Beste Mid Life Crisis podcaster (2024)

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Episode #421 - Briana DeSanctis 1:05:14

7d ago1:05:14

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Today’s guest has recently completed a truly epic journey. Briana DeSanctis set out to hike the American Discovery Trail in January 2022. 6,800 miles later, having taken in all the seasons–twice–Briana finished her personal odyssey in February this year, becoming the first solo woman to do so. Having thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail almost a decade…

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Episode #420 - Clay Bonnyman Evans (Pony on the Cape Wrath Trail) 54:52

14d ago54:52

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We have an old friend on the show today. Clay Bonnyman Evans completed his AT thru-hike back in 2015, yet his latest hike is the intriguing Cape Wrath Trail. Clay shares his experience in his own inimitable style, even adding an unscheduled walk after the hike from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Because, well, why not? Clay is a contributor to the Trek, and…

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Episode #419 - Sarah Denison Williams 56:02

21d ago56:02

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A few weeks ago, I met today’s guest, Sarah Denison Williams, at the Appalachian Trail Club of Florida, and was so impressed by her presentation that I invited her on to the show. But it turned out that Sarah had so much more to share than the confines of her presentation that we expanded our recording to cover it all. Sarah shares the work done by…

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Episode #418 - George Steffanos 56:28

28d ago56:28

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We have an old friend back on the show today, though it’s the first time I’ve met him! He is George Steffanos, writer of the hugely entertaining blog, now book, Then the Hail Came. 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…

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Episode #417 - Bern Leibensperger (Yardsale) 56:34

1M ago56:34

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Bern Leibensperger discovered the Appalachian Trail when her daughter expressed an interest in section hiking the trail several years ago. Since then, the two of them have racked up over 1,000 miles and, in an attempt to integrate further into our community, Bern and her husband Glen opened a hostel for hikers in PA. We discuss what it is that hike…

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Episode #416 - Audrey Payne (Glowstick) 58:49

1M ago58:49

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We have another successful AT thru-hiker on the show today. Yet Audrey Payne seemed very unlikely to get the chance to hike the trail a few years earlier. How she recovered, and ultimately succeeded, is a story that she tells here in a conversation with Steve. Now, six years later, Audrey has continued to hike and has just released her book about h…

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Episode #415 - Al Marriott (Lookout) 1:06:16

2M ago1:06:16

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We have two returning guests today. First up, Al Marriott, fresh from his AT thru-hike in 2022, followed up with the PCT last year. 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 yea…

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Episode #414 - Jessie Gehner (Twisted Sister) 55:22

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Jessie Gehner, MD, is a thru-hiker from 2008 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 Everes…

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Episode #413 - Daniel Clark (Lucky Colleague) 1:08:01

2M ago1:08:01

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We meet another Brit on the show today. Daniel Clark is a listener to the podcast, and he filled in the form to register as a guest on our website, adding rich detail about his 2023 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. We explore some of his stories. Daniel has a terrific website that chronicles some of his other hikes. You can find it at All Walks …

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Episode #412 - Roxanne Lashley (Foxy) 1:07:01

2M ago1:07:01

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Roxanne Lashley took on the AT last year and took her time. She had planned to go straight north to south, yet reaching Harpers Ferry past the Independence Day holiday, she knew she needed to flip north, then head back south. Roxanne finished back at Harpers Ferry and shares her story with us. In our conversation, Roxanne mentioned a couple of Meet…

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Episode #411 - Molly Beth Gaynier (Breaky) 58:10

3M ago58:10

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Our two guests today have something in common; they’ve both thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, yet their stories have taken entirely different turns. Our main guest is Molly Gaynier, who thru-hiked the trail in 2022, relishing the experience, even dragging it out with her extended breaks to take in the whole thing. But it was after the trail that sh…

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Episode #410 - D. J. Mullet (Dos Entradas) 1:15:53

3M ago1:15:53

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DJ Mullet, or Dos Entradas, had been a hiker for several years, with the Appalachian Trail firmly in his sights. Yet a Type One Diabetes diagnosis seemed to have put paid to that dream. However, undaunted, DJ worked out not only how to manage the illness in his day-to-day life, he was able to manage it successfully on the AT in 2023. He shares his …

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Episode #409 - Alyssa Whoaa (Rainbow Brite) 1:03:09

3M ago1:03:09

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The uniquely named Alyssa Whoaa is our main guest today. She came to me as a member of the TSX team and she is widely experienced in a variety of different adventures that have taken in many countries and even led her to the South Pole, with the North Pole her next great adventure. Alyssa has shared several links that may be of interest to listener…

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Episode #408 - Olive McGloin and Darrell Johnson (Raindance and The Chimp) 1:01:40

3M ago1:01:40

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Olive McGloin and Darrell Johnson don’t seem content with straightforward thru-hikes, they tend to go for the YOYO. That is: they turn around and head back the way they’ve come to complete double thrus in a season. Olive has YOYO’d the Triple Crown, with Darrell almost complete in that endeavor. Their remarkable story has, I’m afraid, been beset by…

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Episode #407 - Jason Tompkins (Out & About) 56:20

3M ago56:20

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Jason Tompkins is a returning guest to the show this week. He was on last year, discussing a new route / trail that he came up with and named “The Carolinian.” This week, an AT thru-hike was just part of his 2023 adventure. He took on the Eastern Continental Trail, stretching from Key West in the south to Newfoundland; an epic, if ever there was on…

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Episode #406 - Sarah Beatrice (Too Long) 57:57

4M ago57:57

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Sarah Beatrice, a fellow member of the Appalachian Trail Class of 2014, is my guest today. Sarah started after me and finished before me, so we may well have met as she cruised past me! We’ll talk about her hike then, of course, but it is her after-hike life that especially interested me, with loads more travel and even a trip to Everest Base Camp.…

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Episode #405 - Clark L Ward (Wild Coyote) 1:00:06

4M ago1:00:06

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Clark L Ward is our guest this week. Clark is a Native American and, while his hike was important to him, it was the story he was sharing with hikers along the way that made his hike so meaningful for him. Clark carried an orange flag that he got people to pose with at every opportunity along the way. Naturally, it accompanied him to Katahdin. His …

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Episode #404 - Mary Wilson (Shades) 1:02:39

4M ago1:02:39

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Mary Wilson is our guest this week and, when you know that her trail name is Shades, the blind hiker, you’ll understand what an extraordinary endeavor she took on attempting a thru-hike in 2023. Mary is overwhelmingly positive and looks to the reasons why she can do a thru-hike as opposed to the reasons why, perhaps, she shouldn’t. Family circumsta…

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Episode #403 - Lynne Savino (Caboose) 1:12:50

4M ago1:12:50

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We’ve got our favorite doctor on the show today. Lynne Savino shares with us her recent backpacking medical adventure that she was a part of, taking in the Virginia Triple Crown with a group of fellow doctors. Lynne’s excitement at merely standing on MacAfee Knob–with virtually zero view–provides us with a touching reminder of how important these s…

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Episode #402 - Dan Klaiber (Rockhopper) 1:12:43

5M ago1:12:43

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Dan Klaiber is our guest this week and, while he had been planning a PCT thru-hike, Covid threw a wrench in the works and he had to look elsewhere. What he came up with was an epic journey through Britain, linking many established, and several not-so-well established trails to produce his very own long-distance trail. He’s a great planner, so the l…

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Episode #401 - Emily Johnson (Cobweb Rose) 1:13:37

5M ago1:13:37

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Another newly minted thru-hiker from the Class of 23 joins us this week. Emily Johnson turned to backpacking when she met a guy who would become her hiking mentor. She found escape in the woods from her stressful job as a young nurse during Covid. Emily pushed through the horrendous variety of weather that thru-hikers encountered this year, making …

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Episode #400 - Chris Marshburn (Roll Tide) 1:10:38

5M ago1:10:38

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For our 400th show today, I have Chris Marshburn, or Roll Tide, as my guest. Chris is a phenomenal steward for the trail, having been a Caretaker in New England and, this year, the sole Ridgerunner on the Appalachian Trail in the Smokies. His generosity of spirit, along with his curious nature, shines through in our conversation; indeed, it was dur…

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Episode #399 - Beth Bakke Stenehjem & Frank Levine (Dos Caminos) 1:44:48

5M ago1:44:48

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Today, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the completion of my Camino Francés hike in 2018, I’ve invited two friends to the show to share their Caminos this year. Beth Bakke Stenjhem went for her second Camino Francés earlier this year with some friends. It wasn’t entirely plain sailing, with some nasty injuries along the way. Also today, Frank …

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Episode #398 - Kyle O'Grady (Narnar) 1:04:02

6M ago1:04:02

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Our guest this week is the host of the popular YouTube channel, Kyle Hates Hiking. Kyle O’Grady did his AT thru-hike in 2018, then started his channel a year later. He’s funny, irreverent, and wryly observant. I even tried out something new in our interview. I hope you like it. You can follow Kyle on several platforms. Of course, there’s his YouTub…

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Episode #397 - Aron Goss (OG) 1:15:58

6M ago1:15:58

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Aron Goss did his thru-hike this year. It was about as perfect as a hike could be, with his family supporting him every step of the way, and climbing Katahdin with him at the end. On the way, he engaged with his fellow hikers, gaining an appreciation of the community and enjoying his interactions with younger hikers he met. You can follow his progr…

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Episode #421 - Briana DeSanctis 1:05:14

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Episode #420 - Clay Bonnyman Evans (Pony on the Cape Wrath Trail) 54:52

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Episode #419 - Sarah Denison Williams 56:02

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Episode #418 - George Steffanos 56:28

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Episode #417 - Bern Leibensperger (Yardsale) 56:34

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Episode #416 - Audrey Payne (Glowstick) 58:49

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Episode #415 - Al Marriott (Lookout) 1:06:16

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Episode #414 - Jessie Gehner (Twisted Sister) 55:22

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Episode #413 - Daniel Clark (Lucky Colleague) 1:08:01

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Episode #412 - Roxanne Lashley (Foxy) 1:07:01

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Episode #411 - Molly Beth Gaynier (Breaky) 58:10

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Episode #410 - D. J. Mullet (Dos Entradas) 1:15:53

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Episode #409 - Alyssa Whoaa (Rainbow Brite) 1:03:09

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Episode #408 - Olive McGloin and Darrell Johnson (Raindance and The Chimp) 1:01:40

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Episode #407 - Jason Tompkins (Out & About) 56:20

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Episode #406 - Sarah Beatrice (Too Long) 57:57

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Episode #405 - Clark L Ward (Wild Coyote) 1:00:06

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Episode #404 - Mary Wilson (Shades) 1:02:39

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Episode #403 - Lynne Savino (Caboose) 1:12:50

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Episode #402 - Dan Klaiber (Rockhopper) 1:12:43

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Episode #401 - Emily Johnson (Cobweb Rose) 1:13:37

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Episode #400 - Chris Marshburn (Roll Tide) 1:10:38

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Episode #399 - Beth Bakke Stenehjem & Frank Levine (Dos Caminos) 1:44:48

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Episode #398 - Kyle O'Grady (Narnar) 1:04:02

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Episode #397 - Aron Goss (OG) 1:15:58

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