[pct-l] late bloomers

[Rod Miller]

At 75 I completed a three piece sectional hike over a five
year period of the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia, 1K KM.

https://www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/

My last backpack was at 79, carried about 30 lbs 7 miles over
3 ridges, total elevation change was 1400 feet up and 1400
feet down. At 82 did that same trip this June with a 15 lb
pack and the rest on a mule. Fires permitting I have plans
for a short full backpacking trip later this year.

On 7/27/21 08:49, David Hough reading PCT-L wrote:
> 
> Though I'm not planning on any more long hikes, much less through hikes,
> I wonder - how many people 70 or older have had first through hike on
> a major trail at that age?   The Grandma Gatewoods who have been doing it
> all their lives just keep on doing it, but is it even possible to keep up
> that level of exertion if you haven't been doing it?
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