Member #1
Ryan ‘Tortuga’ Carpenter![Stockbroker](/i/people/stockbroker/48.png)
Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can't see.
Member since: | December 15, 2012 |
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Total steps: | 81,590,881 steps
#13 out of 20,110 |
Total distance: | 42,712.7 miles |
Best day: | 70,086 steps July 14, 2015 |
Pacific Crest Trail Position: | 2,349.1 miles
#214 out of 5,052 |
Time on Pacific Crest Trail: | 189 days |
Full Marathons: | 98 |
Half Marathons: | 672 |
![Ryan ‘Tortuga’ Carpenter’s trail photo](/uploads/users/0/1-52390-original.jpg)
Virtual Trails Walked
- Appalachian Trail
- Arizona Trail
- C&O Canal
- Camino Francés
- Chemin Le Puy
- Colorado Trail
- Continental Divide Trail
- Crater Lake Trail
- Florida Keys Trail
- GR20 (Corsica)
- Great Allegheny Passage
- John Muir Trail
- Jordan Trail
- Juan de Fuca Trail
- Kilimanjaro (Northern Circuit)
- Kungsleden Trail
- Lone Star Trail
- Long Trail
- Mullerthal Trail
- Pacific Crest Trail
- Pacific Northwest Trail
- Portugal Camino (Central)
- Portugal Camino (Coastal)
- Scottish Highlands Way
- Seattle City Walk
- Sky Harbor Trail
- Superior Hiking Trail
- Sydney City Walk
- Tahoe Rim Trail
- Tanzanian Safaris
- Tour Mont Blanc
- Trans-Catalina Trail
- West Coast Trail
- Wonderland Trail
Interview
Home:Seattle, WA
Trails hiked:Every single trail on this website! Plus a few others that pre-date the website such as the Florida Trail and another Appalachian Trail thru-hike.
Trails planned:I rarely plan any of my hikes definitively more than a month in advance! But I'm hiking the CDT now. =)
Job:This website occupies a lot of my time!
Joke:How does an octopus go into battle? Well-armed!
Hobbies:Hiking, backpacking, reading, astronomy, learning Polish, smelling the proverbial roses....
Website:https://www.atlasquest.com/
Recent Awards
Speed Award
80K steps
July 28, 2024
![Ostrich Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/ostrich.png)
Trail Award
Trans-Catalina Trail
July 25, 2024
![Trail Award](/trails/trans-catalina-trail/trail-award-ribbon.png)
Stage Award
Trans-Catalina Trail
July 23, 2024
![Stage 5 Award](/uploads/trails/trans-catalina-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-5.png)
Stage Award
Trans-Catalina Trail
July 23, 2024
![Stage 4 Award](/uploads/trails/trans-catalina-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-4.png)
Stage Award
Trans-Catalina Trail
July 22, 2024
![Stage 3 Award](/uploads/trails/trans-catalina-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-3.png)
Speed Award
100K steps
July 21, 2024
![Greyhound Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/greyhound.png)
Stage Award
Trans-Catalina Trail
July 20, 2024
![Stage 2 Award](/uploads/trails/trans-catalina-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-2.png)
Stage Award
Trans-Catalina Trail
July 20, 2024
![Stage 1 Award](/uploads/trails/trans-catalina-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-1.png)
Trail Award
West Coast Trail
July 19, 2024
![Trail Award](/trails/west-coast-trail/trail-award-ribbon.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 19, 2024
![Stage 7 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-7.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 18, 2024
![Stage 6 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-6.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 18, 2024
![Stage 5 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-5.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 17, 2024
![Stage 4 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-4.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 15, 2024
![Stage 3 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-3.png)
Speed Award
80K steps
July 14, 2024
![Ostrich Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/ostrich.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 13, 2024
![Stage 2 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-2.png)
Stage Award
West Coast Trail
July 12, 2024
![Stage 1 Award](/uploads/trails/west-coast-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-1.png)
Trail Award
Juan de Fuca Trail
July 11, 2024
![Trail Award](/trails/juan-de-fuca-trail/trail-award-ribbon.png)
Stage Award
Juan de Fuca Trail
July 10, 2024
![Stage 4 Award](/uploads/trails/juan-de-fuca-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-4.png)
Stage Award
Juan de Fuca Trail
July 9, 2024
![Stage 3 Award](/uploads/trails/juan-de-fuca-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-3.png)
Stage Award
Juan de Fuca Trail
July 7, 2024
![Stage 2 Award](/uploads/trails/juan-de-fuca-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-2.png)
Stage Award
Juan de Fuca Trail
July 7, 2024
![Stage 1 Award](/uploads/trails/juan-de-fuca-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-1.png)
Speed Award
90K steps
July 7, 2024
![Deer Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/deer.png)
Trail Award
Wonderland Trail
July 6, 2024
![Trail Award](/trails/wonderland-trail/trail-award-ribbon.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
July 4, 2024
![Stage 10 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-10.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
July 1, 2024
![Stage 9 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-9.png)
Speed Award
100K steps
June 30, 2024
![Greyhound Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/greyhound.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 29, 2024
![Stage 8 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-8.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 26, 2024
![Stage 7 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-7.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 26, 2024
![Stage 6 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-6.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 23, 2024
![Stage 5 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-5.png)
Speed Award
80K steps
June 23, 2024
![Ostrich Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/ostrich.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 21, 2024
![Stage 4 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-4.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 20, 2024
![Stage 3 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-3.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 17, 2024
![Stage 2 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-2.png)
Speed Award
80K steps
June 16, 2024
![Ostrich Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/ostrich.png)
Stage Award
Wonderland Trail
June 16, 2024
![Stage 1 Award](/uploads/trails/wonderland-trail/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-1.png)
Trail Award
Tanzanian Safaris
June 15, 2024
![Trail Award](/trails/tanzanian-safaris/trail-award-ribbon.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
June 11, 2024
![Stage 7 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-7.png)
Speed Award
90K steps
June 9, 2024
![Deer Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/deer.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
June 5, 2024
![Stage 6 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-6.png)
Speed Award
80K steps
June 2, 2024
![Ostrich Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/ostrich.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
May 27, 2024
![Stage 5 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-5.png)
Speed Award
100K steps
May 26, 2024
![Greyhound Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/greyhound.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
May 24, 2024
![Stage 4 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-4.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
May 20, 2024
![Stage 3 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-3.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
May 19, 2024
![Stage 2 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-2.png)
Speed Award
90K steps
May 19, 2024
![Deer Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/deer.png)
Stage Award
Tanzanian Safaris
May 14, 2024
![Stage 1 Award](/uploads/trails/tanzanian-safaris/stage-awards/ribbons/stage-1.png)
Trail Award
Kilimanjaro (Northern Circuit)
May 13, 2024
![Trail Award](/trails/kilimanjaro-northern-circuit/trail-award-ribbon.png)
Speed Awards
10,000 Steps
Wins: 1
December 2, 2012
![Snail Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/snail.png)
70,000 Steps
Wins: 3
June 11, 2023
![Rabbit Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/rabbit.png)
80,000 Steps
Wins: 66
July 28, 2024
![Ostrich Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/ostrich.png)
90,000 Steps
Wins: 113
July 7, 2024
![Deer Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/deer.png)
100,000 Steps
Wins: 234
July 21, 2024
![Greyhound Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/greyhound.png)
125,000 Steps
Wins: 68
April 7, 2024
![Kangaroo Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/kangaroo.png)
150,000 Steps
Wins: 18
September 25, 2022
![Horse Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/horse.png)
175,000 Steps
Wins: 18
May 2, 2021
![Wildebeest Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/wildebeest.png)
200,000 Steps
Wins: 39
September 26, 2021
![Pronghorn Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/pronghorn.png)
250,000 Steps
Wins: 50
July 2, 2023
![Cheetah Award](/images/awards/speed/ribbons/cheetah.png)