Pack Man: The Appalachian Trail Guru - Backpacker Magazine

[WhiteBlaze]

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Pack Man: The Appalachian Trail Guru Backpacker Magazine - 22 minutes ago The combination hostel and gear store and hiker aid station, at Walasi-Yi in northern Georgia, sits quite literally on the Appalachian Trail. ...

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[Tin Man]

what's an AT guru?

[sheepdog]

A guy sitting on top of the mountain. You climb up and ask him the meaning of life and such.

[Tin Man]

That must be why I get up and move when I see someone coming.

[RITBlake]

Is this a joke?

"Like many northbound hikers, Serafin had been sucker-punched by the deceptively arduous trek from Springer Mountain to Neels Gap. The relatively short distance is arguably the toughest stretch on the AT"

I may have to cancel my backpacker subscription if one of their writers thinks that's the toughest section on the AT.

[Tin Man]

you are just discovering that backpacker magazine is a joke? do you hike?

[Cuffs]

They (BP Rag) royally screwed up this month... they listed a 'loop hike on the Pinhoti' (which is near Talladega, in the east, central part of the state) and put a map and directions to a trail in Huntsville (the NE corner of the state)

[RITBlake]

you are just discovering that backpacker magazine is a joke? do you hike?

No I just hang out on a hiking forum.

[Tin Man]

No I just hang out on a hiking forum.

I'm going hiking tomorrow. Jump on the Harlem line to Pawling and I will pick you up. I should warn you it is a scout trip.

[RITBlake]

I'm leaving at 5 a.m. to go skiing at Hunter Mountain, but thanks for the offer and good luck w/ the scouts.

[Tin Man]

I'm leaving at 5 a.m. to go skiing at Hunter Mountain, but thanks for the offer and good luck w/ the scouts.

Hunter's open? Shucks, I gotta start paying attention.

[Sly]

Is this a joke?

"Like many northbound hikers, Serafin had been sucker-punched by the deceptively arduous trek from Springer Mountain to Neels Gap. The relatively short distance is arguably the toughest stretch on the AT"

What part of arguably don't you understand? Think about it, 1st 30 miles, lots of ups and downs, heavy pack, uncertainty, etc.

[RITBlake]

What part of arguably don't you understand? Think about it, 1st 30 miles, lots of ups and downs, heavy pack, uncertainty, etc.

Still not impressed. 'Heavy pack' and 'uncertainty' arn't properties of the trail, they're the properties of the unprepared nobo thru hiker. For ups and downs you could find much much worse sections.

But arguably...

[Cabin Fever]

Sly took the words out of my mouth.

[Tin Man]

Still not impressed. 'Heavy pack' and 'uncertainty' arn't properties of the trail, they're the properties of the unprepared nobo thru hiker. For ups and downs you could find much much worse sections.

But arguably...

Arguably, "the unprepared" are those who don't get on the net much.

[RITBlake]

Sly took the words out of my mouth.

Wah, no need to have a heavy pack on Springer. The hiker makes the trail 10x tougher then it is. For uncertainty and heavy pack try walking in to the 100 MW w/ a week of food on your back.

[Sly]

Still not impressed. 'Heavy pack' and 'uncertainty' arn't properties of the trail, they're the properties of the unprepared nobo thru hiker. For ups and downs you could find much much worse sections.

But arguably...

I'm willing to bet the elevation gain/loss in the 1st 30 miles are as much as any other 30 section. I'll leave it up to you to do the research.

[RITBlake]

I'm willing to bet the elevation gain/loss in the 1st 30 miles are as much as any other 30 section. I'll leave it up to you to do the research.

Interesting. Let met get down to the nerd lair so me and boys can start crunching these numbers.

But seriously, I wonder it that's true. We were ending our thru hike so we were cruising at that point...but still it was pretty easy.

[RITBlake]

Hunter's open? Shucks, I gotta start paying attention.

Yup, 30+ trails open and the cold temps tomorrow should help!

[Cabin Fever]

I'm willing to bet the elevation gain/loss in the 1st 30 miles are as much as any other 30 section. I'll leave it up to you to do the research.

I would say that the section between NOC and Fontana would give it a run for the money.