Episode Details

In today's episode -we are back to recording in person(!)- and joined by Jamey Mossengren, also known as The Unicycling Unicorn. Jamey traded in his cushy 9-5 job to pursue the glamorous lifestyle of a street performer, and hasn't looked back since. Not only does Jamey make a living by putting on unicycle shows, he's also unicycled both the Colorado Trail and Arizona Trail! We talk about these very unique trips, his thru-hikes of the AT and Camino del Norte, and what goes into being a successful street performer- for which, we got a personal show after the interview.

We also talk about the return of AT thru-hikes in 2020 (maybe), we introduce a new segment- Hiker's Horoscopes, and close out the show with another edition of Backcountry Matchmaking.

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• The Trek's Pledge to Do Better
• BACKPACKER RADIO MERCH
• Interview with Jamey Mossengren "The Unicycling Unicorn
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• QOTD: How are your summer backpacking plans shaping up?
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00:00:00 – Intro to Jamey Mossengren – The Unicycling Unicorn

00:04:00 – Backpacker Radio is back in person and it is _________

00:06:00 – QOTD: How are your summer backpacking plans shaping up?

00:10:00 – Jamey, the Unicycling Unicorn

00:10:31 – Do you know how many people make a living on a unicycle?

00:12:20 – Did competing with your brother motivate you to be better at unicycling?

00:12:40 – How did you make unicycling a career?

00:15:00 – What goes into the performing side of a street performance?

00:15:45 – Examples of what does and doesn't work in street performing?

00:16:20 – Do you do a lot of crowd work?

00:16:48 – Have you thought about doing a show at protests?

00:17:40 – Did you pick other performer's brains to see what they were doing?

00:18:17 – Do you write out sets?

00:18:38 – What encompasses/started the Unicorn?

00:19:45 – What are the costume pieces of the Unicycling Unicorn?

00:20:44 – What was your first long outdoors feat?

00:21:35 – How do you mountain unicycle the Colorado Trail??

00:22:21 – Do you ride or walk up big climbs?

00:23:26 – Backpacke