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  1. 07-05-2017, 21:30 #1
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    Default Canadian hiker injured on Appalachian Trail - Press Herald


    Canadian hiker injured on Appalachian Trail
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    A Canadian hiker who broke his leg was rescued Wednesday afternoon from a mountain on the Appalachian Trail near Greenville. Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service, identified the hiker as 16-year-old Johan Cordoba of ...



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  2. 07-06-2017, 18:30 #2
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    18 days to hike the HMW?
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    Quote Originally Posted by egilbe View Post
    18 days to hike the HMW?
    They allow 8-10 extra days to wait for people with injuries to be rescued
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    Quote Originally Posted by egilbe View Post
    18 days to hike the HMW?
    Teens are just not in the shape us older guys are


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  5. 07-07-2017, 10:44 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by egilbe View Post
    18 days to hike the HMW?
    It's not just the HMW. Google the camp name and read the description of the backpacking program.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kf1wv View Post
    It's not just the HMW. Google the camp name and read the description of the backpacking program.
    Then its a poorly written article. Im familiar with the area the camp is located. I grew up there.
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  7. 07-07-2017, 13:15 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heliotrope View Post
    Teens are just not in the shape us older guys are


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    ...they just heal quicker.
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