Re: [at-l] hello again

["Felix J. McGillicuddy" <AThiker@smithville.net>]

bullard@northnet.org wrote:

> At 09:32 PM 11/11/99 EST, Vigipa@aol.com wrote:
> >And I said I would just listen for awhile---question: Not to get hung up on
> >being a thru hiker but that is my goal.........are you a thru hiker if you
> do
> >a flip flop?
>
> That depends on whose definition you use. I prefer my own definition. I
> won't say what it is because you should hike according to your own
> definition. BTW - ATC does not recognize "thru-hikers". It recognizes 2000
> milers. By their rules you only need to hike the whole trail. You could
> take 20 years (or more) if you wanted and hike in either direction on each
> of hte sections and it still counts.

I think/thought the ATC considers anyone having hiked the entire Trail, over any
length of time, a 2,000 miler. Someone who completes it all in one 12
consecutive- month period is a 'thru-hiker'.



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Felix J. McGillicuddy
ME-->GA 98
"Your Move"
http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/



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