Me and my partner are planning to start April 15th.
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Me and my partner are planning to start April 15th.
Altra Lone Peak 3.0 ... just be careful to ease into zero drop style shoes. I learned the hard way and ended up with some mild plantar fasciitis.
Also, mine comes in at 4.4 ounces on my scale.
I can second the Luci Light. I have one and it works pretty well. Saves a lot of headlamp battery if you read inside your tent at night.
What I'm planning on taking.
Vitamins:
Centrum Adult Multivitamin
Fish Oil 320mg capsules -- I will take these every other day until I run out.
Vitamin D 5,000 IU capsules -- I'm D...
March 24th NOBO
Hiked 8 miles with my full pack on both Saturday and Sunday (16 miles total for the weekend). Plan to do this every weekend until I leave.
Packed and unpacked my pack...
E L E C T R O N I C
John Hopkins, Aphex Twin, Four Tet, Boards of Canada, Oneohtrix Point Never, Massive Attack :banana
Put my puffy jacket on without a shirt underneath and get in my quilt.
Hello! I'm looking for input on my gear list for a late March start (specifically my clothing system).
Some thoughts:
I've hiked in ~40 deg weather with this clothing system but not freezing...
Just registered March 24th NOBO!
Approach Trail YES.
No trail name yet.
I second the R1
The trail is officially closed from Dicks Creek to the NOC. Chances of it re opening by next week do not look good.
As for the water it's very very dry.
I hiked Springer to Dicks Creek Gap...
Hey guys, looking to section hike Springer to Deep Gap NC either next week or the week after.
I'm wondering about the temperatures for November. Looking at mountain-forecast it doesn't look too...
Come'on people, haven't y'all seen the 2005 film Grizzly Man? Grizzlies are basically big, fat, lovable (yet misunderstood) teddy bears that just want to be our friends. This guy was obviously...
No trail name yet.
NOBO
Haven't decided on an exact date
Yes on the Approach Trail.
Also planning to do the GA section as a shakedown next month. I have 9 days so hopefully I'll be able to...
I'm interested. I'm thinking about a NOBO 2017 and I would like to get out for a few section hikes before. I live in TN so this is pretty close for me. Weekends work best for me but I can probably...
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