http://myth-the-pct.martinot.info “MYTH the PCT” -- hike the entire 2,650-mile trail section-by-section over multiple years Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://myth-the-pct.martinot.info/note-on-meaning-of-through-hiker/#comment-9 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:35:04 +0000 http://myth-the-pct.martinot.info/?page_id=353#comment-9 My hike was three years. It would of been 2 years but for an medical issue. So I used to define myself as a multi-year and also a long section hiker. I had a argument with a friend who joined me on a third of the trail. He stated to everyone that he was doing a “thru hike” . He wasn’t happy when I said he was doing a long section, not a thru hike, especially since he wasn’t going to do any more of it. So I started to ask fellow hikers their view. Most agreed it was not a “thru hike”. Most were nice and said my hike was relevant and I was a honorary “thru hiker”. The term Multi year thru hiker did come up as well as a long section hiker as my hikes were over 100k each. I personally didn’t want to call myself a “thru hiker” since I know the level of commitment on a daily basis that takes. That said there is a different level of commitment in a myth hike plus the added problems with logistics and getting in shape for each hike. So they are both difficult in their own ways.

]]> http://myth-the-pct.martinot.info/note-on-meaning-of-through-hiker/#comment-8 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:06:03 +0000 http://myth-the-pct.martinot.info/?page_id=353#comment-8 Thanks, I’m going use MYTH. This is exactly what I’m doing with my section hiking. As I join segments I am making sure that I connect my foot path.

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