[pct-l] What is a Thru-Hike Defined as Nowadays?

[Charles Doersch]

Going from A to Z ... and if you have to come back and do Q because it's the
one part you missed, I think people are okay with that.

This season didn't we hear people using an additional term for thru-hikers?
I think it was "continuous thru-hiker" ... to distinguish those who made it
through the Sierras (etc.) vs those who had to do a flip?

Or was it "contiguous thru-hiker" ... or ?

~C

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:53 PM, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

> I agree with Ed.  Usually a time limit of a year is established to make it
> a
> "thru-hike".
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Jarrett" <edjarrett at msn.com>
> To: <hootie2006 at gmail.com>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] What is a Thru-Hike Defined as Nowadays?
>
>
> >
> > A hike along the complete length of a long trail.
> >
> > Ed Jarrett
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 19:27:40 -0700
> >> From: hootie2006 at gmail.com
> >> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >> Subject: [pct-l] What is a Thru-Hike Defined as Nowadays?
> >>
> >> The list has been quiet of late so I thought I would venture a question
> >> that
> >> may have a variety of answers in this diverse community of hikers.  So,
> >> the
> >> question is, What is your definition of a thru-hike?  I ask, as in
> recent
> >> years it would appear that the definition of a thru-hike and even that
> of
> >> a
> >> thru-hiker has changed somewhat.  So, let's get some input from a
> diverse
> >> community that loves a long trail and let's remember that there will
> >> likely
> >> be a diverse set of responses and it really is a definition that one
> >> defines
> >> for oneself.
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