Backpacker Magazine article on JR Stockwell - NH hiker extraordinaire

[David Metsky]

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/backpacker/20190820/281530817643695

Well written article on an interesting fellow.

 

[Salty]

Thanks so very much for posting that, Dave. I had heard of the legendary JR some number of years ago when he was working the 48, and things like "he's like a ghost" is pretty much the impression I've had. I was shocked to see an actual picture of him in the article!

Favorite quote: “I really don't even think about achievement. A list is a framework. It’s an excuse for getting out here—for looking at brooks that I’ve never heard of and searching for old logging camps.”

 

[Jazzbo]

He shows up in Steve Smith's blog from time to time like a time when they teamed up to bushwhack entire length of Carr Mountain which is a good read. I had a close encounter with JR once when I bushwhacked to Greens Cliff off the Kanc. I was signing into the bottle register and found he'd been there only couple of hours before me which is peculiar for place gets visited maybe only once a month or so.

 

[sierra]

Very interesting. I like his style and the comparison to Guy W. is spot on.