Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Thru-Hiking Tradition
Chapter 2 Why Thru-Hike
Chapter 3 Who Hikes with Whom
Chapter 4 Older Hikers
Chapter 5 Physical Condition and Injuries
Chapter 6 Trail Names
Chapter 7 Footwear
Chapter 8 Packs, Tents, Stoves, and Guides
Chapter 9 Sleeping on the Trail
Chapter 10 Clothing and Raingear
Chapter 11 Comforts and Amenities
Chapter 12 How Fast, How Far
Chapter 13 Water: Its Joys and Perils
Chapter 14 Food, Calories, and Weight
Chapter 15 Animals on the Trail
Chapter 16 Insects and Repelling Them
Chapter 17 Along the Trail
Chapter 18 Trail People
Chapter 19 Looking Back
Appendix 1 The Questionnaire and Its Statistics
Appendix 2 Questionnaire Summaries
Appendix 3 Survey Participants
Bibliography
Index