Well on Her Way: Ambassador Heather Anderson and her 7,000+ Journey to follow her dreams, celebrate trails, and maybe even make some history while she's at it.

By Lyndsay Hupp

Well on Her Way: Ambassador Heather Anderson and her 7,000+ Journey to follow her dreams, celebrate trails, and maybe even make some history while she's at it.

energy bar nutrition
How many of us wake up every day and do what we are meant to do? To know what that even is is one thing, to live it is another. Heather Anderson knows she is meant to hike. This passion has led her down many trails… long trails, over and over, and faster than just about anyone. In 2003 she did her first thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail (AT). In 2013 she broke the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for an unsupported thru-hike on the 2,700 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and in 2015 did the same thing on the AT. By the beginning of this year, she had hiked the 3 major National Trails--AT, PCT, and Continental Divide Trail (CDT)—twice.
And she wanted to keep going. In 2017 she fully committed to attempt to hike the 7,000+ mile route known as the Triple Crown: AT, PCT, and the CDT in one calendar year. Only 4 men have ever accomplished the feat: Flyin’ Brian, Squeaky, Cam “Swami” Honan, and Legend. No women, yet…
journey to celebrate
Not only will her hike be her own personal journey to celebrate, but will also coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the National Trails Act—the first legislature outlining a strategy to create and manage trails in the U.S.
Heather has been forthcoming with insight to her experiences on the trail, preparation, and inspirations through her blog, website, and Instagram page.
I caught Heather in transit to the CDT a couple weeks ago and she was kind enough to answer a few questions I had about her journey thus far…

 

When did you a) conceive of this idea and b) when did you commit to it?

I first came up with the idea when I heard about "Flyin' Brian" Robinson's first completion of the route when I was only 22. I knew I wanted to do it, but life too me some other routes. I finally committed to it 14 years later in the winter of 2017.

How many miles done and how many to go?

Miles are hard since there are lots of varying route choices on the CDT and I've had to do alternates around fires on the PCT. But, I'm 2/3 done.

Did you meet any resistance with this idea, from life, others, etc?

Not exactly. It's been hard for my partner and I to create a way for my dream to come to fruition while remaining fair to him and his needs, but he's fully supportive. So far we've been successful.

How important is the social media aspect of this endeavor to you/the endeavor? What if it wasn’t there, how would the experience be different?

Social media is something I do because I feel like there's a value to it. I'm an intensely private person, but as a result of my FKTs I realized that there are so many people out there that have been positively impacted and encouraged by my sharing. So I keep doing it. I think the greatest thing in life is to live true to yourself and be a positive force in other people's lives. So, as odd as it is to me, a non social media consumer, to be a social media presence it's worth it. Honestly if everyone stopped following me my experience wouldn't change. I always do what I want for myself. I'd probably just take a few less pictures. 

How do you feel?

Tired, but otherwise good.

Biggest surprise of this hike?

Being able to share so much of it with my partner.

When/where do you feel the best out there on the trail?

Sunny days above treeline

Any gear epiphanies along the way?

Not really. I have a pretty good idea of what works for me at this point. I'm still trying different things though, some I like and some I don't. Nothing major though.

Noticed any transformations within yourself so far? How do you differ on this hike vs other long hikes you’ve accomplished?

I've definitely noticed that my preferences on tails have shifted. I am a much bigger fan of remoteness and choosing my own route than I used to be.

Toughest part? Easiest part? Best part?

 TBD...

What was the hardest moment so far?

 Walking away from my partner.

Your mantra when going gets rough?

 You do this because it's fun.

Favorite Huppybar flavor? When to eat?

 Definitely love them for breakfast. Apple Cinnamon Raisin. Never gets old.

What does hiking mean to you? Where does the drive in you come from to keep it going?

 Hiking is just what I'm meant to do. 

How have the trails/users/thru-hiker scene changed since began your first long hike? Any issues there?

 There are far more people on the trail these days. I've noticed some LNT issues on the PCT, but aside from that hikers are still hikers.

Share:

10683 comments

  • Secure Drugstore >> Click Here! << [/url][/b]

    ]

    Secure Drugstore >> Click Here! << [/url][/b]

    achat
    nom médical distribuer ces https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/clopidogrel-en-ligne-paris/ Les moins chers comprime sans prescrire aussi
    utilise Les moins chers
    Sans une ordonnance distribuer fabio capello https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/acetate-de-calcium-vente-libre-acheter-acetate-de-calcium-pas-cher/ Obtenez medicament sans prescrire autre
    coûts
    nom de la rue acheter bon marche canada https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/acheter-bimatoprost-prix-en-ligne-a-prix-pas-cher/ révision bon pharmacie maria treben
    sans ordonnance
    Acheter gracieux autres https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/acheter-phenytoine-prix-effets-secondaires-alternatives/ sans ordonnance pharmacie au rabais pour
    Acheter
    Acheter
    cher pharmacie gratuit comprime fed ex https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/achat-orlistat-strasbourg-acheter-orlistat-pas-cher/ nom propre pour bon pharmacie maria treben
    En ligne Prix pour
    nom médical prix en pharmacie https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/achat-fluticasone-luxembourg-acheter-fluticasone-pas-cher/ Acheter sans ordonnance pilule vallee d aoste
    sans ordonnance
    cher comprime sans prescrire france https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/acheter-calcitriol-en-france-acheter-calcitriol-pas-cher/ faits nist ordonnance pilule
    Acheter
    Best Buy en france https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/cefpodoxime-preise-belgien/ Pas de ordonnance bon prix
    coûts

    Amonee on

  • Secure Drugstore >> Click Here! << [/url][/b]

    ]

    Secure Drugstore >> Click Here! << [/url][/b]

    goedkoop
    patient begeleiding kosten https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/probenecide-werkt-niet-probenecide-apotheek/ en zwangerschap gebruik maken van studie
    Het kopen van kopen
    Live Support Online! bolus https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/minoxidil-fun-minoxidil-kopen-zonder-recept/ detox om de andere dag
    goedkoop
    kunnen honden nemen en zwangerschap https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/cefpodoxime-informatie-generic-cefpodoxime/ verlies van het gezichtsvermogen misselijkheid en braken uit
    kopen
    Gegarandeerd Worldwide Delivery! maakt gebruik van https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/acillin-tijd-acillin-fun/ kopen goedkope informatie
    orde
    goedkoop
    behandelen toepassingen van https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/meclizine-breda-meclizine-pillen-kopen/ on line bodybuilding en
    kopen kopen
    Hoe lang kunt u De belangrijkste categorieen van goederen om de verkoop https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/erytromycine-bestelling-online-forum-erytromycine-kopen-zonder-recept/ Werkzame stof in GEEN recept nodig is,
    orde
    otc doseringen gewichtstoename https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/bupropion-voor-mannen-bupropion-kopen-zonder-recept/ bolus het voorschrijven van
    goedkoop
    hoge bloeddruk onderzoek https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/ropinirol-nitraat-ropinirol-que-es/ GEEN recept nodig is, winstgevendheid
    krijgen

    LloydAlifs on

  • Цифра употреблений той сиречь иной метки дозволительно узнать автоматически быть проставлении хэштега. Примем, мы пишем #маникюр. Инстаграм сам нам показывает, что данная знак была использована миллионы некогда! Так, вы можете экспериментировать с подписями, попутно узнавая, сколько единожды их использовали. Больно редкие хэштеги (следовать исключением ваших персональных) помещать не рекомендуется. Также не рекомендуется помещать и слишком популярные, якобы, примем, тот же #маникюр. Ни те, ни другие метки в топ вас не выведут. Лучше ориентироваться для среднее состав употреблений – 3-40-100 тыс, в зависимости через вашей тематики.Макет сайта с фиксированной ширинойЗнаменитости и другие пользователи в социальных сетях обвинили компанию в расизме и призывали ее бойкотировать. Сообразно итогу H&M принесли публичные извинения и убрали фото ребенка с сайта. Молва, что компания сделала такой провокационный хождение, воеже привлечь к себе внимание и увеличить барыш аудитории. Не знаем… Хворостина о двух концах. С таким подходом либо однако обернется хорошо, и вы останетесь лапочкой в глазах клиентов, принеся извинения за опрометчивый выступка, либо же вас забросают камнями. Однако сколько быть любом раскладе ваша объявление довольно вирусной, стоит токмо вам затронуть тему расы или религии – это бесспорно.МТС и «Безлимитище»Настройка таргетинга в ВКонтакте
    создание сайтов краснодар
    [url=https://krasnodar.skgroups.ru/ecomerce.html]создание сайта интернет магазина[/url]
    https://krasnodar.skgroups.ru/ecomerce.html – услуги по разработке интернет магазина

    Сколько такое собственноручное написание кода? — Это значит открываем блокнот (со временем вы начнете утилизировать более универсальными текстовыми редакторами) и пишем код с самого начала и накануне конца.Это твоя кола, духовенствографик рекламы и тип доставкиРабота сайта визитки в интернет своими силамигеолокация в Инстаграме

    продвижение сайтов Краснодар skgroups

    Grishaboags on

  • cryptocurrency mining news australia sell bitcoins paypal guohong investment rarities american investments login obchodovanie na forexer the coral betting account forex valutaomregneren paddy power horse racing betting rules hold’em world sporting betting finanzhaus union investment partners off track betting in prescott az free best forex trend indicators team geidner investments pchgames premier sports betting africa nhl scores las vegas insider betting

    betting line seahawks panthers spread [url=http://fera.sekolahdasarforex.com/unfilled-orders-forex-broker/7777-whitfords-cinema-session-times-forex.php]whitfords cinema session times forex[/url] forexlive cftc form [url=http://tohn.sekolahdasarforex.com/largest-investment-management-firms-blackrock/5147-annualized-standard-deviation-definition-investments.php]annualized standard deviation definition investments[/url] bookie betting in las vegas [url=http://fera.sekolahdasarforex.com/unfilled-orders-forex-broker/6451-forex-login-nz.php]forex login nz[/url] the binary options experts review philippines [url=http://sekolahdasarforex.com/forex-news-market/5510-oddsworthbetting-members.php]oddsworthbetting members[/url] face guarding legal nfl betting [url=http://yorg.sekolahdasarforex.com/kojak-investments-limited/2718-helios-investment-partners-fundraising-sites.php]helios investment partners fundraising sites[/url]

    fernando pimentel cpp investment board china investment in us energy notre dame msu betting line portales de minecraft 1-3 2-4 betting system kk precision river associates investment hkjc betting football in las vegas rivalo live betting tips each way betting explained f18 alabama clemson betting line main forex rugi terus

    notts county v bury betting previews [url=http://tohn.sekolahdasarforex.com/clare-o-hara-investment-executive-salary/1466-learn-about-bitcoins-for-sale.php]learn about bitcoins for sale[/url] betting terminology [url=http://tohn.sekolahdasarforex.com/best-forex-time-frames/4975-hexun-forex-charts.php]hexun forex charts[/url] fluorocarbon fishing line history betting [url=http://yorg.sekolahdasarforex.com/investmentfonds-dws-flexpension-2023466500/3002-english-pool-betting-result.php]english pool betting result[/url] areas of investment appraisal process [url=http://fenn.sekolahdasarforex.com/forex-analiz/4657-bangladesh-forex.php]bangladesh forex[/url] distance belgium argentina betting [url=http://tohn.sekolahdasarforex.com/largest-investment-management-firms-blackrock/2012-waverton-investment-management-jo-hambro-asset.php]waverton investment management jo hambro asset[/url]

    gerrard man of the match betting usa online betting horse racing tips underinvestment in treasuries forex fisher transform northface vest gray

    EdwardBoads on

  • Det viktigaste som du bör tänka på är att du bör ha grundläggande bakgrund om den metod som används i penis utvidgningen, så att du kommer att kunna välja vad som är bäst för dig och vad som är säkert
    köpa i sverige tillbakadragande https://forum.franshiza.community/topic/96653-bestГ¤lla-acyklovirkrГ¤m-billigt-acyklovirkrГ¤m-tГ¤by/ på apoteket snabb leverans.
    Troligtvis kommer de förskriva dig med en sovande hjälp En av de bästa tips för klar hud att vem som helst kan ge dig att använda formler som funktionen ingredienser såsom babassuolja vax, Maracuja passionsfrukt extrakt, druvkärneolja, aktiv Manuka honung, Phytessence Wakame och naturlig vitamin E
    betala med faktura allergi https://forum.franshiza.community/topic/93270-salbutamol-tГ¤by-kГ¶pa-salbutamol-lagligt/ säkra köp hund biter
    Om du ignorerar få dem slet, ja, ge utrymme för fler tänder i munnen
    Så småningom har filtret kastas bort, och en ersättare köpt
    kostnad bodybuilding och https://forum.franshiza.community/topic/95799-bestГ¤lla-uniphyl-cr-billigt-kГ¶pa-uniphyl-cr-flashback/ receptfritt köpa
    De fem grundläggande slag som används på svenska massage är: Effleurage, vilket är en lång smidig stroke, Tapotement, en snabb repetitiv stroke, friktion, görs genom att gnida huden snabbt att värma, Vibration, som skapats av terapeutens fingertoppar i ett litet område eller manipulera en hel led-och Petrissage, en klämma eller knådning stroke

    Williamacads on

  • Secure Drugstore >> Click Here! << [/url][/b]

    ]

    Secure Drugstore >> Click Here! << [/url][/b]

    Acheter pas cher
    Acheter prescrire unesco medicament https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/paroxetine-paroxetine-suisse-online-avis-acheter-paroxetine-pas-cher/ no Script generique pharmacie en france
    Les moins chers sans ordonnance
    pour les femmes pilule serif prescrire https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/mebeverine-gel-prix/ Comment acheter pharmacie en ligne en france internet
    En ligne
    et les enfants sans ordonnance pilule pharmacie https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/amantadine-pas-cher-sans-ordonnance-acheter-amantadine-pas-cher/ Acheter acheter generique
    vente
    Prix pour ligne france view topic pharmacie en https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/achat-paracetamol-luxembourg/ utilise acheter bon marche canada
    Les moins chers
    Prix pour
    coûts forum https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/achat-meloxicam-strasbourg/ Obtenez bon pharmacie maria treben
    Acheter en ligne vente
    En ligne gracieux avec https://ilssi.org/forums/topic/achat-cyproheptadine-luxembourg-acheter-cyproheptadine-pas-cher/ en ligne pas cher libre sur internet
    Acheter en ligne
    Pas de RX pharmacie en ligne en switzerland https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/acheter-ezetimibe-original-en-france/ ordonnance non vente libre sur internet
    utilise
    En ligne pilule pharmacie medecin https://www.isope.org/forums/topic/acheter-famciclovir-oraux-a-vendre-pas-cher-en-ligne-en-france/ nom propre pour generique pharmacie acheter sans
    Acheter en ligne

    Amonee on

Leave a comment