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Have fun. Be safe. Leave no trace. Hike your own.

Hiked in 2011. Disliked negative and needlessly competitive persons on the AT. Visited trail this year and felt recharged talking to hikers-- prospective thrus, sectionhikers, veterans hiking, etc....

The negativity in this thread distorts factuality and erodes practical help. How about a thread about former "successful" thru hikers who have spent
post trail getting obese and spitting venom on...

Don't overthink this ****. Just take a walk every day. That's all it is. Avoid hyper/hypothermia. Hydrate. Watch your step. When you have a bad day, hang on because a great day is on the way. Hike...

I thru'd in 2011. Fat and out of shape people quit early on mostly. Some just got in shape on the trail. The athletic types started strong but some struggled up in the northeast when they lost too...

The weather looks like it will be nice the weekend of Feb. 18th, 19th, 20th.I'm excited. Hope to see some of you. Good luck to all of you!

I'm setting out on the approach trail on February 19th.

Yo Figgsy!

I am leaving out mid-february. Been doing cold/snowy weather shake down hikes. I have some backpacking experience. Sounds like your cardio training will be a great help to you. (I've...

I hope to turn 37 on the trail. I'm leaving out third weekend of February.

It can also snow in April. I've been doing shake down hikes in the snow. It does wear you down. It's also a lot of fun. AND NO BUGS!

Preparation, patience, and persistance: I'm not leaving in...

I try to "rev the engine" every day which is to say, walk. (I live in a dowtown area.) I get around on foot or bicycle much of the time which is useful. I have been hiking three to twelve mile hikes...

It's really exciting seeing all these replies. I'm 90 days (more or less) away from the trail and it's cool to see other crazy people braving the late winter. I hope to meet as many of you as...

You probably will catch up to me.

This thread is for early birds to get an idea of who will be starting out in Georgia in February. Leave some data: name or alias, relevent personal stats, and trail ambitions.

Also, feel free to...

I'll be doing the approach trail for many of the reasons already mentioned:

1) I want to see those falls, man!
2) I want the trail to kick my ass right off the bat. If I can't hack the...

My very first backpacking trip was with my dad in 1983 around Bear Mountain, in New York. I hiked a piece of the Smokies in 1995. I hiked a piece of the AT in New jersey in 2006.

I'm a minimalist, which is to say, I can get on few modern amenities if any. But I know I'll miss my wife.

I'll be starting a nobo thru-hike in late february 2011. I would love to hear from people thinking the same thing.

I just did a fifty mile tune-up hike on the knobstone trail in Indiana. It was...

Trail Name: Jo Fu
Direction: Nobo
Estimated Start Date: Late February, 2011
Approach Trail - Yes

Cjevne:

I will begin a NOBO thruhike during the last weekend of February 2011. It means a week more of cold weather, but I want to hike a little slower. I think the earlier start has real...

I will begin a thruhike on the last weekend of February 2011. That's the last three days of February. Would consider starting a week earlier. Want to start slow-- 36 year old male; NOT a former long...