Recounting peaks, valleys of the Pacific Crest Trail

BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE. Bob Welch, the popular local author and former Register-Guard columnist, talks about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in his new book, “Seven Summers (And A Few Bummers)." The book has been on sale since September, and Welch will be at the Creswell Library on Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his book. It is the last leg of his promotional event.

Popular local author to discuss new book at Creswell Library

EUGENE –  It was George Mallory – and not Sir Edmund Hillary – who first uttered the phrase “Because it is there,” before attempting to scale Mount Everest, which at 29,000 feet is the world’s highest peak. 

Mallory made his attempt in 1922 … and didn’t live to tell about it. But Hillary, along with Tenzing Norgay, became the first person to reach the summit…

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