So what is it?

So what is it?...

For those of you who have stumbled across this, or are just having a quick browse through curiosity; what is the Appalachian Trail? Well, it's a footpath. In North America. Going from Springer Mountain in Georgia, north to Mount Katahdin in Maine, covering a distance of somewhere between 2000 and 2180 miles depending on which source you read. The 30% of aspirational thru-hikers that complete it take 4-6 months, cross 14 states, take 5 million steps, and I've heard somewhere that they climb the equivalent of 16 Everest's. Ok, enough about the manliness of the feat at hand; its basically going to be a cracking walk through some beautiful environments and (I hope) one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences in my life.

For those of you who're interested I'm going to keep this page updated as I plan, prepare, and eventually hike the trail. Enjoy, and thanks for reading!

Thursday 12 September 2013

I met Leo Houlding!!

Leo Houlding came to Cotswold Outdoor Truro to present the first of his series of lectures he will be doing up and down the country over the next few months. It was an awesome night, truly awe-inspiring stuff! He chatted about all of his major trips, especially his most recent ascent of Ulvetanna which was made into to a film by Alastair Lee called 'The Last Great Climb', due to be released in November. Looking forward to that one! The stuff he's done almost makes the AT look easy... :)


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