Jennifer Pharr Davis is a hiker, author, lecturer, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year who has hiked over 14,000 miles across six continents. Jennifer completed the 2,185-mile Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes in 2011, maintaining a amazing average of 47 miles per day. She claimed the overall (male or female) quickest known time on the A.T. by doing so. and set the record as the first woman to do so. Jennifer has also backpacked over 700 miles during her second and third trimesters of pregnancy, walked across North Carolina while nursing her son, and hiked a trail in each of the 50 states with her daughter.

Jennifer has published books and essays for publications such as the New York Times, Outside, Backpacker, and Trail Runner. She's also a professional speaker and the creator and proprietor of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, a guiding business dedicated to making the outdoors accessible and pleasurable for hikers of all ages, genders, and Read More chevron_right

Jennifer Pharr Davis is a hiker, author, lecturer, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year who has hiked over 14,000 miles across six continents. Jennifer completed the 2,185-mile Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes in 2011, maintaining a amazing average of 47 miles per day. She claimed the overall (male or female) quickest known time on the A.T. by doing so. and set the record as the first woman to do so. Jennifer has also backpacked over 700 miles during her second and third trimesters of pregnancy, walked across North Carolina while nursing her son, and hiked a trail in each of the 50 states with her daughter.

Jennifer has published books and essays for publications such as the New York Times, Outside, Backpacker, and Trail Runner. She's also a professional speaker and the creator and proprietor of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, a guiding business dedicated to making the outdoors accessible and pleasurable for hikers of all ages, genders, and abilities. She has also served on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's board of directors and as an ambassador for the American Hiking Society. Jennifer, her husband Brew, and their children Charley and Gus live in Asheville, North Carolina.

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