[pct-l] Scott Williamson

[Reinhold Metzger]

Hi gang,
Click on the wikipedia link below in Deems post to appreciate the 
greatness and almost unbelievable accomplishments of Scott.
You will ask yourself how can one man only 39 years of age accomplish so 
much.
He is truly one of Americas premiere backpackers and probably the most 
humble person you will ever meet.

And yes Deems, Scott told me he is looking forward to attending the next KO.

Yes, Sam Fox has abandoned his PCT record attempt by skipping the Sierra 
because he was not prepared to cope with the storm that hit the Sierra 
last week.
He exited the Sierra at Echo Lake and reentered at Walker pass.
He started his attempt to late.
I told Michelle a month ago that Sam might get stopped by snow in the 
Sierra because of his late start....and so it happened.
It just shows how planing and knowing the trail are ever so important 
and can be key factors to failure or success and nobody knows the trail 
like Scott.
Scott knew it is best to get through the Sierra before October.....Sam 
did not.
Of course, because Scott's earlier start he had more snow to deal with 
in Washington and Oregon.
Scott, told me he had to walk through snow most of the time on the 
northern section of the PCT.
But, it is all part of the equation.

JMT Reinhold
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On 10/10/2011 2:00 PM, Deems wrote:
> He is amazing! I saw his note in the register at Monument 78 last 
> month when I hiked to Canada. He was the first there on 8/8 and he had 
> written he would try for a 65 day hike. Sounds like he's on pace. Hope 
> he can make the next KO. Thanks for sending the note, I was wondering 
> how he was doing.  The runner behind him has now dropped out of the 
> PCT after 38 days (1650miles), still an amazing run for a 24 year old, 
> due to early snows in the Sierra. Again, Scott's wisdom, experience, 
> and knowledge of this trail give him the edge.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Williamson_(hiker)