Colin Fletcher, who was considered the father of modern backpacking for his lyrical and practical writings on hiking, including “The Complete Walker” and “The Man Who Walked Through Time ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Hiking icon Colin Fletcher, whose lyrical writing inspired generations of outdoor enthusiasts, died at 85. In 2001, Fletcher was hit by a car near his house in California ...

Colin Fletcher, who was considered the father of modern backpacking for his lyrical and practical writings on hiking, including “The Complete Walker” and “The Man Who Walked Through Time ...

Colin Fletcher, considered the father of modern backpacking for his lyrical and practical writings on hiking, including “The Complete Walker” and “The Man Who Walked Through Time,” died ...

Colin Fletcher was 85. In 1968, Mr. Fletcher first published "The Complete Walker," a guide to hiking with a pack on your back. The book became a kind of manifesto for going back to nature.

The Welshman who wrote them, the intrepid and blessedly individualistic Colin Fletcher, died earlier this month, at 85. I can't recall which I read first -- The Man Who Walked Through Time ...

The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes concluded its lightweight bracket Friday night at UFC on FX 6 when sensational grappler Norman Parke squared off with the polarizing Colin "Freakshow" Fletcher.

There's no shortage of larger-than-life characters in the UFC and MMA. Colin Fletcher, who goes by the nickname 'Freakshow', is certainly one of them. Former UFC lightweight Colin Fletcher earned ...