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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 8 — A self-taught bear enthusiast who once called Alaska’s brown bears harmless was one of two people fatally mauled in a bear attack in the...

Actually, my trip starts on Sunday. My wife will be coming with me, shes been doing all my training hikes with me (slack) but we threw a pack on her this weekend and did 8 miles together in the...

Well, I've had to change my planned hike from Indian grave gap to US19E. Im going to shorten it abit , and have decided to either go northbound from Iron Mountain Gap to 19E, or southbound from...

I'll be using the gps primarily as a way to keep track of my progress, and to help me make decisions on what to do should some bad weather start to blow in. If you are interested, heres a picture...

I beleive I am well prepared from a hydration standpoint, I will have a 2L hydration bladder, plus at least one 1L nalgene on board. Considering that a large portion of this hike is above 5000 feet,...

Thanks Penscal, this is actually in the Tenn/NC area , crossing Roan mountain about halfway through. I do have a gear list posted in the gear section of this forum, I need to update it with...

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I am intending to do a 3-4 day forty mile section hike from Indian Grave Gap northbound to the US19E trailhead at the end of the month. A strong possibilty exists that my planned...

Where: AT Section Hike Indian Grave Gap North Carolina to US 19E Trailhead N.C. (+/- 40 miles)
When: Begin Saturday July 26th, planning 4 days, 3 nights
Who: Myself and one companion

My...

Whats the cheapest source anyone has found for Mountain house foods on the net?

Also, any recipes to cleary avoid? Im sure there are some real stinkers... :banana

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I'd love to hear a trail report on your Iron Mountain to Carvers trip (partucularly how the high country temperatures were, and how well the springs are running) My section hike from Indian Grave Gap...

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Do most of you filter and tablet or tablet rather than filter?

some friends and I are planning our first section hike at the end of July as well, we have decided to go Northbound from Indian Grave Gap to the US19E trailhead, about 37 miles. Maybe we'll see you...

ahh, well, I'm no through hiker (yet) , only planning a 50 mile section hike ( Nolichucky to US19E) for later this summer. Would you still reccomend them?

Thanks guys, but with her being at the southern end of this trip, and us plannig to go NOBO from Indian Grave Gap to US19E, how practical would that be?

My preference would be to have a car...

without taking cost into consideration, what is the general consensus on the "ski style" hiking poles, are they worth their weight if you're expecting alot of elevation change and "strenuous" hiking?

gotcha, thanks!

thanks, thats a prett neat project, I wasnt however able to find out if the actual waypoints were available or not...

Is there a good , free source of Waypoint information along the AT? If found some waypoints for the shelters from the ATC, but I was wondering about other points of interest, particularly on the...

actually, late summer, starting July 26th

Im looking for parking and shuttle suggestions for a NOBO section trip starting at Indian Grave Gap and ending at US19E

(Im aware of the problems at 19E)

Ok, starting to narrow things down here...

Indian Grave Gap to US19E, looks to be just under 40 miles, which should be real doable in the 4 days/3 nights I have planned.

I spoke to a gentleman...

total mileage from Noli to 19E would be?