Hiking To-do list

November 8, 2010 / Kyle Sun / 0 Comments

Today I got a chance to think of my hiking plan. The result is a to-do list w/ notes and a wish list.

MOST IMPORTANT:
BE PREPARED! HIKE SMART!

To-Do list

• Grand Canyon Rim-river-Rim (Done)
  • I’ve done one-day hiking twice thru three most popular trails – South Kaibab Trail(partial), Bright Angel Trail(partial) and Plateau Point Trail.
  • Looking forward to doing a rim-to-rim hiking around next May starting from South Rim
  • Wish to do another one from North Rim, and one crossing
  • `The earliest you can apply for a permit is the first of the month, four months prior to the proposed start month.`
  • Best late May – early June.
  • 20+ mile round trip and ~5,000 feet elevation difference between rim and river
  • Remember to check water station
  • http://www.squidoo.com/rimtorim
  • Should apply for the permit at the very first day. Grand canyon backcountry office told me they already received crazy 1k+ permit requests at the time i faxed them permit request on Jan.4th.
  • Done the 2-day Rim-River-Rim hiking via South Kaibab – Phantom Ranch – River Trail – Bright Angel Trail (~20mi and 5000 ft) w/ Bingran, Yizhi, James, Raj and Steffan at June 3-4, 2011.

• Grand Canyon Rim2Rim
  • Go down from south rim to river and back to north rim. It says that the view from north rim is incredible.

• The Wave (Done)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave,_Arizona
  • 20 permits per day (10 online lottery, 4 months ahead)
  • Spring and autumn are the best
  • 3 miles hike (6 mi round trip) after 8.3 mile drive on dirty road
  • GPS required – no formal trail, easy to get lost
  • http://www.squidoo.com/hiking-the-wave-coyote-buttes
  • thanks Zaoshi letting me know this awesome place!
  • Done on Jan.16, 2012 with littlehe. The view was incredible!

• Half Dome – Yosemite (Done)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Dome
  • Is a must-do in Yosemite
  • 8.3 mi hike (one way), a day or two
  • Permit required on 7 days a week! (400 max, 4 months ahead)
  • Cable route is class 3, sounds exciting
  • Done on Aug.21, 2011 w/ Rajesh, Steffan, James

• Longs Peak – Rocky Mtn
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longs_Peak#Hiking_Longs_Peak
  • 7.5 miles one way
  • 1 day hike – usually departs around 1-2 am, and should start returning around noon (due to frequent lightning in the afternoon)
  • 14,259 ft high, among most difficult Class 3 in CO.
  • THE ALTITUDE + ICE + COLD + THUNDER + DISTANCE MAKE THIS HIKE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
  • Should be fun hiking at NIGHT
  • http://www.michaelwsilverman.com/longs-peak-hiking-guide/

• Subway – Zion
  • Most popular in Zion NP, permit needed (3 month in advance, 50 max)
  • 7-9 hours hiking in water, 60-foot rope might needed as handline, dry bag needed
  • A car / shuttle needed
  • Some friends told me it not as hard as the Narrows that i did
  • Check weather for flash flood forecast
  • http://www.climb-utah.com/Zion/subway.htm

• Wonderland Trail – Mt. Rainier
  • 93 mi loop, 45,572 feet elevation change, 10-14days
  • Very challanging as you can tell!
  • Best at mid-July to early-September (snow free)
  • http://www.oboeguide.com/mora2003/

• Mt. Whitney (Done)
  • 22 mi RT, 6,400 feet elevation gain, day trip
  • Highest summit in the lower 48 states!
  • Permit required
  • High altitude effect
  • Done the day hike with Roger, James, Yizhi on Aug.26, 2012

A wish list is kinda like a dream list – something not feasible in the near future

• Appalachian Trail
• Continental Divide Trail
• Pacific Crest Trail
  • All of three are long distance, 2,000 mile to 3,500 mile
  • Usually takes 4-6 months to finish one of these
  • Triple Crown of Hiking – finish all of three, 7,400 mile, 1,000,000 feet,  22 states

Well, i realize all above trails are in the US. I’ll expand the list as soon as i level up my knowledge 🙂

(last updated: Aug 27, 2012)