[pct-l] Is it a Thru-Hike?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Thumper,



A generally-accepted definition of a thru-hike -- the one in which I believe
-- is having hiked the entire distance, border-to-border, in one year’s
hiking season.  Many thur-hikers skip around in response to preference, the
weather, the snow, or personal scheduling situations.  For example, Brian
Robinson, who hiked all three of the big trails in one calendar year, had to
skip around.  His only contiguous thru-hike was of the PCT.



Good luck,



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

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On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 6:24 PM, dofdear aka Thumper <dofdear at cox.net>wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> So my original plan was to SOBO from Manning to Campo beginning 25 June
> into early Nov.  Obviously, successful completion would constitute an
> thru-hike.  Now I'm considering a test hike over my 4-day Memorial Day
> weekend.
>
> Here's my question.  If one were to SOBO from Warner Springs
> to Campo (Section A) between 28 - 31 May and then  SOBO from Manning to
> Warner Springs beginning 25 June, would that also be considered a
> thru-hike, albeit with a yoyo component?  Yes, yes I know, it's my hike
> but I'm interested in the List's opinion.  I do not wish to lay claim to
> something that may not be commonly accepted by the community.  If needed
> I can certainly do Section A to make it a continuous hike.
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
>
>
> dofdear aka Thumper
>
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