Hiking Icon Colin Fletcher Dies at 85

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Posted by Trailspace on June 16, 2007 at 8:45:00 pm EDT

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From the June 16, 2007, Los Angeles Times:

Colin Fletcher, who was considered the father of modern backpacking for his lyrical and practical writings on hiking, including The Complete Walker and The Man Who Walked Through Time, books that inspired generations to journey into the wilderness, died Tuesday in Monterey, Calif. He was 85.

Fletcher, who was hit by a car as he ...

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