Yes, a HIKER.
Great news. And well deserved.
As announced by National Geographic:
… Andrew Skurka, “a Gen Y version of Henry David Thoreau or John Muir,” as 2007 Adventurer of the Year for his epic 6,875-mile hike through the American West calling attention to the magnificence of the landscape and the environmental and ecological threats affecting it. …
Photos celebrating at the end of the trek:
Champagne flowed freely at Grandview Point when Andy arrived, not all of it into cups. Their was no doubt that Andy was caught completely off guard as the champagne was showered all over him.
Podcast: Great Western Loop – The Loop is Closed @ Backpacking Light
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