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Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #15 | An Interview With Your Pre-Trail Self
Today marks the final episode of our third season. At the beginning of this year, before embarking on their SOBO thru-hikes, we asked our
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #14 | The End
The finish. We are here. Not days, not weeks, but months of blood, sweat, and tears, all with the remote hope that the journey will conclude at the
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #13 | The Last Week on Trail
Today brings us to our hikers last week on trail. Here, we asked our hikers to reflect on their journey overall. Although this isn't technically a
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #12 | The Mental Grind
The trail is my teacher. Perhaps one of the most underrated aspects of a long distance backpacking trip is the time it allows someone to be with
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #11 | The Mental Grind
It is said that the mental component is the most challenging aspect of a thru-hike. I am one of those making this claim, in fact, I wrote two books
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #10 | Wildcard III
We're back at it today with this season's third edition of our wildcard episode. Instead of giving our hikers a specific prompt, they are given the
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #9 | The Thru-Hiker’s Diet
What does one eat on a backpacking trip? It may seem like a simple question with an equally simple answer. But dig a bit beneath the surface and,
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #8 | The Physical Adjustment
Obvious statement of the year award- walking the length of the country will do a number on one's body. Just how severe is the impact...well, that's
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #7 | Wildcard II
Because our prompts can often leave the juiciest trail stories uncovered, this season, we have built-in even more wildcard episodes, where our
Trail Correspondents S3 Episode #6 | The Social Dynamic
Today we explore the social dynamic of a thru-hike. If you've listened to previous seasons shows on this subject, you might think that you already