[at-l] Speed Record

[The Weathercarrot]

Weary writes:

<< I  suspect the n-S record may have been set by Ward Leonard on the second 
leg
of  his distance record attempt in 1991. >>

Ward's "unsupported" speed record of 60.5 days occured in 1990. In 1991, he 
did the trail 3 times, twice northbound and then southbound, plus Springer 
to Erwin on a fourth. I saw him that year in the Shenandoahs during his 
second northbound, as well as Sherburne Pass on his southbound. I'm not sure 
anyone knows how many days any of those hikes were (besides being longer 
than 60.5 days), or how they compare to Squeaky's unsupported 2005 
southbound.

wc

Sly writes:

<< Ward probably would have it if it included carrying a backpack and doing
your own resupply, but I belive Pete Palmer has it in something like 48+ 
days
going S-N..  Andrew Thompson aka Trail Dog hold the overall record going  
south
at 47+ days.  Squeaky will be attempting a sub-40 day hike southbound  later
this year. >>

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