[pct-l] hiker breaks ankle miles short of finishing

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Tortoise,

In ’07 I got as far as Mile-1219.4 north of Sierra City and experienced a
complete stress fracture of a bone in my foot.  I had to limp out about 6
miles to a lodge in Lakes Basin, get an X-ray, then go home.  That wasn’t
as bad as breaking an ankle.

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:

> What a bummer!  But he will have a tale to tell.
>
> Does anyone know of any other PCT hiker who suffered a similar broken
> bone?  A few days ago I was riding with a forest service employee about
> trail hazards and said I couldn't recall any others getting broken bones o
> the trail.  I do recall a few unfortunate deaths though.
>
> Tortoise
>
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> On 2012.09.12 16:13, Eric Lee wrote:
> > Rob wrote:
> >
> http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019138225_apwapacificcresttrailfinis
> > h.html
> > Man, that sucks.  In case anyone didn't read the article closely, the
> hiker
> > was Timothy Nye (Gourmet).
> >
> > Eric
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