Campus & Community

4 Questions for Paul Longchamps, Physical Plant Employee Set to Hike Pacific Crest Trail

Friday, April 21, 2017, By Keith Kobland
Paul Longchamps

Paul Longchamps

Paul Longchamps, an employee at Syracuse University’s Physical Plant, is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. It’s a hike of the legendary Pacific Crest Trail. If you’re not familiar, imagine walking from here to California. It’s more than 2,500 miles. Longchamps can be seen during the day, always walking at a brisk pace around campus, tending to his daily duties. We stopped him long enough to ask four questions about his journey, his training, and above all else, why?
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