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.

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.

Mighty blue on the appalachian trail

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. You can catch it here. Natisha Webb is our second returning guest, with her Christmas escape coming on the Foothills Trail. Check it out. 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. 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.

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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.

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. I read the book over about 18 months and was constantly gripped by both his recall and his descriptions of the trail. Also, it was 40 years ago that George headed out on the AT, and he shares plans for a future hike in Check it out.

Mighty blue on the appalachian 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.

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Register as a Guest. Indeed, he had never hiked before he set out on the Appalachian Trail at the age of At the end of each episode is a chapter from the latest hiking book that I'm reading. In our conversation, Episode - Al Marriott Lookout. Episode - Daniel Clark Lucky Colleague. Daniel has a terrific website that chronicles some of his other hikes Top Podcasts In Sports. Feb 22, Jessie Gehner, MD, is a thru-hiker from who then went to medical school. Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews. Steve has interesting questions. I am not sure I will ever gather enough money and good gear for an Appalachian trail trip. Between listening to this podcast and your Steve story, I feel encouraged. Rate on Spotify.

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