Ever thought about hiking the Appalachian Trail?
Well, meet Rob, Garrett, Nate, and Molly. This moderated Q&A offers insight on what it was like for these four hikers to walk 2200 miles through 14 states from Georgia to Maine.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Introductions, real names, and Trail Name.
2:10 – What is a Trail Name? How did you get yours and who gave it?
7:18 – How was your first day/week on the trail like?
9:10 – What made you decide you wanted to thru-hike the AT? What was your WHY?
15:05 – How did friends or family react to your decision?
19:55 – How did you plan for this? How much did it cost to prep gear and food?
28:36 – How did you figure out the logistics of lodging and water supply?
30: 45 – How did you meet your Tramily/Hiking Partners? How did you decide you wanted to hike together?
42:10 – Tell us about your hygiene, bathroom situation, and how you did laundry?
50:20 – How would you describe the hiking community and the hiker towns? Trail Angels?
58:18 – Best and worst sections of the trail? States? Why?
1:03:30 – Where were the craziest places you slept?
1:08:10 – Hardest times on the trail? Times you wanted to give up? How did you get through it?
1:19:31 – Tell us about your summiting moment. What was it like adjusting back into regular life?
1:33:36 – Was it hard having to adjust back mentally and emotionally? Would you ever do it again?
1:39:14 – How much weight did you lose?
1:49:52 – What's your next adventure?
***Still learning ZOOM technology so sorry for the visual and audio! The ending also got cut abruptly without us having our proper sign-off due to these technical issues.
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