[pct-l] Best Way to Carry Heet -Coop

Ken Marlow pcthiker at cox.net
Mon Apr 23 13:25:03 CDT 2012


Hey Dan,
   Dear Gawd, now THERE"S a name, lol. Ken Marlow 'Cowman' -class of '82/ Toolik Lake, AK /Hastings 90's-something here. What are you hiking this year?  Campsite 7 Friday-Sunday, if your at the Kick-off.
Still happily married to Deb so best to meet out from under any roofs still standing.

Dear Gawd....
  -Ken


>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] what is the best way to carry Heet?
>> 
>> Yes. I am allegedly the first white man in modern history to do it. We
> and
>> lots of press folks have searched over the years to see if someone else
> had
>> done it. So far, I am the only one that has made it. I had 2 partners,
>> Roberto Delgado that hiked from Mex to just inside AK, and Rob Kincheloe
>> who went the rest of the way. It was a 6 year expedition sponsored by
> NIKE,
>> Woolrich, Wigwam Mills, and a great company called Wilderness Experience.
>> It began April 24, 1980 and ended May 7, 1985. My life has not been the
>> same since. I have yet to write the book...been working on it off and on
>> for 30yrs. I even met an elderly Eskimo woman who claimed to have met Bob
>> Marshal. There are a plethora of documentation and press clippings. I'm
>> sorry for rambling. But yes, I would be more than happy to help you in
>> anyway possible. Just ask.
>> Dan Cooper
>> 
>> On Friday, April 20, 2012, shon mcganty wrote:
>> 
>>> Are you saying you walked from Mexico to the Bering Strait?? I'm
> planning
>>> on walking the Continental Divide along this route, and I didn't know
> if
>>> I'd be the first or if it had been done before. I know of people who
> hiked
>>> the Y2Y, but a route along the CDT up to the Brooks Range and over to
> the
>>> Bering Strail I'd not heard of anyone doing that. If you have, I'd
> love to
>>> ask you a couple questions.
>>> 
>>> Shon





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