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A hiker on the PCT who is a friend and source of inspiration and motivation to Cheryl. The two of them journey together to bypass the Sierras after Kennedy Meadows, but lose track of one another after getting back on the trail. Cheryl later learns from other hikers that Greg has quit hiking the PCT halfway through—a fact which saddens her.
Greg 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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Greg Character Timeline in Wild
The timeline below shows where the character Greg appears in Wild. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6: A Bull in Both Directions
...her by name. She turns around to see a man approaching. He introduces himself as Greg and explains that he saw Cheryl’s name on the trail register—he has, he says, been...
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Greg and Cheryl discuss the snow on the Sierra Nevada. Greg is just as concerned about...
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Chapter 7: The Only Girl in the Woods
...the 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...
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...some of the guys. Doug gives Cheryl a black feather for good luck. Cheryl tells Greg that she’s nervous about the snow up ahead. Greg confesses that he’s uncertain about what...
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The next morning, Greg gives Cheryl a tutorial on how to use her ice axe, should they decide to...
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Chapter 8: Corvidology
...has to try to cross it, and she gets out her ice axe to test Greg’s lessons. Slowly but surely, Cheryl makes her way over the icy patch—but on the other...
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The next afternoon, as Cheryl approaches Trail Pass, the route off of the PCT, Greg catches up with her. He tells her that he’s bypassing, too, and together they descend...
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Greg and Cheryl buy tickets for a Greyhound bus to Reno, Nevada, where they’ll have to...
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Cheryl and Greg arrive in Sierra City. They find a cheap set of rooms for the night connected...
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At dinner, Cheryl and Greg order tons of food and drinks. Cheryl tells Greg about her toenail, and he responds...
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...herself and goes back into the bathroom for another luxurious soak. She considers knocking on Greg’s door, but decides to avoid disaster and simply take a bath instead. When someone knocks...
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Chapter 9: Staying Found
...hiked 170 miles so far, but she feels her pace accelerating each day. Cheryl and Greg part ways on the trail just outside of Sierra City, bidding one another a tender...
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Chapter 10: Range of Light
...ones (or a place to find them, even if she did). She asks Brent about Greg, and he tells her that he’s heard Greg quit the trail due to too much...
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