Yes. A full set of maps [1] takes about 455 pages, approximately 3 pounds double-sided. You don't want to carry all of that at once, but rather break it into se

Yes. A full set of maps [1] takes about 455 pages, approximately 3 pounds double-sided. You don't want to carry all of that at once, but rather break it into sections and have someone them to you along the trail. I carried paper maps last year, a few sections at a time, but would have been fine without. Many hikers in 2014 carried only a smartphone and solar charger (or external battery) for their navigation, camera, journal, flashlight, music, and so forth. The smartphone apps [2] that use Halfmile's GPS data [3] can easily get you from Mexico to Canada. The sCharger-5 [4] is the unofficial solar charger of the PCT, I carried one last year as did many others. The West coast is sunny enough that you attach it on top of your pack and have 5 volt USB power most of the time. [1] http://www.yogisbooks.com/pacific-crest-trail/halfmile-map-set-printing-services-1 http://www.yogisbooks.com/pacific-crest-trail/halfmile-map-s... [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tadteam.halfmilepct https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tadteam.ha... [3] http://www.pctmap.net/ http://www.pctmap.net/ [4] http://www.suntactics.com/product/usb-solar-charger-5/ http://www.suntactics.com/product/usb-solar-charger-5/