Appalachian Trail 2020 - Vorbereitungen

Seit vielen Jahren träume ich davon, diesen Trail zu gehen und nun ist es fast soweit. In drei Tagen mache ich mich auf den Weg und in sechs Tagen betrete ich den Appalachian Trail!
Die Doku Durch die Wildnis Amerikas vor mehr als 10 Jahren hat mich auf die Idee gebracht und seitdem habe ich einige Touren gemacht, aber noch nie eine so lange Strecke, fast 3500 km. Ich habe ein Sabbatical beantragt, so dass ich 8 Monate frei habe und ein Visum, mit dem ich für 6 Monate in die USA einreisen kann. Impfungen sind so gut wie erledigt (Tollwut, Meningokokken, FSME), der Rucksack fast gepackt. Wen es interessiert, hier ist meine aktuelle Packliste bei lighterpack.com. Wenn es dann wärmer wird, werde ich einige Sachen austauschen oder weglassen. Dazu schicke ich mir eine "bounce box", das ist einfach ein Paket, das ich mir etwa alle 4 Wochen voraus schicke und dann schaue, was ich daraus brauche (Nachschub an Kontaktlinsen z.B.) oder was ich reinpacken will. Dann schicke ich es entweder an ein Postamt oder ein Hostel in einen Ort, an dem ich in etwa 4 Wochen sein will. Die Infrastruktur am Trail ist so gut, dass es viele Adressen gibt, an die man sich Pakete schicken kann und die werden dann so lange aufbewahrt, bis man dort ankommt. So genau weiß man das ja doch nicht, wie lange man braucht ...;)

Küchenkram, inzwischen schon reduziert auf nur eine Flasche und ohne Tasse

Verpflegung für die ersten 4-5 Tage

Die "Basics": Zelt mit extra Boden, Schlafsack mit Inlett für mehr Wärme, Matratze und Isomatte

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Kungsleden 2011 Day 3

Lakeside Camping From: Abiskojaure To: Alisjärvi I got up around 7 am, made myself a nice breakfast of tea and oatmeal and started packing. Two hours later, I was finally on my way. This took longer than I had anticipated! Most of the others had already left. When I took a break on the river, getting fresh water, the keeper of the hut came along with his granddaughter. He was taking her on a walk to a nearby waterfall at the bridge. He told me that he takes her with him to the hut for the summer, carrying her on his shoulders most of the way from Abisko to Abiskojaure! Really good condition! We chatted on our way to the bridge, he had some nice tips for camp sites along the way. Then, finally, I reached the border of the national park, entering the area of "allemannsrätt". I had lunch at a "meditationsplats", when I had covered a quarter of the mileage planned for the day. I was walking slower than planned, around 6 pm, I was still more than...

Kungsleden 2011 Day 4

Warm and Sunny From: Alisjärvi To: Valley before Tjäktja I woke up around 6:30 and was ready to get going at 9:00, like yesterday. I'm in no hurry, and these times are fine. I headed for the Alesjaure hut, the route being muddy, nothing I would have wanted to go through in the rain. I finally reached Alesjaure at 11:00, I took a break with coffee and cookies and enjoyed sitting on a table to write my diary. I also met two Germans, who passed my camping site the night before, pushing on through the rain. They made it to the hut, completely soaked and spend the night in a cabin, spreading their clothes in the room to dry. I moved on when I glimpsed the sun outside. And what a beautiful day it was! Everything just got so well, I didn't even feel my shoulders or my legs! I had a lot of blueberries during the day, lunch break at the waterfall, reindeers, sun and great views. Again I stopped some time before the next hut to pitch my tent. This proofed to b...

Kungsleden 2011 Day 5

Highest point of Kungsleden: Tjäktja Pass From: Valley before Tjäktja To: Sälka It was the coldest night on my tour, I used the silk liner for my sleeping bag, put on my warm underwear and it was ok, but this is the limit for my comfort zone! But the sun was shining on the next morning and I had a climb ahead, to Tjäktja hut. At the hut, I used the privy. This is very comfortable, you can use the facilities at the huts for free. And you can leave your garbage there, which is very convenient, too. I never slept in a hut on my tour, but I stopped at every one and sometimes, pitched my tent near them. Today I'll go to Sälka hut, which is 13 km from Tjäktja. So it's not a long day, but I'll traverse the Tjäktja Pass, the highest point of the trail with 1150 m. The path was rocky, I crossed waterways and wooden stays. I t was beautiful and then around noon I finally reached the pass. It was windy, so I got into the hut for my lunch break. I h...

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