Thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

In 2022, I walked 4265km northbound (NOBO) along the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican border to the Canadian border of the US through California, Oregon and Washington.

The quick facts
Left Australia — 5th of April 2022
Hike started @ Campo, San Diego, CA — 18th April
Total distance— 2650 miles or 4265km
Duration — 5 months
Hike finish @Harts Pass, WA — 15th September
Return to Australia— 11th October 2022 

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My ‘why’

A not-so-succinct insight into my motivations for hiking the PCT.

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View fullsize Some precious moments from Southern California 1 & 2 — Mt San Jacinto Summit 3 — Beautiful friend 4 — Angeles ridge lines 5 — Coon Creek Cabin, Angeles 6 — Letters from home, Idyllwild 7 & 8 — Palm Spri
View fullsize There are a few places and people along the PCT that, through their sheer generosity and/or eclectic personalities, have become folklore — Mike’s place is one of them. In an incredibly isolated part of the Southern California desert, the
View fullsize Miscellaneous days from the desert on film #PCT22
View fullsize One year on from these early desert days. I took heaps of film on the PCT but the delay on getting them processed means I didn’t post many at the time. So nice to be able to relive these days, a whole year later 📷 Olympus XA4 🎞️ Fujifilm 40
View fullsize 2022 was a big year but nothing tops seeing my sister become a mum to the most precious little muffin, Amelia ‘Mimi’ Grace Sellars. As you can probably tell, I’m pretty obsessed with my niece but can you blame me?
View fullsize Santa Cruz/Monterrey/San Jose Unedited moments from hazy days in the US post-PCT. I think of this time as the inbetween; I was done hiking but not home yet. Just hovering in the murky interlude. The anticipation of going back to Australia soon mudd
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View fullsize Sitting on 600+ unedited film photos from the PCT and it’s times like this I wish Facebook albums were still a thing… 📷 Olympus XA4 🎞️ mostly Portra 400, some 800
View fullsize When you manage to time your visit to the Grand Canyon with one of the two days a year that it rains, you have no choice but wear a literal trash bag as a poncho with socks and birks and take photos like it’s your first day of school. If anyone
View fullsize Honestly haven’t had the emotional bandwidth to sort and edit the 22,000 iPhone photos/videos and 600+ film photos I took on the PCT so here’s some I posted to my stories a while back from the last few weeks in Washington. It’s sta
View fullsize Clearly had a terrible time in the US. I suppose it’s about time I head home…see you soon Melbbbbs ❤️🇦🇺
View fullsize A very fun urban adventure with @_rob_theworld_ even despite the inappropriate footwear and fogged out views

Thank you.

Thanks to very generous donations from family, friends and strangers alike, I’m proud to have raised over $6000 in support of the Black Dog Institute.