>>270099As far as difficulties... here they are in order... easiest to worst:
5) Boredom when sitting out the weather ( I don't smoke)
4) Lonely, I am a loner and didn't hike with anyone.
3) Filth. I hated how dirty and sweaty I got after days of hiking and how disgusting it felt to sleep in my bag.
2) Rattlesnakes (just missed stepping on 2)
1) Heights. I am afraid of heights and there are a lot of cliffs up north. I broke down several times.
Just for the record two people died when I was going through the Whites. One fell to his death and another "disappeared". It is thought they fell into a crevice
