I am currently planning to section hike the AT in 2013. I am going with a friend who in the pass while montain biking was alot slower. Leaving me to wait 10 or 15 minutes at a time for him to catch up. I am figuring this will also occur while hiking also. My question is do I stay behind him and go at his pase? or do I hike my hike and occasionally stop to wait for him to catch up? or do I just hike to the area we are headed for and wait there?

What have you done with slow fellow hikers?