Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word thru-hike.
Examples
-
About 3 million people spend time on the trail every year and some 2,000 set out to "thru-hike" — or complete the trek in one season, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
-
It comes very far from describing what a thru-hike is actually like.
It's Not About The Riding: Cycling, Blogging and the Grey Lady BikeSnobNYC 2008
-
In 2005, she took about four and a half months to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.
NYT > Home Page By KEITH MULVIHILL 2011
-
She holds the women's speed record on the Appalachian Trail for a supported thru-hike, which she set in 2008 when she trekked the roughly
NYT > Home Page By KEITH MULVIHILL 2011
-
The former Silicon Valley engineer chucked his 17-year career in 2001 to become the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails all in the same year.
-
He made his first Appalachian Trail "thru-hike," as such journeys are known, in 2003.
The Seattle Times 2011
-
The former Silicon Valley engineer chucked his 17-year career in 2001 to become the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails all in the same year.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
-
This summer, Team Farsight will attempt the monstrous Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) thru-hike … and Hydro Flask is proud to help support their effort.
Bend Blogs Hydro Flask 2010
-
She was also the first woman to continuously "thru-hike" (completing the entire route in one outing), says the Appalachian Trail Conference, the nonprofit trail group.
Homepage 2010
-
Team Farsight on a thru-hike of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail.
Matador Network 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.