Why Is Thomas Gathman Hiking the Appalachian Trail in Winter?

Ice forms around Gathman’s face as he hikes through, including wind-chill, -30 degree temperatures in the Mahoosuc Range. Before sunrise one morning in mid-December, two weeks into his winter attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, Thomas Gathman marched toward two of Mount Bigelow’s craggy peaks in western Maine as a snowstorm descended.