Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Chris Townsend is a passionate hillwalker and author of 19 books. He is also currently Hillwalking Ambassador for the British Mountaineering CouncilTownsend was the first person to climb all of the Munros and Tops in a continuous walk involving 1700 miles (2700 km) and 575,000 feet (170,000 m) of ascent over all 517 of the 3000 ft (914 m) Scottish summits listed in Munro's Tables. He was also the first person to walk the length of the Canadian Rockies, a distance of 1600 miles (2500 km). Chris Townsend has also hiked the 2600 mile (4200 km) Pacific Crest Trail, the 3100 mile (5000 km) Continental Divide Trail, Land's End to John o' Groats in the UK (1250 miles, 2000 km), south-north through the Scandinavian mountains (1300 miles, 2100 km), 1000 miles (1600 km) south-north through the Yukon Territory and the 800 mile (1300 km) Arizona Trail.Townsend has been a long-term contributor to The Great Outdoors magazine, for whom he is currently the Gear Editor. His book The Backpacker's Handbook won the Outdoor Writer's Guild Award for Excellence in 1993 .. }
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- Chris_Townsend_(writer) abstract "Chris Townsend is a passionate hillwalker and author of 19 books. He is also currently Hillwalking Ambassador for the British Mountaineering CouncilTownsend was the first person to climb all of the Munros and Tops in a continuous walk involving 1700 miles (2700 km) and 575,000 feet (170,000 m) of ascent over all 517 of the 3000 ft (914 m) Scottish summits listed in Munro's Tables. He was also the first person to walk the length of the Canadian Rockies, a distance of 1600 miles (2500 km). Chris Townsend has also hiked the 2600 mile (4200 km) Pacific Crest Trail, the 3100 mile (5000 km) Continental Divide Trail, Land's End to John o' Groats in the UK (1250 miles, 2000 km), south-north through the Scandinavian mountains (1300 miles, 2100 km), 1000 miles (1600 km) south-north through the Yukon Territory and the 800 mile (1300 km) Arizona Trail.Townsend has been a long-term contributor to The Great Outdoors magazine, for whom he is currently the Gear Editor. His book The Backpacker's Handbook won the Outdoor Writer's Guild Award for Excellence in 1993 .".