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The Sierra High Route (SHR 2016)
The Sierra High Route (SHR) is a 314 km (195 mile) long backcountry hiking route in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.
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Food Plan for Sierra High Route
Planning your food for the Sierra High Route in California definitely takes some time and this part was something we have never optimized before.
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Gear List for Sierra High Route
Here is our complete gear list for the Sierra High Route (SHR 2016).
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Day 1 - From Road's End to Grouse Lake
Distance: 15.4km (9.6mi)Hiking time: 7:13hr Elevation gain: 1,722m (5,649ft) Total people met: 9
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DAY 2 - Grouse Lake to Horseshoe Lake
Distance: 17.3km (11.1mi)Hiking time: 9:12hrElevation gain: 1,507m (4,944ft)Total people met: 0‘And for the first time on the High Route the hiker encounters steep and rough terrain’- Steve Roper
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Day 3 - Horseshoe Lake to Lake Basin
Distance: 14.2km (8,8mi)Hiking time: 10:30hrElevation gain: 1,688m (5,538ft)Total people met: 0‘The terrain between the two passes proves far more complex than the previous section’ - Steve Roper
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DAY 4 - Lower Lake Basin to Palisade Lake
Distance: 17.7km (11,0mi)Hiking time: 11:13hrElevation gain: 1,776m (5,826ft)Total people met: 12 people (only along JMT)‘The vast majority of these boulders are solid - but all it takes is one rogue giant to crush a leg.
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DAY 5 - Palisade Lake to Barret Lake
Distance: 13.3km (8.3mi)Hiking time: 10:06hrElevation gain: 1,673m (5,488ft)Total people met: 5 (only on JMT)‘From afar, the upper part of this pass looks impassable because of steep, monolithic cliffs.
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DAY 6 - Barret Lake to Parcher’s Resort (Resupply)
Hiking time: 08:08hrElevation gain: 1,040m (3,412ft)Total people met: 10+‘Without question, Dusy Basin is the most verdant
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DAY 7 - Willows Campground to Little Petes Meadow
Distance: 24.6km (15.3mi)Hiking time: 10:26hrElevation gain: 1,820m (5,971ft)Total people met: 10+‘One of these [Sierra junipers]… is possibly the single most impressive tree along the High Route _’ - Steve Roper
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