Former Vandergrift attorney returns to Appalachian Trail to continue 2,200-mile charity trek
Joyce Hanz | Tribune-Review
Courtesy of Tim Geary
Aspinwal resident Tim Geary, 77, has returned to the Appalachian Trail this week on his mission to walk more than 2,000 miles for charity in honor of his late wife Gillen. Geary is raising money for melanoma research. Geary was forced to leave the trail in April due when he suffured an injury requiring surgery in Pittsburgh. The former Vandergrift resident and attorney began his journey March 17.
Courtesy of Brendan Geary
Aspinwall resident Tim Geary, 77, formerly of Vandergrift, began hiking the Appalanchian Trail on March 17 in honor of his late wife, Gillen. Geary was sidelined by an injury sustained while hiking on the trail in April and returned home to Pittsburgh to undergo a successful hernia surgery and returned to the trail this week.
