Fat Stanley
Published: March 19, 2013 at 4:03 p.m. PDT
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News Tribune Adventure writer Craig Hill's new hiking partner, Fat Stanley, traveled with him on several day hikes last summer as he trained for the Wonderland Trail. Fat Stanley consisted of two 7.5-pound weight plates, a few of the 10 essentials and traveled in Hill's pack along with a couple gallons of water. The extra weight in Hill's pack helped prepare him for the 93-mile hike around Mount Rainier that climbs more than 22,000 vertical feet. (Only Fat Stanley's lighter parts made the Wonderland trip. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's perspective of Crystal Lakes on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park and just outside Crystal Mountain Resort's ski boundary. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's view of Mount Rainier from the summit of Crystal Peak on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's view of the White River from the Crystal Peak trail on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's view of Mount Rainier from the saddle just below Eagle Peak. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's view of the benchmark at the top of Pinnacle Peak, a short hike in Enumclaw. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's view from the top of Hugo Peak near Eatonville. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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Fat Stanley's view from the Skyline Trail at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park. (CRAIG HILL, STAFF WRITER)
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