Hiker had good intentions but weather put his thru to an end after 1 week.
February 2nd AT winter through hike is over.
Hiker had good intentions but weather put his thru to an end after 1 week.
February 2nd AT winter through hike is over.
I started watching this this morning. Can anyone explain the issue with another hiker? never got that story
Trail Miles: 4,980.5
AT Map 1: Complete 2013-2021
Sheltowee Trace: Complete 2020-2023
Pinhoti Trail: Complete 2023-2024
Foothills Trail: 47.9
AT Map 2: 279.4
BMT: 52.7
CDT: 85.4
correction: he was on trail for 4 weeks (not one).
He came upon a hiker at the Fontana Dam shelter...a hiker who said he didn't want to be on camera and didn't like youtubers. He also apparently made unusual/paranoid-sounding statements about people following him and that his demons might make him hurt someone....or something to that effect. Will found this concerning and called law enforcement to report that concern, but that (also apparently) went nowhere (transferred to two or three different jurisdictions, and no action as far as he could tell).
He also notes in the video posted above that someone sent him a link to the hiker's social media which made Will think that the guy might be holding a grudge for reporting him (to law enforcement, but also to everyone on the internet) and that he was getting back on trail. Will and his family are, probably justifiably, concerned about that (as well as the weather).
The two SoBos doing an actual winter thru are still on trail.
Teej
"[ATers] represent three percent of our use and about twenty percent of our effort," retired Baxter Park Director Jensen Bissell.
Trail Miles: 4,980.5
AT Map 1: Complete 2013-2021
Sheltowee Trace: Complete 2020-2023
Pinhoti Trail: Complete 2023-2024
Foothills Trail: 47.9
AT Map 2: 279.4
BMT: 52.7
CDT: 85.4
The elevations over 5000 feet in the Smoky mts. got up to 17 inches of snow from that storm a few day ago