Long-Distance Hiking: The Next CrossFit?
A Storify article created by Nick Gosling
Pacific Crest Trail, Ritter Range, California. Photo courtesy of Steve Dunleavy
Long-Distance Hiking: The Next CrossFit?
Pacific Crest Trail
They Made It! Hikers First to Thru-Hike Pacific Crest in Winter
If you haven’t been keeping up, long-distance hikers Shawn Forry and Justin Lichter, both of California, started hiking the Pacific Crest Trail last October in hopes of becoming the first to ever thru-hike the 2,650-mile trail in the winter. Well they just finished. It’s especially notable since they gave themselves less than 20 percent odds of finishing.
In sort-of related news, the Pacific Crest Trail Association revamped its permitting system to only allow 50 long-distance hikers to begin the trek each day. The organization expects a record number of hikers this year following the popularity of the film “Wild”.
Hollywood Movies = More Trails and More Hikers
Article: Surge In Long Distance Hiking Spurs Interest In Creating New Trails
Big Hollywood movies on hiking like “Wild” mean more hikers on the trails and also more trails. Good, bad, or neither – what do you think?
