Technetium
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I'm on pace to finish the NH 48 in Spring, culminating in a 3 day Pemi hike (with many hikes of mountains I've already done this winter). I'm giving a lot of thought to setting on beginning my long-term goal - hiking the AT - shortly after that. I understand it takes about 6 months to complete, so if I were to begin in March or April down in Georgia, I should be done in Maine right about the time that things start getting chilly.
This sounds like it would belong the forum for arranging hiking trips, but I actually want to ask questions about hiking the whole trail.
Besides the obvious (sleeping bag, tent, ground pad, extra food and water), what else do I need to think about bringing that I would not bring on a normal day hike in the White Mountains?
How do you find trustworthy people to go hiking with? I'd like a group of 3 (including myself).
Just how much preperatory experience does one need? I've been hiking in the whites off-and-on for about 6 years. I finally completed my goal of climbing Mt Washington (which I did in combination with Monroe). I have not yet done any overnights up there, but that will be coming soon.
How many miles/day should one expect to average? The Washington/Monroe hike that I did just yesterday was about 10 miles total, and that was with a late start at 10:30 (and about the most strenuous area of the AT from what I understand). I think I could get 15 miles/day on average at my current state.
Most AT hikers seem to try really hard to cut out pack-weight wherever possible. I'd really like to document my AT hike with my digital camera, but it weighs about 2 pounds (it's a good SLR camera). Is it crazy to consider bringing it with me?
This sounds like it would belong the forum for arranging hiking trips, but I actually want to ask questions about hiking the whole trail.
Besides the obvious (sleeping bag, tent, ground pad, extra food and water), what else do I need to think about bringing that I would not bring on a normal day hike in the White Mountains?
How do you find trustworthy people to go hiking with? I'd like a group of 3 (including myself).
Just how much preperatory experience does one need? I've been hiking in the whites off-and-on for about 6 years. I finally completed my goal of climbing Mt Washington (which I did in combination with Monroe). I have not yet done any overnights up there, but that will be coming soon.
How many miles/day should one expect to average? The Washington/Monroe hike that I did just yesterday was about 10 miles total, and that was with a late start at 10:30 (and about the most strenuous area of the AT from what I understand). I think I could get 15 miles/day on average at my current state.
Most AT hikers seem to try really hard to cut out pack-weight wherever possible. I'd really like to document my AT hike with my digital camera, but it weighs about 2 pounds (it's a good SLR camera). Is it crazy to consider bringing it with me?