Posted on Oct 27, 2017
82-year-old finishes Appalachian Trail, becomes oldest to ever complete hike
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82-year-old finishes Appalachian Trail, becomes oldest to ever complete hike
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I’m 63 and questioning whether this is something I want to do / can do. I just dropped a 57 year old friend off at Amicalola Falls, the approach trail to Springer Mountain - Southern Terminus of the AT, yesterday.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
The approach trail from Amicalola to Springer Mountain (about 9 miles) is MUCH tougher than the first 30 or so miles of the AT... The majority of folks quit at either Woody Gap or Mountain Crossing just north of Blood Mountain.
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CPT Don Kemp
Sgt Wayne Wood - Thanks. That’s actually very encouraging. I hiked from Lower Amicalola to Springer Mountain last July for my 63rd birthday - it whooped my butt. I’ve done some short sections Néel’s Gap to Blood Mountain and Hog Pen Gap to Cow Rock. I was going to do the Woody Gap to Néel’s Gap route but bad weather and my hiking buddy derailed me on that.
Are you in Georgia?
Are you in Georgia?
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