2012 Thru-Hike Registry

[Bushrat]

Trail Name: Wheezer
Direction NoBo
Estimated Start Date 7 March 2012
Approach Trail - yes or no No

[RockyRoo]

Trail Name: To be decided...
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: March/April - depends on airtickets from Australia
Approach Trail - yes or no. Undecided - again, depends on arrival.
Just want to start trecking!!

[Todd Tarbox]

Trail Name: ???

[Todd Tarbox]

Trail Name: ???
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: 4/2/12
Approach Trail: Yes

[Jeff]

Trail name: Collectively, we are The A Team. Individually, trail names are yet to be determined.Direction: NOBOEstimated start date: March 4, 2012Approach trail: nope.Additional info: We are a four member team:1. An inspiring, ambitious 17-year-old homeschooling senior in high school whose always ready for an adventure. 2. A 40-something homeschooling mother of three who is transitioning towards an "empty nest".3. A 47 year old recently retired US Navy Chief & homeschooling dad who loves to live life... "life to the full!"4. A 70+ "Grandad" to #1 above, "Daddy" to #2 above, and an enthusiastic, skilled outdoorsman who is fulfilling a life dream.

Sounds interesting!!! Are you posting an online journal of your hike?

[RossSFCA]

Hey Mt. Squid! Less than four months to go until I start the AT!

Trail Name - DirtyGirl
Direction - NoBo, baby!
Estimated Start Date - Sunday, March 11, 2012 (fly into ATL on 03/10/12)
Approach Trail - Yes (I think so... we are staying at the Hiker Hostel)

Got my trail name Dirty Girl from the Yosemite Park Rangers and Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers when I was hiking the John Muir Trail this summer. I wore a pair of Dirty Girl gaiters (which were bright pink with red cherries all over them). I will be hiking the first week with 2009 AT alum, Mr. Right, who is helping me get through those first few days when so many folks drop out.

Looking forward to making many new friends on the Trail! See you in a few months, folks!


Ross "DirtyGirl" Hayduk
San Francisco, CA

[SoHo]

Trail Name: SoHo
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: 20.March
Approach Trail: YES

These boots are made for walking

[Aragorn]

My partner and I are starting in Sylacauga Alabama for our approach trail around Feb 15 plan on being at springer mountain. around March 23. About a 300 mile approach trail.....Is that a long enough approach trail for you...My partner wanted to start there because he considers the trail to start there instead of Springer...Anyway it'll give us a chance to test our gear before we get too far from home, we both live in Alabama.

[Sashay]

Hello to all:

Nobo: Starting 3/3 -3/10
Trail Name: Sashay
Approach Trail: YUP

[The A Team]

Sounds interesting!!! Are you posting an online journal of your hike?

Yes we will be journaling. It has already been started.

[Broos]

Trail Name: Guinea Pig GAPA '08, Fancypants GAME '09. I (obviously- Fancypants?) don't name myself, but my intended habit of handing out free health food all the way down the Trail will probably influence the process.
Direction: North. Again.
Estimated Start Date: Late. Hopefully May1. It depends on my companions, and how I intend to arrive at Trail Days.
Approach Trail: Depends on the hitch from Gainsville, but probably. Plus, I like Amicalola, and the approach trail is nice.

I'm justifying this trip by calling it promotion for a hiker food company I'm trying to get off the ground, so expect tons of free food from me. Really, that's just an excuse to hike again. Equally importantly, my mother and twelve year old brother will be joining me in southern Virginia and finishing it out with me. So, if you see a twelve year old, ask someone with him for free food.

Oh, likely 5-7 lb base weight to make room for extra food, too.
<- ultralighter

[conburn]

Trail Name: Nothing yet
Direction: Up!!...or north
Start Date: As soon as I can get down there after my birthday, most likely around the 15th of April
Approach Trail: yea probably

I have been antsy in the pantsy about this for awhile and I can't believe it is only 5ish months away. Stoked to be out in the best and worst of it.

[clay pot]

Trail name: Clay Pot
Direction NOBO
Start: November 28, 2011
Approach Trail: yes
Note: I am 71 +++ years old; have job that requires some attention until total retirement in May; plan is to do the total deal by 28 November 2012. I am running out of biological time. Need to get out there now and now wait until 2012 to find out of old "war" wounds have healed enough to permit this obsession to go forward.

[iPhantom]

Trail Name: IPhantom
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: Late March, 2012
Approach Trail: Yes

I better get this in before the Mayans kill us all!

[bgood360]

Trail Name: Hat
Direction: NoBo
Start Date: Feb. 5
Approach Trail: Yep

[LDog]

Trail Name: IPhantom
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: Late March, 2012
Approach Trail: Yes

I better get this in before the Mayans kill us all!

It's the SoBos that must fear the Mayans!

[RedRidingHood16]

Trail Name: Djinnger (?)
Direction: SoBo
Estimated Start Date: May 15 - June 1 (whenever Baxter is open)
Approach Trail - Most Likely
Hiking with Steven (no trail name yet, and not registered here)

[Chicken Feathers]

Nothing yet sounds like a good trail name to me. Nothing Yet

[marty1983]

Marty-(not official trail name)
NOBO
February 19
Approach Trail? Sure, why not?
In shape? Not even close!

[creekfreek]

My partner and I are starting in Sylacauga Alabama for our approach trail around Feb 15 plan on being at springer mountain. around March 23. About a 300 mile approach trail.....Is that a long enough approach trail for you...My partner wanted to start there because he considers the trail to start there instead of Springer...Anyway it'll give us a chance to test our gear before we get too far from home, we both live in Alabama.

There it is... I'm looking forward to the walk but I really am dreading those February temps. Maybe we'll get lucky with good weather all the way.