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Hiking America’s three longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?

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Re: Hiking America’s three longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?

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I finished the A.T. in October after 174 days, by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. I can't imagine trying to do a whole triple crown in a single year. Hats off to these two! - Bear Bait

What is Bear Bait

Re: Hiking America’s three longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?

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I finished the A.T. in October after 174 days, by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. I can't imagine trying to do a whole triple crown in a single year. Hats off to these two! - Bear Bait

What is Bear Bait

It's the person's "trail name": https://www.atmuseum.org/trail-names.html

Re: Hiking America’s three longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?

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What is Bear Bait

It's the person's "trail name": https://www.atmuseum.org/trail-names.html

Correct. I can't speak for bear bait, but you get a name or give yourself a name on trail. A right of passage of sorts. I'm Lunchbox because of a chest pack I wore on the PCT. There are people on trail that you never know their real name. Some very interesting stories on how they got theirs.
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