[pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT

[greg mushial]

> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:16:50 -0700
> From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT
> speedrecord
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> In my opinion:
>
>
> If you are going to play the record game, there must be a standard mileage
> length or the results are not comparable with past or future efforts. None
> of this "I did the whole trail in 42 days, but all of Oregon was closed 
> due
> to active volcanoes and lava flows".
>
> If you just want to say you did a thru-hike, then yes, you hike whatever
> miles of the trail are open at the time you are hiking said trail. If you
> come to an officially designated trail closure, you leap-frog it; no foul.
> Those closed miles are not part of the trail (this year). If that closure
> re-opens before you complete the trail, you are not obligated to go back 
> and
> pick it up. You hiked every mile of trail that was accessible to you at 
> the
> time you reached it. On the other hand, leap-frogging to avoid snow, high
> water, or something you personally aren't comfortable facing right now 
> still
> obligates you to go back and complete those sections before ending your 
> hike
> for the year in order to claim having done a thru-hike.
>

The most reasonable and rational response I think I've read so far on this.