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American mountaineer (–)

Gudrun "Gudy" Gaskill ( – July 14, )^[1][2] was an American mountaineer who is regarded as the driving force behind the creation of the Colorado Trail, a mile (&#;km) hiking, biking, and horseback riding path between Denver and Durango, Colorado.

Beginning in the s, she helped plan out the route, solicited donations, and recruited teams of volunteers to work in one-week shifts developing the Trail each summer. She was named executive director of the newly formed Colorado Trail Foundation in She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in

Early life and education

Gudrun Timmerhaus was born in Palatine, Illinois, to Paul and Elsa Timmerhaus.^[3] She became fond of hiking at age 14^[4] when her father got a job as a summer ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park.^[1] As a youth, she also competed in downhill and cross country skiing.^[1] She studied at the Western State Col