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A man hiking the PCT with his younger son Matt. Albert and Matt cross paths with Cheryl for a while along the trail until they contract giardia around Kennedy Meadows and are forced to stop hiking to get medical help. Albert is the one who helps Cheryl winnow the supplies she’s carrying around on her back inside of Monster, lightening her load a little before she heads back out on the trail.
Albert Quotes in Wild
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Chapter 7 Quotes
[My pack] was still the biggest pack of the bunch—hiking solo, I had to carry things that those who hiked in pairs could divvy up, and I didn’t have the ultralight confidence or skills that Greg did—but in comparison to how my pack had been before Albert helped me purge it, it was so light I felt I could leap into the air.
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Albert Character Timeline in Wild
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Chapter 6: A Bull in Both Directions
...muscles are stiff. As she is packing up her camp, a pair of hikers comes by—Albert and Matt, a father-and-son team from Georgia who are hiking the trail start to finish....
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Albert and Matt tell Cheryl there are two more men behind them on the trail, Doug...
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Chapter 7: The Only Girl in the Woods
...enormous backpack.” A man named Ed introduces himself to her and tells her that Greg, Albert, and Matt have arrived, but have gone to the store. Cheryl sets her things down...
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...awake going through her box and reflecting on the trip so far. After his nap, Albert emerges from his tent and offers to help Cheryl lighten the load she’s been carrying...
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...to use her ice axe, should they decide to brave the High Sierra after all. Albert and Matt are ill with diarrhea, and the others suspect they have drunk tainted water...
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