JUSTIN LICHTER

In the past 15 years, Justin Lichter has hiked more than 35,000 miles. Lichter has hiked the Triple Crown — the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail and Appalachian Trail. He also swam unsupported around Lake Tahoe without a wetsuit.

His expeditions span the globe: Lichter developed a route from the southern Rocky Mountains to Las Vegas, traversed Iceland on foot, hiked solo and unsupported 1,800 miles through Ethiopia and Kenya (where his trip ended when he was stalked by lions), and traversed the Himalayas from Nepal to the India/Pakistan border. As a resident of Truckee, he works in the public arena as a ski patroller, coming to the aid and assistance of Tahoe skiers.

He and Shawn Forry were the first hikers to complete the 2,660-mile Pacific Crest Trail in winter, completed in 132 days, faster than many complete the trail in summer.

Justin Lichter and Shawn Forry