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re: Woman Thru Hikes Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails in 8 months
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:33 pm to redstick13
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:33 pm to redstick13
i think there is a reason she spends so much time in the mountains, trails alone.
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Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:34 pm to Jim Rockford
Heather Anderson is one of the top, if not the top, thru hikers in the world. She has done some crazy stuff.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:35 pm to MorbidTheClown
Looks like a fun chick!
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:36 pm to Jim Rockford
There's someone with a YouTube channel called Homemade Wanderlust. She is an Auburn fan (I think) and hiked all 3 in 3 years and has several episodes for each trail online.
It is actually a pretty decent watch. The production quality rises big time with each trail.
It is actually a pretty decent watch. The production quality rises big time with each trail.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:36 pm to rds dc
Darn her for not bringing a razor along for her mid hike selfies.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 12:38 pm to hombreman9
Right. It's not like she's holding herself out as a beauty contestant.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:04 pm to Jim Rockford
So another millennial who doesn't work and lives off their parents?
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:07 pm to Jim Rockford
WNHI
6 months on the AT- IWHI
6 months on the AT- IWHI
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:16 pm to Jim Rockford
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Thru hiking is doing it without stopping.
Doesn’t look like she exactly thru hiked, she jumped around and did parts of each in different directions for some reason, maybe trying to get the best weather. She did a majority of the AT and then some of the CDT, then the whole PCT and back to the CDT, then finished the AT, and then back to the CDT to finish it. Weird schedule.
This post was edited on 11/21/18 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:18 pm to MSTiger33
Close your eyes and enjoy. You know that thing is Tight.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:19 pm to Revelator
quote:
How would a feat like this even be authenticated?
she is a woman so she must be believed, PERIOD.
if she said it, then it must be true, even if its a lie
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:23 pm to Dam Guide
quote:
she jumped around and did parts of each in different directions for some reason, maybe trying to get the best weather.
I'm not sure about the PCT and the continental divide trails but a good section of the AT is closed for winter. There have been many hikers who hiked from near Atlanta to Maine only to be denied access to the finish because that park is closed if there are winter conditions.
I imagine the CDT is even worse in certain parts of the Rockies.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:30 pm to redstick13
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Correction hard, very hard pass. She looks like something I would normally run from on a hiking trail.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 1:35 pm to Jim Rockford
WNHI but respect.
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:08 pm to Dam Guide
Many of the CYTC attempts involve trail hopping due to weather.
In Heather's case, she started the AT NOBO early and it was a heavy snow year all through the southern states, by the time she got up north the snow was only worse. Since the clock was ticking and traversing 1000+ miles in snow is slow she bounced to the CDT going NOBO.
Snow levels were low this year on the CDT but early fire season closures forced her to bounce in northern NM to the PCT which she was able to hike NOBO with no obstacles.
Then she resumed the CDT SOBO to knock out MT/ID/WY during summer weather. Leaving CO and the last bit of northern NM for the fall, she jetted back to complete the AT.
A little anti-climactic finishing such an endeavor in Grants NM rather than the iconic Katahdin or an international border, but it still counts as a CYTC. Sometimes nature (high snow or fire) interrupts the best laid plans.
She has an elite resume in the hiking world, at one point holding the self supported FKT (fastest known time) for both the AT and PCT. Her origin story is pretty cool to, she was an overweight non athlete her entire life until deciding to hike the AT while in college. Pretty ballsy.
As for economics, she is sponsored by several gear companies so her costs are minimal. She also has written a book and does speaking engagements which provide a small income. She is not your typical millennial IG hoor trying to find herself on the trail while living off mommy and daddy's credit card.
One of the other guys to complete the CYTC is Cam Honan, aka Swami. He did something called the "12 Long Walks" in which he spent 18 months hiking long trails all over the US and Canada. A pretty interesting read for anyone intrigued by the subject. LINK
In Heather's case, she started the AT NOBO early and it was a heavy snow year all through the southern states, by the time she got up north the snow was only worse. Since the clock was ticking and traversing 1000+ miles in snow is slow she bounced to the CDT going NOBO.
Snow levels were low this year on the CDT but early fire season closures forced her to bounce in northern NM to the PCT which she was able to hike NOBO with no obstacles.
Then she resumed the CDT SOBO to knock out MT/ID/WY during summer weather. Leaving CO and the last bit of northern NM for the fall, she jetted back to complete the AT.
A little anti-climactic finishing such an endeavor in Grants NM rather than the iconic Katahdin or an international border, but it still counts as a CYTC. Sometimes nature (high snow or fire) interrupts the best laid plans.
She has an elite resume in the hiking world, at one point holding the self supported FKT (fastest known time) for both the AT and PCT. Her origin story is pretty cool to, she was an overweight non athlete her entire life until deciding to hike the AT while in college. Pretty ballsy.
As for economics, she is sponsored by several gear companies so her costs are minimal. She also has written a book and does speaking engagements which provide a small income. She is not your typical millennial IG hoor trying to find herself on the trail while living off mommy and daddy's credit card.
One of the other guys to complete the CYTC is Cam Honan, aka Swami. He did something called the "12 Long Walks" in which he spent 18 months hiking long trails all over the US and Canada. A pretty interesting read for anyone intrigued by the subject. LINK
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:21 pm to Jim Rockford
8,000 miles / 365 days = 21.92 miles per day. Frick!
I mean you would have to jog a lot of that, right? Frick.
A full marathon is 26 miles. Frick.
After looking at the article, she did it in 252 days. That's about 31.7 miles per day. God damn frick!
I mean you would have to jog a lot of that, right? Frick.
A full marathon is 26 miles. Frick.
After looking at the article, she did it in 252 days. That's about 31.7 miles per day. God damn frick!
This post was edited on 11/21/18 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:23 pm to Jim Rockford
I bet she isnt a big trump fan
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:24 pm to redstick13
I bet she smells nice
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:29 pm to Jim Rockford
Did she forget her toothbrush on her walk?
Posted on 11/21/18 at 2:33 pm to Langland
quote:Holy shite.
8,000 miles / 365 days = 21.92 miles per day. Frick!
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