View Full Version : Stacey Kozul thru hiked the AT last year....now she's doing the PCT
oldwetherman
07-25-2017, 20:20
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/paralyzed-hiker-takes-new-hike-after-finishing-app-trail/ar-AAoOoEo?li=AAk6ORB&ocid=spartandhp
Wow, computer powered leg braces, 10 MPD....
Our local news station did a story on her when she came through our area last year.
There was an update on yesterday's evening news:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-paralyzed-waist-hikes-pacific-crest-trail/story?id=49939760
Everyone should know this story.
I can offer a guess about the motivation that drives Stacey and others like her.
In 1989 I shattered my femur while skiing at Sunday River in Maine. It was a half year or more before I was able to walk normally again. When I left Springer for a thru hike attempt in April 1990, I still had the stainless steel splint in my leg. I was grateful for just being able to walk, and I needed to celebrate that.
(FWIW, Sunday River ski area is just a few miles from the AT near Grafton Notch.)