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Back to SearchEpisode #73 - Ryan Linn (Guthook)
Ryan Linn has hiked both the Appalachian Trail (in 2007) and the Pacific Crest Trail (in 2010). He gained a true appreciation of the outdoors after c…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode #72 - Paul Magnanti (Paul Mags)
Paul Mags is a man who simply loves being outdoors. He has hiked many trails, completing the Triple Crown of the AT, the PCT, and the CDT, in 2006. H…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode #71 - Matt Philippi (Jersey)
Matt Philippi is not currently looking to do a thru-hike of the AT. For Matt, biting off sections is a satisfying way to de-stress from his job. He c…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode #70 - Jack Masters (Vagabond Jack)
Jack Masters is a member of the Class of 2018. While he's been interested in the possibility of hiking the appalachian Trail, a year ago it didn't se…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode #69 - JD and Amanda Anttonen (Yak and Walks With Fire)
I met JD Anttonen on the Appalachian Trail in 2014 and, as one often did, we shared the odd meal in a shelter and ran into one another from time to t…
8 years ago
Episode #68 - Damien and Renee Tougas (The Von Trapp Family)
Damien and Renee Tougas have always made sure that their children were able to experience the outdoors. So it seemed a fairly natural fit to take the…
8 years ago
Episode #67 - Nate and Sharon Harrington (The Hiking Vikings)
We first met Nate and Sharon at Trail Days in Damascus earlier in 2017. I was initially fascinated by the signs of Katahdin that Nate was selling, bu…
8 years ago
Episode #66 - Zach Davis (Badger)
Episode 66
Zach Davis didn't hike a long-distance trail until 2011, yet he was intuitively aware of the need to prepare himself mentally for the hike. Establish…
8 years ago
Julie Gayheart (Jester)
Episode 65
Julie Gayheart is a very active section hiker, having completed a 12-year thru-hike in 2017, while within 800 miles of a second thru-hike spread over…
8 years ago
Episode #64 - Jim Kern
Meet Jim Kern, a veteran of the hiking world, yet on a mission to CLOSE THE GAPS on America's trails. He has hiked all over the world, yet his passio…
8 years, 1 month ago