Youngest Thru-Hiker
I saw on the news today the youngest Thru-Hiker (age 15??) is now at the midway point of the AT. Can anyone tell us more about this young person?
she is NOT the youngest thru-hiker. do some research. and she's not "thru" yetOriginally Posted by Mother Natures Son
Youngest solo?she is NOT the youngest thru-hiker. do some research. and she's not "thru" yet
no, shes sees mom every day.sassafras is 13 came off the trail in ft Montgomery ny.hiking with her father, but I believe shes capable on her own. incredible young lady.
Youngest Thru-Hiker
What about Balls and sunshine? Father daughter team did the AT last summer, she was 12 or 13 and are currently doing the Continental Divide and did the PCT before the AT. Now that's impressive!!!!!
Mike Cogswell was 6 in 1980 when he did the trail with his parents
The *absolute youngest* did it invertro, I recall reading about a women who thru hiked in pregnant with her husband.
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Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
nope. in this society fetuses are not considered humans
Let's not go there. I was trying to inject humor, not start a pro-life, pro-choice debate.
Love people and use things; never the reverse.
Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
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Nine year old "Pink Panther" was hiking NOBO with her parents. Met them at the NOC and again at Fontana.
Just throwing this kids hat in the ring, not that he's the youngest, still quite the accomplishment.
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Chipmunk (15 yo) is currently being billed as the youngest to solo thru hike the AT.
Her mom meets her at the end of each day in their camper.
Heck of an accomplishment if she can pull this off, and props to mom for the support, but I think Mr. Webster would have a hard time defining this as a "solo" hike.
http://www.ridethenation.org/1415-yr...ike-quest.html
Chipmunk was either just in front, or just behind me when I hiked Md over the 4th of July weekend. Heard a lot of interesting things about her and was sorry I didn't meet her. From what was said, she has one determined head on her shoulders.
Just throwing this kids hat in the ring, not that he's the youngest, still quite the accomplishment.
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Imagine a 7-year-old boy asking his father if they can hike the entire length of the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail together. Then imagine that the father says yes. Now think "What are they getting themselves into?"
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I actually met this father/son team by pure coincidence at Cove Mt. shelter in VA. My husband, daughter and I were backpacking water up to the shelter a few years ago during a drought in VA.
I enjoyed chatting with them. I had no idea, at the time, they were going "public" with their hike.
The youngest of The Family From The North was, I believe, a preschooler.
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Yes, but did she hike it? From my memory of the barefoot sisters book, she was carried the whole way.
Love people and use things; never the reverse.
Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
Yah, I was thinking that too...but I'm pretty sure was swaddled in some kind of carrier deal.
HYOH. If that was her style than who are we to judge?
If she applied for a 2000-mile rocker I got no problem with that. But I would give the title of "youngest thruhiker" to the youngest person who actually walked.
Love people and use things; never the reverse.
Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
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