
Eitan Gerstle
Hi, my name is Eitan, and I'm thru-hiking the Appalachian trail in 2024! I've always loved to be outdoors, and taking a gap year after graduating college has given me the perfect opportunity to challenge myself physically and mentally on the AT. I'm hoping to journal/blog my experience throughout the trip, both the good and the bad
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AT Update: 1000 miles!!!
Day 70: Well, considering how squished our tent site was, it was a surprisingly good night of sleep. But it did mean that when simon got up at
AT Update: 900 miles, into Shenandoah!
Day 61+62: I’m gonna combine 2 days into one here, cause it was all kinda a blur. So, to start with, we got a very late start in the morning. My
AT update: 800 miles for a Hozier concert
Day 57: My alarm went off promptly at 5am today. It was gross. But, all in an effort to see the sunrise off of mcafees knob, which is apparently
AT Update: we walked 700 miles for a wedding
Day 51: All the old folks got up at 6am sharp. All the young folks heard their alarms, looked up, and collectively decided to keep sleeping. At
AT Update: 500 miles, a quarter way through, and 600 miles!
Day 42: Back on the road! We had time for a nice breakfast before we left. By nice, of course, I mean watermelon and hard boiled eggs. You’d be
AT update: Hello Virginia!
Day 37: Today is gonna be a fun day. We woke up around 7, after a much better night of sleep than the night before. We’re only carrying our packs
AT Update: Goodbye North Carolina!
Day 33: Shortish day today (only 10 miles). We started pretty early, so that we could get into town with plenty of time to eat, resupply, and
AT Update: One month on trail!
Day 27 + 28: I’m gonna combine two days into one here, first because it was a nearo and a zero, so they’re similar, and second because i forgot to
AT Update: Through the Smokies
Day 20: It is smokies day! Our first of 2 national parks on the trail, it’s gonna take us about 7 days to get all the way through. The night
AT Update: On the Edge of the Smokies
Day 14: Today was a fun day because we had no plans. Well, we had “plans,” but they were pretty loose with the details. First things first,