Personal Heroes (was) RE: [at-l] And Kelly thought she had it tough...

[nealb at midlandstech.edu (William Neal)]

Here is a thread for everyone:  Their Personal Hiking (particularly AT)
Heroes.

I vote for Granny Gatewood, Bill (Irwin?) the blind hiker, and the hiker I
saw on a video who hiked the AT with two of those crutches that clamp to the
forearms.

Now who are yours?  And why?  And what lessons can we (new and old hikers)
learn from them.

William, The Learning Turtle

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Bullard [mailto:jbullar1@twcny.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [at-l] And Kelly thought she had it tough...


----- Original Message -----
From: <Slyatpct@aol.com>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 6:06 AM
Subject: [at-l] And Kelly thought she had it tough...


> I'm not sure if its been mentioned here before but here's an interesting
article (and dilemma) for a future thru-hiker.
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>
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/local_news/article/0,1406,KNS_347_2090862,00.htm
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> Sly

He was looking for a partner a while back. I'm glad to hear that he's still
chasing his dream. Eight miles/day when the batteries were dead. NOT BAD!
This guy's tough and has a great attitude. I predict that he'll make it.

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