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About 30 people attempt
to hike the Continental Divide
Trail each year, compared with
3,000 who pursue the Appala
chian Trail and 300 who try
the Pacific Crest Trail.
While long-distance hikers come from many
walks of life, they share common characteristics.
They are goal-oriented people who are highly
motivated to complete a grueling journey. They
may or may not be in particularly good physical
shape or have trained a great deal beforehand.
Surprisingly, advance training may not make
chat much difference, says Mike Dawson, of
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Vashon. Wash., trail opera
tions director for the Pacific
Crest Trail Alliance.
"There have been plenty
of people who have started
thru-hikes with no special
Larson and his hiking companions
cross a mountain meadow along
the Idaho-Montana border.
Hike, eat, sleep
A quintessential example of a devot
ed hiker is “Flyin” Brian Robinson, 45,
of Mountain View, Calif., who in 2001
became the first person to complete all
three legs of the Triple Crown—a total of
7,371 miles —in a calendar year.
Last year, British hiker Matt Hazley, 26,
bested Robinson’s achievement by complet
ing the Triple Crown of hiking in 240 days,
the fastest time ever recorded. He averaged
40 miles a day, and didn't run down the trail. Too dangerous, he
thought. He got started each day at 6 or 7 a.m.. hiked for 14 hours,
ate dinner and went to bed.
“Its only tough if you let it get tough," Hazley says. "As long as you
stay focused, no matter how tough it gets, you’ll reach your goal."
To complete a long-distance hike requires a lot of planning. Larson
saved about S4,(XX) for the Continental Divide trek, budgeting a little
more than SI per mile. He arranged mail and txxxJ drops at businesses
and post offices in Mack's Inn, Idaho; South Pass, Wyo.; Twin Lakes,
Colo.; and Abiquiu and Pie Town, N.M. His sister, Dawn, in Hinckley,
Minn., works as his support crew, mailing critical items —such as new
hiking shoes—along the way.
He ordered guidebooks and maps for each section of the trail last
winter and studied them in great detail. Once he completes a section of
the trail, he tosses the old maps and field guides and receives new ones
at his next mail drop. He carries a global-positioning system device to
help him stay on the path. He packs lightweight fcxxl such as Ramen
noodles, Lipton soups, tortilla wraps. Carnation instant breakfast
drinks, Power bars, crackers and cheese, and his favorite snack, Skittles.
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