Talk:Pacific Crest Trail

message: A bleak topic, but I felt it was important to add. Not sure if it should be under Notable hikers or its own section. Trellar (talk) 23:06, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  It looks like the deaths section should likely be removed, very few Wiki pages covering hiking trails have such a section, it seems rather unusual for there to be a "notable deaths" section. I don't see that it adds any value, nobody researching the PCT cares about fatalities or injuries, after all. Damotclese (talk) 20:44, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  PCT Deaths 

message: I attempted to remove the Deaths section from the article, but was reverted by . 
My reasoning: all hiking trails are hazardous. There are about 40 hiking deaths/year in the United States. A long-enough trail will accumulate a number of fatalities: none of the deaths listed (beyond the first) are notable. The whole section should be deleted, according to WP:NOTNEWS. —hike395 (talk) 02:17, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:NOTNEWS does not apply here, as it is part of the history of the trail,  and is inherently notable to the trail itself.  It would not be appropriate for a general article on hiking, but is absolutely appropriate for this article. Scr★pIronIV 13:35, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trail deaths 

message: I thought the oldest thru hiker designation was finally determined when 'Al' thru hiked the trail starting at age 80 and 287 days. As his son, I am ineligible to re-edit this article, but do attest I walked every continuous footstep with him. If anyone wants to break the record, they will need to begin hiking after they turn 80 years 287 days old and complete the entire trail by the end of the calendar year. 
Apparently, there is still a question on if 'Al' hiked the trail for his third time in 2018 according to the comments that undid the text that claimed he is the oldest. Al did hike the entire trail. He has my witness, Many 100's of other hikers saw him on the trail, and lots of photographic evidence. His is the age to top to become the oldest hiker. Clearned (talk) 01:59, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Sadly, eyewitness accounts are not accepted as evidence in Wikipedia. Information in Wikipedia has to be verfiable and come from reliable sources. If you can find a newspaper article about the oldest thru-hiker, then we can re-add it to the article. —hike395 (talk) 06:42, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oldest thru hiker 

message: Does someone need to expand listing of trail hazards in greater detail as in "Appalachian Trail" article (specific insects, wildlife, etc.)? Victorsteelballs (talk) 15:38, 9 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trail Hazards 

message: Presumably someone will add a bit about Timothy Olson's latest FKT when it is confirmed. Joebeone (Talk) 18:21, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: They did... And then Karel Sabbe reclaimed it (2023). About Timothy Olson, is that really "true" to write that he is "of Boulder" ? He doesn't seem like he's living there anymore and he's back in Oregon (2023) J.Scriblerus (talk) 05:28, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Timothy Olson's new (probable) FKT? 

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message: This article might benefit from a new section, or at least a couple of paragraphs, on the effects of climate change.
From the New York Times, 31-Aug-2022: 
"Heat, Water, Fire: How Climate Change Is Transforming the Pacific Crest Trail.
The already grueling 2,600-mile hike now includes the added challenges of global warming, which can mean a lack of shade and exposure to smoke and fire." 
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/travel/climate-change-pacific-crest-trail.html
Omc (talk) 18:40, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Climate change 

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