Top 10 hikers in "AT" miles ever ?

[Mountain Dew]

What hikers make up the top 10 in all time AT miles and about how many miles do these hikers have ? And blue blazes off of the AT count on this thread. No silly ***** either. Like.... " does the Long Trail count ?" etc. BUT if somebody carried anothers ashes on the AT I'm sure Jester would say those miles count...

(This thread is NOT about thru-hikes or just white blazes)
I am simply curious .... We don't have to be exact !!! Dogs don't count either !!!!
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I'll start this out with several that I *know.

Warren Doyle with 30,000
Baltimore Jack with what... 27,000 ?
Lone Wolf must has around 24,000
Ward Leonard
Wingfoot has over 10,000
Trek must be over 10,000 by now
Sherlock
Seiko must have around 27,000

[Nean]

What hikers make up the top 10 in all time AT miles and about how many miles do these hikers have ? And blue blazes off of the AT count on this thread. No silly ***** either. Like.... " does the Long Trail count ?" etc. BUT if somebody carried anothers ashes on the AT I'm sure Jester would say those miles count...

(This thread is NOT about thru-hikes or just white blazes)
I am simply curious .... We don't have to be exact !!! Dogs don't count either !!!!
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I'll start this out with several that I *know.

Warren Doyle with 30,000

15x2175=

Baltimore Jack with what... 27,000 ?

8+x2175=

Lone Wolf must has around 24,000

LW is around 16+

Ward Leonard

10x2175=

Wingfoot has over 10,000

5x2175=


Trek must be over 10,000 by now

7+x2175=

Sherlock and Circuit Rider

7x2175=

Seiko must have around 27,000

??x2175=

Pirate

I saw an entry where he said 20,000, though I don't know if that was just AT (corridor) miles

[fredmugs]

I know I was bored when I came up with my 10 biggest mile days but trying to figure out how many miles other people have hiked is a level of boredom I hope not to achieve.

[Ox97GaMe]

" trying to figure out how many miles other people have hiked is a level of boredom I hope not to achieve. "


And in the end, who really cares? Well, except for Warren, Jack, and Wingnut. It is just something they like to brag about.

And I wouldnt put too much stock in how many times a person has hiked the AT. I respect someone who has completed the triple crown A WHOLE LOT more than someone who has hiked the AT 3 times.

Actually, the hiker that I most admire and respect is Nimblewill Nomad. He has hiked many of the various long distance trails in the US. He has seen more of this country by foot than most of us will see by car in our entire lifetime.

[Ender]

Actually, the hiker that I most admire and respect is Nimblewill Nomad. He has hiked many of the various long distance trails in the US. He has seen more of this country by foot than most of us will see by car in our entire lifetime.

Nimblewill Nomad rocks. Met him during my (and his) hike of the AT in 1998. Super great guy, and a pleasure to hike around, for as long as I could keep up with him. The guy flies.

[Yahtzee]

I bet George Ziegenfuss is tops. Besides his thru-hike, he hiked the AT nearly everyday for years. Typically, a 6-8 stretch around his house in Bland. If you add those miles up, he had to be around 50-60k when he died last year.

[Lugnut]

Lone Wolf probably has a couple thousand just walking to Dot's And if he takes Laurel instead of cutting through the alley it could be doubled.

[Jack Tarlin]

Gee, I think I'll stay outta this one.

And as for the guy above who mentioned I like to brag about my total accumulated miles.....well, actually I don't really know what they are, have no true idea, don't keep track of them, never really did, don't post 'em in registers or elsewhere.....but if he wants to think I like to brag about 'em, well there's nothing I can do about it.

Hopefully, the rest of this thread will progress without cracks and shots about individual hikers.

But I sorta doubt it.

[Jack Tarlin]

That being said, Mountain Dew's "27,000 mile" figure is over-stated, at least for the time being.

[Lone Wolf]

Lone Wolf probably has a couple thousand just walking to Dot's And if he takes Laurel instead of cutting through the alley it could be doubled.

i rarely walk to Dot's. mostly ride my bike there or drive this time of year

[Sleepy the Arab]

I've hiked over 68,000 miles on the AT.

[Egads]

" trying to figure out how many miles other people have hiked is a level of boredom I hope not to achieve. "

And in the end, who really cares? Well, except for Warren, Jack, and Wingnut. It is just something they like to brag about.

Agreed!!!!!

[Mountain Dew]

" trying to figure out how many miles other people have hiked is a level of boredom I hope not to achieve. "


And in the end, who really cares? Well, except for Warren, Jack, and Wingnut. It is just something they like to brag about.

And I wouldnt put too much stock in how many times a person has hiked the AT. I respect someone who has completed the triple crown A WHOLE LOT more than someone who has hiked the AT 3 times.

Actually, the hiker that I most admire and respect is Nimblewill Nomad. He has hiked many of the various long distance trails in the US. He has seen more of this country by foot than most of us will see by car in our entire lifetime.

hahaha So let me get this right.... This thread doesn't interest you, you have an ax to grind with one or all of the hikers and WB members that you bashed... Way to contribute to a thread.

I find it very funny people turn into thread trolls by running around in threads they claim to have no interest in and bash others in a pathetic effort to settle some score they feel have with another hiker.

Could you provide just piece of evidence where B. Jack is bragging about his miles ? You won't answer that question because you can't. If you address that question at all I'll be suprised....

Contribute to the thread or shut up. It you don't like this thread then why did you even comment ? .... Other than to sharpen your trolling skills. If you are so bitter or have a chip on you should deal with it in private. If you are SOOOO jealous of those that have hiked so many miles on the AT then go hike more yourself.

[Mountain Dew]

I bet George Ziegenfuss is tops. Besides his thru-hike, he hiked the AT nearly everyday for years. Typically, a 6-8 stretch around his house in Bland. If you add those miles up, he had to be around 50-60k when he died last year.

hhmmm So who is this guy and are you saying that he hiked 6-8 miles of trail a day or are you saying those miles were town miles ?

[Lone Wolf]

Could you provide just piece of evidence where B. Jack is bragging about his miles ?

a small piece http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/member.php?u=227

[Lone Wolf]

a small piece http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/member.php?u=227

click "about me"

[Mountain Dew]

click "about me"

Funny, I was under the impression that Ox97 was man enough to answer for himself. But a good cheap, without facts, shot you have never passed up wolf... Ha e you STILL not gotten over your long public standing jealousy of Jack ? Or is it more of a crush ?

Bragging about trail miles and stating you have a certain amount of thru-hikes are two different things. If stating how many thru-hikes or miles you have is bragging then you are just as guilty. So, are you guilty of this Wolf ? You have said many times, but I forget.... How many miles along the AT do you have ?

[Mags]

Interesting thread topic..but let's try to tone down the ah, heat a bit.

In the mean time...further proof that I suck:

[ed bell]

Funny thing is, nobody seems to declare anything in threads like these. At this point, I wonder why anyone would. This isn't an AT concern or issue even though it might be considered history. Having said that, if nobody makes any post about the total number of miles hiked on the AT then the thread is none of the above. Overall it seems like trolling to me, but let's see how many answers are posted. I will guess zero.

[Lone Wolf]

i've got 16,000 AT miles. i'm bonafide! only 24 of them miles i slackpacked