American Hiking Society

But I would look at the trail, go to AllTrails, I'd look up the trail, and then you have to look at the numbers, like the miles versus the elevation gain.

The American Hiking Society has standard benchmarks where If it's 200 to 500 feet of elevation per mile, that's considered like an easier beginner hike.

You have to check the elevation gain and compare it to the miles.

So anything where it's a thousand feet of elevation gain and it's a mile or less, like that's a very challenging and very steep hike.

An avid skier, he was assigned to train with the Royal Norwegian Army in winter warfare and served as a ski instructor for NATO troops in Norway.

After leaving the Army, Bill founded the Volunteer Conservation Corps, which later became the American Hiking Society's Volunteer Vacations program.

Now in its 50th year, it is the largest volunteer program of its kind in the United States.

Bill considered this work one of his proudest accomplishments and an enduring part of his legacy.