185 Glorious 2018 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Summit Photos
Each year, we invite Appalachian Trail thru-hikers to send us their finish photos, whether they’re lifting their pack over their head atop Katahdin, touching the sign at Springer, or giving a thumbs up at a road crossing in Virginia. You have completed the journey of a lifetime, and we are proud to share your accomplishments. Congrats to this year’s class of thru-hikers!
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Trail Name: Ducky
Summit Date: July 16, 2018
Trail Names: (L-R) Brightside, Michigan, Snapper, and Screaming Eagle
Summit Date: July 21, 2018
Trail Name: Homebound
Summit Date: July 13, 2018
Trail Name: Patches
Summit Date: June 29, 2018
Trail Name: Honey Bear
Summit Date: July 16, 2018
Trail Names: Throwdown (left) and Ducky (right)
Summit Date: July 16, 2018
Trail Name: 2-Clicks
Summit Date: July 16, 2018
Trail Name: Bullfrog
Summit Date: June 23, 2018
Trail Names: No Excuse, Good Push, and Chimney
Summit Date: July 19, 2018
Trail Name: Moxie
Summit Date: June 30, 2018
Trail Name: Scoutmaster
Summit Date: June 23, 2018
Name: Noel Field
Summit Date: June 15, 2018
Trail Name: Hungry Cat
Summit Date: July 13, 2018
Trail Name: Zellow
July 1, 2018
“The AT was the most mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging thing I have ever done and, wow, was Katahdin a beautiful place to wrap it up!”
Trail Name: Eagle
Summit Date: July 15, 2018
Trail Name: Crazy Horse
Summit Date: July 16, 2018
Trail Names: Soulshine and The Kid
Summit Date: July 11, 2018
Trail Name: Mumbles
Summit Date: July 12, 2018
Trail Name: Ridge
Summit Date: July 27, 2018
Trail Names: Beaver and Sprout
Summit Date: July 24, 2018
Trail Name: Sturdy Gerty
Summit Date: July 30, 2018
Trail Name: Swish
Summit Date: July 30, 2018
Trail Name: ToeJam
Summit Date: July 21, 2018
Trail Name: HeatWave
Summit Date: June 10, 2018
Trail Name: Stumbles
Summit Date: July 22, 2018
Trail Name: Bloodbeard
Summit Date: July 27, 2018
Trail Name: Red Bass
Summit Date: July 31, 2018
Trail Names: Beach Bum and Irish AF
Summit Date: July 20, 2018
Trail Name: Mustachio
Summit Date: July 27, 2018
Trail Name: Stonehenge
Summit Date: July 30, 2018
Trail Name: Prophet
Summit Date: Aug. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Birddog
Summit Date: July 31, 2018
Trail Name: Pepperpot
Summit Date: Aug. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Lucky 59
Summit Date: Aug. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Starbucks
Summit Date: July 31, 2018
Trail Name: Mainer
Summit Date: June 15, 2018
Trail Name: Slider
Summit Date: July 31, 2018
Trail Name: Twister
Summit Date: July 27, 2018
Trail Name: Duracell
Summit Date: July 29, 2018
Trail Names: Shaggy and Mighty Mouse
Summit Date: July 25, 2018
Trail Names: Apollo and Skutch
Summit Date: July 12, 2018
Trail Name: Hoot
Summit Date: July 25, 2018
Trail Name: Zoltan
Summit Date: Aug. 8, 2018
Trail Name: Batman
Summit Date: Aug. 10, 2018
Trail Names: Zoom Zoom and Hot Sauce
Summit Date: Aug. 5, 2018
Trail Name: Odd Job
Trail Name: Ringo
Summit Date: Aug. 17, 2018
Trail Name: Hipcat
Summit Date: Aug. 14, 2018
Trail Name: Hedwig
Summit Date: Aug. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Snicker Bear
Summit Date: Aug. 13, 2018
Trail Name: Sharkbait
Summit Date: July 22, 2018
Trail Name: Bags
Summit Date: Aug. 16, 2018
Trail Name: Bo
Summit Date: Aug. 20, 2018
Trail Name: Knee Deep
Summit Date: Aug. 19, 2018
Trail Name: Sour Kraut
Summit Date: Aug. 25, 2018
Trail Name: Baloo
Summit Date: Aug. 23, 2018
“Devils Backbone glass traveled 1,300+ miles in my pack from Virginia to Katahdin because of a $50 bet.”
Trail Names (L to R): Meatloaf, Rocket, Blink, Flip
Summit Date: Aug. 24, 2018
Trail Name: Knotty Boy
Summit Date: Aug. 26, 2018
Trail Names: Frick (right) and Frack (left)
Summit Date: Aug. 27, 2018
“Not sure of the actual numbers but may be the only set of identical twins hiking the trail this year?”
Trail Name: Rambo
Summit Date: Aug. 14, 2018
Trail name: Beast
Summit Date: Aug. 21, 2018
Name: Khalil Friend Karl
Summit Date: Aug. 25, 2018
“I’ve done it! I completed my thru-hike, and I’ve done it in 98 days between my college academic semesters.”
Trail Name: Detail
Summit Date: Aug. 28, 2018
Trail Name: Sassafras
Summit Date: Aug. 27, 2018
Trail Name: LIVIN
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Trail Name: The Revenant
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Trail Name: Concrete Cowboy
Summit Date: Aug. 29, 2018
Trail Name: Eleven
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Trail Names: BearMeat (left) and Clooney (right)
Summit Date: Aug. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Silverback
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Trail Name: Wheat
Summit Date: Aug. 26, 2018
Trail Name: Red Stripe
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Trail Name: Ponyboy
Summit Date: Sept. 1, 2018
Trail Name: Bo
Summit Date: Aug. 20, 2018
Trail Name: Pebbles
Summit Date: Aug. 15, 2018
Trail Name: Rick James
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 2018
Trail Name: Snow Angel
Summit Date: Sept. 8, 2018
Trail Names: Prime, Brü, and Walkman
Summit Date: Sept. 7, 2018
Trail Name: Super English
Summit Date: July 20, 2018
Trail Name: Jukebox
Summit Date: Aug. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Gypsy
Summit Date: Aug. 13, 2018
Trail Name: Venus
Summit Date: Sept. 8, 2018
Trail Name: WanderingDad
Summit Date: Aug. 2, 2018
Trail Names: Espresso and Clover
Summit Date: Sept. 4, 2018
Trail Names: Ray (left) and Huck (right)
Summit Date: Sept. 9, 2018
Trail Name: Papa Smurf
Summit Date: Aug. 30, 3018
Trail Name: Jedi
Summit Date: Aug. 31, 2018
Trail Name: Wilt
Summit Date: Sept. 10, 2018
Trail Name: Ballflap
Summit Date: Sept. 9, 2018
Trail Name: Killjoy
Summit Date: Sept. 8, 2018
Trail Name: Puff Puff
Summit Date: Aug. 31, 2018
Trail Names: Puff Puff, Professor, Peaches, Jukebox
Summit Date: Aug. 31, 2018
Trail Name: Ginger Ballz
Summit Date: Sept. 6, 2018
Trail Names (L-R): Sparky, K Star, Walkman, Bru, Ginger Ballz, 007, Prime, Cruise
Summit Date: Sept. 6, 2018
Name: Michael Papadatos
Summit Date: Sept. 1, 2018
Trail Name: Professor
Summit Date: Sept. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Slackrack
Summit Date: Sept. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Pussy Cat
Summit Date: Sept. 12, 2018
Trail Name: DNA
Summit Date: Sept. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Pay It Forward
Trail Names (L-R): Hack, Jukebox, Big Ben
Summit Date: Aug. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Hack
Summit Date: Aug. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Peace Love Rafiki Super Tray
Summit Date: Aug. 7, 2018
Trail Names (L-R): Chief and Doc
Summit Date: Aug. 16, 2018
Trail Name: Blueberry
Summit Date: Sept. 10, 2018
Trail Names: Stretch and RamboJuice
Summit Date: Aug. 27, 2018
Trail Name: Twigs
Summit Date: Sept. 10, 2018
Trail Name: Magic Pants
Summit Date: Sept. 14, 2018
Trail Name: Seven
Summit Date: Sept. 14, 2018
Trail Name: Highlander
Summit Date: Aug. 14, 2018
Trail Names (L-R): Flomo, A.M. Fog, Tunes, Fox
Summit Date: Aug. 27, 2018
Trail Name: Glowstick
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Name: Wiley
Summit Date: Sept. 13, 2018
Trail Names: Wiley and Navster
Summit Date: Sept. 13, 2018
Trail Name: Walker
Summit Date: Sept. 17, 2018
Trail Names: Beamer and Nugget
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Name: Moonshine
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Names: Fox Squirrel and Firepink
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Names: Poppins and Peanuts
Summit Date: Sept. 15, 2018
Trail Name: Spamtown
Summit Date: Sept. 13, 2018
Trail Name: Bernie
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Name: Moss
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Names: Foxy and Oops
Summit Date: Sept. 20, 2018
Trail Name: Stretch
Summit Date: Sept. 13, 2018
Trail Name: Professor
Summit Date: Aug. 31, 2018
Trail Name: Pinecone
Summit Date: Sept. 17, 2018
Trail Name: Bumblebee
Summit Date: Sept. 20, 2018
Trail Name: Bluejay
Summit Date: Sept. 17, 2018
Trail Name: Spud
Summit Date: Sept. 17, 2018
Trail Name: Blade
Summit Date: Sept. 24, 2018
Trail Names (Left to Right): Blade, Skywater, Jackrabbit, Stumbles, Captain shepherd, Will in motion, Playmaker, Pika, and P-dubb
Summit Date: Sept. 24, 2018
Trail Name: Orlando
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Name: E-Street
Summit Date: Sept. 17, 2018
Trail Name: Pika
Summit Date: Sept. 24, 2018
Trail Names (L-R): Bliss, Keeper, and Roast
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Name: Growler
Summit Date: Sept. 28, 2018
Trail Name: Cordial
Summit Date: Sept. 28, 2018
Trail Name: Cheesecake
Summit Date: Sept. 23, 2018
Trail Name: Mad Miles
Summit Date: Sept. 24, 2018
Trail Name: Daddy Longlegs
Summit Date: Sept. 22, 2018
Trail Names (L-R): Eavesdropper, Aussie Liam, Daddy Longlegs, TreeHugger, and Gusher
Summit Date: Sept. 22, 2018
Trail Name: Blaze
Summit Date: Sept. 30, 2018
Trail Name: Snakebreaks
Summit Date: Oct. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Old Scout
Summit Date: Sept. 24, 2018
Trail Name: Peanut
Summit Date: Oct. 1, 2018
Trail Names: Toast, Duck Hole, Van Gogh, Maxxx, Ramblin’ Rose, Mouseking, D1, D2
Summit Date: Sept. 30, 2018
“Most of us have been hiking together since GA, NC, or TN. We are called the RampTramps. We’ve prided ourselves on sticking together throughout most of the trail.”
Trail Name: Beats
Summit Date: Oct. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Jack Rabbit
Summit Date: Sept. 24, 2018
Trail Name: Prick
Summit Date: Sept. 7, 2018
Trail Names: Infinity and No Breaks
Summit Date: Oct. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Sprocket
Summit Date: Oct. 1, 2018
Trail Name: Hodag
Summit Date: Sept. 27, 2018
Trail Name: Jesus
Summit Date: Oct. 5, 2018
Trail Name: OneFoot
Summit Date: Oct. 5, 2018
Trail Names: Sandals and Ninja Snail
Summit Date: Sept. 25, 2018
Trail Name: Hills
Summit Date: Oct. 3, 2018
Trail Name: TeRN
Summit Date: Oct. 5, 2018
Trail Name: Floss
Summit Date: Oct. 6, 2018
Trail Names: Mission Dan, Shadow, Washington, Aladdin, Floss, Oklahoma, F-ward, He is, and Outlaw
Summit Date: Oct. 6, 2018
Trail Name: Cinnabun
Summit Date: Oct. 12, 2018
Trail Name: Trailblazer
Summit Date: Oct. 11, 2018
Trail Names: Vortex and Casper
Summit Date: Oct. 10, 2018
Trail Name: Kerosene
Summit Date: Oct. 4, 2014
“I completed the New Jersey section as a 15-year-old in April 1973, and completed about 700 miles in the ’70s in various hikes. Outside of a 1986 trip to Shenandoah National Park, the remainder of my AT miles were completed between 2000-2014. My last section was about 220 miles from Rangeley to Katahdin.”
Trail Name: Gummy Bear
Summit Date: Oct. 19, 2018
Trail Name: Sherpa
Summit Date: Sept. 16, 2018
Trail Names: Price Point, Honey Bear, and Taco
Summit Date: Oct. 19, 2018
“The Comfort Crew has finished their NOBO thru-hike on 10/19/18. A snowy summit day was insane! The wind chill was -1 degrees, half a foot of snow, and it was ferociously windy up on top. We couldn’t all get our pics on top together, but we have a really cool picture coming down.”
Trail Name: Double Stack
Summit Date: Oct. 5, 2018
Trail Name: Fozzie Bear
Summit Date: Oct. 17, 2018
Trail Names: Barb Ross and Lucky Penny
Summit Date: Aug. 10, 2018
Trail Name: Dread Pirate Roberts
Summit Date: Oct. 19, 2018
Trail Name: Sunshine
Summit Date: Aug. 21, 2018
Trail Names: Cat Woman and The Turtle
Summit Date: Oct. 19, 2018
Trail Names: Moo Bear and Deep Waters of the Snail Brethren
Summit Date: Oct. 24, 2018
“My 15-year-old son and I finished hiking the Appalachian Trail on Wed., Oct. 24. We started from Springer on Feb. 28, 2017, and hiked to Buena Vista, VA, and flipped to summit Katahdin and then started hiking SOBO… we hiked 1,300 miles into VT 100/Killington, VT, where we had to end our thru attempt because my son got a foot stress fracture. We returned back to the trail in May 2018 and started from Buena Vista, VA, and went NOBO, where we finished the AT at VT 100/Killington, VT. Hiking the trail has been a 30-year dream of mine and while we won’t be able to call ourselves true thru-hikers because we didn’t finish in 12 consecutive months, we came darn close and we are pretty darn proud to now be able to call ourselves 2,000-milers.”
Trail Name: Dad
Summit Date: Oct. 8, 2018
Trail Names: Crow and Professor
Summit Date: Oct. 3, 2018
Trail Name: The General
Summit Date: Oct. 9, 2018
Trail Name: Cougar
Summit Date: June 8, 2018
Trail Name: Bloodhound
Summit Date: Oct. 28, 2018
Trail Name: Sonic
Summit Date: Oct. 27, 2018
Trail Name: Sally Forth
Summit Date: Sept. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Brian
Summit Date: Oct. 10, 2018
Trail Name: Noodle
Summit Date: Oct. 3, 2018
Trail Name: Slinger
Summit Date: Oct. 1, 2018
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