Famous Thru-Hikers

[Marta]

Bill Irwin is the most famous I know of outside the Trail community. He wrote "Blind Courage".

Plus Marta, of course.

Aren't you about to hop of a westbound plane, Mango?

Have a great hike!

[twocents]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...ked-hiking-day

SC Gov Sanford

[Marta]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...ked-hiking-day

SC Gov Sanford

The question used the word "famous," not infamous.

[ccathcart72]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...ked-hiking-day

SC Gov Sanford

I'm from SC and I couldn't stop laughing when i read this. You can be famous in a good way or a bad way. For Sanford it is not good.

[Disney]

Dave, last season's winner of Hell's Kitchen.

Really? I love that show. When did he do it? Did he ever prepare a few goodies for folks in the shelters? Collect his own food? Keep a journal?

[stranger]

Like it or not...Bill Bryson is probably the most famous person to have hiked long distances along the AT

[RockDoc]

Long ago in New England I saw Graham Nash's note in an AT log book. As Even after many years I still remember that it said "Steven still sucks".

[jersey joe]

Like it or not...Bill Bryson is probably the most famous person to have hiked long distances along the AT

Absolutely. And most people probably don't realize that he didn't thru hike the whole trail (or even know what a thru hike actually is).

[berkshirebirder]

Skreeeeeeeeeeeee (sound of can of worms being opened)...

I enjoyed Bryson's book. The description of his visit to an outfitter was hilarious. The hiking part, especially Bryson's "friend," seemed mostly fictional to me.

Anyone know if the movie version with Robert Redford is going to be released this year?

[Jester2000]

Skreeeeeeeeeeeee (sound of can of worms being opened)...

I enjoyed Bryson's book. The description of his visit to an outfitter was hilarious. The hiking part, especially Bryson's "friend," seemed mostly fictional to me.

Anyone know if the movie version with Robert Redford is going to be released this year?

It's going to be released the first of Octember.

[BAG "o" TRICKS]

I thought he and Abe Vigoda were dead?

Nope, only smell that way

[philly]

I thought he and Abe Vigoda were dead?

Abe Vigoda was old as dirt on barney miller.

[Tin Man]

I thought he and Abe Vigoda were dead?

http://tinyurl.com/29a8hnr

[Chaco Taco]

Like it or not...Bill Bryson is probably the most famous person to have hiked long distances along the AT

Wait for it........

[Shutterbug]

Aren't you about to hop of a westbound plane, Mango?

Have a great hike!

The only "famous" person I met on the AT was Admiral William "Bill" McDaniel. He was famous for being "The Mole" in the ABC Reality Show named, "The Mole." I met him in the 100 mile wilderness in 2004.

His trail name is "Admiral."

Here is a link to a picture of the Admiral -- http://picasaweb.google.com/shutterb...21178173082274

[sbhikes]

It seems to me you can be successful/famous or you can be hiker trash but you can't really be both.

[earlyriser26]

Abe Vigoda was old as dirt on barney miller.

Actually, he was not that old on the show. Doing candy commercials on TV today.

[Luddite]

It's going to be released the first of Octember.

I don't think they even adapted the book into a screenplay yet.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178665/

[modiyooch]

I met Karl Meltzer and his support crew in the 100 mile wilderness. I even got to run about 3 steps with him before he was gone. Maybe not famous, but I certainly enjoyed following his blog "where's Karl?". He had many other supporters as well.

[1azarus]

obama was on the AT in snp... not quite a thru hiker, though.