former AT thru hiker - NOBO thru start in early october?
McBride here (NOBO AT 2009 03/06-09/26)
I have spent the last 18 months living in Port-au-Prince Haiti and am thinking about how great a LT Thru would be to clear the head after the last year and a half of effort. As I have commitments here until around the end of Sept I would need to wait till then to start.
I know that I could catch some flak for my ext statement but I don't think that I could ever SOBO any trail. It's just ingrained in me after my AT Thru. That said here is what my gear list for the AT was (just to get a feel for how I roll): http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...d-explanations
Incidentally I have also been hiking in Haiti and it has been amazing stuff. Totally uncharted ridge walks through little haitian mountain villages. I would highly recommend it.
Any thoughts on the timeframe and my cold weather gear would be appreciated.