Eric Ryback
Eric Ryback hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in 1969 when he was only 17 years old. The next summer he was the first person to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, 2500 miles from Canada to Mexico. He did it in 132 days carrying an 80 pound pack. Two years later he became the first person to complete backpacking’s “triple crown” by hiking 3,000 miles along the Continental Divide, approximating a route that now makes up the Continental Divide Trail. He wrote a book (above), had a bunch of articles written about him, tasted a little celebrity, then hung up his boots and reemerged in the 90s as a one of the nation’s most accomplished mutual fund managers. Makes sense.
A few pictures from his PCT hike can be found here.
Posted: November 5th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Comment from andrew
Time: November 5, 2009, 3:56 pm
they are pictures of pictures, but there are some nice shot buried in w/ this page:
http://www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/aldhawest_2008&page=all
good stuff!
Comment from andrew
Time: November 5, 2009, 3:56 pm
they are pictures of pictures, but there are some nice shot buried in w/ this page:
http://www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/aldhawest_2008&page=all
good stuff
Comment from The Wild Wood
Time: January 8, 2010, 1:20 pm
just came across this book today at a local thrift store, I was trying to remember where I had seen it before, came lurking here and found it, hah
Comment from alan
Time: January 28, 2010, 3:55 am
Just completed this book and it was next best thing to being there. i live neer the trail in the san gabriels, so,ca. and hike alone often. Any one know what mr. Ryback did after the hike? the book ended with no clue. what else did he do< where is he now and what became of him? Did he ever do the Alaska trek he spoke of in the book?
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