[pct-l] 1969 PTC hiker Eric Ryback

[giniajim]

I heard somewhere that he was a successful stock broker (or something 
similar) in the mid-west (Chicago?).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mr. Los Angeles" <mrlosangeless at gmail.com>
To: <Pct-L at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 1969 PTC hiker Eric Ryback


> At the end of his book, he wrote about how sick of the trail he was and 
> how
> much he looked forward to getting back to civilization.  He then attended
> the University of Denver.
>
> So my guess is he met a girl in Denver and gave up hiking.  Probably a
> blond, who introduced him to skiing and cozy nights with her at the lodge 
> :)
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Jim & Jane Moody 
> <moodyjj at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> If anyone would, it would be Barney Mann (Scout), who did a wonderful
>> article about Eric R. for the PCT COMMUNICATOR a year or two ago.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From: *"Mr. Los Angeles" <mrlosangeless at gmail.com>
>> *To: *Pct-L at backcountry.net
>> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 16, 2011 1:53:13 PM
>> *Subject: *[pct-l] 1969 PTC hiker Eric Ryback
>>
>>
>> Just read "The High Adventure of Eric Ryback," who hiked the PCT in the
>> late 1960s.  Actually, he hiked a general route that eventually became 
>> the
>> PCT.  He started from the Canadian border and bushwacked (or postholed,
>> fell and slid) through snowfields and unmarked terrain in Washington 
>> State,
>> until finally finding established trail in Oregon.  Very interesting read
>> of what he went through and his determination.
>>
>> Anyone know that this grandpa of the PCT is doing today?
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