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Sunday, 13 January 2008
quote [ Strong winds and tides meant James Castrission, 25, and Justin Jones, 25, were swept in huge circles, and had to abandon hopes of reaching Auckland.
-- Pairs of shoes worn through after 6,875 miles (11,064 kilometers): 17 Approximate number of Balance Bars eaten over seven months: 1,200 ] BBC article about the kayakers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7185629.stm#map
[by the belt@1:05amGMT] [+7 Good] Andrew Skurka, professional long-distance hiker, National Geographic Society's Adventurer of the Year, 2007. Nat. Geo.'s article about him: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/best-of-adventure-2008/achievements/andrew-skurka.html His site about his hike on the "Great Western Loop Trail": http://www.andrewskurka.com/GWL/index.php The dude is unbelievable, has hiked sea-to-sea from Gaspe' peninsula to Washington state, thru-hiked all major US trails... "man crush" doesn't say enough. |
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kingperv
said @ 2:46am GMT on 13th Jan
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f00m@nB@r
said @ 2:49am GMT on 13th Jan
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monkeytooth
said @ 5:12pm GMT on 13th Jan
I wanted mushroom. |
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1 man walks 6,875 miles connecting several of the USA's long-distance hiking trails
Inevitable mushroom picture in comments.
*update!* no mushroom