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About Amanda Jameson

Amanda "Zuul" Jameson is enjoying that thru-hiking life, with 3,150 miles and counting under her feet. A travel writer by trade, she was Backpacker Magazine’s 2016 Pacific Crest Trail Correspondent. You can find links to all of her work at browngirlonthenst.com

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A “Speshul” Hiker: Junaid Dawud and the Colorado 14ers Thru-Hike

Apr 15, 2018 by Amanda Jameson

Junaid “Speshul 41” Dawud may have cut his teeth on the Pacific Crest Trail – twice – but he earned one of the top ten FKTs of 2013 for completing his “14ers” thru-hike. This route links all 58 of the 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado.

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