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One of the tours is the eight-day Urban Brew Thru, [5] her thru-hike of every brewery in Denver, Colorado, [17] totaling 60 establishments, [5] the course charting in at 88 miles. [1] She also leads the six-week online course Thru-Hiking 101 [21] for Backpacker Magazine [4] and speaks at "colleges, outdoor clubs, hiking clubs, [and] women's ...
Emma Rowena Gatewood (née Caldwell; October 25, 1887 – June 4, 1973), [1] better known as Grandma Gatewood, was an American ultra-light hiking pioneer. After a difficult life as a farm wife, mother of eleven children, and survivor of domestic violence, she became famous as the first solo female thru-hiker of the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in 1955 at the age of 67.
[dubious – discuss] [10] Ultralight techniques can substantially reduce this weight, Jardine suggests 1.1 kg (2.5 lb) per day for thru-hiking, [4] Jordan suggests 0.57 kg (1.25 lb) per day (at 125 calories per ounce, 4.4 calories per gram) for a 3-season 3-day backpack. [1] Many foods can be dried or dehydrated to reduce water weight ...
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A hiker who has just completed the Appalachian Trail. Thru-hiking, or through-hiking, is the act of hiking an established long-distance trail end-to-end continuously.. The term is most frequently used regarding trails in the United States, such as the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Appalachian Trail (AT), and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).
The Knobstone Trail (KT) is Indiana's longest footpath – a 60-mile backcountry-hiking trail passing through Clark State Forest, Elk Creek Public Fishing Area, and Jackson-Washington State Forest. These state resource properties contain more than 42,000 acres of rugged, forested land in Clark, Scott and Washington counties in southern Indiana.
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The average base weight of a thru-hiker's backpack in 2018 was 16.4 lb (7.4 kg). Added to that, the thru-hiker carries up to a one-week supply of food weighing about 2 lb (0.91 kg) per day and, in drier areas especially New Mexico, up to five liters of water weighing 11 lb (5.0 kg). Extra equipment carried might include an ice ax and bear spray.