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5th April 07, 12:39 PM
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I always enjoy reading about your adventures. Good luck!
Cliff
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5th April 07, 12:54 PM
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Have an amazing adventure and be sure to check in when you can - as always we're pullin' for you!
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5th April 07, 12:57 PM
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What type of kilt do you where for such a hike? Good luck on your endeavour!
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5th April 07, 05:52 PM
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 Originally Posted by Jim H.
What type of kilt do you where for such a hike? Good luck on your endeavour!
I wear a 4-yard poly-viscose Bear Kilt. The Velcro closure is great since I invariably lose weight as I hike, and it doesn't add any lumps under the hip belt of my pack, which otherwise would be painful as I hike 20-30 miles a day.
Andrew.
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5th April 07, 07:38 PM
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 Originally Posted by Andrew Breecher
Only 20-40 people set off to hike this each year, and when I finish I will be one of less than a hundred people to hike the "Triple Crown" - the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail - around 8,000 miles in total.
Andrew.
First off Bravo for the first two, I have hiked portions of the Pacific Crest in WA. I am now limited to day hikes (Bad Back), i can't carry a pack anymore.
I have a question? How does the terrain of the Appalachian compare to the other two? much elevation gain?
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5th April 07, 09:01 PM
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 Originally Posted by Oldhiker
I have a question? How does the terrain of the Appalachian compare to the other two? much elevation gain?
The Pacific Crest Trail is graded for pack stock, so it utilises a lot of switchbacks to gain elevation. I don't recall the exact grade, but it's pretty shallow. The Appalachian Trail only allows stock through the Great Smokey Mountain National Park, so the grade is much greater; there are several Class 3 boulder scrambles and ladders and steps along the trail. The Mahoosic Notch alone is called the "hardest mile of the trail" and goes over and under house-sized boulders. I had to take off my pack and push it ahead of me several times.
Obviously with the different terrain the mileage is different between the two trails. I averaged 15-20 miles a day on the AT, and 20-30 miles a day on the PCT. From what I have heard from others, many people do PCT miles on AT terrain on the CDT. I know it goes near many of the 14ers in Colorado, and the trail follows the Divide itself in many places, so it's going to be some rugged terrain. I'm looking forward to a lifetime of bad knees.
Andrew.
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5th April 07, 08:29 PM
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Now this is something Scotlandontv.com should do a feature on! Good luck. How many pairs of shoes do you expect to go though?
Convener, Georgia Chapter, House of Gordon (Boss H.O.G.)
Where 4 Scotsmen gather there'll usually be a fifth.
7/5 of the world's population have a difficult time with fractions.
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5th April 07, 09:02 PM
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 Originally Posted by turpin
Now this is something Scotlandontv.com should do a feature on! Good luck. How many pairs of shoes do you expect to go though?
Probably 5 or 6 pairs. I wear Montrail Hard Rock shoes, size 12.5 if anyone wants to donate a pair!
Andrew.
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5th April 07, 09:18 PM
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Good luck, and I could say Happy Trails to you, but I won't.
Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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7th April 07, 08:44 AM
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you'll be in my thoughts Good luck and Godspeed Post some awesome pictures
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Benjamin Franklin
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Mark Twain
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