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Mountain_Goat
12-29-2010, 14:57
was wondering how many over 30 year olds are hiking this upcoming thru season.
I'm 34 and starting March 1st from Springer. Possibly doing approach trail.I'm from Boston,MA
was wondering how many over 30 year olds are hiking this upcoming thru season.
I'm 34 and starting March 1st from Springer. Possibly doing approach trail.I'm from Boston,MA
Yes I will be going NOBO this spring but I'am older as you can tell:banana
but it will be a great time. When you departing?:D
I'll turn 41 on March 19th, after starting my hike on the 14th.
Jack Tarlin
12-29-2010, 15:55
Will be out there sometime in February or March heading North, and last I checked, seems I was past 30.
Megapixel
12-29-2010, 16:06
36, will be 37 before i start the hike.
Mountain_Goat
12-29-2010, 16:35
definitly excited to meet other hikers areound the same age if not older than me.
It's the older folks that usually have the best stories to share:D:D
Hanriver
12-29-2010, 16:49
I hit 50 in Feb. My start window is between 20-31 March. Will narrow it down once I figure out my last day of work. I do not plan to do the approach trail.
kayak karl
12-29-2010, 17:31
of course you will meet hikers of all ages. don't understand your thread. do you think hikers of your own age will like you. :D
Mountain_Goat
12-29-2010, 17:39
of course you will meet hikers of all ages. don't understand your thread. do you think hikers of your own age will like you. :D
i sense a tone of agression in which i don't understand. I expect to meet hikers ofall ages Kayak Karl,it's nice to know there are others ot there in the same age bracket.
I'm a fun loving guy and am not worried about making friends.
Sorry if my friendly post hit a nerve of yours and upset you.
32 year older here. Does the ATC keep stats on the ages of thru's? I'd imagine the after college crowd and the after retiring crowd creates somewhat of a reverse bell curve with our age in the center.
kayak karl
12-29-2010, 18:00
i sense a tone of agression in which i don't understand. I expect to meet hikers ofall ages Kayak Karl,it's nice to know there are others ot there in the same age bracket.
I'm a fun loving guy and am not worried about making friends.
Sorry if my friendly post hit a nerve of yours and upset you.
no agression was far from what i was implying. ignorance would be a better word. once you hit the trail you will find age is not what brings hikers closer to each other.
SawnieRobertson
12-29-2010, 18:00
I qualify.--Kinnickinnic
art gypsy
12-29-2010, 21:56
I'll turn 38 about a week before my start date of March 5th.
I will be 41 years young when I pass under the Arch at Amicalola Falls State Park to begin my Thru hike March 15th 2011.
I suppose I will turn 42 somewhere on my way through Viginia.
The great thing about being a somewhat older hiker is that as parts of me fall off on these hikes, and they have, I can appreciate the event as "weight savings".
:D
I'm a young 32 ... but i'll be starting april 2012 ... good luck too you all next season!
MuffinMan11
12-29-2010, 23:15
March 16th I will be 35 when I start my trek...hopefully. :D
Hot Sauce 2011
12-31-2010, 16:35
I'm 35 and starting on Mar. 11.
i'll be 66mar21,it would be a shame to miss the party in franklin,i'm looking forward to seeing uall and am trying to hold myself down.starting mar or apr.peace traderjoe
Snoring Sarge
12-31-2010, 17:54
I was born in Atlanta 03/18/64 and will be 47 I return to Atlanta on 03/18/11 to start the stroll to Maine.
I'll turn 32 on March 15th, and staying at the Hiker Hostel that night, starting the 16th. Hope to see you out there!
MuffinMan11
12-31-2010, 19:02
I'll turn 32 on March 15th, and staying at the Hiker Hostel that night, starting the 16th. Hope to see you out there!
I will be there that night as well (as long as plans dont change). Starting the 16th on the approach trail. Birthday cake to start the trail maybe!~:D
i will be there that night as well (as long as plans dont change). Starting the 16th on the approach trail. Birthday cake to start the trail maybe!~:d
om nom nom! ;)
boarstone
12-31-2010, 20:18
What? No one starting tomorrow?
HiKen2011
12-31-2010, 20:20
52 when I begin in Mid March!:eek:
gillbilly
12-31-2010, 20:33
46 leaving about 1st week of march....camped out last 2 nights, spring may be warmer than it is in western mass. still trying 2 fig mail drops or buy on fly
writeronthestorm
12-31-2010, 21:41
I turn 33 tomorrow and will be starting the approach to Springer on March 28th. Bought my plane ticket to Atlanta last week. I'm sooooo dang excited! I wish It would get here already.
Speakeasy TN
01-01-2011, 08:17
i sense a tone of agression in which i don't understand. I expect to meet hikers ofall ages Kayak Karl,it's nice to know there are others ot there in the same age bracket.
I'm a fun loving guy and am not worried about making friends.
Sorry if my friendly post hit a nerve of yours and upset you.
I think I can safely say that kk's post was in jest.:welcome
I'm 46 and will be NOBO around the 20th. I'm glad to see my age bracket covered well. I've been a little worried about getting passed by the kids. Ego seems to be a good way to hurt yourself. :rolleyes: I hope I can keep my pace at a crawl for the first couple of weeks. I saw a bit of advice I liked " Give yourself 2 weeks to hurt and 4 weeks to heal." I'm not going to push for miles until the Smokies. I'll be within a few hours drive for my wife until Damascus, so that makes for one heck of a warm up!
Grimelowe
01-01-2011, 11:22
I'll be 36 when I start at Springer April 16th.
AT_Dreamin
01-01-2011, 14:11
48 when I get on the trail in March...49 in May :-)
no agression was far from what i was implying. ignorance would be a better word. once you hit the trail you will find age is not what brings hikers closer to each other.I'm not understanding your hostility toward the OP, or where you got the idea that he thinks age brings people close together.
All he wondered was if many people over thirty would be hiking, as you can see from his post:
was wondering how many over 30 year olds are hiking this upcoming thru season.
I'm 34 and starting March 1st from Springer. Possibly doing approach trail.I'm from Boston,MA
Anyway, the answer IMO is not so many over thirty and under 50. Those are prime work years for most people. In my limited experience, the majority (though of course not all) of hikers are under 25 or over 55.
I'm not understanding your hostility toward the OP, or where you got the idea that he thinks age brings people close together.
All he wondered was if many people over thirty would be hiking, as you can see from his post:
Anyway, the answer IMO is not so many over thirty and under 50. Those are prime work years for most people. In my limited experience, the majority (though of course not all) of hikers are under 25 or over 55.I may be wrong but I think this thread was created to be a spoof of the "NOBO 2011.Under 21!" thread:http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=67543
Mountain_Goat
01-01-2011, 23:39
Yes I will be going NOBO this spring but I'am older as you can tell:banana
but it will be a great time. When you departing?:D
I am departing march 1st. see you on the trail :D
Mountain_Goat
01-01-2011, 23:47
no agression was far from what i was implying. ignorance would be a better word. once you hit the trail you will find age is not what brings hikers closer to each other.
ignorance is more managable than agression. i have never hiked the trail before.Perhaps you have...i do not know.
I was looking to see if there was going to be a range of various aged hikers out there.In fact,i like that to be the case.
watch out for the post of seeing of there are hikers over 40 and th one under 21.Apparently i do not think alone on this topic.
no harm done.have read your posts before.You seem like a nice guy
a_tigger
01-03-2011, 23:26
I'm turning 35 this year. I'll be at springer Mtn. on March 2nd. Woot!
I am departing march 1st. see you on the trail :D
Yeah I will see you on the trail. I am staying at the hostel before leaveing. iam sure I will see A tigger as well. As for kaya Karl! I read his journal he is a good guy and I dont think he knew your intentions of this thread. But to all a good hike!!!!!:sun
65 and still planning a mid-February start. (Hopefully catch up to Miss Janet.) I have three and a half months to see how far up the trail I'll be before stopping for a 12 week work contract. (Chef at summer camp in northern Wisconsin.)
Buzz Saw
01-04-2011, 08:12
starting April 13th should turn 64 somewhere in Connecticut if all goes well. Here's wishing all of you good luck and happy hiking, see you on the trail. That is if you go real slow.
I finished the trail three days before my 35th birthday, but most hikers were in their early to mid twenties or fifties and sixties.
On the trail you have one thing in common with other hikers; The trail. Things like age and careers don't tend to be as much of a factor for who you make friends with. I hiked for a few weeks with a 75 year old guy, and then a month later was hiking with an 18 year old guy. I've also hiked with lawyers, bankers, restaurant workers, renaisance fair workers, airline pilots, career military guys, college professors, teachers, etc.
People come together differently on the trail than in the "real" world.
walkin' wally
01-04-2011, 17:54
I'm 62 and will be leaving AFSP in Mid March.
walkin' wally
01-04-2011, 17:56
I finished the trail three days before my 35th birthday, but most hikers were in their early to mid twenties or fifties and sixties.
On the trail you have one thing in common with other hikers; The trail. Things like age and careers don't tend to be as much of a factor for who you make friends with. I hiked for a few weeks with a 75 year old guy, and then a month later was hiking with an 18 year old guy. I've also hiked with lawyers, bankers, restaurant workers, renaisance fair workers, airline pilots, career military guys, college professors, teachers, etc.
People come together differently on the trail than in the "real" world.
Nice post..
HiKen2011
01-04-2011, 18:29
I finished the trail three days before my 35th birthday, but most hikers were in their early to mid twenties or fifties and sixties.
On the trail you have one thing in common with other hikers; The trail. Things like age and careers don't tend to be as much of a factor for who you make friends with. I hiked for a few weeks with a 75 year old guy, and then a month later was hiking with an 18 year old guy. I've also hiked with lawyers, bankers, restaurant workers, renaisance fair workers, airline pilots, career military guys, college professors, teachers, etc.
People come together differently on the trail than in the "real" world.
Great thing about being out there, everyone is equal......like it or not, I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
I'm 32. I'm starting on March 20th (most likely).
beautifulpoetman
01-13-2011, 16:43
I hope to turn 37 on the trail. I'm leaving out third weekend of February.
51 and starting March 2nd
gipcgirl
01-23-2011, 19:13
Great thing about being out there, everyone is equal......like it or not, I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
Hi i'm 61 and last year I hiked over 900 miles with4 great guys in there mid 30's we were all equal and had a great time sharing our aches and pains and our achievements, age was no barrier. I usually left camp an hour before them and arrived an hour or so after them this way we could HYOH all day and have friends at camp in the evening and in the towns. It was awesome a really nice group of young men. We are still in touch with each other.
I'm 34 and Hiker Hostel will shuttle me to Springer on March 2nd. Sounds like most are starting around the 15th. First time to do a long hike like this... can't wait.
johnnyjohnson2043
01-28-2011, 20:34
I'll be turning 31 somewhere along the trail. Can't wait! Hope to be starting somewhere between the Mar 15 and Apr 1.
I'm turning 30 on the trail...so I'll check back in with y'all in about five and a half months!
walrus5757
01-28-2011, 22:12
Starting Feb. 22. I will be turning 54 on the trail. See you all out there.
medicalmike2011
01-29-2011, 16:18
starting on march 14 iam 43 ,will turn 44 on april 12 on trail GA-MA:sun
moondoggie
02-01-2011, 09:57
Well...not really...let's just say I come sliding in under the radar:-?
52 y. o. when I leave Springer March 13th. 53 when I summit Katadin. How do I know I will summit Katadin? Cause my wife told me yesterday that if I start this thing I can't quit!!!! She's the boss...That's why:D
The crock
02-01-2011, 10:21
I,ll see you guys in Damascus,Trail Days,[ were I crashed last year, oh well] Head north from there. The Crock
Shadowstep
02-03-2011, 00:54
I'll be 30 when I start May 1st (NOBO). I'm from New Hampshire.
of course you will meet hikers of all ages. don't understand your thread. do you think hikers of your own age will like you. :D
Don't understand your response. Not how you go about making friends.:-?
But then you probably don't care.
51 this month. Still nailing down start date and NOBO/SOBO. Looks awful crowded at Springer.
Red Beard
02-06-2011, 20:29
I'm hoping to celebrate my 35th birthday on Katahdin. Let's just hope I don't get sacked on the shakedowns this year!
I turned 33 earlier this month. Intend to head north from Springer on March 9th
1Greywolf
02-08-2011, 14:14
"Over 30 NOBO-ers"
I am planning to start March 1, 2011 from USFS42.
When you first meet someone do you see age first then the person? or the person shaped by age? Experience has taught me that age is usually a factor used to exclude rather than include.
See you on the trail.
onegreywolf
I'm turning 36 on the Trail. Starting first week in April. Hoping to meet many of you on my way up North!
Cheers,
Cora
gawhiteh2o
02-17-2011, 14:58
Hope to start on Medicare in Hot Springs after a March 2nd start from Springer.
RONG2011
Jelly-Bean
02-17-2011, 15:04
I am 32 and will be starting beginning of April. I too enjoy company of people my age and older mostly. Don't understand why people get so irritated on here sometimes??
i will turn the dirty 30 on the trail....
tnwolf51
02-19-2011, 13:31
i hit 52 this jan. starting end of march.nobo
LordoftheWings
02-19-2011, 13:59
I'm 36 and will be starting around the 25th of March. All of you in-shape folks starting behind be will just have to kick me aside when you pass me at mach 2. I know it will take me a while to get up to a respectable mileage. @ Karl-I'm not sure as to your real intentions because I didn't see a response, but I took it the same way M.G. did.
Here's a hug for you just in case (((((Karl)))))
I qualify as over 30...planning to start 14 April, may start7 April. Hoping I see some of y'all starting in late March.
Hike on!
cantoolong
02-24-2011, 09:28
I am 30 years two times over and some. This walk has been a long time coming. I hope so meet lots of folks on the trail.
Shutterbug
I am 33 years old, but spend all my time with a bunch of 18-22 yr olds, so I stay young and spunky! Hahaha, I think I'm the oldest Sophomore at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. I'm going to be heading out after finals are over here in May. My times limited to summer break, so I'm going to have to fly like the wind to hike the AT in 100 days! I would love to do it in 5 months but can't get the time :( See you on the trail!
Guino :bse
BOBINJAX
02-26-2011, 21:00
I just turned 69 this past Dec. and plan to start a north bound trip Apr. 1. Might have to flip-flop to get it done but I have been recovering from elbow surgery and still have 4-6 weeks to go. Hope to see you on the trail.
JokerJersey
02-28-2011, 22:16
I'll be about 6 months past 30 when I head out on April 1st. Considering I have friends ranging from 18 to 60, I'm looking forward to meeting anyone and everyone!
art gypsy
03-06-2011, 15:25
K3, hope to see you on Springer. I changed my start date from the 5th to the 9th.
No trail name
03-06-2011, 20:26
I turned 69 yesterday (Mar 5th) start my hike April 1st.