Jennifer Pharr Davis slated to speak at the Appalachian Trail Museum

The Appalachian Trail Museum announced on July 1 that long-distance hiker, Jennifer Pharr Davis, will recount stories of hardship and joy from her 46-day record hike on the

Appalachian Trail, when she speaks at the Appalachian Trail Museum at 7 p.m. July 12.

Davis has hiked over 11,000 miles of long distance trails. She has trekked on six continents and currently holds endurance records on the Appalachian Trail, Long Trail and Bibbulmun Track. She is the first woman to be the overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail. Davis set this mark by hiking the 2,181-mile trail in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes at an average of 46.9 miles per day.

In 2008, Davis was named “Blue Ridge Outdoors Person of the Year.” In 2011, Jennifer appeared in the Sunday edition of the New York Times; and on national television and radio shows such as CNN Headline News, the CBS Early Show, and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. She was also named a “National Geographic Adventurer of the Year” 2012 and voted Ultrarunning Magazine’s top female performance of 2011.

Davis has also authored four books, including three North Carolina guidebooks and her hiking memoir, “Becoming Odyssa.”  Prior to the presentation, Davis will lead a hike of approximately 4 miles, round trip, from the Appalachian Trail Museum to the Appalachian Trail’s halfway sign. The hike will begin at 4 p.m. For more information about this presentation or the Appalachian Trail Museum, please visit the Museum’s website.