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Blind veterans complete Appalachian Trail hike with 60-foot rappel

Blind Appalachian Trail members Colin Penaluna, right, hugs Daniel Wallace Wednesday at Camp Frank D. Merrill following a successful rappel off a 60-foot cliff. The Blind Appalachian Trail is run by the Blinded Veterans Association Operation Peer Support to get visually impaired veterans of various abilities out to experience the Appalachian Trail. - photo by Scott Rogers FCN regional staff

Blind veterans — Blind Appalachian Trail members Colin Penaluna, right, hugs Daniel Wallace Wednesday at Camp Frank D. Merrill following a successful rappel off a 60-foot cliff. The Blind Appalachian Trail is run by the Blinded Veterans Association Operation Peer Support to get visually impaired veterans of various abilities out to experience the Appalachian Trail. - photo by Scott Rogers FCN regional staff

After 74 miles of hiking the Appalachian Trail the past few days, what was another 60 feet down a sheer, wet cliff deep in the Lumpkin County woods?