Here's the announcement from Nick (u/desertjesus): https://www.reddit.com/r/PacificCrestTrail/comments/17b3gb9/im_nick_fowler_and_i_averaged_0000376_showers_per/

The AMA is scheduled to start at 6 pm CST on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

Here's an article about Nick's FKT: https://www.backpacker.com/stories/what-its-like-to-hike-2650-miles-in-just-over-52-days/

• Alternate link: https://archive.li/aBZcS

Excerpts:

When he learned about the PCT FKT, he had a new goal in mind: to beat it. So, Fowler racked up more backpacking miles before heading to the Canadian border this summer. In 2021, he set the self-supported FKT on the Pacific Northwest Trail, a 1,200-mile route across Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Since then, he’s also hiked the Arizona Trail, the Hayduke Trail, and 1,100 miles of the PCT, all as training hikes for his FKT attempt.

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When Fowler started hiking from the northern terminus on July 16 of this year, he was carrying a base weight of 7.5 pounds—but he had a feeling that number would change.

“I have a superpower for losing things,” he said.

He was right. He dropped a food bag when he was 44 miles from Snoqualmie Pass—his next resupply—and had to cover the rest of the distance on 600 calories.