CANCELED - Elsye Chardonnay Walker | Finding a Path to The Triple Crown

Due to a medical emergency, Chardonnay will not be speaking this evening and the virtual event has been cancelled.

All ticket holders may request a full refund or credit to the next BeWild by emailing Garrett Arnold at garretta@mountaineers.org from the email they used to purchase their ticket.

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Elsye ‘Chardonnay’ Walker, became the first African American  woman to complete the “Triple Crown of Hiking”– completing the 7,900 total miles along the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide National Scenic Trails in 2018.

Born in Flint, Michigan, an army veteran, a self described 'free spirit' and wine enthusiast, Elsye is still not your average thru-hiker. Only picking up backpacking at 45 years old, she set out on her first overnight backpacking trip just months before she took the first steps on the PCT --1000 miles of which she hiked on a fractured ankle.

Join The Mountaineers and Elsye and she shares her story of life on the trail and her passion for adventure during her virtual presentation.

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About the BeWild Speaker Series

The Mountaineers are proud to present the BeWild Speaker Series we're putting passion and adventure on the stage. Come to any one of these talks - or all four - and we guarantee you'll leave inspired to seek adventure, connect with nature and work to protect wild places.