Asheville speed hiker Pharr Davis to serve on ATC board
ASHEVILLE Record-setting speed hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis, of Asheville, North Carolina, has been elected to the prestigious position of a member of the board of directors of The Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
The board is responsible for communicating the mission of the ATC, and enhancing the public standing of the ATC by ensuring legal and ethical integrity and practicing fiscal responsibility.
Davis is an avid hiker and Appalachian Trail enthusiast, having thru-hiked the entirety of the 2,190-mile Trail three times. On one of those hikes, she set the fastest known time on the AT – 46 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, earning her a spot on National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2012. Davis is the author of two guidebooks and two memoirs and runs the Blue Ridge Hiking Co.
Scott Jurek, of Boulder, Colorado, just broke Davis' record by completing the Appalachian Trail July 19 in 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes. Davis still holds the women's record.
The Appalachian Trail, a unit of the National Park Service, is the longest distance footpath in the Eastern United States. It stretches 2,189 miles through 14 states from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.
It is estimated that 2-3 million people visit the trail every year and about 1,800-2,000 people attempt to "thru-hike," or hike the entire trail. It takes the average thru-hiker about six months to complete the trail.
"Spending time on the Appalachian Trail will certainly have a positive impact on your life, but as hikers we also need to constantly ask ourselves how our lives can positively impact the trail," Davis said.
"The board of directors' passion, expertise and guidance is critical to the mission of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the well-being of the Appalachian Trail," said Ron Tipton, executive director/CEO of the ATC.
"The board works tirelessly to ensure the organization runs efficiently and has the necessary resources to fulfill its missions. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is very excited about the impact this group will have on the management and protection of the Appalachian Trail."
The 2015 board of directors will provide guidance to the ATC as the organization implements its Strategic Plan. The plan's goals include Proactive Protection, Engaged Partners, Effective Stewardship, Broader Relevancy, and Strengthened Capacity and Operational Excellence.
Also elected to the board were Norman P. Findley, Daniel A. Howe, John G. Noll, Colleen T. Peterson, and Rubén Rosales. Beth Critton, Edward R. Guyot, Nathaniel Stoddard, Arthur Foley, Mary Higley, Elizabeth Pierce Thompson, Robert E. Hutchinson Jr., Sandra Marra and Greg Winchester will return to the board.
For more, visit www.appalachiantrail.org.
ASHEVILLE Record-setting speed hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis, of Asheville, North Carolina, has been elected to the prestigious position of a member of the board of directors of The Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
The board is responsible for communicating the mission of the ATC, and enhancing the public standing of the ATC by ensuring legal and ethical integrity and practicing fiscal responsibility.
Davis is an avid hiker and Appalachian Trail enthusiast, having thru-hiked the entirety of the 2,190-mile Trail three times. On one of those hikes, she set the fastest known time on the AT – 46 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, earning her a spot on National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year in 2012. Davis is the author of two guidebooks and two memoirs and runs the Blue Ridge Hiking Co.
Scott Jurek, of Boulder, Colorado, just broke Davis' record by completing the Appalachian Trail July 19 in 46 days, 8 hours, and 7 minutes. Davis still holds the women's record.
The Appalachian Trail, a unit of the National Park Service, is the longest distance footpath in the Eastern United States. It stretches 2,189 miles through 14 states from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine.
It is estimated that 2-3 million people visit the trail every year and about 1,800-2,000 people attempt to "thru-hike," or hike the entire trail. It takes the average thru-hiker about six months to complete the trail.
"Spending time on the Appalachian Trail will certainly have a positive impact on your life, but as hikers we also need to constantly ask ourselves how our lives can positively impact the trail," Davis said.
"The board of directors' passion, expertise and guidance is critical to the mission of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the well-being of the Appalachian Trail," said Ron Tipton, executive director/CEO of the ATC.
"The board works tirelessly to ensure the organization runs efficiently and has the necessary resources to fulfill its missions. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is very excited about the impact this group will have on the management and protection of the Appalachian Trail."
The 2015 board of directors will provide guidance to the ATC as the organization implements its Strategic Plan. The plan's goals include Proactive Protection, Engaged Partners, Effective Stewardship, Broader Relevancy, and Strengthened Capacity and Operational Excellence.
Also elected to the board were Norman P. Findley, Daniel A. Howe, John G. Noll, Colleen T. Peterson, and Rubén Rosales. Beth Critton, Edward R. Guyot, Nathaniel Stoddard, Arthur Foley, Mary Higley, Elizabeth Pierce Thompson, Robert E. Hutchinson Jr., Sandra Marra and Greg Winchester will return to the board.
For more, visit www.appalachiantrail.org.
its all good