Lawton “Disco” Grinter is a veteran long-distance hiker and triple crowner having completed end-to-end hikes of the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail and two hikes of the Pacific Crest Trail. In addition to the “Big 3″ he has also hiked the John Muir Trail and Colorado Trail in his 12,000+ miles of long-distance hiking since 1999. He filmed, edited and produced the trail documentary entitled “The Walkumentary” which covered his 2006 southbound Continental Divide Trail hike and he will be publishing his first book, I Hike, in April 2012.

Home: Denver, CO

Age: 35

Website: twitter.com/lawtong

Favorite Training Ground: Maroon Bells Wilderness, CO – Having a Wilderness Area of this caliber not too far away has provided an amazing high altitude training ground for me. With high passes in the 13,000′ range, this area gets me ready to go for just about any hike I plan to take on.

Current Plans: POD and I are planning to hike the GR 11 in Spain’s Pyrenees Mountains this coming summer.  And since I’ve only bagged 1 of Colorado’s 14,000 peaks, I might just go bag another one!

Favorite Gossamer Gear Product: The Murmur