[pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT

[Diane Soini]

Yes, I think that all this focus on records is stupid, as in  
pointless or probably more precisely, as unimportant. The hikers  
themselves that have made such remarkable achievements? I have  
nothing but admiration for them. I admire anyone who has taken time  
out of the scripted life we're expected to lead to do something  
amazing and wonderful. I met a guy last night who walked from  
Newfoundland to Mexico through all 48 US States. I asked if he hiked  
the AT. He said he did the whole thing on roads with almost no  
hitchhiking. Wow!


On Sep 12, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Carol <museumgirl at me.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT
>
> It's really quite different to call a person stupid (definitions 1  
> and 5) than to say that a thing is stupid (definitions 2--4.) My  
> guess is that she meant that they were pointless (definition 3.)
>
> Given that she has hiked the PCT and understands the wildly varying  
> conditions that exist on an imaginary line that is constantly  
> changing in many ways, I would think that Diane is thinking that  
> there is no comparing one hike to another. That is just my guess.  
> But one thing is sure: She did not call your buddies stupid.