The adventure of a lifetime. Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail with Becky Hartshorn

In this chat Becky Hartshorn discusses her successful completion of the Pacific Crest Trail. Known as the PCT, it is America’s second longest trail, stretching from Mexico to Canada through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The route takes in many of America’s most scenic and varied terrain—from desserts to mountains to alpine plateaus. The PCT is 2,650 miles long (4,265 kilometres). Starting in Campo, a small town on the United States-Mexico border, it goes through California, Oregon, and Washington before reaching its northern terminus at the United States-Canada border in Manning Park, British Columbia. The trail is divided into 30 sections: 18 sections in California, 7 in Oregon, and 5 in Washington. The average length of each section is 91 miles. Becky Hartshorn is a Junior Clinical Fellow/F5 doctor currently working in Emergency Medicine in Sheffield. Becky is interested in Wilderness and Expedition Medicine, and has completed one of the World Extreme Medicine courses in Slovenia and is working on her Mountain Leader qualification. She’s a keen hiker and wants to be able to keep racking up the miles as well as having a career in Emergency Medicine.