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2018 Warrior Expedition Thru-Hikers on the summit of Mt. Katahdin completing their thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail
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Marine Corps Veteran and 2012 thru-hiker who went on to found Warrior Expeditions.
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Hikers "Linus" and "Woodstock" on the Appalachian Trail near Pennsylvania Highway 16, May 11, 2000.
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Thru hiker Julius Bruggeman passing through Shenandoah National Park, June 12, 1970. Unlike most Appalachian Trail hikers, Bruggeman made his own pack and much of his other gear.
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A group of women who called themselves the "Mountain Marchin' Mamas" backpacking on the Appalachian Trail in the spring of 1988.
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A group of backpackers on the Chimney Pond Trail, near Mount Katahdin in Maine, July 1, 1939.
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A member of the Philadelphia Hiking Club resting along the Appalachian Trail near Smith Gap, April 19, 1935.
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Members of the Philadelphia Trail Club at an unidentified Appalachian Trail shelter, Easter Weekend, 1933. At the far right is Mary Kilpatrick, the first woman to hike every step of the Trail and a long-time leader of the Philadelphia Trail Club.
The man on the left is George W. Outerbridge, the second person to hike every step of the Appalachian Trail after Myron Avery. He is standing next to Mary's husband, Martin Kilpatrick, and, like Mary, a leader of the Philadelphia Trail Club.
The man on the left is George W. Outerbridge, the second person to hike every step of the Appalachian Trail after Myron Avery. He is standing next to Mary's husband, Martin Kilpatrick, and, like Mary, a leader of the Philadelphia Trail Club.
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Eiler U. Larsen (1890-1975) was the first person known to have attempted a thru hike of the Appalachian Trail (1931). At the time of his hike the Trail was not yet a continuously blazed path from Maine to Georgia, so it is no surprise that he was unable to complete his hike. Prior to his departure from Maine in August of that year, he corresponded with ATC Chairman Arthur Perkins, AT founder Benton MacKaye, and Myron Avery, among others, seeking advice about his route and his plans. Larsen went on to become the unofficial "Greeter of Laguna Beach" (CA), where spent more than a decade greeting all visitors with a loud hello and a big smile.
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In 1953, George F. Miller became the sixth person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in one year, and at age 72, was by far the oldest.
A retired college professor living in Washington, D.C., was a seasoned long distance walker--as a young man he walked more than 1,000 miles from Farmington, Missouri to Washington in just 26 days.
Miller was also an innovator when it came to his gear. As the photograph here shows, his pack (which he made himself) consisted of four separate units spread from his chest to his back.
A retired college professor living in Washington, D.C., was a seasoned long distance walker--as a young man he walked more than 1,000 miles from Farmington, Missouri to Washington in just 26 days.
Miller was also an innovator when it came to his gear. As the photograph here shows, his pack (which he made himself) consisted of four separate units spread from his chest to his back.
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