Please be careful out there with trail erosion
Hey all!! I have been hiking this trail since 2021 except for 2025. I have experience with different sections of the trail.
In 2024, I broke my heel between two boulders about 1.5 miles from the splinters cabin. I was lucky that a fisherman from Washington took me up to an ambulance. Lake Arrowhead Hospital is amazing.
That leads to now. And why it is important to realize how bad it can get. I started from third gate. I got past a water thing with the help of a tramlie who were amazing! I just walked and rested and walked.. the same drill. I noticed the erosion was getting worse and I had to go as quickly as possible so I wouldn’t slip down.
At mile 303.1, I slid down. I dug my feet in and tried to catch the rocks. I was able to get up on a boulder ledge. I somehow caught my pack, which I took off. I couldn’t move. It was scary. I had to push that button. First helicopter ride, by the way.
I am just writing this so that everyone is aware and careful. I did San Jacinto in the snow in March , I know sketchy. But this experience was my end. All I wanted was my husband and kids. I didn’t want to have my end there, even though finishing pct has been my dream since 16 (50 now).
Just be careful on those eroded edges, and every pct hiker knows what I am talking about.
And yeah, it was me, hi. Most traumatic Mother’s Day ever.