Highlights the importance of shakedown hikes. Packing for a thru-hike should be be the first time you're packing your gear.
Highlights the importance of shakedown hikes. Packing for a thru-hike should be be the first time you're packing your gear.
Should NOT*. Fat fingers.
11 pages of this madness. Beautiful.
It's gonna go down in history as a hiking classic
And, after all that the OP is NOT going to even try hiking? Stupendous!
The Akrasia Effect.
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Getting lost is a way to find yourself.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that little llama is capable of far more than he realizes. Only one way to find out.
These threads are great inputs to my Ignore List.
Ironic that a woman who was sexually abused and struggles emotionally needs to "get over it", but a veteran who also struggles emotionally gets a pat on the back and a thank you.
What Lone Wolf said.
Blackheart
I learned something new: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akrasia
That said, I'm glad you are doing three day test runs and hikes and getting ready to try again. Wish you the best in overcoming your PTSD.
I must say, I read the 1st page of this thread when it first came out.
AFter reading the OP, I said to myself: Obvious Troll, don't waste your time.
But, now I see it's 11 pages long, so, had to see what was going on.
I still think the same:
Obvious Troll.
C'mon folks the dude couldn't make it to his ride to the trail.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams
Sad that anyone would come to WB looking for help, only to get dumped on. LL - I hope you can filter out the jerkiness to get to some of the useful advice in this thread.
Nothing like a walk in the woods to refresh the soul and leave the negativity behind. Hope you start out with some day hikes, then weekend hikes, and then longer hikes soon. I look forward to hearing next year that you are on Springer Mountain. Whatever happens, the only failure is in never trying and never taking the chance.
Good luck to you.
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”
John Greenleaf Whittier
What i noticed in this thread was that initially there was some negative comments when llama announced he was quitting because his food wouldn't fit in his pack. But then when he asked for help and seemed sincere many people took a significant amount of their own time to offer some very good advice and help. Then when it seemed he had decided not to hike despite the help offered the tone turned negative. I think that was just some frustration on the part of the members who wanted to help him succeed.
"Chainsaw" GA-ME 2011