[pct-l] Will he be ready for a thruhike ?

[Jim Keener ( J J )]

Yes. unequivocally. 

That's the way I started when I was 58. 

I walked three blocks a day for a month. Got it up to a half hour. Then 2 mile "hikes" on weekends. In a 18 months I was doing 15-20 mile day hikes. 

The big thing for me was being willing to go from A to B, and letting Z take care of itself. 

I wish your friend well. 

Jim Keener ( J J )

On Oct 29, 2010, at 2:47 PM, AsABat<asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> I know someone who just started hiking. He really enjoyed his first hike,  
> where he did a quarter mile in 40 minutes. Do you think he can someday do a  
> thruhike?
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