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Rowdy Yates
07-11-2010, 08:43
It is "official", galilee man (Carlos Goldberg) completed his thru-hike on July 10th, not sure if he beat the previous record or not. You can find his last post on Trailjournals. Congrats and Way to go Carlos!!
Rowdy Yates
07-11-2010, 13:53
It is "official", galilee man (Carlos Goldberg) completed his thru-hike on July 10th, not sure if he beat the previous record or not. You can find his last post on Trailjournals. Congrats and Way to go Carlos!!
Just found out that the Galilee Man did not break the old record of 62.5 days but he did finish in 65 days. Not bad for a 1st timer. :cool:
Mike Way
07-12-2010, 09:46
excellent but wonder if he enjoyed it.
Pedaling Fool
07-12-2010, 10:05
There's a myth in hiking circles that one must "take their time" to properly enjoy a hike, as if there's only one way to hike -- that's bunk. Some enjoy the feeling they get from pushing themselves. Who has the right to question how someone decides to hike their hike.
He enjoyed it and now has fond memories that he can enjoy anytime.
rgarling
07-12-2010, 10:45
Last journal entry: http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=319765
Congratulations Galilee Man
hellomolly
07-16-2010, 08:27
You go Galilee Man! That's insanely impressive. And anyone who read a few entries in his TJ would know that he obviously enjoyed himself. Some people actually like pushing themselves!
Congrats! So close to the record... guess that means he'll have to come back and try again. ;)
mainelydave
09-09-2010, 09:05
8 days to hike all of Maine? Wow.
warraghiyagey
09-10-2010, 00:47
He enjoyed it and now has fond memories that he can enjoy anytime.
Soooo. . . he told you this personally?? . . .
Pedaling Fool
09-10-2010, 09:07
There is no reality, but my own reality; with this certainty I sore above the abyss of uncertainty. Therefore I know the kitty cat is alive and well.
There's a myth in hiking circles that one must "take their time" to properly enjoy a hike, as if there's only one way to hike -- that's bunk. Some enjoy the feeling they get from pushing themselves. Who has the right to question how someone decides to hike their hike.
He enjoyed it and now has fond memories that he can enjoy anytime.
Read the final pages of his journal. The guy tells of the joy of having tested the limits of his body. It's clear he missed most of the things most people enjoy about a thru hike. His hike was obsessed with making miles. His greatest recorded joy was finally getting to sleep each night.
I remember reading something from one of those who competed to be the fastest to complete a supported hike. He told of still having nightmares two years later after his ordeal.
Weary
jersey joe
09-10-2010, 11:08
Read the final pages of his journal. The guy tells of the joy of having tested the limits of his body. It's clear he missed most of the things most people enjoy about a thru hike. His hike was obsessed with making miles. His greatest recorded joy was finally getting to sleep each night.
I remember reading something from one of those who competed to be the fastest to complete a supported hike. He told of still having nightmares two years later after his ordeal.
Weary
It is also clear that he got to experience a great many things that most people don't get to enjoy on their thru hike. Galilee Man hiked it his way. Good for him.
mainelydave
09-10-2010, 16:40
281 miles in 8 days, or an average of 35 miles per day. In Maine. Roots, rocks, and hills.
Something doesn't sound right.