How to hike a fast thru-hike - Andrew Skurka

The secret is not hiking at a faster speed, but hiking for more hours. This article is reprinted here with permission from Backpacking Light Magazine. Fall 2006 During the summer before my senior year of college, when I probably should have had an internship that could be leveraged into a “real” job after graduation, I…

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Advice to Strider, aspiring NCT thru-hiker, overwhelmed and