My friend Dr. Allnutt has just released his new book, _A Wildly Successful 200-Mile Hike_, that contains lessons (some medical, some philosophical) learned along 200 miles of the AT. http://www.wayahpress.com/index.htm or http://www.wayahpress.com/bookpage/WS200M.htm Shane (BTW, I got a citation in the book, but I don't have any business interest in it.)