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Back to Episodes#147 | Dr. Jon Kedrowski on Climbing Everest with Mike Posner, Sleeping on All of Colorado's 14'ers, and The Best Hikes Around Colorado
Description
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we are joined by author, mountaineer, and keynote speaker, Dr. Jon Kedrowski. Dr. Jon's list of accomplishments are staggeringly long, including sleeping at the summit of all the Colorado 14'ers, multiple Everest summits, playing D-1college basketball at Valparaiso, guiding and befriending Mike Posner, and much more. We catch Dr. Jon very off-guard with a well-timed, fuck, marry, kill, we learn about the standout geography features of each of the Colorado mountain ranges, and what it's like to encounter death on Everest.
We wrap the show with a triple crown of minor injuries that hurt like fuck and we bring back a listener favorite segment — would you rather.
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Interview with Dr. Jon Kedrowski
Time stamps & Questions
00:04:41 - QOTD: What are you most excited about for Trail Days?
00:11:13 - BPR Announcements: Trail Days Road Trip, Asheville Meetup May 11, 6:30pm, subscribe to be alerted of new BPR episodes!
00:14:30 - Introducing Dr. Jon Kedrowski
00:15:50 - Tell us your mountaineering origin story.
00:19:08 - Were you the youngest person to hike all of Colorado's 14'ers?
00:21:25 - How did you get to trailheads during high school?
00:22:24 - Tell us about being a geography professor.
00:24:20 - Was it tough to pursue mountaineering before it was a money-making profession?
00:27:30 - What's it like to be a part of March Madness?
00:28:23 - What's the overlap between being a collegiate basketball player and a successful mountaineer?
00:29:29 - For a backpacker, what's an applicable mantra or philosophy you go by?
00:32:20 - Tell us about the CDT and CT from a geographic perspective.
00:34:48 - How do you compare the San Juans and the Collegiate Peaks?
00:36:41 - If you had to pick one Colorado mountain range for the rest of your life's adventuring, which would it be?
00:38:20 - Fuck, Marry, Kill: Colorado mountain ranges.
00:40:24 - Do you actually sleep at the top of a mountain?
00:42:19 - What do you do if there's a storm while you're sleeping?
00:43:38 - Your tent got struck by lightning?
00:45:38 - Do you lead clients up Everest now?
00:46:56 - Are you in Mike Posner's new music video?
00:48:39 - Tell us a w