how-this-class-works-and-what-is-thru-hiking

Getting Started

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Choosing the Right Trek

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Section Hiking

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Finding the Time and Money

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Rallying Your Team

understanding-your-why

Understanding Your "Why"

Week 1: Refining the Dream

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The Importance of Planning

physical-fitness

Physical Fitness

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Create Your Budget and Homefront Plan

Week 2: Making It Real

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Route Planning and Permits

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When and Where to Start and Stop

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Getting to the Trailhead and Basic Navigation

getting-to-the-trailhead-and-roughing-out-your-itinerary

Roughing Out Your Itinerary

Week 3: Route Planning

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The Role and Rules of Food

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Resupply Strategy

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Mail Drops, Grocery Stores, Bounce Boxes

Week 4: Resupplies

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Gear Rules and Principles

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How to Lighten Up on a Budget

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Gear Focus for Thru-Hiking

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Other Gear Essentials

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What’s In Their Pack?

Week 5: Gear

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Eating and Drinking On The Trail

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Making Camp and Daily Routines

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Tricks for the Long Haul

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Trail Etiquette and Safety Basics

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Special Concerns for Women and Older Hikers

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Common Medical Issues

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Staying Motivated and Making Trail Friends

Week 6: Life on the Trail

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Course Wrap-Up and Words of Wisdom

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Thru-Hiking Resources

<p>The sheer duration of a thru-hike requires you to think a little differently about certain aspects of life on the trail that you can get away with ignoring on shorter trips. Here are some of the key considerations.</p> <h2>Pace Yourself</h2> <p>The most obvious unique feature of a long hike is that you&#8217;ll be hiking, well, a long time. Everything you do impacts what can happen the next day, the next week, and maybe even the next month. We&#8217;ve discussed pacing already in the fitness and route-planning sections, but it&#8217;s so important, I want to talk about it again here.</p> <p>The pace you choose any g...</p>