Patrick French

Dosu Kinuta

As a New Hampshire native Patrick has taken the State's motto of "Live Free or Die" to heart, abandoning material posessions to live life out of a backpack. Most of his life he felt out of place in a society that measured how successful you were by the things you owned. He found his true home and calling within a community of nomads called Thru-Hikers who welcomed him and filled his heart with love. He consistently pushes his limits and what is thought possible for the human body and mind to endure while helping with innovations by putting gear to the test in the worst of conditions for the betterment of the community.