[pct-l] Fw: Anish "The Ghost" goes for the record.

[Ben G]

I met her on the top of mather Pass. She was taking a break to allow her
socks and feet to dry . She had already done pinchot and was planning on
doing Muir pass. It was 130 in the afternoon on the 25 or 26 when I met
her. She had a very sound plan. Do 45 mile average days (just above the
average per day for the whole trail) in the Sierras and do far more than
that everywhere else. If she can take care of her body she will beat the
record by quite a bit I'm thinking.  She was a very beautiful and nice
girl  who is obviously very competitive. hiking the PCT in 4 months in 2005
was clearly not good enough for her. I am glad I met her.  look forward to
keeping track of her progress.
Ben
On Jun 16, 2013 5:20 PM, "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:

> Ahh, but Anish is her trail name.
>
> Here is a more about her hike:
> https://www.facebook.com/AnishHikes?ref=ts&fref=ts
>
> Ken
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> Subject: [pct-l] Anish "The Ghost" goes for the record.
>
>
> Met a lady thru hiking around 2:30 pm last Tuesday (11 June), at about mile
> 155, just north of Palms to Pines highway, on the PCT as it entered Penrod
> Canyon. My friend and hiking bro; Evil Goat, asked her when she left the
> border. Anish, aged 31, and hailing from Washington state, answered that
> she
> had left the border the previous Saturday (08 June). Evil Goat was quick to
> surmise what she was up to, and asked her if she was going for the record,
> in which she replied in the affirmative. I might point out that this was
> the
> middle of the afternoon of her fourth day of hiking and we were
> chit-chatting with her at mile 155!
> I offered her a choice between a lime or orange flavored Powerade
> (1-liter).
> Anish opted for the orange flavored drink, which she quickly downed. Evil
> Goat checked her pack weight, estimating it at about 25 lbs. She was asked
> if she was going cook-less and she said yes. She finished the drink and all
> but disappeared, leaving only her tracks to follow. Estimating... she
> should
> be around mile 360 at the end of today, which would be in the
> Wrightwood/Inspiration Point area of the trail.
> Now you see her, and... now you don't. Anish "The Ghost" seemed like a
> worthy trail name, but who am I to say. I wish her the best as she takes on
> the task of breaking Scott Williamson's record. Time will tell.
> PaintYWPCT2012/2013
> PS Her trail shoe tread is of note; a cleated one, with the outline of a
> shape similar to a child's footprint in the center of the impression and
> toe
> imprints similar to a human's or bear's, at the toe box of the shoe-print.
> I
> tracked this unique signature onto Mt. San Jacinto, only to lose it in the
> heavy traffic, regaining it coming down Fuller Ridge, and lastly at the
> Snow
> Creek faucet.
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