>>1391381>Any advice or tips for training up for it?Start hiking A LOT. Go do lots of day hikes, go do 2 day weekend hikes and see if you can turn those 15+ mile days into 20+ mile days.
Test ALL your gear. NO SURPRISES.
Are you going northbound or southbound?
The dessert is a bitch, wear sun gloves and bring a UV umbrella.
Make friends on the way, you will want to hike with other hikers thru the Sierra for safety and motivation.
Don't give up on the days that suck.
Don't be afraid to take a 0. But keep a good pace, you don't want to get stuck in winter when approaching Canada, it sucks ass to finish the trail freezing your nuts off.
Hike with girls when you can, it's 10000X times easier to get a hitch into town when a girl is hiking with you.
Consider cold soaking during the first 700 miles until Kennedy Meadows.
Ultra light means you go faster. It's a sad but true fact.
Train yourself with dessert hikes. You need to know how well your body handles the heat (everyone is different when it comes to this). You don't want to get a heat stroke out there. You also need to know how much water you normally take in on a long distance dessert hike. This kind of information is EXTREMELY valuable in understanding your body and how much water you should personally be carrying through the dessert. .....You want to be comfortable, you don't want to run out of water and be 7+ miles away from a water cache, it will be hell.
I personally carried 6 Liters through the dessert. Some people thought that was 2 liters too much, but I welcomed the weight if it meant not going thirsty.
