Class of 2014 Thru Hiker Registry

[Crusinsusan]

• Name Susan
• Trail-name CrusinSusan (hope to use this frozen blog to journal my AT trip)
• Start date still debating, what with all the snow this year!
• Approach Trail (yes/no) Nah.

Have NEVER been overnight backpacking. Must be out of my mind!

[Austin 2014]

• Name: Stacey
• Trail Name: TBD
• Start Date: NOBO late March/early April 2014
• Approach Trail: probably not

[Emik34]

Name: Eric. Hiking with my girlfriend Kristin
Trail name: We'll see.
Start Date: Sometime in mid to late February. As Kristin posted before me, we're also hiking the IAT through Canada, so we'll be getting an early start.
Approach Trail: Yes.
Website: http://hike2014.wordpress.com/

Hey guys, I'm the "Eric" in Kristin's earlier post.

[MrParadise2014thru]

Name: Michael
Trail Name:
Start Date: NOBO Late March 2014
Approach Trail: Yes

[Coosa]

Name: Ellie
Trail Name: "Hummingbird"
Approach Trail: Deciding on that.. Any reasons why I shouldn't miss that starting point?

The AT 'starts' at Springer Mountain. If you want to hike to it from the South, get a shuttle to drop you off at Nimblewill Gap and hike in from there. http://n2trailhiking.com/HikePages/H...spx?HikeID=704

Coosa

[Tenny]

Name: Val
Trail Name: none yet!
Start: Early March
Approach Trail: yep
See you all on the trail next year! I can't wait!

[Comet Omega]

Name: Jay
Trail Name: Comet Omega to start, but will get an AT trail name by who knows who!
Start Date: NOBO Late March or Early April
Approach Trail: Undecided

It'll be here before you know it!

[Sevsa]

Name: Erik, hiking with my wife Ai Leng
Trail-name: Dreamtine and Noodles
Hometowns: Philadelphia, PA and Singapore
Start date: first or second week in April
Approach Trail: no

[Austin 2014]

Name: Jay
Trail Name: Comet Omega to start, but will get an AT trail name by who knows who!
Start Date: NOBO Late March or Early April
Approach Trail: Undecided

It'll be here before you know it!

It's nice to know a fellow Austinite will be out there on the trail!

[tomman]

Name Tom Mantooth
Trail Name Cherokee
Home town Garland,Texas
Start date about 15 March 2014
Approach trail No

I would like to have someone to hike with me. I am 76 years old but will be in good hiking shape by the time I leave for the trail. I have been out to the trail once before and knows what I am in for. I have also read trail journals and every book I can find about the trail. I know books do not fell the whole story but they do give you and good idea of what to expect. The trail journals are even better and tell a good story of the good and bad of the trail.

I would love to hear from any one man,woman or couples that would like to hiker with me. I am afraid if I go by myself I will give up to easy I could never do that if I am hiking with someone. I want to do this very badly and like to meet with some who wants to the same as I do. We can keep in touch with each other here or contact me at [email protected] I will get back to anyone who contacts me again man,woman or couples.We could meet at the Hiker Hostel the night before and make our last plan there. I hope that I hear from you who would like to hike the trail with me. Lets see what happens.

Tom

[alxflwrs]

I would like to have someone to hike with me....

Tom, you sound very prepared, and I am excited to meet you out on the trail! While you may find that friend on here, or elsewhere, leaving March 15 you have an almost 100% guarantee there will be a lot of hikers leaving with you, and several of which would likely be going your pace. Also, the hiker hostel might already be full for March 15, just a thought.

[lauren&austin]

Name: Lauren C.
Trail Name: none yet.
Start date: March 11, 2014
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Approach: Yes

[Comet Omega]

It's nice to know a fellow Austinite will be out there on the trail!

Hook 'em! Have a friend from Austin out there this year...brrrrr!

[Sevsa]

Name: Erik, hiking with my wife Ai Leng
Trail-name: Dreamtine and Noodles
Hometowns: Philadelphia, PA and Singapore
Start date: first or second week in April
Approach Trail: no

Sorry for the typo, it is actually Dreamtime.

[JeffBliss]

Name: Jeff Bliss (creative user name, right?)
Trail Name: I don't have one. I figure it will get assigned naturally!
Hometown: Albany, NY but I'm originally from Illinois
Start Date: I don't have this set in stone yet, but my lease expires February 28th, 2014. So somewhere in the time frame!
Approach Trail: Deciding on that one. Need to do some more research.

Little bit about myself. I heard about the AT while living in Illinois. Ever since moving out here to NY I have gotten rapidly more into hiking and after a couple years of some serious hiking I decided to finally make this dream a reality (or at least attempt to make it a reality!) Is anyone else here from the Northeast? Any Adirondack/Catskills hikers?

I'm looking forward to meeting everyone here!

[zac39452]

Hey everybody my names zac and im really looking forward to seeing yall all out on the trail. i dont have a trailname yet, probably wont get one till im on the trail. Im looking to start as soon as i graduate junior college so ill be starting some time in may. i probably wont do the approach trail since ive already hiked most of it last summer! Cant wait for the journey to begin!

[Firefighter503]

Well, I am tentatively planning a 2014 hike. All depends on what is going on with work (Middle East). If I hike in 2014, it will be NOBO in May or SOBO in June. Won't know until then.

Name: Justin
Trail Name: None
Hometown: Northern Virginia
Start Date: Unknown
Approach Trail: If I go NOBO, nah. Did it in 2011 on a 650 mile section/attempt. Doesn't add anything to the trail in my opinion.

[Double Wide]

• Name: Michael B
• Trail Name: Double Wide, but will likely change it to Oddlot
• Hometown: Nashville TN
• Start Date: March 11, 2014, NOBO. Will probably push my start date back a week or two
• Approach Trail: Hell no.

Gonna be hiking with my brother, hopefully, and I don't believe he has a trail name yet, but I can't wait to give him one. We've planned on starting March 11th, but with all the crappy weather this year, I think I'd like to start a little later.

[DavidDillow]

Name: David, Trail Name: Leaning towards Dreamseeker but not 100% yet. Hometown: Urbana, Ill but have lived in S. Fla. for the last 25 years. Start Date: March 1, Approach Trail: Will probably sign in at Amicalola Falls office, get my pack weighed for historical sake and then get dropped off at FS42 parking lot. Back track up to Springer and then head north. Gear is ready to go. Made my own quilt, backpack, tarp, and sleep net (Thank you Ray Jardine) everything else has been researched and will continue to be for the next 11 months. So looking forward to "sleeping in the dirt" as Big Agnes says and meeting lots of new free spirits. Remember all.........pack light!!!!! You feet and knees will love you for it.

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I am closing this thread. You you want to be added to the 2014 registry please go to this url
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?94399