{"id":5738,"date":"2024-04-23T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T03:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/?p=5738"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:29:45","slug":"pacific-crest-trail-day-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yetihikes.net\/wordpress\/2024\/04\/23\/pacific-crest-trail-day-29\/","title":{"rendered":"PCT Day 29 \u2013 Mt. Baden-Powell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Day 29<\/p>

Start: Vincent Gap<\/p>

Finish: Islip Saddle<\/p>

Daily Mileage: 12.1<\/p>

PCT Mile: 386.1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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I had no idea how today was going to go. There was a lot of various information about the trail over and beyond Mt. Baden-Powell, and it is hard to know what is most relevant to my skill level and risk aversion. All there was to do was start up the mountain and see how it went, knowing that I was able to make the decision to turn back at any time.<\/p>

As I was packing up, Two Speed came down the mountain and stopped by to say that the route was too icy and steep for his tastes. The rest of his group continued up, but he opted for the bypass route on a closed road that paralleled the trail. I wasn\u2019t sure what to make of that, but I at least wanted to see the trail for myself.<\/p>

Chaos Turtle and I started up the mountain at 5:45. We wanted the early start so the snow was most firm from re-freezing overnight. We needed to make as much progress as we could before the sun softened the snow making travel more difficult and potentially dangerous.<\/p>

The first couple switchbacks up the trail were clear and snow-free, but that didn\u2019t last. Soon we donned our microspikes. Then the trail completely disappeared, and the bootpath just turned straight uphill. No need to follow an arbitrary trail when on the snow everything looks the same.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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