Kari Clancy
03-05-2013, 21:41
Hello!
My name's Kari, and I'm a 24 year old female who just graduated from college, and would like to start a thru-hike NOBO in late March. I've been thinking about hiking the AT for well over 10 years, and am finally in the position to actually do it.
I was going to hike SOBO starting in June, but the family members going with me have hit some hard times (a car accident) and cannot go anymore. I was waiting for them to finish school and get themselves together, but now that they are not going I would like to try to go now, if I can get a group together.
My parents' and I share a main concern for my safety, as I feel is normal for everyone when planning this kind of adventure. Therefore, I've decided to attempt to get a group of just female hikers together as a way to create a safety-in-numbers and success fail-safe. I'll explain: It makes more sense to have a large group at the start because some might drop out, some might to get hurt, some might go home for a few days and forget to come back, some might decide to move on with another group, etc. If we make a group from the start, we can choose what to do from there, whether that is to hike the whole thing with each other, or choose to go on elsewhere.
Anywho, if you're interested in hiking with me, please let me know, I'm itching to do this hike and can't wait to get out there!
Kari
My name's Kari, and I'm a 24 year old female who just graduated from college, and would like to start a thru-hike NOBO in late March. I've been thinking about hiking the AT for well over 10 years, and am finally in the position to actually do it.
I was going to hike SOBO starting in June, but the family members going with me have hit some hard times (a car accident) and cannot go anymore. I was waiting for them to finish school and get themselves together, but now that they are not going I would like to try to go now, if I can get a group together.
My parents' and I share a main concern for my safety, as I feel is normal for everyone when planning this kind of adventure. Therefore, I've decided to attempt to get a group of just female hikers together as a way to create a safety-in-numbers and success fail-safe. I'll explain: It makes more sense to have a large group at the start because some might drop out, some might to get hurt, some might go home for a few days and forget to come back, some might decide to move on with another group, etc. If we make a group from the start, we can choose what to do from there, whether that is to hike the whole thing with each other, or choose to go on elsewhere.
Anywho, if you're interested in hiking with me, please let me know, I'm itching to do this hike and can't wait to get out there!
Kari