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Eh, really? To each his/her own I suppose. "Section hiking with a vehicle at my disposal" sounds like the death of everything I value about the trail...

4-5 one-month hikes over the course of 4-5 years is in no way comparable to a real thru-hike. Quit, hike.

Hmm, thanks for the info, everyone. Boy, Mags, those are some lookers...

I guess this is my big question - when we talk about "too much snow," what are we talking about? Too much snow for trail...

Thanks for the comments, Dogwood. I was AT07, and I have rather extensive experience with difficult/nasty snow hiking and mountaineering in the Pyrenees and the Alps. Very comfy with technical...

Hey folks, wanted to ask a quick question about "early" season weather/snow conditions on the northern continental divide.

I'm thinking about doing the CDT SOBO this season - then, I got the idea...

Just in case someone hasn't seen this:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/40968/saturday-night-live-digital-short-ras-trent

I can't imagine having dreadlocks on the trail. I start feeling hot and stuff...

This is totally sweet. Two serious BA's.

In my mind, there's something inherently good about the accomplishment of something extremely difficult. People either get this stuff or they don't. It...

Yes, Snowleopard, I've been doing more research and it looks like it would indeed by quite a challenge (not to mention a significant buy-in for all the extra gear/clothing that I would need). At the...

Guys,

Thanks a bunch for all the great info. After talking with my girlfriend and thinking about how I want to spend the next couple of months, I'm now thinking that it might be better to do a...

Thanks, TJ. Any traction equipment necessary? Is there usually snow on the ground at that point?

Also, how cold will it get up there? I'd be willing to shell out for a 10-15 deg. bag if I had...

eeeer, New Hampshire-ites!? Doh, why did I think the Whites are in Maine??

Hi all,

A quick question for all your Mainers (or whoever knows more about Maine than I do). When I hiked in 2007, I went through the Whites in 5 days - it was high summer, and I was in great...

Buy your family a map of the PCT. Give them thumb tacks, and tell them to track you as you move north. Maps awaken adventure in people. It's impossible to follow someone's hike on a map and not...

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Good luck with the surgery, Bullseye. I feel your pain on the hiking-injury front. Last summer I kicked up a terrible round of tendinitis in my ankle, and it lingered all year and forced me to skip...

I'd guess that a lot of the early attrition has to do with people not realizing how much your body gets in shape. In my experience, the period from about day 3-10 is the hardest of any extended...

Well, yes, but that's a stupid point. I managed to hike the trail in 84 days as a novice; I lost no time to navigation errors, the worst mistake being losing the trail for about ten minutes twice,...

IMHO the Montrail Hardrock is the perfect trail shoe for non-desert hiking (in the desert you want a little more ventilation). Pop a superfeet insole in them, and you're good to go. I have 3000+...

Yeah, map and compass are essential in many cases. Last summer I hiked through the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain - nothing much of a trial, lots of fog, snow, whiteout, etc. Not...

Yeah, I mean, to each his own. I tend to think that a compass on the AT is kind of like an Ipod - ten years ago nobody missed them, but once you try one out, once you own one, you suddenly can't...

As far as I'm concerned, a compass is only really necessary if you're doing technical orienteering. You will never do this on the AT.

For me, the NOBO descent off of Mt. Moosilauke, with everything good and slicked up after a rain storm. Mostly, though, the AT is very tame.

Ye, I never understood all the PA-bashing. I honestly thought that it was the easiest state on the trail - every day has at least one 1-2 hour flat section that you can just coast through really...

God I hate hearing about this kind of crap. Why can't people just be cool? This dude obviously needs to be off the trail, one way or another...

Go for it man. I hiked in 2007 when I was 19 between school semesters. It's definitely a different kind of thru-hike, but gawd I had fun. My advice is to steer clear of the idea that you should...