Trail Name: Bells
Direction: NoBo
Start: March mid
Approach Trail: hell yes
NoBo till the wheels off and Ill see you fine folks there!
Trail Name: Dancer
Direction: Flip Flop, Current plan is to start just before the entrance to the SNP, hike north to Katahdin, back to starting point and south to Springer. I originally intended a NOBO hike, so am still making plan adjustments.
Estimated Start Date: April 4
I'm partially blind and hiking with my guide dog, trail name: Wild Thing, who is a German Shepherd.
I decided on this plan four months ago and am already experiencing that Mental challange people talk about as being bigger than the physical ddifficulty. I'm someone who does well with spontaneity, not so good at long term planning, but it was clear to me that this is something that requires real planning. So I'm slogging through. I certainly have a lot to get done by then - anyone know anyone who wants to sublet a great room in a great location in Manhattan for about 7 months?
Officially throwing my bandana into the ring.
Trail Name:
Direction: NoBo
Start Date: End of March
Approach Trail: Most likely.
Been doing a bunch of research and shakedowns. Have about 95% of my gear, just waiting on the weather!
Trail name: The Wanna Bs (2)
Direction: flip-flop
Start Date: April 14th if all goes as planned
Starting point : undetermined (could use some advice there)
Approach trail: not as we approach but maybe at the end.
Current location and home base: Dallas, TX
This B of the Wanna Bs has dreamed of hiking the AT since a teen and have sucked my paired B into the dream. We will be starting on our 43rd anniversary. W
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2016 Thru Hike
Trail Name: None as of yet
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: First week of April
Approach Trail: Yes
I moved back home with my parents for the last year and a half at the age of 31. This is what allowed me to save up enough money for my trip. I have done all of my backpacking in the upper midwest. With the majority of it done in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Spent 2011-2014 living in Duluth, MN where I was able to refine my different hiking systems and test out all of my gear. Getting really excited to get out there on the trail. At this point in my planning I am getting excited, a little nervous, anxious, and getting quite the itchy foot. See you all out there.
No trail name yet, they call me Caleb
NOBO fo' sho'
I'm waiting on the weather to tell me when to start; planning on late February/ early March as of today.
Appraoch trail: sure, why not? Go big or go home, right?
Recent college graduate from Mississippi, I've been working at a hatchery in Sitka, Alaska, to finance this beast. I've been wanting to do this for around ten years now. LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!
SIMPLE MAN- I'LL be hiking north to Maine hopefully in early March if I can get the home stuff aligned.Approach trail - yes. Gear mostly done , will be hiking alot in beautiful Upstate NY weather till start date.
Originally Posted by SIMPLE MAN
I hope you realize that every time I see your screen name I'm going to get that Skynard song stuck in my head.
Enjoy the upstate NY winter hiking. You'll probably get a good laugh when the hikers down in Georgia are complaining about the cold next spring.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
Trail Name: I was Felo in 2010, though may take on a new one this year
Direction: NOBO
Est. start: Early March
Approach trail: unsure
Couple days ago I decided to do a thru-hike this spring. If anyone is interested in doing some multi-day trips in preparation before spring, or are looking for laid back experienced hikers to start with I may be interested. Im also on Facebook, Lachlan Ross from Bradford PA.
I plan on starting in the first week of April. I'll be the guy from Minnesota with the Superior Hiking Trail tattoo on my calf.
Trail Name: Waiting for AT to name me
Direction: SOBO from Harper's Ferry (will NOBO a different year to achieve full 2000)
Estimated Start Date : August 1st
Approach Trail - yes or no: Yes. Looking for a trail that I can take from Amicalola Falls and keep walking a little further South into GA too
Getting out of the service and about to start a whole new life, I've dreamed of AT since I was a little boy. Now I'm going to take 3 months and walk home to the South where I was born and raised. Hope my for a cathartic journey of self-discovery!! Can't wait to see meet the rest of you SOBOers!!!
Trail Name: One Stepper
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: 3/29
Approach Trail: yes
any additional info that you want the world to know: registered w/ATC
Trail name: nothing yet but Kristen for now
Direction: Springer to NOC
Start Date: Sunday May 15th
Approach Trail- hell yeah
can't wait for this experience (experiment) to start. first timer to the At. newbie to long-distance hiking
Trail name: None yet, I'm Pat
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: Feb 21st,
Approach Trail: Probably, gotta start somewhere right?
Quitting my job at the start of February, starting two weeks later, and I'd be lying if I said I wasnt counting down the days. Trying to start early so I can start grad school in the fall.
Over 200 for next year! Check out the spreadsheet here. If any corrections or updates are needed, please let me know.
Don't forget to also register with ATC. (I believe the registration should be open now, but, for some reason, ATC's webpage is offline as I post this?!?)
Good Luck and Have Fun everyone! (Next year is almost here!)
See you on the trail,
mt squid
Sang it once after a few cocktails and it stuck.
Trail Name: Gilligan
Direction: NOBO
Est. Start: March 1
Approach Trail: Yes
Second attempt, last year life got in the way. Made it to Fontana Dam before I had to get off the trail.
Trail name: Graeagle
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: Mar 23
Approach Trail: Probably, unsure
Trail Name: None yet
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: End of April
Approach Trail: Yes
Been planning since I was medically retired out of the Army in 2013, everything has fallen into place to work for 2016.
Trail name is Manymiles.
Direction: Nobo
Start: estimated March
Have recently finished bicycling the lower 48 and seeking adventure. Looking forward to seeing everyone out there.
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