Polly Chatterton and Tony Robbins nominated for KTA's RAL!

10/25/2024

KTA's nominations committee has nominated Polly Chatterton and Tony Robbins as Representatives At Large (RAL) on KTA's Council. Voting took place at the fall 2024 board meeting during the Keystone Hiking and Outdoor Weekend in the Susquehanna Riverlands, PA. Get to know Polly and Tony below!

Polly Chatterton

Polly descending Mt Killington to Cooper Lodge on the A.T. in Vermont.

"I think I have always been an outdoor person since growing up in a rural area in central PA. Hiking is one of my favorite outdoor activities but I also enjoy kayaking and riding bikes.
I have worked in a lot of different jobs, stay at home mom, unit clerk in a hospital, computer programmer and help desk to name a few, while raising four children.
Since I retired, I am in the process of section hiking the A.T., with over 1000 miles to date. I also have helped with trail care with KTA which gets me out on trails I don’t know. I have gotten to see so much more of PA and made new friends from all over PA.
I have also been an onsite cheerleader for the Frozen Snot for several years and help the local coordinator maintain a portion of the Mid State Trail.
I am looking forward to doing more miles on the A.T. in the future and learning how to better care for PA trails. "

Tony Robbins

"My first exposure to KTA was the September 2010 Super Hike, now known as the Trail Challenge. On the bus ride to the starting location, I met Ed Lawrence, who told me about the trail maintenance program. I signed up for the next event in September on the Loyalsock Trail. Since then, I have attended every Trail Care event except a few code orange events. Eventually, I started to lead some of the events and later transported the tools. After a backpacking accident that prevented me from being able to do a lot of the work, I started to cook a meal for everyone on Friday nights. I have backpacked many of the major trails, some multiple times over the years.

This all came about from needing to spend a lot of vacation time in July 2010. I got to a trailhead very late in the day near Hamburg, PA, and met a hike leader coming back from a day hike I would do on my own. She asked me if I knew about KTA. I did not, and when I returned to the campground where I was staying, I looked up KTA and signed up for the Super Hike."