The Amazon Travel Department recommends ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. This outdoor narrative was penned by Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking books on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Trail. It covers 6’11” Bill Walker’s (Skywalker) trek of the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, which reaches 17, 768 feet and is the most popular footpath in Asia.
Read MoreBill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, reports that American audiences are exhibiting great interest in the most popular hiking trail in Asia, the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. This horseshoe-shaped circuit that runs through the Himalayas in Nepal ultimately reaches 17, 768 feet and requires approximately three weeks to cover. “The beauty of the Annapurna Circuit is that it...
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Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series, will be one of the guest speakers at the Appalachian Trail Kickoff held at Amicalola Falls, Georgia on March 7-9. Last year saw a record turnout for this marquee event, and all expectations are for further growth. Walker will talk about his recent trek of the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Other speakers include David Miller, author of AWOL on the Appalachian Trail and Winton Porter, author of...
Read Morehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjAnThg-MAU&feature=em-upload_owner-smbtn The above link is to a You Tube video of a professionally directed film about Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail. It is 10 minutes and 31 seconds long, with striking footage of America’s best known hiking trail and an entertaining interview with 7-foot tall, Bill Walker, who is known in the hiking community as Skywalker. He is the author of...
Read Morehttp://blogs.newzealand.usembassy.gov/ambassador/2013/12/exploring-the-triple-crown-of-american-long-distance-trekking/ The United States Ambassador to New Zealand (where else would there be such knowledge!) wrote this article about the so-called ‘Triple Crown’ of American hiking. Veteran long-distance hikers will be aware that this is the 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail, 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and 3,100 mile Continental Divide...
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Why would a middle-aged businesman who had never even spent a night outdoors attempt to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in one year? Bill Walker, a former commodities trader in Chicago and London, and an avid walker, had developed a virtual obsession to hike this 2,175 mile trail in one hiking season. So in the spring of 2005 he set off, determined to hike this Georgia-to-Maine wilderness trail before the arrival of winter. Immediately, he...
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