Re-entry
- mhanmore
- September 19, 2017
Time, it seems, moves differently in the ‘real’ world. We officially left the trail on July 12th, when we pushed our injuries in a test hike and finally accepted their severity. After a morning hike today – far from the Appalachian Trail – the two months off trail might have been two minutes. I am […]
Read MoreThe Journey
- mhanmore
- July 21, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
The last section has been a rocky one for us, both literally and figuratively. But even when the road is difficult Sam and I have discovered that old wisdom to be very true of our thru-hike attempt.
Read MoreHighs and Lows
- mhanmore
- July 9, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
The first three hundred miles of the second thousand have been a battle. From a week of milestones – 1,000 miles and the half way point – we went into a few weeks of slow progress. From the peak of physical condition and endorphin highs we now suddenly find ourselves battling shin splints, tendonitis and […]
Read MoreTrail Fit
- mhanmore
- June 1, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
So, May is drawing to a close and along my linear world of the Appalachian Trail it’s been a fairly slow news month. While the rest of the world has been busy with French and English elections, the horrifying events in Manchester and Trump imitating Nixon, the only news that really hits home for us […]
Read MoreTrail Scent
- mhanmore
- April 30, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
First of all apologies for the American spelling and typos that this will be riddled with. I am dictating as I walk and relying on the iPhone to hear what I say and turn it into text. We have come out of the great Smoky Mountains and on the other side of that six thousand […]
Read More200 Miles or so
- mhanmore
- April 25, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
A fortnight ago I was in my office, emotionally charged with anticipation of the challenge to come, combined with farewells and logistical stress of leaving London. We worried about everything, had list after list of things that needed to be done before leaving, and seemed to be busy with five things at once crossing items […]
Read MoreDepartures
- mhanmore
- April 4, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Adapt
- mhanmore
- March 29, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
So, we have a bit of an announcement to make… after a long weekend of winter skills seminars and talking to locals in the Sierra mountains we’ve decided that the trail we’ve been planning all this time just doesn’t exist this year, because it’ll be buried under ten feet of snow when we get there. […]
Read MoreSuperheroes
- mhanmore
- March 23, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
So this is the blog entry where I’ll ask you for sponsorship. Some of you won’t read any further, and that’s fine. There is a saying on the trail, “hike your own hike” and the more I think about that mantra the more I think it is great advice for life. I’m going to talk […]
Read MoreTrail by Numbers
- mhanmore
- March 14, 2017
- Appalachian Trail
2 hikers 2,650 miles 5 months camping 43 ascents of Mount Everest (489,418 feet total climb) 150 meals of freeze-dried instant mashed potatoes 57 mountain passes 3 states 19 major canyons 91 national parks/forests/wilderness areas 1,000 litres of water to find, collect & filter 60% failure rate
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