Thanks chumley, I'd read about the camping situation at the monument - that's useful information. Everything is very flexible at the moment, I'm still not sure if I'll head straight out after dropping off my rental or spend a day in SV, a lot depends on weather and how I feel. I'm running a 50-mile ...

Two weeks until I get into Sierra Vista, and a week until I fly to the USA... It's getting closer! I was looking at options for getting to the Southern Terminus from Sierra Vista and thinking of hiking from Sierra Vista - that's if I can't get lucky with a ride. It looks like a pretty easy road hike...

I should be starting on NoBo on Tuesday 22 or Wednesday 23 March, I drop off my rental car in Sierra Vista on Tuesday so will see how I feel and how the rides to the start look. I'm driving down to SV from a race in Monument Valley at the weekend so may cache some water on the drive down. I'm not a ...

Hi Sredfield, I think you're probably talking about the Wainwright version which goes through the Lake District and is 192 miles? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_Walk I've not done it, but know the terrain well and it's classic England. Rolling green hills, mud and lots of wet and windy...

Hi AZT Hikers! I'm from the UK and am planning to come over to the USA to do the AZT in 2016, it's part of a larger plan which goes something like this: 1). Fly to USA, (LAX) and drive to Monument Valley 2). Monument Valley 50 Mile Ultramarathon 3). Drive to Sierra Vista 4). AZT Thru Hike 5). Transf...