Comments on: Day 66 – Mid Wairoa Hut to Mt. Rintoul Hut

By: paul

paul — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:58:38 +0000

ed is a computer programmer

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:52:23 +0000

Hi Mark! I’m actually already done with the South Island, and I’ve decided not to do the North Island. I’m still entering some of the journal entries I wrote on paper, so there’ll be a few more posts. In the end it was approximately 75 days of hiking, including zero days spent in trail towns but excluding a few long intermissions to visit my girlfriend or other friends. Eric Martinot did the South Island in 90, and Pepper & Trauma (two other American alumni of the AT and other long trails) evidently did it in about 32 days.

Good luck with your plans to hike Te Araroa! Please feel free to email me with any questions you might have.

By: Mark Mallman

Mark Mallman — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:49:28 +0000

Good on ya, Jacob. My name’s Mark. I’m a fellow American, origianally from California. I’ve been living in Melbourne since March 08. Stoked to find your trail record. I through hiked the AT in 2003 and am itching to hike Te Aroroa. Look forward to keeping up with your trek. How long do you expect you might take for this trek?

Best of luck,

Mark Mallman (Rider)