This Week’s Glorious Before-and-After Photos [One pic is NSFW]

From fresh gear and nervous excitement at one end, to the dirt-streaked finisher 2,000 miles later, here are this week’s thru-hike before-and-after photos.

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Happy Feet
April 29 – Sept 25

Kristin “Glowworm”

Michael “Nameless”

Cinzia

Patch
March 16th – September 21

Maddy

Wesley “Jaws”
AT March 17 – September 14

Lawrence

Kickstarter
Appalachian Trail: 3/ 23 – 8/17 2017

Josh “Aladdin”
April 15th – September 26th

Piers “Necktie”

Transformation Bonus!

Brian “The Flash”
Appalachian Trail: 2012

My name is Brian Carpenter, or on the AT I was The Flash. I thru hiked the AT in 2012 and lost 90 pounds. This picture was NC south of the NOC and New York (same shirt).

Erica “Spitfire”
Appalachian Trail: 2017

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