- Ray Jardine
Ray Jardine (b. 1945) is an American rock climber famous for being the first to free climb the West Face of El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley (although he did use ropes), and also for inventing the spring loaded camming devices that revolutionized rock climbing. He began his climbing career in 1963 in the Tetons, climbed in Eldorado Canyon during the 1960s, and became active in Yosemite around 1970.
- Colin Fletcher
Colin Fletcher (March 14, 1922 - 12 June, 2007) was a backpacker and writer, best known as the author of "The Complete Walker", a comprehensive guide to backpacking that "Field and Stream" magazine has called "the hiker's Bible." In 1963, he became the first man to walk the length of Grand Canyon National Park entirely within the rim of the canyon 'in one go' (second to complete the whole journey), …
- Grandma Gatewood
Grandma Emma Gatewood (1888-1973) was the first woman to hike the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine solo. She did it in 1955 at the age of 67, wearing Keds sneakers and carrying an army blanket, a raincoat, and a plastic shower curtain which she carried in a homemade bag slung over one shoulder. She hiked it again in 1960 and then again at age 75 in 1963, …
- Ivan Milat
Ivan Robert Marko Milat (born December 27, 1944 in Guildford) is a Croatian-Australian serial killer who murdered several tourists and hitchhikers in the 1980s and 1990s. The killings were dubbed the backpacker murders by the press at the time. Ivan Milat is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of seven hitchhikers, several of whom were international backpackers. Ivan Milat had been acquitted on rape charges in 1971.
- Lars Monsen
Lars Monsen (b. 1963 in Oslo) is a Norwegian adventurer and journalist, famous for his explorations and backpacking expeditions in harsh wilderness. In particular, he became especially known for his thru-hiking trip in northern Canada and Alaska, which was filmed and documented by Monsen himself, and then broadcasted on NRK in 2005. He spent 2 years and 7 months on this trip alone.
- David Davies
David Thomas Charles Davies (born July 27, 1970) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Monmouth.
- Paul Rankin
Paul Rankin is a celebrity chef from Ballywalter, County Down, Northern Ireland. He has been a regular chef on the BBC cookery programme "Ready Steady Cook". In 1999 Rankin was the first chef from Northern Ireland to be awarded a Michelin Star. He has written five cookery books & runs The Rankin Group chain of restaurants & cafes, including "Cayenne" and "Roscoff" in Belfast.
- Alice Eve
Alice Eve (born February 6 1982) is a British actress. She has starred in television dramas including the BBC's "The Rotters' Club", "Poirot" and "Hawking", as well as the film "Stage Beauty" (2004). Eve plays significant roles in two 2006 films: "Starter for Ten" and "Big Nothing". She spent the early part of 2006 in India working on a new drama mini-series "Losing Gemma" about backpackers.
- James P. Bagian
James Philipp Bagian, M.D., P.E. was a NASA scientific astronaut born February 22, 1952, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Married to the former Tandi M. Benson of Seattle, Washington. They have four children. He enjoys bicycling, backpacking, climbing, swimming, flying and racquet sports, as well as cabinet making and automobile rebuilding. He is an Armenian-American. His parents, Philip and Rose Bagian, reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Einstein Kristiansen
Einstein Kristiansen is a Norwegian cartoonist and co-founder of Singapore-based Earthtree Pte Ltd, who together with his two business partners Henry Steed and Mark Hillman, produces children's television programming, animation and image campaigns for MTV Asia, Nickelodeon and Singapore network Mediacorp TV12. Kristiansen initially rose to fame for his illustration work in magazines like "Vogue", "ELLE", …
- Shaun Mader
I don't like this part. But I like myself and the people I keep around me. I'm usually biting off a little more than I can chew, but it usually works to good effect. I don't like hippies even though I could be accused of being one. I can be vague yet very specific in the same breath. I tend to start sentences with I if asked to desribe myself which is why I don't like doing so.
- Dave Steinwedel
The other night I had a dream that I was wiring different parts of my brain together so I could communicate with myself from any point within the dream. I swear It made a lot of sense at the time.
- Peter Linz
Grew up in Georgia. Has been puppeteering since he was 3 years old. On October 8, 2002 appeared with his character Theo Lion from "Between the Lions" before the House Education Reform Subcommittee to explain the importance of supporting literacy programs. James Earl Jones was also in attendance. Performed two live shows with the cast of Blue's Room at Toys R Us in Times Square on the morning of September 17, 2004 to promote a Blue's Room-themed toy display. Spent 14 seasons on the...
- Jason Patnode
I really like to travel. Usually my destinations are camping in the mountains or desert. Backpacking and wildlife photography are two of the things I enjoy most. I go on a lot of weekend getaways. Things like snowshoeing in Yosemite, stargazing in Joshua Tree, or a trip to Disneyland with friends. I also devour books and am a big movie-holic. I want to visit Africa and volunteer with Earthwatch to help save rhinos.
- Jeff Fry
- Joel Passen
Newton Software www.newtonsoftware.com Co-Founder and COO. Joel leads Sales and Marketing for Newton® Software. Prior to starting Newton®, Joel co-founded Gravity Technologies Inc. and served as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Business Development, heading sales for Gravity’s recruitment outsourcing business unit. During his tenure, Joel led Gravity to be named to the San Francisco Business Times "Top 100" for fastest growing companies in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
- Jeffery Wilson
I'm a student, and I work full-time. My wife and I live with our two cats (Opelika and Cinder), and enjoy hiking, backpacking, and geocaching. I'm a licensed amateur radio operator (AI4IO).
- Jim Charanis
- Rick Zhuang
I got to try out Spock before its public release; gosh, it was fun!
- Christian Nelson
Your mother would like me. Your father won't.
- David Pesce
Hmmm...it's summer... good luck finding me on here. Trails, mountains, rivers, lakes, & streams... and a little west coast/pacific ocean planned for this summer. =o)
- Patrick Mccoy
I am a Total Major Beast.
- Jeff Schnitzer
With any luck this won't come off sounding like the closing monologue from the Breakfast Club... In no particular order, I am: The Intellectual. I'm a compulsive autodidact with obsessions for philosophy and world history. I once considered myself an objectivist but now I mock all claims to objective truth, even rationalist ones. I devour books and fill my commute with audio lectures on myriad subjects.
- Trisha
I snowboard...A LOT! Addiction is a better description! Rehab here I come!!!! My other pleasures are planning trips to Tahoe, Whistler or wherever snow is falling.
- Jens
21st Century Gypsy. Part of the Antipodean Diaspora. Talk with an accent, but technically we all do! ;-) Living out boyhood dream of working in the video game industry. I have a serious case of Wanderlust! I am just starting on my travails through life. I am a culture shock junkie. I live to meet/entertain/engage new people/places. Always down to exposed to something new, hell, i need it!
- Avi Vichniac
I am a champion of all things fun! Check out this story for proof: http://www.livelifetravel.com/griswold/no_sleep.html;.
- Rus
To find out more me check the link below! http://www.myspace.com/matter_out_of_place;.
- Richard Sim
www.richardsim.com;.
- Ajani
mew. (http://ajani.org/);.
- Mimi Bramsen
What can I say...I'm a complicated Hollaback Girl. I went to college in Boulder and Seattle, graduated from Seattle (UW) with a BS from the College of Engineering in Technical Communications. Went on to work for Microsoft for 5 years before hitting high tech burn out. I returned to Minnesota in 2004 and soon met my excellent husband. We got married in October 2005 in an outdoor ceremony. I now sell antiques out of the Mall of St.
- Nate
I really like being alive. I'm fun to be around and pretty easy to get along with. I tend to work pretty hard on my creative endeavors, but I also like being around other people a lot. I'm about to graduate from Berkeley; A lot of my friends have moved on (graduated last year) and I'm probably going to be moving to the city in a few months. I'm into meeting people over there-- so if you live in SF I'm down to have a beer or wine, coffee or water and hang out.
- Liana
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- Angela Chung
My blog: http://www.xanga.com/cyberxo ; Old webpage: http://angela.wapawa.com ; Travel sites: Tibet & Silk Road: http://angela.wapawa.com/tibetsilk ; Guangxi: http://www.xanga.com/cyberxo/524997190/item.html ; Australia & NZ: http://angela.wapawa.com/oz.htm ; Kyushu, Japan: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyberxo/sets/978532/ ;
- Matthew Ricketts
Re-inventing myself... It can't happen any slower it seems!
- Diana Donovan
honest, compassionate, curious, disorganized, creative, friendly, open-minded, discerning, optimistic, procrastinator, loyal, scatter-brained.
- Dan Gingold
Growing up is giving up.
- Ben
http://www.mistercrazy.com/.
- Robert Abrams
- Unru Lee
maybe later....
- Ami Ehrlich
My parents named me Amitabha Vajra Moonchild Maxwell Gravy Avocado Tunafish Ehrlich. I think that says it all.