[pct-l] more thoughts on nimblewill

[Scott Williams]

Me too!  I train all winter now in the Bay Area, (happens to be the best
hiking weather of the year for us) so that my summers can be pain and
injury free.  I didn't need to be so consistent when I was younger.  Now,
it's keep in shape, or else!

Shroomer

On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 9:15 AM marmot marmot <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>
wrote:

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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Nov 8, 2021, at 5:54 AM, marmot marmot <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Or Peace Pilgrim the first woman (that we know of) to thru-hike the AT.
> At least 3 years before Grandma Gatewood.
> > It’s not unusual to see older hikers out there doing trails. And at this
> point tiny younger hikers too. The only thing that I have found to be
> different for me as I get older is that I can’t just jump onto a trail at
> the last minute with no physical preparation. I get injured and then end up
> having to do shorter miles and hurt at every step. Now I do specific
> exercises every day so when it’s hiking weather I’m ready. And there’s no
> strapping gallons of water on my back and thinking I’m able to be a pack
> horse. I have to be a bit more sensible.
> > Marmot
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Nov 7, 2021, at 8:23 PM, David Hough reading PCT-L <
> pctl at oakapple.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> 
> >> After I posted, I wondered - what about Grandma Gatewood?    Or
> Billygoat?
> >>
> >> And at the other end - what does it mean to say a five year old hiked
> the AT?
> >> How much adult help is allowed climbing up and down the rough parts?
> >>
> >> Still they are all remarkable accomplishments.
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