Nature Boy considering record attempt
Talk of Nature Boy going for a 60 day unsupported hike. I hear he is training in the mountains of North Georgia.
Maybe he and Crazyhair can start the same day and race. That would be exciting. Okay not really, but it would be different.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
Sure is easy to sit back in your lazy boy chair with a beer in one hand and the remote in the other and ponder....hmmn, 3 mph and hike 12 hours a day....piece of cake...
who is this nature boy?
I thought it was 3 1/2 mph?Originally Posted by max patch
LW, all I know is that I remember a thread here that he (Natureboy) was the first NOBO to finish last year - sometime in mid May with a late Jan start, maybe 100 days or so start to finish?
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
I thought it was 3 1/2 mph?
LW, all I know is that I remember a thread here that he (Natureboy) was the first NOBO to finish last year - sometime in mid May with a late Jan start, maybe 100 days or so start to finish?
I heard plenty about Nature Boy from the thru-hikers that were racing up the trail trying to finish < 4 months last year..
Most all of them were miffed because he skipped the Smokies and was still claiming to be thru-hiking.
That thru-hiking stuff is certainly confusing. What were the rules on that again?I heard plenty about Nature Boy from the thru-hikers that were racing up the trail trying to finish < 4 months last year..
Most all of them were miffed because he skipped the Smokies and was still claiming to be thru-hiking.
Oh, that's right, nevermind, I think it's been
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
who is this nature boy?
“He's a limousine ridin', jet flyin', kiss stealin', wheelin' dealin' son of a gun. WOOOO!!”
It has to be Ric Flair. No way someone uses Ric's nickname for a trail name.
Why not? Ric stole it too.It has to be Ric Flair. No way someone uses Ric's nickname for a trail name.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
I do like cake...!!!Sure is easy to sit back in your lazy boy chair with a beer in one hand and the remote in the other and ponder....hmmn, 3 mph and hike 12 hours a day....piece of cake...
Most all of them were miffed because he skipped the Smokies and was still claiming to be thru-hiking.no, i don't believe it, you mean there are hikers out there that don't follow the white blazes/ routes/ trail tread, that are claiming they hiked the trail/trails???
when will the first "google earth triple crown be claimed"?
Thats unfortunate. If true -- and I have no way of knowing -- then any future claims of setting any type of record simply can not be believed.I heard plenty about Nature Boy from the thru-hikers that were racing up the trail trying to finish < 4 months last year..
Most all of them were miffed because he skipped the Smokies and was still claiming to be thru-hiking.
The three guys that I met in 1991 attempting records struck me as legitimate -- especially the "winner" who confessed to still having nightmares about the ordeal two years later.
But I take most of such claims with a grain of salt. Real records are set by having observers at the start, observers at every intersection, and at the end.
All we can ever know about a thru hike record is what the guy making the claim says he did. The world of record setters is full of charlatans.
My advice is to hike in whatever way you want, and then shut up about it. Send ATC and your favorite maintaining clubs some checks for all the good work they did to help your walk. That will make you feel even better than if you had applied for a 2,000-miler certificate.
Why not ask nature Boy...?? Chances are he he might know....Thats unfortunate. If true -- and I have no way of knowing -- then any future claims of setting any type of record simply can not be believed.
Because lots of folk like something to bitch about...
Greg P.
...amen!...
I was not far behind you when I started and faniced catching you - I stayed up with Frisbee for a few days before I threw in the towel on that one. Finally found my grove with Boomerang, Uncle Frank and Reckless.
Skipping the Smokies or not you were zipping up the trail at warp speed.
Why not go hike the Colorado trail or hike across Death Valley? Whats the point of not resupplying when you're hiking on a trail where its possible to resupply?
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
I'm looking forward to following you Nature Boy.
Good Luck.
I hope you have enough sense to ignore the naysayers.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams
Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet. Last nobo i saw was Molasses and his dog Trash Can just north of Hot Springs. Toe Man, The Gent, And Tatto Joe were close behind or so I was told. Hope you had a great hike..!!!I was not far behind you when I started and faniced catching you - I stayed up with Frisbee for a few days before I threw in the towel on that one. Finally found my grove with Boomerang, Uncle Frank and Reckless.
Skipping the Smokies or not you were zipping up the trail at warp speed.
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