Mighty blue on the appalachian trail

Steve Adams came late to the trail. Indeed, he had never hiked before he set out on the Appalachian Trail at the age of

An overweight, year-old retiree, with zero hiking experience, decided to hike the entire 2, What could possibly go wrong? As his brother, Mike, commented, "It's a bit like taking up boxing and fighting Mike Tyson in your first bout. We have two returning guests today. Al shares his varied life of adventure in a great conversation with Steve. He also tells us a story of how serendipitous the trail can be, with a chance meeting with people he shared an AT shelter with the previous year.

Mighty blue on the appalachian trail

We have two returning guests today. Al shares his varied life of adventure in a great conversation with Steve. He also tells us a story of how serendipitous the trail can be, with a chance meeting with people he shared an AT shelter with the previous year. You can catch it here. Natisha Webb is our second returning guest, with her Christmas escape coming on the Foothills Trail. Check it out. If you like what we're doing on the Hiking Radio Network, and want to see our shows continue, please consider supporting us with either a one-off or monthly donation. Any support is gratefully received. You can also support our shows by visiting our online "Merch" store. Jessie Gehner, MD, is a thru-hiker from who then went to medical school. She currently works as an ER physician at Roanoke hospital, and is a member of the faculty of the Wilderness Medical Society, spearheading the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at her hospital.

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We have two returning guests today. Al shares his varied life of adventure in a great conversation with Steve. He also tells us a story of how serendipitous the trail can be, with a chance meeting with people he shared an AT shelter with the previous year. You can catch it here. Natisha Webb is our second returning guest, with her Christmas escape coming on the Foothills Trail.

Join Steve Adams as he welcomes a range of terrific guests to his show each week. Along the way, we all seem to laugh a lot!! I sold my insurance business in to prepare an Appalachian Trail thru-hike, something I'd had at the 1 spot on my Bucket List for years. To my great surprise—and the shock of many of my friends—I did it, summitting Katahdin just over six months after I'd set out. Eventually, after plenty of stopping and starting, I managed to complete my AT book s and started this podcast. More than five years in, we've published nearly episodes of the podcast. Back to Hiking Radio Network.

Mighty blue on the appalachian trail

Steve Adams came late to the trail. Indeed, he had never hiked before he set out on the Appalachian Trail at the age of Several falls, blunders, and embarrassments later—six months later, in fact—he was screaming at the top of his voice, precariously perched on the famous brown sign, at Katahdin, Maine. His epic last two states are shown in the video at the bottom of this page. It took him , words to get part of the way through Virginia, then over , before he even reached Maine. Eventually, he topped out at more than a quarter of a million words, many of which needed to be ditched to achieve a modicum of brevity. Even then, splitting his book into two volumes made the project more manageable. The book sold well and he wrote a third book as a short primer for hiking the Appalachian Trail. You can check these out below. Somebody suggested that his English accent may well make the audio versions appealing, so Steve headed for a local library that was equipped with a new sound studio.

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Yet a Type One Diabetes diagnosis seemed to have put paid to that dream. He also tells us a story of how serendipitous the trail can be, with a chance meeting with people he shared an AT Amazon reviews. You can check these out below. He also tells us a story of how serendipitous the trail can be, with a chance meeting with people he shared an AT shelter with the previous year. Add to Wish List failed. She currently works as an ER physician at Roanoke hospital, and is a member of the faculty of the Wilderness Medical Society, spearheading the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at her hospital. Rate on Spotify. Episode - Daniel Clark Lucky Colleague. I am attempting the AT next February. Copy Link. Please try again later. Club Shay Shay.

An overweight, year-old retiree, with zero hiking experience, decided to hike the entire 2,

She had planned to go straight north to south, yet reaching Harpers Ferry past the Independence Day holiday, she knew she needed to flip north, then head back south. You can catch his YouTube at The Wandering Drew, where there is a playlist with 23 videos related to his equipment, some planning, as well as each day of the journey, and his travel to and from the UK. The book sold well and he wrote a third book as a short primer for hiking the Appalachian Trail. She has continued her hiking life and, in her work capacity, also hikes to Everest Base Camp each year with a group of medical professionals. The Bill Simmons Podcast. Our main guest is Molly Gaynier, who thru-hiked the trail in , relishing the experience, even dragging it out with her extended breaks to take in the whole thing. I heard of Mighty Blue from the Hammock Hangers podcast. You can also support our shows by visiting our online "Merch" store. You voted on this review! Adventure Sports Podcast. Indeed, he had never hiked before he set out on the Appalachian Trail at the age of You can catch his YouTube at The Wandering Drew, where there is a playlist with 23 videos related to his equipment, some planning, as well as each day of the journey, and his travel to and from the UK. Even then, splitting his book into two volumes made the project more manageable. Visit Page.