I am planning/hopefully/tentatively through hiking northbound in huh 2015. My pack weight will be under 30 for sure but likely closer to 20 for 5-7 day stretches. I will have trekking poles for the Thru Hike. I'm trying to plan a timeline for what I can expect to complete the trail. I'm 27, 160lb, 5'7" and athletic and on the three or four hikes I've done on the AT (40 mile stretches) I've been fine for 10 miles easily. In fact, some slower, heavier packing friends were behind and I was able to stop and hang out for an hour to wait on them to catch up. One of these hikes I had a 33lb pack and the other was 23lb.
My goal is to knock it out in around four months, or less if possible, though I would allocate the time to be out there longer if I wanted/needed.
Okay, so there is the context. What I would love to hear is the following:
Age, weight, athleticism when you began your thru hike:
How long it took:
Miles per day that was doable:
Pack weight:
Anything else that may be valuable and provide a baseline. Thanks!