Bill Williams, The Unusual Adventurer Who Pushed A Peanut 22 Miles Up A Mountain With Only His Nose
In 1929, a Texas man scaled Pikes Peak with a peanut and his proboscis
Humans continue to prove that the limits of our abilities have not yet been capped. Thousands of years into our history, we are still coming up with new and sometimes weird ways to demonstrate our resiliency and capabilities. Showing that nothing is truly outside our grasp, nearly a century ago, a Texas man gained widespread notoriety after pushing a peanut up a mountain by using his nose.
In 1929, Bill Williams of Rio Hondo, Texas gained the kind of attention one can only assume they would never dream of. He bet a group of his neighbors $500 (more than $9,000 in modern value) that he could guide a peanut up the 14,115 foot Pikes Peak, located in Manitou, Colorado, by only using his nose.
Williams was allowed 22 days to complete the 22-mile hike/push. He was known as a bit of a braggart and stuntman, having already made a splash the year before after pushing a peanut 11 miles along roads to pay up after he lost a wager on the outcome of the presidential election after he backed Al Smith for the highest office in the land.
