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I took 40 days from Hanover to Katahdin. 30 is definitely doable. It all just depends how much the stretch from Mt. Moosilauke to Andover, ME wears you down. It's a pretty tough (but beautiful!)...

Curtis had late stage pancreatic cancer. Passed away yesterday. RIP

I enjoy seeing a lot of familiar names on that list. I also equally enjoy not seeing some names that I personally hiked and finished with. I'm also guilty of not reporting my successful thru-hike. :)...

Killington, VT to Hanover:

This stretch looks easy on paper, but it is actually deceptively roller coaster like. I know this because I made the silly mistake of doing my only marathon on the trail...

Why the negativity? He already responded that he is reevaluating his choice and potentially doing the Florida Trail until Winter is over. There's no need to discourage him further.

Hey, don't get discouraged from hiking. You have the right mindset on you and I guarantee you will have the time of your life out there. The AT is right for you, just not during January and February...

To echo everyone else's point here, I would highly recommend you hold off on hiking in January. If you are adamant about getting as early of a start as possible then I would suggest February 15th at...

Oh and as for water, I know there is a backpackers campsite that has running water along with Penmar itself (which I guess isn't that big of a deal but at least you know you have something if...

If you do the Maryland stretch and start from Harpers Ferry, you're in for arguably the easiest stretch on the entire trail. There is a minor uphill 3 miles out of Harpers Ferry and some annoying...

Reading Chickenfat's journal sparked a brief, but fleeting, idea of "What if you thru-hiked and stayed at every shelter?"

Then I started counting how many shelters there are. Then I asked myself...

Appalachian Trail thru-hike... not even once. :)

Hey everyone, Yellow Beard here.

I wanted to ask, how has everyone been post thru-hike? How has life been treating you guys? Anyone else feel a little lost as to where to go or what to do?

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Honestly, I didn't do any specific training for my thru-hike. I was in good overall physical shape and exercised normally in the weeks preceding the thru-hike. This included: running, biking, normal...

I can only give you my personal numbers but here goes:

April 1st - 856 at Amicalola
July 2nd - 988 at Harpers Ferry
October 9th (Summited the 10th) - 849

I started on April 1st this year and on June 1st I was in Pearisburg, VA. For reference I finished on October 10th and took 20 zeroes (defined as less than 1 mile of trail walking.)

Hey, so I just wanted to add in a few things here with some numbers of my own. I completed my thru-hike on October 10th and I was number #849 to sign in at Baxter and there were at least a half dozen...

Honestly, the roller coaster isn't that bad. For me, it was the heat and humidity that made it especially brutal. There are climbs yes but there are also some flat spots in between the climbs and...

I just strolled into Pearisburg yesterday and there are a fair amount of hikers here. I can definitely confirm that I'm still in the bubble here. :) I have a big month ahead of me though! I'm hoping...

So I just got out of the Smokies yesterday afternoon but not before stopping by and seeing what I feel is the highlight of my thru-hike thus far. Mt. Cammerer is a 1.2 mile round trip off shoot of...

Hey everyone, so our friend is starting with us tomorrow from Amicalola and she has to be back to the falls by Monday April 7th. We are expecting to be somewhere between Neels Gap and Unicoi Gap and...

Hey there! Yeah, it is going to be real crowded. I am also starting April 1st from the approach trail. I never got a chance to add myself to the official list so here is my official I'm going post!
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Your post reminded me of a funny story:

I was camping overnight at Schroon Lake in Upstate New York with a buddy and his girlfriend and all three of us shared a tent. It was about 3 in the morning...

Hello there everyone! I have liked the blogs I have read from this post! I figure it's about time I chime in with my own haha. http://www.itsonlywalking.com - I fly out to Atlanta March 29th and...

I understand why you say what you say but why be so negative? I know that the completion percentage is 25% or around there but I'd rather not think of myself as a statistic. I'm going into this with...

Beautifully worded, psyenz. It is all about the frame of mind when approaching this monumental journey and it certainly sounds like you have capture that frame perfectly.

Best of luck to you...