Trail Days 2013
I missed this a few weeks back, but apparently 60 people were injured at this year's Trail Days, an annual Appalachian Trail celebration held in Demascus, VA. An elderly woman drove her car into the crowd during the Hikers Parade. No one was killed, thankfully, but what a tragic way to start off the thru-hiking season. If anyone has more info about what happened or the status of those injured, we'd love to know.
Have A Good Weekend
We've been on a quite an adventure out in the western parts of these United of States these last few weeks. It's our last night in California before we fly home. Hope y'all have one hell of a weekend. See you soon, East Coast.MP3: Andy Pratt - So Fine (It's Frightening)
Keeper Of The Mountains
In a post-World War II era during which few women lived and traveled independently, American journalist Elizabeth Hawley settled alone in Kathmandu, Nepal. There, despite having never climbed a mountain, Miss Hawley carved out a niche for herself as the foremost Himalayan mountaineering historian in the world.Now 89, she has recorded more than 80,000 Himalayan expedition ascents, her reports are trusted by news organizations and publications around the globe, and she maintains the world's largest and most treasured Himalayan mountaineering archive.Keeper of the Mountains is a portrait of a woman who played an unlikely key role in the Golden Age of Himalayan mountaineering while living life on her own terms at the edge of the troposphere and defying the traditional gender roles of her day. It chronicles the challenges she currently faces as she tries to maintain the mountaineering archives and her independence while dealing with advancing age and a rapidly changing world.
Thanks James.