Former NC teacher hiked Appalachian Trail in 58 days - Spartanburg Herald Journal

[WhiteBlaze]

Former NC teacher hiked Appalachian Trail in 58 days Spartanburg Herald Journal Only about 20 percent of those who set out to hike the entire Appalachian Trail actually complete the 2,185-mile journey between Georgia and Maine, and those who do generally take between five and seven months. Former Brevard schoolteacher Matt Kirk, ... and more »

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[Rain Man]

Former Brevard schoolteacher Matt Kirk, 32, completed the journey Aug. 7 in 58 days, nine hours and 38 minutes. His ferocious pace beat the previous, 23-year-old record for "self-supported" AT hikes by roughly two days. ...

Carrying only 13 pounds of food and gear, Kirk averaged 37 miles a day ....

... Kirk eschewed all vehicular travel, even walking to pick up supplies he mailed himself at hostels or outfitters. ...

It was the third time Kirk hiked the entire AT. ...

Just a few of the details.

[Mr. Bumpy]

Here is a raw news feed from the the local news. There was a decent interview too, but I can't seem to dig it up.

http://wlos.com/shared/news/features...rail-233.shtml

[T.S.Kobzol]

I"m puzzled how could he have accomplished this without a thread on Whiteblaze ;-)

Just goes to show you there is a whole another world out there to consider.

[WingedMonkey]

I"m puzzled how could he have accomplished this without a thread on Whiteblaze ;-)

Just goes to show you there is a whole another world out there to consider.

Pages and pages and pages of it on the Speed Hiking forum.

[canoe]

Good articles on Matt. Nice job