D62, M879 - Hiking with a Friend

Destination: Wildcat Ridge
Date: Sat, 7 May

Got a chance to hike with my old triathlon buddy, Alan... unfortunately in crappy weather for which neither of us was prepared!


Alan hike 15 miles with a 35lb pack in the rain and cold! It took me a week on the AT before I could do that many miles.


We had to finish setting up his tent in the dark, but were so-oo-o glad to finally crawl into our nice warm bags.

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  1. Sail2BFreeMay 11, 2022 at 4:39 AM

    Well, my Fitbit says day 1 was 20miles, 295 flights of stairs and close to 6K cals. Yes, it was verifiably unseasonably COLD ... and wet! Biggest mistake was forgetting my gloves. So glad we got to meetup. I have a lot to learn about preps for the AT's unpredictably unpredictable weather !

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    1. GregMay 13, 2022 at 6:41 AM

      I planned for 6 months... but AT schooled me first 45 days. I need a do over!

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