Planning for a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike can seem like an impossible and insurmountable task, especially if you've never done anything on this scale before.

Trying to stuff your head full of plans, strategies, and information about the trail is, in all honesty, probably a waste of your time. That being said, I'm sure my saying so will do nothing to deter you – so why not add another couple things to your list?

A lot of this you may already know, a lot of it you probably don't, a lot of it might surprise you, and a lot of it (most of it) you'll probably forget before starting your hike. But I hope that all of you (even those of you who may have already hiked the PCT) will be able to take something from this list.

In no particular order, I give you 110 things to know before hiking the Pacific Crest Trail:

BONUS:

Never shake a hiker's hand – use the hiker handshake (aka a fist bump).

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