The Man Who Walked Through Time, Colin Fletcher
The Man Who Walked Through Time, Colin Fletcher
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The Man Who Walked Through Time
The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon

Author: Colin Fletcher

Narrator: Matthew Josdal

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/21/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature


Synopsis

In 1963 Colin Fletcher became the first man to walk the length of Grand canyon, below the Rim. It began with a dream, when he and a friend detoured from a cross-country trip to take a hurried look at the great natural wonder. Standing on the Rim, surrounded by the profound and almost mystical silence, Fletcher knew that something had happened to the way he looked at things. He also knew that the Canyon, with its depths and distances, cliffs, buttes, and hanging terraces, beckoned to him, calling him on a journey that would challenge both his body and his mind.

About Colin Fletcher

Colin Fletcher (1922-2007) was born in Wales and educated in England. He moved to California in 1956 after serving in the Royal Marines, farming in Kenya, surveying in Zimbabwe, and prospecting in northern and western Canada. He is the first man to have walked the length of Grand Canyon National Park within the canyon's rim. He is the author of numerous books on walking and the outdoors, including The Thousand-Mile Summer, The Man Who Walked Through Time, River, The Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher, and three previous editions of The Complete Walker.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ensiform on March 30, 2013

Fletcher, supposedly the first man to walk the length of the Grand Canyon, below the Rim (seems unlikely), wrote a book about it. I must say I’m sorely disappointed in the result. It’s horribly repetitive and boring, to begin with. But my main objection is that Fletcher was determined before he left......more

Goodreads review by Naseem on October 07, 2014

I wish everyone who has ever visited the Grand Canyon would read this book. The casual visitor, who only sees the canyon from its rim, will learn about the grottos, the heat, the side canyons, the sweet scent of water, and the nearly 2 billion year old mountain roots that form the unseen base of the......more

Goodreads review by Chris on July 08, 2018

I love hiking and I love Arizona. Never got to the Grand Canyon - yet. The style so far seems a but overwrought but maybe it'll calm down once the guy gets onto the trail. Our man's on the trail now and dealing with the hard realities of the canyon. He's not in any tourist areas right now... That'll......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on December 28, 2010

Am pleased to revisit one of the authors who filled in many gaps in my understanding about backpacking. Back in the late 1960's I bought gear from Trailwise from Berkley, CA, and outfitted myself with the same gear Fletcher used: Svea stove, pack, sleeping bag, dry milk plastic squeeze bottle. His T......more

Goodreads review by Marty on November 19, 2017

I really enjoyed this book partly because I just spent a week at the Grand Canyon. Even though this was written in 1969, it was fun to hear his perspective of walking the Grand Canyon before there were many or any trails. He was very introspective about his trip which was refreshing- no electronics,......more