Hi there, just to let you know ‘Squeaky’ has now finished the PCT. He has done this in 81 days and 8 1/2hrs and finished on Sunday 24th July, he is resting for a day and then on to the CDT to the Second leg of his ‘Triple Crown’ attempt this year.
Squeaky
Very Impressive. I sat in on Flyin Brian’s brief talk when he made it to the Gathering 2001? on his way north. We were skeptical about his chances to complete a triple crown in one season. Now I am a believer. Keep it up Squeeky. The AT is going to be tough in Winter conditions but you made it through the Sierra’s in deep snow.
Gabby Art
It does bring up a good point that Squeaky is doing this as super low budget, no trail support, very little fan fare, and mostly because he loves to hike. He has apparently just hiked the PCT trail faster than anybody else has hiked it through some fairly difficult conditions. Congratulations Squeaky for doing what you love to do and not because you want to profit with money, fame outside of the hiking community, or power.
craigl
I met this guy from Ireland on may 23rd at Kennedy Meadows, he was doing 40miles/day, i felt ridiculous with my my 25 to 28 per day, he was skinny already but i could see in his eyes i would go very far and fast, i hope he will complete his triple crown challenge this year, BRAVO!
french bob
At approximately 2:25 P.M. (PDT) on Sunday, July 24, 2005, Matt “Squeaky” Hazley completed the fastest solo, unsupported hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in history.
Matt, 25, a part-time construction worker and full-time Liverpool fan from Surrey, England, departed May 4 from the Mexican border, emerged from the snow-packed Sierras after 48 days, then made it from California to Canada in 33 days to finish the 2,650 miles in 81 days, 8 1/2 hours, breaking the solo, unsupported PCT record of 83 days, 5 hours set by Ray Greenlaw in 2003.
Along with a close friend and hiking partner, Andy Wickstrand of Bellingham, Wash., I had the good fortune to witness Matt’s record-setting accomplishment, as we crossed the U.S.-Canada border about 15 minutes earlier on the tail end of a three-day hike through the North Cascades. Having spent time with Matt the following day in Manning Provincial Park, we would say he is pleased to have set the PCT record, but in no way is he satisfied. Instead, he is focused on his next goal.
Matt left the Canada-U.S. border in Glacier National Park on Thursday, July 28, beginning the second leg of his journey – a solo, unsupported hike of the Continental Divide Trail from Montana to Mexico. He then plans to hike the Appalachian Trail, solo and unsupported, from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, aiming to finish by the end of the 2005 calendar year and completing his unprecedented version of hiking’s Triple Crown.
Unlike Flyin’ Brian Robinson in 2001, Matt will hike every mile consecutively, in order, from south to north on the PCT and north to south on the CDT and Appalachian Trail.
Matt is a remarkable person who is undertaking a nearly unimaginable quest. Please support him with your words, and send positive thoughts his way.
Michael Mahoney, Seattle
Baker’s Brother
At approximately 2:25 P.M. (PDT) on Sunday, July 24, 2005, Matt “Squeaky” Hazley completed the fastest solo, unsupported hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in history.
Matt, 25, a part-time construction worker and full-time Liverpool fan from Surrey, England, departed May 4 from the Mexican border, emerged from the snow-packed Sierras after 48 days, then made it from California to Canada in 33 days to finish the 2,650 miles in 81 days, 8 1/2 hours, breaking the solo, unsupported PCT record of 83 days, 5 hours set by Ray Greenlaw in 2003.
Along with a close friend and hiking partner, Andy Wickstrand of Bellingham, Wash., I had the good fortune to witness Matt’s record-setting accomplishment, as we crossed the U.S.-Canada border about 15 minutes earlier on the tail end of a three-day hike through the North Cascades. Having spent time with Matt the following day in Manning Provincial Park, we would say he is pleased to have set the PCT record, but in no way is he satisfied. Instead, he is focused on his next goal.
Matt left the Canada-U.S. border in Glacier National Park on Thursday, July 28, beginning the second leg of his journey – a solo, unsupported hike of the Continental Divide Trail from Montana to Mexico. He then plans to hike the Appalachian Trail, solo and unsupported, from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia, aiming to finish by the end of the 2005 calendar year and completing his unprecedented version of hiking’s Triple Crown.
Unlike Flyin’ Brian Robinson in 2001, Matt will hike every mile consecutively, in order, from south to north on the PCT and north to south on the CDT and Appalachian Trail.
Matt is a remarkable person who is undertaking a nearly unimaginable quest. Please support him with your words, and send positive thoughts his way.
Michael Mahoney, Seattle
Baker’s Brother
i’m honored to have the chance to meet this great guy in KM late MAY, his goal to pass the Sierra with the bad snow condition was courageous, i’m very pleaased he made it to the border!
AMAZING!
CONGRATS Squeaky!!!
GOOD LUCK for the next!
French Bob-Paris_France
french bob
I met squeaky briefly on the ridge outside Pearisburg Va in 2003, he was southbound. I was relaxing about 14 miles north of the city I left that morning. We chatted it up a bit then he went on his way…I thought I was big stuff doing my 30mile days but I’d noticed in the trail registers when I was headed northbound he was passing like 4 or 5 shelters a day, sometimes it appeared like he was doing 40 or 50 miles a day routinely, with no topo maps! Humble guy that he seemed to be he didn’t even mention his mileage to me just smiled when I told him about my "big miles"
Congrats on a great accomplishment!
PCT bound 2006!
ryan
Great job. Kepp it up and good luck to Squeaky to complete his hike by December 31st.
I have been planing to do a solo triple crown thru-hike for 2 years now and am starting in June. There is no way I could do it that fast though. Awesome.
Seth Schumacher