[pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT

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Yogi,

That needed to be said!

An amazing accomplishment by an amazing athlete - no qualifiers needed.



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 From: Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com>
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Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Williamson attempting to regain unsupported PCT
 

Ugh!

"Hiked as a solo woman" -- that stuff makes me crazy.  It plays into
societal pressures that "women shouldn't......" or "women can't......." or
"it's dangerous for a woman to thru-hike solo".  Gender has no influence on
hiking capability.

In a dress?  I don't even know how to respond to that.  Dress, shorts,
pants, who cares?

No familiarity?  She certainly is not as familiar with the PCT as Scott,
but she thru-hiked the PCT in 2005.  So she had previous PCT experience.

Now before everyone gets all crazy..............Anish is a good hiking
friend of mine.  I'm not criticizing her accomplishment.  What she did is
absolutely amazing, and I'm in awe.  But not because she's female, or wore
a dress, or hiked the PCT once before.  Because she's a tremendous athlete
and an all-around great person.

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com






On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wish Scott all the best.
>
> What makes Anish a kick-ass champ however is that:
> a) she hiked as a solo woman
> b) in a dress
> c) with no familiarity with the route and where all the water is
>
> She is the proud owner of an invisible ball of string unrolled from
> Mexico to Canada in what was it, 59 days and change? Pretty amazing.
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