[at-l] Next hiking question - my schedule - am I insane?

[patv@ukans.edu (Pat Villeneuve)]

Well, I thought Georgia was a walk in the park. I got to Fontana in one day shy
of two weeks, with a 25-mile day thrown in. I was considered fast that year.
(Watch it, Felix.)

There's a lot of leg work (climbing) for you on your day 3. I'm not saying you
can't do it. We'll all be curious to hear...

Give Me Chocolate

DTimm65344@aol.com wrote:

> A question I've pondered for a while (not the insane part, which is a given,
> but the schedule).
>
> I leave Springer March 1.  I'm leaving from FS42 as I did the approach last
> fall on my infamous aborted section hike of GA.  I've got a week and the two
> weekends on either end to cover whatever I cover.  Here's what I've mapped
> out for a schedule:
>
> Day Daily end point                 daily miles
>
> 1           GOOCH GAP SHELTER       16
> 2           NEELS GAP                   14.6
> 3           CHEESE FACTORY SITE     23.6
> 4           BLY GAP                     21.3
> 5           BIG SPRING SHELTER          22.1
> 6           117 MILE CAMPSITE           19.6
> 7           A RUFUS MORGAN SHELTER  16
> 8           BROWN FORK GAP SHELTER  16.8
> 9           FONTANA DAM                 13.5
>
> The Question:  Is this schedule insane?  Reason I ask is that lots of
> journals (granted from thruhikers) list twice or three times as many days to
> cover this ground and milages that would make me more insane than I already
> am.
>
> Caveats are:
>
> 1)  I've hiked a quarter of this already with a 15 pound heavier pack than
> I'm down to now (thanks to all the good input from the list) at various times
> over the last two years, so I think I can easily do these milages (i.e. - I
> know there are lots of PUADs there) and,
>
> 2)  I walk from before sunup to after sundown most days (which is why I camp
> away from shelters far enough to not be disruptive), so I don't need to walk
> particularly fast to do this.
>
> 3)  I have a floating shuttle who has agreed to come get me wherever I end up
> after my available time as a bailout plan (blizzard, whatever) so I'm not
> locked into hiking back to a vehicle to get out.
>
> Input, please.  Have at it.
>
> Black&blue
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