 3
Moose spotted: 12
Black bear spotted: 5
Grizzly bear spotted: 3
Months of hiking through smoke: 1
Weight loss: 10 lbs
Roadside trail magic: 3 (and 6 cooler magics)
Pictures taken: 2300
Hours of video: 5
Cost of gear (pre-trip): $664 (replaced heavier or worn gear from past thruhikes)
Cost of hike: $4560
