Author of This Is Gonna Hurt, Ohioan Brandon Weis speaks on his year of hiking 8,000 miles in -20 to 111 degree weather to achieve the Triple Crown of Hiking. His book will be available to purchase.
Have you ever thought about hiking across the country? What about doing it 3 times in one year? You can live vicariously through Ohioan Brandon Weis, who will speak at the Barry Askren Memorial Branch of the Massillon Public Library about his Calendar Year Triple Crown hike in 2021 on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and Arizona Trail. From Georgia to Maine, from Mexico to Canada, from Canada to Mexico, and from Utah to Mexico, his year of hiking entailed carrying a backpack of 20-30 pounds for over 8,000 miles in the dead of winter at -20 degrees through the scorching summer of 111 degrees. Through frostbite, injury, sheer exhaustion, encounters with bears and wolves and more — he endured. When he set out on his journey to hike the Triple Crown in a year, only 10 people had ever done it, but that didn’t deter him. Come and hear his story of determination, grit, and perseverance through America’s most beautiful and rugged landscapes! He has written a book entitled This is Gonna Hurt, which will be available for purchase.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Health and Wellness | Author Visit |
TAGS: | hiking | author | appalachian trail | appalachian |
