Column: With friends in tow at Griffith Park, Pete Teti walks into his second century

Portrait of Pete Teti, hiker, artist, teacher and World War II veteran, early in the morning on Thursday in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. “He’s got a lot of swagger,” said his friend and walking mate Annette Sikand, who took note of Teti’s erect posture and steady gait. “I thought we were … ready to go down again, but no,” said Teti’s friend Jay Miller, who is 20 years younger than Teti. “No, you have to keep going up.” Pete Teti, who turns 100 on Sunday, takes regular hikes in Griffith Park. “It’s pretty incredible that a 100-year-old guy knows how to use this software,” said Les Camacho, a sound engineer who is half Teti’s age and helped him with the computer setup.