>>1608626will you have a car? if not the amtrak to granby/fraser is ace. and there is a free bus around that area. grand lake is the easiest place to hike from as it has trail heads right there. there's no public transport to it though, but hitching there is easy. I hitched at either end of this hike and never waited long.
>>1608632>what level of skill or experienceTo quote Skurka*:
>As an end-to-end effort, the Pfiffner Traverse is an expert-level project, requiring excellent physical fitness and backcountry skills, plus a favorable weather window. Forty percent of its length is off-trail, up to Class 3 in difficulty. Oxygen is always in short supply: the route drops below 10,000 feet only twice, and it climbs five 13,000-foot peaks. Vertical change is never-ending, with 760 feet of climbing or descending per mile. And there are no convenient resupply opportunities.>Bring your A-game. Unlike a conventional long-distance trail, you cannot expect to finish if you are simply willing to put in the time and learn along the way. A high level of preparation, fitness, skills, and emotional maturity are prerequisites. And, even then, you want luck on your sideLong story short, you might be want to get a few less challenging hikes under your belt first. Getting fit is easy. Hike, run, hit the gym. The skills side of things requires more effort as you need to get out and practice your navigation etc.
A lot of high routes will also require you to scramble, potentailly class 3+ while this isn't technical climbing you do need to know that your head can handle it. Some people don't enjoy these sorts of things. This isn't my image but it's of Paiute Pass on the Pfiffner Traverse. This is what the passes are like.
>I don't want to bite off more than I can chewEither try and head out with someone who knows what they are about, or look to do section hikes of these sorts of routes. You can then pick the less difficult bits and use them to learn and prep for the harder sections.
