2017 Thru-Hike Registry

[Venchka]

Good luck Rocket! Does this mean that Y'all aren't going to Wyoming as you mentioned recently?
Wayne


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[colorado_rob]

Good luck Rocket! Does this mean that Y'all aren't going to Wyoming as you mentioned recently?
Wayne


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Definitely hitting WY in mid-August, scored a Grand Teton climb/campsite permit then watching the eclipse from somewhere in mid WY (8/21), then the SHR for a couple weeks, than back to the AT in the fall.

[Venchka]

Busy you! What is SHR?
Have fun!
Wayne


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[colorado_rob]

Busy you! What is SHR?
Have fun!
Wayne

Wife finally retired, all the time in the world now. SHR=Sierra High Route, runs parallel to the JMT, only at higher elevations, lot of off trail. 180 miles, supposedly spectacular. Not to be confused with the High Sierra Trail.

[Venchka]

That's quite a summer. Enjoy!
Wayne


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[piratekitty]

My stuff changed!
Trail Name: don't have one yet. I'm gonna wait and see what I get
Direction: NOBO
Start date: Feb 19th
Approach Trail: Yep
Additional info: Diagnosed with MS in July, running a blog over at katyhikes.me, did a section in North Carolina 16 years ago

[piratekitty]

Also! Planning on taking a train across the US and back when I finish (NY-Chicago-San Fran, another one up to Seattle, then down to LA-New Orleans-Atlanta and home)

[Emerson Bigills]

Trail Name: TBD
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: Feb 21
Approach Trail: Yes

[Lunchbox33]

Trail Name: TBD
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: First week of April

I'm getting more and more anxious the closer it gets. Look forward to crossing paths with many of you along the way

[caliea]

No trail names yet
SOBO
First week of June!
Approach trail Yes

My boyfriend of 7 years and I have been planning to do this forever since we first started dating, so we're very excited to see this through and to meet all the amazing people (y'all!) along the way! See ya soon!

Look forward to seeing you out there, I'll be starting around the same time!

[Oyster]

Trail name Oyster
Heading NoBo
Planning to start 3/28
No approach trail

Hiking solo and getting super excited as the start gets closer!

[llittle_llama]

Trail Name-None yet
Direction-NOBO (Why go SOBO?!?)
Estimated Start Date-27th of March
Approach Trail - Undecided

Bringing my pup along. She's an 11 year old 10 pound Miniature Pinscher named "Pbo-Pbo" (Korean) who goes by "Blind-spot" out on the trails She's hiked over a hundred miles with my over the years and has 2,200 pent up waiting to go! I've been wanting to do a thru-hike for as far back as I can remember and I won't do it without her. I'll carry her every step of the way if I have to

Update to everything:

Trail Name- TBD
Direction- NOBO
Estimated Start Date- 27th of March
Approach Trail - YES

[Miguelon]

Trail Name----- Miguelon?
Direction--------- North Bound
Estimated Start Date--- Late February
Approach Trail - yes or no--- Yes, I guess. Kinda tempted to start at Maxpatch. Avoiding first 254 miles of trail/fire area. On the other hand it'd be nice to start at the beginning.

Things to know about me-- Newbie to hiking--though I have done a thousand miles bike touring.
For an idiot, I'm pretty smart. I love to joke around especially with puns.
I'm into the History of English & Spanish Languages, &
History in general. I'm just finished my MA to become an English teacher
--academic vocabulary for Spanish speakers was/is my emphasis.

I'm 47. Rotund 'n expect to be a master camper before becoming a master hiker.
I'm in Minneapolis, MN right now, but we just moved here. Portland, OR Central Coast of CA, S. Korea before that.

If someone wanted to rideshare/travel down to the trail that'd be great. I'm not looking forward to greyhound.... But, that's not gonna be as tough as the trail to come, I know.

Base Weight right now is 13 Lbs ish. https://lighterpack.com/r/flkpey

I hope to average 50 miles a week, for the first month anyways.


Best to you all,

Miguelon

[IslandPete]

Trail Names: Hopefully Pete, Linda, and Scout
Northbound Starting at Shenandoah National Park and flipping
Beginning of May-ish
Looking forward to it...

[Rest Step]

Trail Name: RestStep (& better-half)
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: early May
Approach Trail: Yes

[MilesSmiles]

Greetings Mountain Squid

Trail Name: Smiles
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: March 2, 2017
Approach Trail: No

Injured in 2016 after completing 760 miles -- all patched up and ready for 2017!

[Fxdgear23]

No trail name as of yet.
Nobo (pct)
Trail start: april 22
No approach.
Hi, im christopher. My first hike. The pct. Doing this solo, would be down with meeting up with a few or small group to enjoy this adventure with.

[2017SOBO]

No trail name yet
SOBO
June 13
Approach trail? /shrug

[MJGreen]

Also! Planning on taking a train across the US and back when I finish (NY-Chicago-San Fran, another one up to Seattle, then down to LA-New Orleans-Atlanta and home)

That's a really nice train ride. The California Zephyr, right? I rode from Chicago to Emeryville (pretty much San Fran) just last year. It was a great experience but take a pillow and heavy blanket, it was freezing!

[luckythirteen]

No Trail Name Yet
NOBO
February 26, 2017
Approach Trail - yes
Traveling with "Basket Case"

We are super excited and motivated for this adventure! Can't wait