[pct-l] Coyote Rob Triple Crown Attempt

[David Thibault]

Glad to hear he is heading to the AT - I cringed when I read his initial
plans about going to Manning, all I could think about was a SAR event -  it
was just going to make conditions even worse.  Agreed about thru hiking
being much more than an endurance event.

Not that it can't be done - but I always smile, nod, and bite my
tongue when I hear someone that has never hiked a long trail start out
trying to break records or do something extremely rare and difficult like a
yo-yo, or in this case a triple crown in one year.

Not to say an inexperienced person can't do these - but even for an
experienced hiker there is a bit of luck required, and having the skill set
that can only be learned while doing it, adds greatly to that luck.

Day-Late




> Shon wrote:
> >
> What??  He made so many bad decions in his hike.  I now see why so many
> people need resue in the backwoods.  It gives other hikers a bad name.
> >
>
> Yeah, I sent him an email saying that if he's having trouble with snow in
> the San Gabriels, flipping up to the North Cascades right now is probably
> not going to improve his life.  *boggle*  Sounds like a few other people
> did
> too and he's now planning to switch over to the AT which makes a lot more
> sense.
>
> I agree with Shon - this is a good reminder that thru-hiking not
> exclusively, or even primarily, an athletic event.  Being a great athlete
> is
> no guarantee of success (though it doesn't hurt).  Experience in other
> forms
> of endurance activities like marathons or bicycle touring or whatever
> doesn't automatically give you all of the wisdom and experience you need to
> tackle long-distance hiking.  The only way to gain wisdom and experience in
> thru-hiking is to get out there and hike.  Coyote Rob will know a heck of a
> lot more about hiking when this is over, for sure, and one of the things
> he'll know is that it's probably wise to get more than two short trip's
> worth of experience at hiking before attempting something like a calendar
> triple crown.  And maybe do some research first, too.  :-)
>
> Gotta admire his ambition, though.  I hope he collects himself and tries it
> again when he knows what he's doing.
>
> Eric
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