2009 Thru-Hike Registry

[ATX-Hiker]

Trail Name: None yet
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: February 26, 2009
Approach Trail: I think so

See yall out there

[Jacob626]

Trail Name: TBA (Drumroll, please)
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: Feb. 1st(ish)
Approach: Yes
Hometown: Boston, MA

[Serial 07]

just so you know, there's already a TBA...and she's a trip...i would come up with something else...

[Lone Wolf]

just so you know, there's already a TBA...and she's a trip...i would come up with something else...

she thinks you're hot stuff there sailor

[Serial 07]

lol...man, i miss ya wolfie...you were on top of that one...

[thunderspeedfire]

Don't listen to jacob 626, poor lil guy can't think so well, I'll give him a good name like mine. We're partners (hiking).

Name: Thunderspeedfire (its all one word, that's important)
Start Date: Early February ( Haven't made travel plans yet)
Approach trail: Yes

[pAwb8782]

Hello everyone, cannot wait to see you all out on trail!!!
I'll be leaving Springer Mountain on the 28th of March. I do not plan on doing the approach.

-Dustin

[greendf]

David Green, no trail name yet. Maybe Georgiapine, but that has yet to be decided. I am heading out early to mid May, 2009. Hope to finish around the end of August. Open to anybody joining. Thanks, David

[libjay]

Trail Name: TBD
Dir: NOBO
Date: March 1st
Approach: Yes

Im so damn stoked I can hardly contain myself.

[Serial 07]

i love reading this thread...

Im so damn stoked I can hardly contain myself.

i'm barely under control and i have an idea of what's coming...

some of this:

some of that:

lotsa these:

and i'm sure i'll get this as well:

[Tuna]

Trail Name: Sniggs
Direction: Nobo
Estimated Start Date: Early March
Approach Trail: Yes

Can't wait to get out there. See you all on the trail!

[Cool AT Breeze]

Hey Serial when are you comming down?

[kidneys]

Bare Bear lots of boats in the mud all over lake, it's down 20ft. I hope to section hike, approach to Springer and back in Jan. then the next couple sections, before starting in late April.

[Steve33]

Trail Name don't have one yet
Direction NOBO
Estimated Start Date April 10, 2009
Approach Trail - yes
Hometown - Glens Falls, NY

[SENRABJOE]

Trail Name Senrab
Direction-Upright, its the only way to hike
Estimated start date 3/10/09.
Approach Trail- Yes, maybe I'll approach quietly
Hometown- Plymouth IN

If we can't have fun at what we are doing, WHY DO IT?

[MBinTN]

Trail Name: N/A
Direction: SOBO
Start Date: August 7 +/- 3 days
Approach: up Abol, down Hunt
Hometown: Nashville, TN

I attemepted a SOBO in 2007. I hiked 400 miles before I got off. I'm hoping to complete the hike this time.

On this hike I will:
Pack Lighter
Start Hiking Before Noon
Not Zero for a Week
Will not Fall Madly in Love with my Hiking Partner (getting married to him in '09)
Take more pictures
Eat Less Black flies
Make it to Georgia!

[driftabit]

Trail Name: Benji
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: Apr. 12
Approach Trail - oh sure

[rusty075]

Just realized that I've been subscribed to this thread for months, but never actually posted my info. Here goes:

Trail Name: Trusty
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: March 17
Approach Trail: Depends on my transportation to the trailhead. Did it back in '06 and don't have a strong opinion on doing it again or not.

[riverroyer]

Trail name: riverchef
NOBO
Trailhead start
February 21 or 22, 2009
I'm free, no more business, no job, no wife, no kids to care for and enough $ to do this, I am stoked and getting in shape.

[Doubletime]

Trail name: TBD
Dir. NOBO
Approach trail: Why not!
Start date: 3-4-09
See ya out there.