{"id":7940,"date":"2021-05-03T17:43:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/2021\/05\/03\/rene-splinter-is-on-his-way-on-the-nst\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T08:35:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:35:29","slug":"rene-splinter-is-on-his-way-on-the-nst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/2021\/05\/03\/rene-splinter-is-on-his-way-on-the-nst\/","title":{"rendered":"Ren\u00e9 “Splinter” is on his way on the NST."},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”1780″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1690294565794{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Now also an experienced Thruhiker<\/span> tries himself at the NST. Ren\u00e9 “<\/span>Splinter<\/span>“<\/span> started on 2.5.2021 in Sylt\u2026<\/span>off we go south.\r\n“My name is Ren\u00e9, and last year I hiked my first major thru-hike, the PCT.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\r\nAfter getting a significant splinter in my calf, my trail name was clear – Splinter \u00a0\ud83d\ude0e<\/strong><\/span>\r\nI started in early March and encountered the last big winter storm in the San Jacinto Mountains, which meant the end of the hike for many and tragically, the end of life for a young fellow hiker.”.\r\n<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Due to the pandemic, it was the right year for me to tackle this trail – it separated the wheat from the chaff, those who only carried a backpack for parties from those who came for the trail itself..\r\nThis year, I had planned to hike from Gibraltar to the North Cape.\r\nHowever, the madness in Europe and the resulting travel restrictions are much more pronounced than in the States, so I had to find an alternative.\r\nJust like the PCT, the NST is also a spontaneous decision for me – I thank Soulboy for the idea and implementation \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffc<\/strong><\/span>\r\nAnd since the year is already well underway, I’m heading southbound with a happy spirit\ud83d\ude0e<\/strong><\/span>\r\nGreez”…Splinter \ud83e\udd19\ud83c\udffc\r\n<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]So good luck on your long journey…and never forget “no pain, no mess, no Haldenwanger Eck”.\r\nIf you want to follow Splinter, you can do so on FindPenguins<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Ren\u00e9, and last year I hiked my first major thru-hike, the PCT. Just like the PCT, the NST is also a spontaneous decision for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thru-hikes-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xn--nordsdtrail-xhb.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}