[pct-l] ultralight-self supported

[Andrea Dinsmore]

HYOH......You only have You to impress.

PCT MOM

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 12:42 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Daniel -
>
> If you have not thru hiked a long trail before or done lots of other long
> distance competitive challenges the chances of breaking a thru hiking
> "record" is pretty slim.  There is more to long distance hiking than the
> physical aspects of it.
>
> Scott Williamson who probably holds the record at 65 days has hiked the
> trail over 10 times.  He brings a lot of experience to the trail - he knows
> the tricky trail junctions, the weather conditions, the water sources, the
> resupply options, what he likes to eat when hiking, his gear, his shoes,
> etc, etc , etc.
>
> If you haven't done the trail before I would recommend that you just set
> your sites on completing it in one year.  This actually is a pretty big
> challenge for most people.
>
> I read a cute post a while ago about somebody breaking the speed record for
> viewing the Louve Museum - they did it is under 10 minutes.  The article
> was done tongue in check with the moral of the story to slow down and enjoy
> the beauty.
>
> Nothing against challenging ones self - but a thru hike is such a great
> opportunity to immerse oneself in nature and the beauty of the trail that
> it
> shouldn't be rushed through.  All the standard disclaimers:   IMHO, HMMV,
> HYOH etc.
>
>
> Day-Late (taking the slow road)
>