[pct-l] Andrew Skurka....an "American Hiking Icon"

[Cosmic Cat]

I had the dubious pleasure of having Skurka watch me load my pack at Hiker
Heaven. He made me justify every piece of my gear. Nice guy, and totally
intense about hiking.

Goodness
On Apr 19, 2011 4:48 PM, "Ate Tuna" <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:
> Skurka helped me win an argument with a guy that insisted an 8 pound pack
> was necessary to complete a long trip without the pack falling apart,
> especially in his Alaskan backyard. He changed his mind real quick once he
> checked out Andrew's 4000 trip in Alaska using a 2 pound pack.
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Reinhold Metzger
> <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>wrote:
>
>> Hi gang,......trouble is back in town and I want to, once again, remind
>> you of the following:
>> The March National Geographic Magazine has an article about Andy's 176
>> day, 4679 mile Alaska journey on foot, raft and skis in 2010.
>> As already mentioned on the list, Andy is going to give a talk on his
>> Alaska trip and on UL backpacking at the La Jolla (San Diego) YWCA on
>> April 21 and 23.
>> If you want to learn about Andy's ''Alaska Journey" or UL backpacking
>> I highly recommend you attend Andy's presentation and learn from the
>> ''Master of UL".....I know I will be there.
>>
>> When I first learned about Andy's Alaska plan I thought...."BOY"...."WE
>> MAY NEVER HEAR FROM ANDY AGAIN.....HE MAY NOT SURVIVE THAT ONE".
>>
>> I was wrong.....he did survive and is here to talk about it.
>> Karen and I have been following Andy's adventures on his web site ever
>> since we met him a few years ago.
>> Andy is an extremely nice, friendly, intelligent and likable person and
>> yes, a warning to the ladies....he is also extremely good looking.....
>> "ALMOST" as good looking as I am.
>>
>> He is an American ''Hiking Icon'' and one of my heroes.
>>
>> BTW....if any of you are planing to hike the "Sierra High Route" I
>> highly suggest you get Andy's "CD - MAP" for the route.
>> I got mine recently and highly recommend it.
>>
>> JMT Reinhold
>>
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