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The oldest person to thru-hike the trail is not known.
A thru-hike on this system of trails requires almost a year to complete.
Since the trail is a circuit, it presents a good opportunity to thru-hike.
Per 2014 estimates around 2700 hikers attempted to thru-hike the trail.
Avery became the first to walk the trail end-to-end, though not as a thru-hike, in 1936.
He also wrote the first guide for hiking the trail, after making his first thru-hike in 1983.
Ryback carried an 80-pound pack on his 1970 thru-hike.
Experience using map and compass as well as the ability to read the landscape are necessary for a successful thru-hike.
Their thru-hike doesn’t turn out like Cheryl Strayed’s.
NPR interview, the day after his third thru-hike, on October 22, 1998
Later Shaffer also completed the first north-to-south thru-hike, making him the first to do so in each direction.
Shaffer's 1948 journey is still generally recognized as the first A.T. thru-hike.
Yo-Yo, to thru-hike a major trail twice in one season, equivalent to "out-and-back day hikes"
A thru-hike of the Superior Hiking Trail typically spans this 255-mile section.
The first thru-hike was made in the summer of 2013 by 33-year-old Bend resident Sage Clegg and took just under six weeks.
Thru-hiking a trail is a long and difficult journey: An AT thru-hike, for example, takes five months on average, covering 2,189.2 miles.
Simone hit the trail “because she’s convinced herself that no one can thru-hike the Appalachian Trail and be the same person as when they started.
The current Long Path guidebook now has information on nearby post offices, motels and other things useful for those contemplating a thru-hike.
The 4th fastest Appalachian Trail thru-hike.
Gene Espy (born 1926 or 1927) is recognized as the second person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.
In 1998 Mr. Shaffer, nearly 80 years old, again hiked the entirety of the trail, making him the oldest person ever to complete a thru-hike.
Blog of Jacob Aronson's thru-hike
In 1948, Earl Shaffer of York, Pennsylvania, brought a great deal of attention to the project by completing the first documented thru-hike.
She was also the first woman to continuously ''thru-hike'' (completing the entire route in one outing), says the Appalachian Trail Conference, the nonprofit trail group.
He arrived in Altamont, New York, on July 6 to complete his thru-hike of the Long Path in 27 days.