NO. 10 OF 26 · THE HIGH SIERRA · DAYS 49 TO 57 · 130.5 MILES TRACKEDPHOTO #1330 · DAY 51 · ROUTE: TRAIL LINE + STRAVA
DAY 49 · JUN 17, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 49: Kearsarge back to PCT Glen Pass”
18.9 mi4,098 ft7:402.5 mph
trail mi 790 · 10,771 ft8,540 to 11,865 ft
DAY 50 · JUN 18, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 50: Pinchot Pass”
14.8 mi4,462 ft6:052.4 mph
trail mi 808 · 11,534 ft10,088 to 12,068 ft
DAY 51 · JUN 19, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 51: Mather Pass”
19.2 mi2,575 ft7:152.6 mph
trail mi 821 · 10,816 ft8,035 to 11,300 ft
DAY 52 · JUN 20, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 52: John Muir Pass”
21.3 mi3,179 ft7:512.7 mph
trail mi 838 · 11,300 ft8,061 to 11,940 ft
DAY 53 · JUN 21, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 53: Seldon Pass”
22.2 mi4,249 ft8:252.6 mph
trail mi 857 · 8,074 ft7,912 to 10,837 ft
DAY 54 · JUN 22, 2021 · CAMP ESTIMATED
“PCT day 54: Silver Pass”
20.2 mi4,731 ft7:402.6 mph
trail mi 877 · 9,482 ft7,862 to 10,916 ft
DAY 55 · JUN 23, 2021
“PCT day 55: into Red Meadows/Mammoth hitch”
13.9 mi1,115 ft4:502.9 mph
trail mi 895 · 10,025 ft7,723 to 10,175 ft
130.5 miles tracked·9 days, June 2021·six named passes·Mammoth two zerosThe High Sierra, leg 10 of 26
Bishop to Mammoth via Muir Pass
Back over Kearsarge, then a pass every day until Red’s Meadow. Mosquitoes, a sore heel and two zeros in Mammoth.
By Jeffrey “Atlas” Combs · walked Jun 17–25, 2021 · published · updated
I went back over Kearsarge from Bishop, then over Glen Pass on day 49. Pinchot, Mather, Muir, Selden and Silver followed in the day titles. I was going over passes around eleven to thirteen thousand feet, day after day.
The mosquitoes were horrendous. My heel was also putting a limit on how long I wanted to stay out. I wrote that a seven-day stretch was about the limit. This one ended at Red’s Meadow, with a hitch into Mammoth on day 55.
Quoted lines are from my 2021 logs, verbatim.
I took two zeros in Mammoth. “This section was brutal.” I also said the JMT was amazing.
“You seriously for the first like week in the Sierra want to take a picture of every stream because it’s so rare in that section.” I was still taking a lot of pictures of the water.
In town, the heat wave had even emptied the water section at Vons when I went there. I had food to sort for the next carry before getting back out.
Start // Bishop, day 49; back over Kearsarge
Finish // Mammoth, days 55 to 57
Passes // Glen, Pinchot, Mather, Muir, Selden, Silver
Eat // Elixir green juices and GOJIRA tofu ramen
Day by day
12 frames from these 9 daysDay 49 · Jun 17
Kearsarge back to PCT Glen Pass
18.9 miles tracked
#1265 at the Glen Pass sign, day 49 · photo #1265
Day 50 · Jun 18
Pinchot Pass
14.8 miles tracked
#1299 crossing the Woods Creek bridge, day 50 · photo #1299 · #1317 climbing toward Pinchot Pass, day 50 · photo #1317
Day 51 · Jun 19
Mather Pass
19.2 miles tracked
#1330 the Upper Basin lakes, day 51 · photo #1330 · #1342 looking down Le Conte Canyon, day 51 · photo #1342
Day 52 · Jun 20
John Muir Pass
21.3 miles tracked
#1357 the Muir Pass hut, day 52 · photo #1357 · #1372 the lake below Muir Pass, day 52 · photo #1372
Day 53 · Jun 21
Seldon Pass
22.2 miles tracked
#1400 Marie Lake below Selden Pass, day 53 · photo #1400
Day 54 · Jun 22
Silver Pass
20.2 miles tracked
#1419 a lake below the trail, day 54 · photo #1419
Day 55 · Jun 23
into Red Meadows/Mammoth hitch
13.9 miles tracked
#1426 morning clouds, day 55 · photo #1426 · #1434 the Red’s Meadow sign, day 55 · photo #1434
Day 56 · Jun 24
Town zero
no walking activity logged
#1443 Elixir juices and a shop-made bar, day 56 · photo #1443
Day 57 · Jun 25
Town zero
no walking activity logged
The food, then and now
Mammoth had green juices from Elixir and tofu ramen at GOJIRA. The next resupply included rice, couscous, miso soup, dehydrated meals and protein powder. This is also where I estimated eating 3,500 to 4,000 calories a day. Getting more meant carrying more over the passes.
Elixir still lists its Mammoth location, with juices and bowls. Hikers reported vegan soup at Noodle-ly in June 2024. GOJIRA’s current menu has Mothramen with vegetable broth; ask about the noodles and toppings. Its standard Gojiramen includes egg. Checked October 8, 2026. The Mammoth food guide has more resupply options.
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