Zeroes your first month
Just wondering from thru hikers how many zeroes you had during your first four weeks of the hike? Count neroes too if you don't mind, say 2-3 miles tops.
at least a dozen days off. lotsa times more
Like everything else, it varies from preson to person. . . 4 or 5 maybe for me. . .Originally Posted by TopONomad
when did you thru??
zeroes are the best part of hiking.
Panzer
I took a nearo in Franklin and a zero at Damascus. I mainly just walked because it was excellent walking.
"Throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence." John Muir on expedition planning
i'd say somethin' but they'd talk about me on that "other" site
Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but nobody thru's in their first month. . . . .
Hiking the PCT I took 5 or 6 zeros during the first month. Some for a snow storm.
Some knew me as Piper, others as just Diane.
I hiked the PCT: Mexico to Mt. Shasta, 2008. Santa Barbara to Canada, 2009.
2 off days and several very short days (4 miles or less). However, most of those short days were the most brutal hiking I had on the trail due to the weather in GA and NC. I did 16 miles in 4 consecutive days, and three of those days severely tested my limits.
It's not the mileage, it's not the place, it's not how you or your companions- it's the combination that makes each day unique for each backpacker.
okay sport, work with me here... when did you attempt or set out to do a thru, or is that too difficult a question? . . . .Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but nobody thru's in their first month. . . . .
they may whine a bit, but they got no teeth ... like a wolfi'd say somethin' but they'd talk about me on that "other" site
Normally, in the first month, i take about 2-3.
Each year was different.
Depends on: injury's, sporting events going on that are "must see", hiking partners injury's, my own well being (am I having fun or do i need to go get cleaned up), weather, availability of rides, opportunity, work related issues (do i have to take a day off to take care of business)
I think these are all things you cannot predict. (or plan)
Just go with the flow and take a day off when you need to. (or want to)
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams
Most wolves run in a pack and nip at you until you weaken then go in for the kill. Pack wolves are kind of cowardly, IMO.they may whine a bit, but they got no teeth ... like a wolf
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Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.
bump back to the top
we only took one zero the first month, in hot springs.
Two days in Hot Springs (one a typical zero, one canoeing).
Going SOBO, I took a zero in Monson on day 12, then another one in Stratton on day 20, then a third one in Gorham, NH on day 32.
You don't work 7 days a week...why not take a day off once a week?
1990--I had 3 zeros before Neel's Gap.
geek
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