Episode Details

About the Guest

Jada "Flo" Lippincott is a 27-year-old thru-hiker, splitboarder, canyoneer, packrafter, and full-time truck dweller based in Big Sky, Montana. Originally from Fairfield, Iowa, she discovered the outdoors through a college exchange semester in Fairbanks, Alaska and found long-distance hiking after a catastrophic snowboarding accident that shattered her leg. Three days out of her walking boot, she boarded a plane to Arizona and started the Arizona Trail. She has since logged over 9,000 miles across the CDT, Arizona Trail, Grand Enchantment Trail, Great Divide Trail (Canada), Hayduke Trail, Colorado Trail, and Sierra High Route (partial), all while living out of a 2009 Toyota Tundra with her 50-pound shelter dog, Indy (trail name: Roadblock). She has a tattoo on her leg that reads: Your time is limited.

Episode Highlights

The Trail Name — There Goes Flo

The Origin — Iowa to Alaska to Trail

The Broken Leg Origin Story

The Frostbite Hut Trip

Roadblock's Grizzly Encounter

Your Time Is Limited

Trail Wisdom — You Either Keep Moving or You Die

Links & Resources

• Flo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whereisjadaa
• Desert Solitaire — Edward Abbey. Flo's top desert book recommendation.
• The Adventure Son — Roman Dial. Memoir of the godfather of packrafting in Alaska.
• Tracks — Robyn Davidson. Real-life story of trekking across Australia in 1977.
• The Dark Wizard — HBO Max documentary about Dean Potter.
• Valley Uprising — Documentary about rock climbers in Yosemite.
• Edge of the Unknown — Jimmy Chin documentary series.
• Real Survival Stories — Podcast. Stories of people nearly dying in the outdoors.
• Greg MacCannan — YouTube. Currently cycling from Alaska to Argentina, four years in.
• The Wilderness Society: https://www.wilderness.org
• Grand Staircase-Escalante Partners: https://www.gsenm.org

Connect with Hiker Trash Radio

• Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
• Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.

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