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[at-l] RIP, Froggy Pete - death in the Whites
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At 11:23 PM 9/13/2002 -0400, siz wrote:
>I've just gotten back from two wonderful days of hiking. Yeah, I probably
>did a couple of few too many miles (over 12 yesterday, and over 16 today)
>and ache all over right now, but that's the good life for ya! Anyway, I
>found out more about that death from the cru at Galehead yesterday. And
>found out I knew this hiker.
Wow, that's a sad story. Spooky that you knew this person.
There are a lot of long-distance hikers on the AT trying to
"walk off" some personal hurt or trauma. Not uncommon at all.
I'm guessing that the snow & ice on the ridge was a factor?
rafe b.
aka terrapin
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