[pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT

[Ron]

Yogi,
You are absolutely right!
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Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com> wrote:

>Ugh!
>
>"Hiked as a solo woman" -- that stuff makes me crazy.  It plays into
>societal pressures that "women shouldn't......" or "women can't......." or
>"it's dangerous for a woman to thru-hike solo".  Gender has no influence on
>hiking capability.
>
>In a dress?  I don't even know how to respond to that.  Dress, shorts,
>pants, who cares?
>
>No familiarity?  She certainly is not as familiar with the PCT as Scott,
>but she thru-hiked the PCT in 2005.  So she had previous PCT experience.
>
>Now before everyone gets all crazy..............Anish is a good hiking
>friend of mine.  I'm not criticizing her accomplishment.  What she did is
>absolutely amazing, and I'm in awe.  But not because she's female, or wore
>a dress, or hiked the PCT once before.  Because she's a tremendous athlete
>and an all-around great person.
>
>Yogi
>www.pcthandbook.com
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>On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I wish Scott all the best.
>>
>> What makes Anish a kick-ass champ however is that:
>> a) she hiked as a solo woman
>> b) in a dress
>> c) with no familiarity with the route and where all the water is
>>
>> She is the proud owner of an invisible ball of string unrolled from
>> Mexico to Canada in what was it, 59 days and change? Pretty amazing.
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