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Andrew Skurka - Great Western Loop

Postby HikeUp » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:19 pm

Via this website, I've been following Andrew on his 6,875-mile hike. Looks like he'll finish this weekend. Wow.
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Postby Hikin_Jim » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:24 am

Wow. :shock:
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Andrew Skurka - Great western Loop

Postby Cy Kaicener » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:36 am

He has been doing this for many years thanks to his sponsors. Other hikes -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Skurka
. Please visit my website at www.hiking4health.com for more information especially the Links.
http://cys-hiking-adventures.blogspot.com
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Postby Rob » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:51 pm

Andrew Skurka writes in his blog:
During 3-season conditions my pack usually weighs 6 or 7 pounds (minus food and water), and during the deep winter I have pared it down to a mere 14!
http://www.andrewskurka.com/advice/index.php
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Postby Hikin_Jim » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:36 pm

Yeah, I saw that. Pretty amazing. My backpack alone weighs 3 pounds.
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