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Renowned thru-hiker Ryan Sylva maps out new 1,100-mile route, the Great Basin Trail

Ryan Sylva, who goes by the trail name “Dirtmonger,” has been busy walking long-distance routes for about 10 years. A thru hiker of some renown, the 43-year-old Colorado resident first hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2011, a feat he has since repeated twice. He’s hiked the Continental Divide Trail twice. In 2013 he completed a lap around the 3,500-mile Vagabond Loop, which connects the Colorado…