Who has Thru-Hiked AT 5 or more times ?

[brotheral]

Hello friends. I was reading an article in my local Beckley paper, The Register Herald, about a new historical book, "Along Virginia's Appalachian Trail," produced in cooperation with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy by Leonard Adkins. It said he's among a rare breed of hikers that have 5 officially recorded thru hikes since 1936 when the trail was completed. It stated that fewer than 50 have accomplished this.
I'm wondering what members of Whiteblaze.net have 5 or more thru hikes....

[Chaco Taco]

Oh lord here it comes

[Hooch]

[mweinstone]

any hiker who posts informatin on this thread is permanently locked out of any steaks i ever cook on trail magic trips. and any vegans are locked out of my unbeliveable food bag of vegan delights and all my yogi powers forever.

[mweinstone]

just curious hooch. would a thread about how many times youve started and failed to finnish be so abborant? yes it would. right?

[mweinstone]

allow me.



its not he destination. but the hike.

[mweinstone]

sorry. knobs running heavy since lost job.




its the journey. not the weird crap on the summit.


better.

[brotheral]

I'm just curious.... I guess there's some controversy on this subject...

[winger]

For all that is humane and just, sign off on this thread before the nuclear winter begins.

[Hikerhead]

I know of two others that have done more than 5....but I'm not telling.

[mweinstone]

if a ballet was written and composed and preformed for this storyline,....it would start with a big pile of what looked to the audience like baltimore jack tarlins piled high atop centre stage. in a pile of sleeping carcasses snoring wildly,.....suddenly,...they spring to life and hike off in different directions. next, enter pirate in a two two.prancing and prouncing about with magic wand in hand he turnes a chorus of common thruhikers into clean hikers with a wisp of his wrist. from the ceiling on a wire unseen, lwolf the god of the trail decends blessing and curseing the seasons hikers the chior has become. change set......

[Lilred]

OH MY GAWD Mathewski you just outdid yourself....LOLOL Pirate with a wand... oh Lordy!!

[Nean]

I know of two others that have done more than 5....but I'm not telling.

you see my friends, this is where the cool gets uncool

its all a big secret in which only a chosen few know

don't ask

I could tell you

but then i would have ta kill ya

[warraghiyagey]

Bulldawg has hiked it 6 times including a Yo-Yo hike. . . .

[Lugnut]

Bulldawg has hiked it 6 times including a Yo-Yo hike. . . .

Well, in 'The Movie' he didn't even use the approach trail so I'm not too sure any of them would count,

[Bulldawg]

Well, in 'The Movie' he didn't even use the approach trail so I'm not too sure any of them would count,

One time I went out to see Charlies Bunion and forgot to hike back and take the AT, so I missed that .2 section on a "blue blaze", so I am thinking that doesn't count either.

[Nean]

One time I went out to see Charlies Bunion and forgot to hike back and take the AT, so I missed that .2 section on a "blue blaze", so I am thinking that doesn't count either.

Lets ask Jack & Warren!!!

[Bulldawg]

Lets ask Jack & Warren!!!

Then there was this one time at Standing Indian Shelter where I took the southerly approach trial to the shelter and returned to the trail after lunch via the northerly approach trail to the shelter. So I missed that 50 yards of trail as well. I can't remember though if this was the same hike as the Charlie's Bunion Fiasco. If not, then I guess that one may not count either.

[Nean]

Then there was this one time at Standing Indian Shelter where I took the southerly approach trial to the shelter and returned to the trail after lunch via the northerly approach trail to the shelter. So I missed that 50 yards of trail as well. I can't remember though if this was the same hike as the Charlie's Bunion Fiasco. If not, then I guess that one may not count either.

So what you are really trying to say is that you have never done the trail?!?

[Lugnut]

You'll just have to start over!