NOBO 2006 Thru Hiker Roster

[thedirtyguv]

Cannot freaking wait; literally about to crap myself I'm so excited. Leaving March 14th; seriously look forward to meeting everyone and making some friends.
Richard-->male, 23, Chattanooga, TN
Start Date-->March 14th
Goin Solo
Roughly 20 miles a day (though not in the beginning)
ETA Baxter-->July 15th or so (mas o menos)
Because I love my Appalachians!! And this is my last chance to do it before my life gets really hectic. IM SO STOKED!!!!!

[Sean Sangree]

Hi y'all! I'll be out there too.

Sean, male, 26, Harrisburg, PA (near the Doyle =)
Start date, April 14?
Solo to start, hoping to work up to 20-25 mile days.
ETA Katahdin: when I get there!
Loved backpacking ever since I was little and just realized one day, why not!!

[CarlaDel]

Trail name: A.T.Machine
Heading: NOBO
Leaving: 4/29-4/30
Number in party: 1

[solace]

SOLACE ~ Male, 33 from Schenectady, New York
Starting: March 10th, 2006 NOBO
# in Party 1
MilesPerDay = @ 13
"0 Day" 1 a week
ETA Katahdin, September 2006
Reason for Hiking: So my soul can breathe , and besides, there are flowers that bllom @ 5,000 feet that need to be smelled

www.trailjournals.com/solace

"Let The Things You Love Be Your Escape"

[Irish]

Leesider, male, 59, born Ireland but have lived in Manhattan since 1972.

Alone.

Hope to finish in mid Sept.

Average 15 m/p/d. 1 zero d/p/w

While hiking in the Smokies in April '72 (shortly after I landed in this wonderful country), I met some Thru-hikers and have wanted to do it since.

[Irish]

Sorry NOBO, March 20

[railroadman1874]

Ari - male, 21, MD
Start date: March 15
# in party: 1
Miles/day: 11 - 20
Off day: 1/2wk.
ETA Katahdin: 5 mos.

[remembertodance]

remember to dance
male 47, CA/OR
blacktoe ironhand - female, 29, GA

Start date: est. April 14th
# in party: 1
Miles/day: 15-25
Off day: 1/wk.
ETA Katahdin: 100-120 days

Reason: Started the AT in July of 76' in Main, 1st day out broke my ankle and was helped off the mountain by a troop of Girl Scouts (really). Time to finish it.
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[allycat01]

Allison and Evan (no trail names yet) fem-22 male-24, TX
Start date-June 15th, SOBO
# in party-2
# of miles- small at start
Days off ~1/wk
Reason- graduating college, not ready for the real world, love the outdoors, why not?

[remembertodance]

Sorry my last post added blacktoe ironhand - female, 29, GA to my information. I copied another post to add the info and didn't clear her from it before I pasted it. Sorry.

[RSWillis]

Scott- male 20
Start date: Mid-Late June
# in party: 1
Miles/day: 10 - 20
Off day: as needed
ETA: Springer in December
Reason: To lose weight and get away from the idiots in my family.

[CreakyBonze]

[quote=CreakyBonze]Health, Wealth, and God willing (NOT in that order) I'll be starting my second attempt at thru on April 11 for a NOBO.



Indeed, leaving for GA this Saturday, planning to start at Springer on 3/13.
Just couldn't wait.

[Old gray mare]

Trail Name for now: Old Gray Mare
NOBO
Starting with my niece, Dawn
Starting date April 9, 2006
Need to get from Springer to Port Clinton to complete the AT

[Jack Tarlin]

Name: Jack Tarlin
Trail Name: "Baltimore Jack"
Experience: A Bit
Age: Timeless
Age of Knees: Jurassic
Hometown: Hanover NH via Boston
Leaving Springer: Sometime in mid-March
Destination: As far as God and my legs will permit. I have more faith
at the moment in the former, tho that might change
Pace: Slow
Expectations: High
Expected Date of Anytime before Christmas is fine by me
Completion:
Probable Date of Christmas!
Completion:


Best of luck to the Class of 2006.......looking forward to seeing lots of you guys very soon!

[kittyrock13]

Cat 24
Start day: April 30 - May 3
#: No imaginary friends yet... so just 1
Miles/Day: 10-17?
Off Days: I never make myself do stuff I dont want to...
ETA Katahdin: If I really make it... it'd be nice to hit it October 14 (my 25th anniversary of living)
Reasons: Guess I better come up with one, for my mom at least...

[Jack Tarlin]

KR--

Finishing on your birthday would be sweet, but keep in mind that the weather in Baxter can be pretty horrible by the 14th of October; in fact, in recent years, Katahdin has been CLOSED to hikers by that date due to unsafe conditions. Your chances of running into bad weather in Baxter go up dramatically after the 7th or 8th of October.

If possible, I'd try to finish up a bit earlier in October, even if it means starting your hike a bit earlier and/or not planning to finish on your birthday. A 14 October finish would be fun for you, but it might be inadvisable.

[McPick]

Trail name: McPick

Age: Nearly 54, Male

Number in party: 1... That's a party??

Home: Northeast Missouri

Start date: NOBO April 15, '06 (Lincoln was shot the night of April 14, but he lingered 'til the 15th... The Titanic hit the iceberg the night of April 14th, but it lingered 'til the 15th... My mother's water broke the night of April 14th, but I lingered 'til the 15th... I may hit the trailhead at Springer on April 14th, but I'll linger 'til the 15th... (PS. Your income tax is due April 15th... Don't linger!)

Miles per day: ? (Training, practice and endless good advice here, have paid off... Sincere thanks to everyone at WhiteBlaze.net.)

Off days: Sure, if there's beer!

Destination: Katahdin

Reason: "It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy... ...Let's go exploring!" Calvin

[chuckbuster]

Chuckbuster-Male, 43, MD
NOBO-Solo, Early April
Miles/Day-However many I want to do
Off Day-Whenever the time is right
ETA Katahdin-When I get there
Reason-Been section hiking AT since '73 and finally have the opportunity to do it all at once

[crackwhore]

Name: crackwhore
Start in GA: May 10
End in ME: August 10
Reason: Opportunity of a lifetime
Pace: 24 miles per day
Free Time: none


Quote: I do stuff and things

[crackwhore]

I am sure I will see you. I leave around that same time.

Me