Glorious 2017 PCT Before-and-After Photos
Yes, we know the real transformation is what happens inside the soul of a thru-hiker, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love to see what 2,000 miles of hiking looks like. From fresh gear and nervous excitement at one end, to the glorious finish photos, here are our favorite 2017 PCT before-and-after thru-hiker photos.
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Alexa “Bonsai” and Bighorn
Bananaman
Flip-Flop: Started at Campo, completed at Kearsarge
Juliana “Chaunce”
Nadia “Furball”
“The Trek hat faded and the legs got dirtier.”
Thor
Grant “Gusha” Leonardi
May 14 – September 13
Randall “Blue Steel”
May 12 – September 12
Robert “Fireball”
Invisible Man
Dean
Flip/Skip: May 3, August 25, September 20
Mandy “Em Dash”
Completed September 16, 2017
Jacob “Griz”
Rose “No Words”
Georgia
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