[at-l] Pack weights of yesteryear

[Sloetoe]

--- Slyatpct at aol.com wrote:
 
> In a message dated 9/24/2006 9:49:28 PM Eastern
> Standard Time,   sloetoe at yahoo.com writes:
> 
>> "What weights  were carried by those who
>> hiked 2000 miles?" I know of 5 hikers who started 
>> with greater than 55 pounds. None of them made it.

> Then you have Baltimore Jack who's hiked the trail 8
> times (7 thru-hikes in a row) and carries *atleast*
55 lbs unless he's slacking, then it's only about 35
lbs!
### Baltimore who?

> Word is, he has a bum knee now and has only eeked
> out 1000 miles or so the last few years, Weight? 
Mileage?  Head?
### Maybe it was the broken leg he hiked with ('03?)

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