Frank, one day at a time. The hospital is the best place to be so they can figure it out. Thinking of you and a speedy recovery.

Frank, I’m so glad that you’re in good hands. The trail will be there when you’re feeling better and the weather warms up. Maybe consider a section hike? Great judgement call for having a Garmin!

Oh Frank I’m so sorry this happened to you. I have been enjoying your videos so much and was looking forward to your journey until I leave in March. Quick healing!

Thanks for letting us know what happened! Glad you were thinking clearly enough to make the right choices. Glad you are in good hands now. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery.

Oh my! What a shock. Praying for a quick recovery.

Greetings from Hudson Falls, NY located near the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains! God bless for a speedy recovery sir!

As a veteran who through hiked the AT in 2023, I was not surprised by the number of veterans I met who were also through hiking. One thing in common was all suffered various degrees of PTSD and had decided to use the AT as sort of therapy. I can say when I reached Maine and the summit, the crap that I had let bother me on day 1 was long gone and I personally think now, I'm a better person and I thank my fellow hikers, Trail Angels and the AT for that. In those temperatures, you need to keep your water bottles, fuel canister, water filter, electronics, in a bag in the bottom of your bag. If your water bottles froze and your water filter was exposed, then the water crystals in the filter probably froze. If so, I would suggest you get a new water filter. Frozen water crystals will break down the filter membrane on your filter. Best of luck out there.

God Bless you Frank, sorry you are in the hospital! We are all concerned for your health and safety and you did the right thing by sending out the SOS! Take it easy and get better soon!

Frank, so sorry. Glad you are safe and in good hands. Get feeling better soon!

Frank; I’m hoping and praying for a full recovery. You made the right call using your Garmin.

Prayers for your quick recovery! 🙏

Prayers going up for you. May the Lord heal you and give you comfort and rest.

Praying for your recovery. God bless you and your medical team to speed you back to health.

Prayers for a quick complete recovery.

Sorry that you have gotten sick. Thankful you were in an area where you could get the help you needed. Hopefully you will recover quickly and be back to the pursuit of your dreams. Take care of yourself.

I’m so sorry this has happened to you Frank. Praying for a speedy recovery and a return to the trail.

Sorry to hear this. Take care of yourself and get well soon.

As you know, word travels up the trail quickly and that includes your virtual family. I was glad to see you were able to post videos after your episode so knew you were doing ok. I know you’re disappointed but this will pass. Luckily you woke up before too long. As a nurse, we know how things can turn. You’ll recover and get back on trail when the time is right. Be patient and be a good patient!😊❤🙏

Feel better, Frank!! Sending lots of healing thoughts and energy your way.

Hugs and Prayers Frank. Take good care of Y❤️U. The trail will be there whenever you are ready to return. No hurries. No worries. Cheering you on from KY.

I really hope you take the time you need to heal and feel yourself again REAL SOON.

Hope you are feeling better soon. Always a good idea to get help before a bad situation turns worse. Take care…

Been watching. Sorry to hear about the hospital stay. Get better soon, stay safe. I'm a 16 yr USMC vet. I'm 64 and planning on a 2026 NOBO. Have started my training. Hoping for quick recovery for you..

Frank you will most definitely be in my prayers. You are an inspiration to us all. ❤

Very sorry to see this happened, Frank. Get home safe and go from there. My prayers. Jack NYC

Friday, February 23rd: Frank, you are in our thoughts and in our prayers! God speed! Happy Trails! Ross08

Sorry for your bad luck, Frank. Keep us posted on your recovery.

Omg, glad you are in safe care, hoping just a short setback and full recovery please keep in touch

I hope the best for you. Glad you are safe and being cared for. The trail will be there when you are ready. Good luck from a fellow "Old Man Hiking". Best wishes, "Crunch"

Hope this is something that doesn't take you off trail. Last spring I too had to leave at Hawk mountain with a badly wrenched back. I'm also 69, so it's taken several months to heal. Hope to start again next spring. Best wishes for you.

Glad you made the right call! Rest up. The trail isn’t going anywhere. It will wait.

Onoooo, I hope you get better soon. Glad you’re in good hands.

Prayers that everything is ok and you can get back on the trail!

Glad you had the awareness to connect help! Vet to Vet you are in our prayers!! Let the docs do what docs do you get well and you will be back at it before you know it. Stay strong and looking forward to when you do update on your progress. As well as videos of you back on the trail!! You got this. Semper Fi

Good call to contact rescue. 23 yr old Madison McGee died on the PCT in 2022. Lung issue in elevation. Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Praying for you and hopeful for a speedy recovery. Take my friend!

Sorry to hear Frank. Life throws unexpected curve balls at us. You did the right thing to stay safe.

Prayers for your recovery, take care of yourself.

Omg, please know you are being thought of and prayed for. Hopefully, you will recover to get back on trail. Keep us posted, be safe, be well

Stay safe Frank - safety is the top priority.

I am so sorry you had to stop your hike. Hope you will be able to get back on. Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Sending prayers for a quick recovery One day at a time 🙏🙏

Frank, i heard about your mishap. I hope you are better and dont fret, im off trail resting my knee that i hurt stepping down into justice creek. Ive gone as far as Woody Gap and will slack pack Jarrod to Woody when inget back on as well as Neels to Jarrod before heading north. We will get there...

Happy Thursday from Massachusetts! Thanks for the awesome hike/videos!😊🏔🏕👍👍👍👍✌️

God Bless man.

Prayers for a full and quick recovery. God Bless you!

Just found your channel. I hope you're on the mend. The AT will be there, health is priority. Take good care.

I am now praying as well. Looking forward to following when you're back out or whatever you do really. You have new family on here now cheering you on through life!

Oh my !, It’s a blessing that you were able to call for help and get to the hospital. Wishing you a smooth recovery!

OH NO!!! I hope they get you all fixed up and that you will be able to continue your journey.

Get well soon and May God speed your recovery!

Get well soon! Glad that you are in good hands. Can't wait to see you back out on the trail!

God bless you , Frank. Godspeed recovery. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Oh my Frank thanks for the update, prayer for quick healing - glad you are not alone and have the inreach Hope you can and choose to continue sending hugs

Wow! Half an hour ago didn't know you existed. Got excited to see someone a little older than me doing this. And then this! I am happy they're taking good care of you. I had a pulmonary embolism in November, despite not being sedentary. On blood thinners, doctors are optimistic about me getting back on trail. Keep us posted, we'll keep you in our prayers, hope you get back soon!

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Sending love ❤

Oh no, Sorry to hear that Frank. I thought you where breathing a little heavy in your other videos. I took it that you ascending a hill and you were catching your breath. Wishing you well.

Oh no 😢 Sending prayers for a speedy recovery!!!

Frank love your channel. Are you OK? Wishing for a speedy recovery for you so you can get back on the trail

Hope your doing better buddy. Stay strong.

Prayers for a quick recovery

Oh man. Get well soon! I really enjoyed watching your videos. I hope to hear it is nothing major and that you will be back on trail. Take care of yourself.

So to hear that your safe. I had hope to meet u on The trail best wishes for a speedy recovery

Oh no I just found your page. I hope you can get back out there once you take care of yourself! Rooting for you!!

Prayers said for you! 🙏

Been checking back for updates. Hope your ok & feeling better

Wishing you peace, good fortune and good health.

Frank: Hang Tough. Have been enjoying your videos. We are praying for a quick fix so you can get back out on Trail. God Bless!

Take care of yourself! Get well soon.

Feel better soon! All the love and mercy to you!! ❤

So sorry!! Hope your recovery is speedy

Frank, my uncle and I spent the night with you in the shelter on Springer. So sorry your hike has ended but glad you got help and I hope you are healing well and back on your feet soon.

Best of wishes 🙏🙏

Keep us updated. I wish you healing, Frank.

Sorry to hear this, take care. I was still trying to decide who to follow this year and you were a yes.

So sorry to hear this. Hopefully nothing too serious and you can get back on the trail soon. Our thoughts are with you ❤

I love you more than anything. I'm so very proud of you. I'm also very happy you are home safe. ❤❤❤

Get well, and get back out there if you can!

Thinking of you and praying for you . Checking often for an update.

Prayers are with ya frank get health

Please take care, you are so smart to do what you did!!!

Hope you get better Frank, safety first. Blackritz

Frank, we met at breakfast on day 1. I just learned of your situation and hope your recovery is going well. I'd be curious to learn more about your Garmin SOS experience. When you're up to it, of course.

oh no! I'm so sorry this happened. I know you must be disappointed. Get well soon

Take care of yourself and hope you can return to the trail soon

Be well smart to reach out for help

Get better soon!

Man, I hope you have to "rub some dirt on it," and you can get back out.

Be well soon so you can get back on the trail.

Praying for you.

Hope all is well and god bless

Heal well.

Take care of yourself you can always go. Ack for section hikes.

Hope everything is ok.

I am so glad you had that Garmin. I wonder if you picked up covid? We just got over it and this variant doesn’t show up on home tests until about five days in. We kept testing negative until day five, but were really sick before that.

Wish you well Frank. Hope you can get back out soon.

I'll be praying for you. Don't let foolish pride make your decisions. It's not worth dieing for.

Just wondering how you are making out. My thoughts are with you. Take care

Hope you’re ok. Hope you can post an update.

Any update? Hope u r feeling better