Jeff is a Plastics Manufacturing Engineer and resides amongst the infamous
Rocks of Pennsylvania with his wife, daughter, son and German shorthair
pointer. When he’s not hiking, he’s spending time bird hunting and riding
bicycles or motorcycles. Hiking highlights include Yosemite National Park, an
ascent of Katahdin with a traverse of the Knife Edge between Pamola and Baxter
Peaks, and hiking the Kalalau Trail on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
His trail name was given during his first section hike after he recognized and
identified the first hiker of the morning from an on-line journal. His hiking
partners called him a Trail Stalker and merged that title with his
slow-but-steady hiking pace to create “Stalking Tortoise”.
Primary Gear
Pack(s) Jansport Endeavor 76 Internal Frame
Kelty Super Tioga External Frame
Boots Meindl Perfekt Hikers
Tent REI Coupe
Sleeping Pad(s) Thermarest Z-Rest
Thermarest LE full length
Sleeping Bag(s) EMS 20 degree semi-rectangular
down-filled
Sierra Designs summer-weight
down-filled
Water Treatment PUR Scout filter
Katadyn Hiker filter
Katadyn Micropur tablets
Stove S MSR Whisperlite Internationale