[pct-l] Triple Crown and all finishing certificates and medals

[Shaun Sextn]

Three atta boys PR. 

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> On Jul 1, 2022, at 2:17 PM, Tim Umstead <tumstead96 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree!
> 
> As my family thru-hiked all three trails we made it a point to have
> continuous footprints.  There were many times one or all of us would have
> to hike back to where we got off trail, just so we could be continuous.
> Getting around a fire is not that hard, you just have to be willing to hike
> on roads.  And if you are not willing to hike on a road then stay off the
> CDT.  When my wife and I first hiked the PCT (1996) the term Yellow Blazer
> was an insult and anyone who did it tried to hide the fact.  Nowadays,
> there are so many people getting rides that, first time thru-hikers, think
> it is ok to do it, and the practice continues to grow.  Think of the
> uproar if someone who just made a new FKT was proven to have gotten a ride.
> I think anyone doing a long trail should be held to that standard.
> 
> There is a problem with the phase "hike your own hike". It gives people
> permission to do whatever they want, make up any rules, or break any
> rules.  It is a term that says don't judge me.  I'm sorry, when I'm hiking
> one of the long trails and I see someone skipping, I think less of them.
> And that's that.
> 
> Papa Raven
> PCT 96, 15
> CDT 17
> AT 19
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