Jennifer Pharr Davis

Jennifer Pharr Davis
Nationality American
Known for Hiking

Jennifer Pharr Davis is an American long distance hiker.[1] She currently holds the unofficial record for the fastest thru hike of the Appalachian Trail with a time of 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes, set on July 31, 2011.[2][3][4]

Pharr Davis lives in Asheville, North Carolina.[3] She first hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2005 after graduating from Samford University.[2] In 2008, Pharr Davis set the record for the fastest Appalachian Trail hike by a woman.[2] Pharr Davis has written two hiking guidebooks about hiking in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, and a 2010 memoir, Becoming Odyssa.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Mulvihill, Keith (23 July 2011). "Speed Hiker Thrives on Natural Rhythms of the Appalachian Trail". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/sports/speed-hiker-pharr-davis-thrives-on-rhythms-of-appalachian-trail.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Collins, Jeffrey. "Woman sets Appalachian Trail fastest-hike record". Associated Press. http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/08/02/3264509/woman-sets-appalachian-trial-fastest.html. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Horan, Jack (2 August 2011). "One step at a time for 46 days, 2,181 miles". The Charlotte Observer. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/02/2497747/one-step-at-a-time-for-46-days.html. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  4. ^ "Woman hikes Appalachian in 46 days". United Press International. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/08/03/Woman-hikes-Appalachian-in-46-days/UPI-52851312387109/?spt=hs&or=on. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  5. ^ Thomson, Candus. "Woman breaks Appalachian Trail speed record". BaltimoreSun.com. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/outdoors/blog/2011/08/woman_breaks_appalachian_trail.html. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 

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