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3046
For those of you who've thru hiked the JMT, how long was your hike and how much weight did you lose?...
George
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Oct 2, 2008
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3047
My hike was 23 days, Aug. 14 to Sept. 5 and I lost about 5 lbs. I only weigh 141 normally and when I got to Lone Pine I was down to 136. As you can see I don't...
Scott Dowling
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Oct 2, 2008
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I hiked 16 days this summer, 165 miles (Reds Meadows to Whitney Portal and lost 12 pounds (I'm 58), a fellow hiker, Thomas, lost 15 pounds). We met someone...
Roleigh Martin
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Oct 2, 2008
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I've done it eight times now, from 14 to 23 days and it's always about the same––10-12 pounds, mostly in the legs, neck, face, ribs . . . but never the...
robert shattuck
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Oct 2, 2008
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3050
I ate very well, and still lost almost 10 lbs. Claire...
Steve Schauer
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Oct 2, 2008
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3051
21 days to hike the whole trail. Starting weight was about 175. I lost 12 lbs and 3.5% body fat. Best way to get in shape ever! Brian O'Kelly LostHillsGuy ... ...
Brian O'Kelly
losthillsguy
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Oct 2, 2008
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3052
I did the trail 2 years ago in Aug. South to North in 9 days. I lost 1.5 pounds per day and consumed between 4000 and 6500 calories per day. Fluid intake was...
Reuben Gerber
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Oct 2, 2008
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3053
That's got to be at least a bit of an exaggeration (that would mean you were burning net over 10,000 calories a day??) I did the trail sobo in August in 9...
Adam Bickett
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Oct 2, 2008
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3054
I just finished my thru hike this past Monday. 10 days SOBO and lost about 7 lbs; however, I caught a bug and had some intestinal issues on days 3 and 4. I...
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Oct 2, 2008
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3055
I took 15 days and lost about 10 pounds. I'm 5'9-1/2" and weighed 184 at the start. After three weeks back home I had gained 6 pounds. I took way too much...
Jim W
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Oct 2, 2008
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Thank you, Patt, for being such a wonderful, caring person to us hikers! The Trail is much more enjoyable with people like you. I look forward to stopping by...
mstangrio96
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Oct 2, 2008
5:37 pm
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Patt, it was a pleasure meeting you this summer at MTR. Roleigh ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Roleigh Martin
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Oct 2, 2008
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My hike was 9 1/2 days and I lost about ten pounds. It was really noticeable the last 3-4 days when I had difficulty finding a comfortable position in which to...
David Neumann
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Oct 2, 2008
10:14 pm
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... I completed the JMT this summer in 21 days along with Losthillsguy. I lost 17 pounds!...
dave_and_char
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Oct 3, 2008
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3060
My Son and I did it in 25 days. I lost none or very little weight. We cooked meals from scratch, sort of. When my friend took two weeks to do the south half...
hmdsierra
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Oct 3, 2008
12:25 am
3061
I completed JMT from YV to Lone Pine in 17 days.  I loss 10 pounds with my ending weight at 160.  I was never hungry but have food left over when I was done....
sim ong
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Oct 3, 2008
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Patt, enjoy winter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucwhH65ryGw bob sparklefart.blogspot.com To: johnmuirtrail@yahoogroups.com From: sntrekker@... Date:...
robert shattuck
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Oct 3, 2008
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3063
We did it in 13+ days, and I went from 185 to 172.  Maybe getting 1800 calories per day, some days a little more. ... From: George <perrito_blanco@...> ...
Tim Cahalan
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Oct 3, 2008
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3064
I flew in from England and with advice from my american buddy Bob I totally winged it. Starting 23rd August and finished in19 days,I bought 4 days food in San...
Stuart Dodson
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Oct 3, 2008
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Someone asked me this the other day and I realized I had no idea. Anyone have any suggestions for oldest man to thru hike it, oldest woman, youngest child,...
Ralph Alcorn
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Oct 3, 2008
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This guy Nomad has to be up there amoung the oldest hiker on the JMT.  Last Summer on June 22, I was at TM and I heard of PCT'ers spotted him hiking the...
sim ong
song95139
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Oct 3, 2008
8:58 pm
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Ralph your web site provides the information that the age must be greater than or equal to the age of that who has done the whole PCT (except that part of the...
Roleigh Martin
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Oct 3, 2008
9:01 pm
3068
Thanks for taking care of us Pat! Got some MTR souvenirs, mailed back some of TP's extra weight and even got a camera charge that took us through to Whitney. ...
hikelv
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Oct 4, 2008
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3069
17 days on the trail, but lost almost 14 pounds over the last 7 days out of MTR. Weight loss that I cannot afford! Was good until MTR... Didn't carry enough...
hikelv
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Oct 4, 2008
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3070
Hi All.... I'm looking for a photo of the "hiker bell+ sign" at the MTR gate...any chance there is one out there???? It was a gift from my daughter... thought...
patt
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Oct 4, 2008
2:36 am
3071
One of my hiking companions took this picture. ... From: patt To: johnmuirtrail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:35 PM Subject: [John Muir...
David Carbiener
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Oct 4, 2008
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3072
Let me try that again. Go to this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8166414@N03/2910477309/ ... From: patt To: johnmuirtrail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
David Carbiener
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Oct 4, 2008
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3073
When I arrived at MTR late June this year, 6/27 or 6/28, MTR was just openning for the season.  The backpackers bucket was still empty.  Betsy, the sweetest...
sim ong
song95139
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Oct 4, 2008
3:42 am
3074
Yo...Thanks a lot for the photo....I knew I would get a helpful response from this Group....You-all are cool.....Patt...
patt
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Oct 4, 2008
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3075
My Son and I hiked the entire trail from YV to Whitney Portal when he was 10 years old. We were out 25 days, hiked 23 and had 2 layover days, the first at...
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