In a message dated 10/17/2006 10:36:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, rbalcorn at gmail.com writes: I'm enjoying reading 2500 - Mile Walk, An Oldtimer on the Pacific Crest Trail by Karl Ellingson, on his 1978-79 PCT thru-hike. A . . . and he only had one arm! Ellingson is the first one-armed thru-hiker of the PCT!!!!!