Snow not stopping hikers on Appalachian Trail in Georgia - WRCB-TV

[WhiteBlaze]

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[Praha4]

I watched that broadcast on The Weather Channel this morning, thought he said 24 stayed there last night...anyways the snow looked pretty

[Kerosene]

4" of snow and 24-degree temperatures better not stop someone hiking the southern AT in February. Just sayin'.

[AO2134]

It would have stopped me. It would be a miserable experience for me. I enjoy hiking (moving) not camping. I dislike camping. I camp only because it is necessary to hike. I don't hike so I can camp. I camp so I can hike. Going slow on that stuff would already tax my nerves. First fall and I would be a never ending curse machine.

I saw the hiker's hostel video of someone on the trail with nothing but ice. She was sliding down the trail. As someone who likes putting miles away each day, this would be torture to me. I dislike anything that slows my pace. That is why if I were ever to thru hike (I like never will, at least not for 30 years), I would start in May when there are longer days and the weather is generally better.

Of course, there are many hikers who are there for the experience and are comfortable with a slower pace. I am not saying my way is better (it is not); I am just saying I couldn't take the slower pace. For this same reason, I dislike night hiking. My pace needs to be more deliberate and drops by 1/2 to 1 mph.

[cooter]

I departed for my AT thru-hike on Feb. 20, 2009. It was single digits on Night 2. Although I completed the hike, I think I could have waited a week to kick start it.

[Malto]

Actually, in reading a couple of journals, it sounds like the weather is stopping quite a few.

[canoe]

I was hoping the article was about the hikers.