| The Joyous, Muddy End of Epic Pacific Crest Journey Benjamin Spillman - RGJ | |
| go to original March 2, 2015 |
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Winter thru-hike of Pacific Crest Trail - Trauma and Pepper's selfie from the terminus (PCTAssociation)
A 17 percent chance turned into a sure thing Sunday in a remote part of Southern California at the border with Mexico.
That's when Shawn "Pepper" Forry and Justin "Trauma" Lichter trudged up a muddy hillside during a desert downpour to reach the southern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail.
The two men had just completed what's thought to be the first documented, wintertime through-hike of the iconic, 2,650 mile footpath from Canada to Mexico.
"My heart is still racing," said Forry, 33, moments after touching the trailhead marker. "It is a pretty joyous moment."
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