The article should read "four OF the longest trails" and not "THE four longest trails" because he's wrong about that. He's leaving out the ADT and the ECT. And no I don't think it's possible, either.
The article should read "four OF the longest trails" and not "THE four longest trails" because he's wrong about that. He's leaving out the ADT and the ECT. And no I don't think it's possible, either.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
the ECT is not a recognized trail
Its better to try and fail than never try at all. I don't think it'll be done but I wish him the best of luck!
Okay, granted it isn't recognized as such under any trail act or legislation, but it sure is easier than saying one hiked the Florida Scenic Trail to the Pinhoti Trail to the Benton Mackaye Trail to the Appalachian Trail to the International Appalachian Trail - I gots out of breath just typing it
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
sounds to me a very nice multi-year plan, why set yourself up for failure when you could actually enjoy these trails successfully in 2-3 seasons
I could do that if i wanted to.
up over the hills, theres nothing to fear
theres a pub across the way with whisky and beer
its a lengthy journey on the way up to the top
but it ain't so bad if you have a great big bottle o'scotch
I am hoping he can do it! It's sounds impossible but he might surprise us all!! Good luck to him and hopefully he can keep us all updated on this crazy adventure!!
id like to give examples of feats of human endevor possibly equaling, phisicly, what is proposed here .
their are military trainings at the highest levels where people work at a higher level for a longer period than this hike.
there are slave prisners who are force worked at a higher level of phisical output for longer.
some survivors of disasters have struggeled as hard, shakelton, the andes survivors,etc.
athleats may work at this level for years.
pyramid builders, arnold swartzenater,obsesive compulsives and forrest gump.
matthewski
happy haanakah matty
Sorry, hiking 35 miles a day, every day, for 365 consecutive days, is plain silly. It isn't like running a 4-minute mile at all. It is more like running a one minute mile.
He is going through the ADKs in the winter. 35 miles a day on snowshoes, making winter camps? Someone has never been backpacking in the winter before.
This is like that Cowboy guy from AZ who was going to hike the AT unsupported in 30 days. He walked 8 miles sans pack in two hours one afternoon on some flat land near Tucson, and said, "70 miles a day is therefore only 18 hours a day. I don't need more than 6 hours of sleep, so 70 miles a day should be easy to do."
Yeah, sure, Springer to Damascus in 6 1/2 days.
Frosty
Sometimes, some things. Not everything.
I didn't finish my AT thruhike. Twice. I'm glad I tried. I may try again sometime.
Nothing wrong with hiking. It's great. Nothing wrong with setting goals high. Doesn't mean they are achievable, and even if this 35-miles-a-day-for-365-days is a good idea, it doesn't mean it is possible.
Frosty
Well..., good luck if he does make it. Though I do hope his ULA Circuit holds up to the 47 lbs he is talking about carrying in a 30 lb rated pack. Unless I missed read something there.
Copied from his site:
Right now total gear weight including everything from camera to socks and trekking poles to shoes adds up to about 27lbs even. Actual pack weight minus the gear I’ll be wearing is about 17lbs. This should allow me to carrying about 20 lbs of food at a time. That is the idea anyway. I’ll let you know when I get back.
Even if has 10 lbs of clothing on, that does not mean he will have it on at all times. Which in return he has to put it on his pack this making his "avg" pack weight go up. So to me seems like he will have the pack over loaded most all the time. If so I smell pack failure, if that pack does not fail I will be so impressed.
I don't know
This is the 3 min. mile. No way even a world class athlete could do this. No injuries? weather? Logistics? I would say it would be well less than 50/50 suported.
There are so many miles and so many mountains between here and there that it is hardly worth thinking about
That may be a tough part, but doing the Washington section of the PCT before August 1 is pratically impossible. The Washington Cascades are having heavy snow. The PCT won't melt out until August. To make his proposed time frame, he would need to do the Washington section by June. I don't believe it can be done.
Shutterbug
He is just telling everyone this for the publicity from those who do not have a clue....
when chuck norris goes to sleep, he puts on matt weinstone pajamas
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matthewski
in a large country mix...
1 motivated sob
4 healthy trails
heckels and cheers to cover
bag o' food the size of bag o' tricks
hike until trauma x pirate x wolf23000 x lwolf x squeeky x google
skim off ms and searve proud on a bed of calluse
tips: add coconut monkey, wizzard or cannoe paddle for more heckel
matthewski