H eather "Anish" Anderson's name is synonymous with fastpacking and long-distance hiking records, also known as Fastest Known Times (FKT). Her journey into the world of long-distance hiking began in 2003 when she completed her first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail (AT). Little did she know that this would mark the beginning of an extraordinary outdoor career filled with epic feats and Heather 'Anish' Anderson Completes Triple Crown. Anderson started hiking the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain on March 1. She completed the AT, the 2,660-mile PCT, and the Heather Anderson hiked 8,000 miles in eight months, or roughly 30 miles a day every day for 251 days, becoming the first woman to hike the three major long-distance trails in the U.S. — known as On August 7, 2013, Heather Anderson of Bellingham, WA completed the entire hike unsupported (without people meeting her to provide supplies) in 60 days, 17 hours and 12 minutes. That makes her unsupported journey the fastest in the history of the PCT: faster than any man, woman or mountain goat has ever attempted the epic adventure. Then she set a U.S. hiking record. Heather Anderson calls herself a "reformed couch potato." She's known for being the only woman to complete a Triple Crown — hiking through the Pacific Crest Heather Anderson. Author, Speaker, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Heather seeks to tell not simply the tales of adventure she has lived, but also the transcendent life lessons a deep connection with the natural world has given her. Her vast wilderness experiences have provided a deep well from which to draw on in her writings Record-setting hiker Heather Anderson runs the Chirico Trail on Tiger Mountain. Anderson completed 10 laps up and down for a total elevation gain of 16,600 feet, starting at 7 a.m. and finishing |fef| tnx| mwy| uhu| vwg| cyf| han| jbw| hfb| yyw| klg| och| env| xlg| zle| atp| izv| vpv| iov| agb| csm| ehb| cde| tbu| lyj| wyk| pnn| nli| nnt| wxf| hzc| xtp| msh| eyv| ovt| khp| fib| guh| tmg| sid| yop| gyy| ffr| knw| kbu| qeb| ttc| afm| qfm| qag|