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  1. Lars og Aleks oppdaterer på vinterferien og river seg i håret over hamsterhjulet.  Hva er best - ferdig pakketur eller selvorganisert? Aleks blir mer kjent med Lars sin mangfoldige bakgrunn, fra backpacking i Asia, Grønland, sydpolen og opprettelsen av Hvitserk. Hvorfor velger Lars å hjelpe alt og alle som skal ut på tur? Og hva skjedde da Lars sin mage gikk amok på Nepal Airways?  Vi får også høre historien om da sydpolekspedisjonen til Lars, Odd Harald og Cato Zahl meldte om isbjørnangrep i Antarktis til Aftenposten i 1993. Hæ, isbjørn i Antarktis?

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  4. It has been an emotional three days for Steve as he faced up to his first real adversity. He knew it would happen, he was even expecting it, yet his emotional reaction took even Steve by surprise. It just reinforced his belief that the Trail impacts us all in different and often unexpected ways.

    He has now reached Dick’s Creek Gap, at Mile 69.2, and has zeroed to reassess his pack and to restore his slightly bruised ego. He’ll be back at it tomorrow (Thursday).

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    The post Episode #135 – Appalachian Trail (Days Seven to Nine) appeared first on Mighty Blue on The Appalachian Trail.

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  5. Screen-Shot-2019-03-04-at-8.11.35-PM-150In this episode, Jonathan and Mark have an amazing (and surprisingly long) chat with Rhys Hora, a class of ’17 AT Thru-hiker and contributor at the online hiking blogging magazine The Trek. We discuss his experiences from his first dose of reality and amazing sights on the trail to his love of his hammocks and their clear superiority over tents, especially on the AT. They also have an interesting conversation about their first aid kits on the trail, and how they’re different for different purposes. Finally, We keep Rhys on to discuss the idea that it might be bad for nature to enjoy nature in the trending topics segment.

    In our monthly segment, “Hanging Out with Gresh and Spiguyver”, the guys talk about food and different options on the trail.

    Show Notes:

    The video “As It Happens: Pacific Crest Trail” can be found by clicking on this link.

    Here’s a site that you can use to rent a SPOT locator (you can google one too).

    If you want to look at how TreeFool builds his first aid kit, here’s his web page on it.

    As always, we always invite your comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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  6. Now six days in, Steve is getting into something of a rhythm. His toes are hurting a little, though nothing too serious.

    He is constantly on the lookout for individual stories but only includes one today because he lost touch with his next intended “victims” in the bad weather today.

    With frigid weather in the forecast, he will be planning the next few days to carefully consider his options.

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  7. Steve is on his way and trying to adjust to his new lifestyle. So far, he has kept to the schedule he gave himself and finished day three in Suches.

    It has brought back memories from his first thru-hike, with a bunch of new characters already emerging. He is listening to other people’s stories and is starting to bring them to the show. There is also a magical moment when a young woman plays the violin at the top of a mountain as the mist and cloud swirl around her.

    Don’t forget to follow along twice a week as Steve podcasts from the trail.

    If you want to support the production of this and other Hiking Radio Network shows, please donate via PayPal at https://mightyblueontheat.com/the-podcast/.

    Just scroll down the page on your phone to find the PayPal button or look at the top of the side panel if you’re on a laptop, desktop or some tablets.

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  8. Denne episoden ble tatt opp før Marius deltok på Lindmo og ble allemannseie – helt sant! Det tok bare litt tid fra ideen om podkasten ble unnfanget og de første episodene ble spilt inn, til jeg var klar for start ...
    Boka Hemmelige hytter er det foreløpige resultatet av et spennende prosjekt hvor Marius Nergård Pettersen har dokumentert små, bortgjemte byggverk i norsk natur. Hvorfor blir man interessert i sånt? Hvordan finner man en hytte som noen har bygget med tanke på at den skal forbli skjult? Kan man bruke en slik hytte om man finner den? Og er det i det hele tatt mulig å bygge en liten villmarksbu i et avsidesliggende område på lovlig vis? Dette, og mere til får du nærmere kjennskap til i løpet av praten med Marius. Nevnte jeg forresten at han er akkurat så hyggelig som han virker?

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  9. Torbjørn Ekelund er forfatter og skribent. Han er medeier i Harvest Magazine og har gitt ut tre bøker, som er oversatt til flere språk. Høsten 2018 kom han med boka Stiens historie. Vi møttes på en gravlund i hovedstaden for å prate om utgivelsen. Her fant vi ut at naturen også eksisterer i byen, og begynte å lure på om Peter Christen Asbjørnsen kan ha hatt mindreverdighetskomplekser.
    Episoden gir dessuten mer eller mindre fullstendige svar på følgende: Hva er egentlig en sti? Hvorfor går stien der den gjør? Hva skjer når et moderne menneske går helt uten sti? Hvorfor husker vi barndommens stier som lengre enn de virkelig er? Hva er nyttegåing? Og hva har egentlig Torbjørn Ekelund til felles med Onkel Skrue?

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  10. When Megan (from the UK) and Mark (an American) started their respective hikes on March 5, 2018, neither could have imagined how their lives were about to change. They met that first day–Megan was the very first person who Mark met on the trail–and started hiking together the following morning. Their meeting and the unfolding of their hike reflects the serendipity of the Appalachian Trail and they summited together five months later.

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    When they had finished, Mark put together this short video of their hike at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAHFsEhANt0 while Megan blogged about their journey at https://megdolmanat2018.wordpress.com/

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    Bruce Matson came on the show to share news of his successful fundraising efforts on behalf of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and shared some news of his upcoming book to add more funds to the ATC.

    If you’d like to see more of Bruce’s hike and efforts, go to http://www.rtkchallenge.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgs4kgtMJPGslFSwHkgkesQ/featured.

    This is the last show in its current form and, from next week, I’ll be on the AT. If you’d like to follow along, why not check out these sites. I’m on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HikingRN/, Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/hikingradionetwork/, and YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTCOIGPxoau_6aGohYpUPg/videos

    For now, though, I’d like to leave with our young couple who found love on the Appalachian Trail; Megan and Mark.

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  11. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is THE critical component in a healthy trail for hikers, both now and for the future. Suzanne Dixon is the President and CEO of the ATC and in this week’s show, she tells us about the exciting new initiative that the ATC has recently launched.

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    Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail is lucky to have the first media interview about this initiative, called The Wild East. The poster below will give you some of the flavor of the Wild East and there is a new website specifically about the project.

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    Suzanne has worked in conservation for much of her working life and is a passionate advocate of both the ATC and this initiative. Listen to her as she tells us about the Wild East and learn how you can assist in preserving the trail for future generations. Then, to find out more about how you can help, visit www.appalachiantrail.org

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    Lisa Rana tells us about her recent journey on the strenuous Grafton Loop Trail. If you’d like to see more of this trail, check out the two videos that Lisa has linked us to.

    Finally, we have reached the last few chapters of The Year We Seized the Day, by Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles. I hope that you enjoyed hearing me and my lovely niece Laura over the past few months. When I return from this year’s attempt on the Appalachian Trail I’ll be reading Paul Stutzman’s great book–a personal favorite of mine–Hiking Through: One Man’s Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail.  

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  12. Today’s episode is a SKILLS SHORT where we'll discuss the philosophy and skills of lightweight winter backpacking. This episode marks the first of our BPL Podcast Shorts: 15- to 20-minute episodes that focus on a news item, a piece of gear or tech, or specific ultralight backpacking skills.

    This format won’t replace our long episodes. Instead, it will supplement them, so make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss anything!

    As we recorded this episode, a huge winter storm was rolling across large parts of the country.

    So that made us think: how can we take the ultralight ethos and apply it to winter backpacking: a situation that usually requires more gear and a heavier pack?

    After introducing the new format and the episode’s topic, Ryan jumps straight in: listing off the building blocks of a sub-15 lb two- or three-night kit. You might be surprised at what gets left out!

    From there, the guys segway into a brief conversation around the idea of minimizing inputs in the outdoors.

    This episode is brought to you by the subscribing members of backpackinglight.com and is sponsored by REI, Hyperlite Mountain Gear, and ZPacks.

    Please leave us a review and rating, it helps other people find our show!

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  13. As soon as I started speaking with Paul Maguire I knew we’d get on well. He has that cheeky Irish lilt to his voice with a smile just under the surface, ready to make an appearance at a moment’s notice.

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    Paul retired and was looking for something to do when the AT caught his attention. Unlike some, though, he didn’t go straight to the trail. He hiked in Ireland for a while before spreading his wings and touring Europe with a kayak, his bike, and his backpack. He even took a major detour up Mount Kilimanjaro.

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    Eventually, Paul made it to the East Coast of the US and headed north. What he found was a delightful surprise, as I’m sure he was to his fellow travelers.

    We also have Margi Miims this week, the eighth and final member of the Mighty Blue Class of 2019.

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    Margi and all our class members are hoping to beat the odds and complete the trail by the end of this hiking season. I hope you stick around and follow our journeys.

    For now, though, let’s finish with a beaming Irish Paul.

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  14. Screen-Shot-2019-02-03-at-4.49.47-PM-150In this episode, Jonathan and Mark share their experience as guests on another excellent podcast, Inside the Outside. Hosted by Gary and Christy Kirk, the weekly podcast is a couple’s perspective on being in the outdoors, learning about hiking and backpacking with some informational episodes scattered into a number of interview episodes. If you’re into learning more, this is an excellent podcast.

    After the interview, Mark and Jonathan discuss the possibility of emergencies and how a two-way device might help with problems wile hiking, or even back at home. Finally, Jonathan gives an informal review of his experience with the Nubé hammock shelter, a product discussed in the Episode 28 interview with Sierra Madre Research.

    In the new segment, “Hangin Out with Gresh and Spiguyver”, the guys talk about hiking fast vs. slow.

    Show Notes:

    Here’s a link to Shug’s Video review of the Nubé. And you can click here to watch Derek Hansen review the Nubé.

    References for the Hangin Out segment:

    Spiguyver mentions the Fastest Known Time website, here.

    As always, we are always inviting comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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  15. Another two members of the Mighty Blue Class of 2019 this week. Lea Ann Hogan and Lotta Anvret have given to others all their lives. They are a nurse and a special needs teacher respectively and feel the time is right to do something for themselves.

     

    Lea Ann (on the right below) has a calm determination to succeed and Lotta (on the left below) is flying in from Sweden in the hope that she can finish within her six-month visa. She is hoping that she meets a friendly Homeland Security agent at the gate!

     

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  16. The awesome Tyler Lau is a man on a mission. Not only has he completed a Calendar Year Triple Crown, but he is also working for more diversity on the trails of America. An Asian American, he volunteers to support his various social projects and truly walks the walk. He started a Go Fund Me page to sponsor the various causes. You can find that at www.gofundme.com/8000milesto8000smiles.

     

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    He hasn’t had the chance to fully absorb the scale of his walking achievement and is slowly adjusting to life back with other people.

     

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    Tyler’s experience is considerably different from many others, with the sheer size of his hike pushing him to eschew the traditional end of one hike as he heads to another. That he took on this task to be a catalyst for change is a fine example of using his outdoor skills to benefit others.

     

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    You can follow Tyler on several platforms:

     

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HikingProdigy-202569297197744/

     

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hikingprodigy/

     

    He has a website currently under construction which will be available soon: http://www.hikingprodigy.com/

     

    Similarly, his YouTube channel is under construction and will be at hikingprodigy when it is available.

     

    If you’d like to reach out to Tyler, his email address is [email protected]

     

    We return to my non-preparation for my upcoming hike of the AT. Listeners have offered their input and some decisions are hardening. Hopefully, by the time I get onto the trail, I’ll be ready.

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  17. When Randy Forrest reached out to me so that he could tell his own story of hiking the Appalachian Trail as a member of the Class of 2018, I knew straight away that I’d found a man changed by the experience.

     

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    Like many people, Randy came to the trail via YouTube, comments made in passing, and the end of his career. The challenge appealed to him, so he planned accordingly.

     

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    We all rely upon good fortune to get us to the end and most of us fear a hike-ending injury. A fractured ankle would normally fall into that category but Randy wasn’t to be denied. Ignoring his doctor, Randy hurried back to the trail to pursue his dream and made it all the way, seven months after setting out.

     

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    You can follow some of his journey on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXTUWYqN3qb_kQgaE8zG5lg, as well as Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/randy.forrest.79 and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rforrest719/.

     

    In my preparations for my upcoming hike, you’ll hear that I’m still second (sometimes third) guessing myself and making about as much progress at this stage as I’d always expected to make, ie, very little.

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  18. Dawanna Blue is a self-confessed high-maintenance hiker. She is a member of the Class of 2018 and her hike was five years in the making. Having arrived at the trail, she soon discovered that she preferred a hotel or a hostel to her tent or a shelter.

     

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    Despite this aversion to one of the main parts of a thru-hike, Dawanna shaped her walk to make it the best experience for her. She embraced slackpacking and found all the other elements of the hike to be a joy, with new friends to be found throughout her journey. The picture above shows her with previous Mighty Blue guest, Chrissy Funk.

     

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    Dawanna had many moments of doubt, often leaving the trail, always to return when the Appalachian Trail called her back. A flip-flopper, she shared the finish of Katahdin with others, aware that she still had about 900 miles to go. Feeling broken by the effort to get to Katahdin, she was revitalized when she returned to Shenandoah to head south, finishing her hike with her son at Springer.

     

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    You can see more pictures from her journey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wyld_blue_wander/

     

    Don’t forget to help Steve prepare for his second Appalachian Trail thru-hike by suggesting gear that he may like. Email him at [email protected] or go to https://mightyblueontheat.com/contact/ to leave a voice message for him.

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  19. Screen-Shot-2019-01-06-at-6.12.29-PM-150This month, Jonathan and Mark chat it out with Lance Smith of the Outlan Channel, a YouTube channel and blog. Lance is an active vlogger, documenting his trips and activities hammock camping with friends and family. He also discusses using this platform for education, and speaks out strongly against lightweight “gear shaming”. After that, everyone discusses how they became hammock camping advocates in the community (hint: we love it!).

    After the interview, Mark and Jonathan discuss getting out and what holds us back.

    In the new segment, “Hangin Out with Gresh and Spiguyver”, the guys try to answer a listener’s question about women’s safety on the trail.

    Show Notes:

    If you’d like to see the boys’ destroyed tarp, check out Spiguyver’s video here.

    If you’d like to check out or purchase the bombproof whisperlite, you can check it out here.

    Click here to listen the Ladies’ Roundtable episode.

    References for the Hangin Out segment:

    • Click here to read the Backpacker’s Magazine article about trail safety.
    • Click here to read the Adventure Journal article about trail safety.
    • Click here to read the Artemis Hikes article about trail safety.

    As always, we are always inviting comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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  20. Dan Harris spent many years in the CIA, little suspecting that he’d one day use those problem-solving skills to take on a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. He has battled cancer and stood at Springer Mountain with just one lung. Undeterred, he pushed forward with a never-say-die attitude that was tested when he sustained a knee injury in the Smokeys.

     

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    Dan adapted his hiking gait to accommodate both his knee and his lack of lung capacity, pushing on and accumulating friends and experiences along the way. He shares some of those observations and experiences in our conversation.

     

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    Given the treatment he had received in battling cancer, Dan also chose to use his hike to raise funds for the Cancer Research Institute. If you’d like to donate post-hike, head on over to https://fundraise.cancerresearch.org/fundraiser/1578411

     

    Dan also started a YouTube channel to share his story. You can find that here. https://www.youtube.com/c/ThruHikingwithScars.

     

    When he reached Maine, Dan was joined by his wife, Random, and the two of them were able to share the sweet moment of climbing Katahdin together.

     

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    This week, I started a short middle section that is going to be an interactive section that helps me accumulate my gear and prepare for my 2019 hike. Please join in and send me a message, preferably through SpeakPipe. Find it here. https://mightyblueontheat.com/contact/

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  21. One of our sister shows on the Hiking Radio Network, Returning to Katahdin, featured Bruce Matson’s successful attempt to fulfill his 44-year dream of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Greg Behrens accompanied Bruce for much of the last two states in this journey. Each man had a significant impact on the success of the other man’s hike.

     

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    Greg felt called to the trail and discovered much, not only about himself but also the trail. He formed new friendships, strengthened an already strong faith, and was able to get to the end through a combination of both.

     

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    You can see more of Greg’s AT adventure on his YouTube channel, GBolt on a Trail, at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCik_4AcN_NPHW7vu3vhRBGA/videos?view_as=subscriber. You can also read his Trail Journal at  http://www.trailjournals.com/journal/entry/577754

     

    Carlton Johnson is the last of our Class of 2019 adventurers. His journey has already started, in that he attempted a thru-hike in 2016 which came to an unhappy end. Read about that as he prepares for the second attempt next year. http://www.trailjournals.com/vagabundo

     

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    As you’ll hear in the main interview, Greg is a spiritual man, so let’s leave him in silent prayer in front of Katahdin’s iconic sign.

     

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  22. Choosing what to eat on the trail normally ends in Snickers, ramen noodles, or pasta and rice sides. While these certainly give you instant energy, the long- and even some of the short-term effects aren’t exactly optimal. What if you had a healthy alternative that gave you more and longer-lasting energy, weighed less, and gave you a sense of well-being, rather than a bunch of highs and lows?

     

    Jessie Greger believes that she has found that alternative. Jessie was living on a ketogenic diet and found that it suited her so well that she decided to hike the PCT on that diet. While she knew that it would be difficult to do it logistically, she enlisted her boyfriend as her supply buddy and set out.

     

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    It worked like a dream. Apart from an irresistible pancake challenge, her keto diet proved to be not only possible but in many ways preferable. She didn’t experience those sugar rushes and lows and she found that her energy lasted longer than most other hikers. She probably needed it when she ran into scenes like the one below.

     

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    On her return home, she started Next Mile Meals, which provides some of the meals that she took with her, as well as information and recipes for keto eating. You can check out her website at http://nextmilemeals.com/ while she can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nextmilemeals/

     

    If you’d like to learn more about the benefits of hiking on this diet, read her blog post on the subject https://www.nextmilemeals.com/blog/keto-and-ultralight-backpacking

     

    The latest member of the Mighty Blue Class of 2019 is Katy Amphlett. Katy has quit her job as a kindergarten teacher and has been preparing carefully for her journey. We wish her the best of luck.

     

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    Last, let’s finish with Jessie and the contrasting pictures of her at the beginning and the end of her PCT journey.

     

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  23. Michael Duncan completed his thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2017. Since the time he touched the brown sign on the top of Katahdin, the sadness of that moment has never left him. By that, he means that he knew his journey was over and he has yearned for that feeling again.

     

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    He has always been comfortable in the outdoors, with the AT a target for several years. He prepared assiduously, watching YouTube videos of Dixie and Darwin to work out the logistics of thru-hiking, then finding a buddy, Austin, to start the trail with. As every hiker discovers, relationships are fluid on the trail and when his buddy had to quit, Michael saw it as an opportunity to discover more about himself as a hiker, finding a new “tramily” in the process.

     

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    You can follow Michael through his Instagram account at adventureswithduncan.

     

    We also met another young man–a member of the Mighty Blue Class of 2019–Matthew Ansart. Matthew possesses a strong streak of determination to complete his hike and I’m looking forward to catching up with him on the trail next year.

     

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    Finally, we’ll finish with a shot of Michael and his girlfriend (now wife), Cameron, together at the top of Katahdin.

     

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  24. This podcast is about trekking poles.

    Trekking poles are a surprisingly contentious piece of gear in the UL world. Their utility and usefulness is endlessly debated, and the science that backs up manufacturer claims is all over the map. It’s a murky world, but Andrew and Ryan jump in with both feet (and two poles each) to help you make some sense of it.

    The guys kick things off by interviewing Rob Shaul, founder and owner of the Mountain Tactical Institute. Rob makes a living training mountain athletes and military service members deployed in mountains regions, so he knows his stuff. MTI has conducted a few studies that measure the effectiveness of trekking poles on athletes under load. The interview covers those studies: how they were constructed and what they ultimately prove (or don’t prove).

    In the second interview,  Ryan and Andrew chat with James Marco, a longtime Backpacking Light member and experienced UL backpacker. James provides some context to some of the most well trod trekking pole questions and shares his tips for MYOG poles.

    After the interviews, Ryan shares several scientific studies in an attempt to shed light on the big trekking pole questions: do poles make you faster? Improve your balance? Save energy? Reduce strain and impact?

    Next, the guys chat about the most contentious trekking pole statements the internet has to offer. If you’ve ever been in a forum fight about trekking poles, chances are you’ve heard a few of the things they cover in this section.

    This episode’s Gear section is a brief overview of BPL’s recent Trekking Pole Gear Guide. Ryan shares a few of his favorite poles, including a few that surprised him!

    In the Hiker Hack’s segment Ryan talks trekking pole field repair, and Andrew has a question for listeners concerning a common thru-hiker trekking pole breakdown.

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