Walking Distance

Blissful Hiker (Alison Young)
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Walking Distance

Hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young) Walking Distance is for day hikers looking to break into backpacking as well as more experienced trekkers looking to level up their knowledge and seek inspiration. Experts join Blissful to explore a unique subject in the world of long distance trekking. serving as a deep dive on why we believe that everything truly is within….Walking Distance.

  1. #21 | Faithful Hiking ft. Tamra Neblett-Hemmila

    07. 12. 2021

    #21 | Faithful Hiking ft. Tamra Neblett-Hemmila

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Tamra Neblett-Hemmila, a 28-year-old long distance backpacker from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Tamra also happens to be black, Latina and Muslim; she was quite visible on the CDT this past season, practicing her faith by wearing a sport hijab on trail. If she seemed “uncommon” on the trail, her story is universal to hikers.Blissful Hiker covers how Tamra practiced her faith on tr...

    37 min
  2. #20 | Bear Safety ft. Tom Smith

    23. 11. 2021

    #20 | Bear Safety ft. Tom Smith

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Tom Smith, a professor of wildlife sciences at Brigham Young University in Utah. Initially Smith’s research specialities included bighorn sheep and caribou, but when he began working at Katmai National Park in Southwest Alaska, he shifted to studying the most common animal there: bears. In the last 20 years, Smith has conducted research in Alaska, India, and in bear country ...

    54 min
  3. #19 | Walking Toward Peace ft. Cindy Ross & Travis Johnston

    09. 11. 2021

    #19 | Walking Toward Peace ft. Cindy Ross & Travis Johnston

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Cindy Ross, a Triple-Crowner, writer, artist and speaker, and Travis Johnston, a Triple-Crowner and veteran. Cindy Ross has authored books about her own adventures on the trail, but her newest, Walking Toward Peace, highlights 25 veterans and their stories of the trail. Cindy and her husband run a nonprofit called River House PA that helps veterans suffering from trauma. Tra...

    39 min
  4. #18 | Careers in the Outdoors ft. Dan Purdy and Ali Carr

    26. 10. 2021

    #18 | Careers in the Outdoors ft. Dan Purdy and Ali Carr

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Dan Purdy, a professional backpacking guide for Wildland Trekking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Ali Carr, an outdoor adventure writer and founder and CEO of Basecamp, an outdoor job organization.. Dan traded in his engineering desk job for a career in guiding backpacking trips in 2018, starting by volunteering in Norway through a Workaway position. Ali started...

    34 min
  5. #17 | How to Not Die In the Wild ft. Rebecca Olson & Steve McClure

    12. 10. 2021

    #17 | How to Not Die In the Wild ft. Rebecca Olson & Steve McClure

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Rebecca Olson, a team leader volunteer with King County Search and Rescue in Washington State, and Steve McClure, a board member of The Mountaineers, an alpine club and nonprofit in Seattle. The Mountaineers, founded in 1906, has trademarked the 10 Essentials and offers a book that’s called the ‘bible’ of mountaineering.Blissful Hiker covers how to use search and rescue serv...

    38 min
  6. #16 | Fitting In ft. Shalin Desai & Aer Parris

    28. 09. 2021

    #16 | Fitting In ft. Shalin Desai & Aer Parris

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Shalin Desai, a Triple Crowner and Vice President of Advancement at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), and Aer Parris, a 2015 PCT thru-hiker who identifies as queer and gender neutral. Desai is also the first person of South Asian descent to become a Triple Crowner, and he also identifies as queer. After their 2015 thru-hike, Parris began blogging for REI, often writin...

    32 min
  7. #15 | Vloggers ft. Sophia Garber "Wheelz" and Cory McDonald "Second Chance Hiker"

    14. 09. 2021

    #15 | Vloggers ft. Sophia Garber "Wheelz" and Cory McDonald "Second Chance Hiker"

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Sophia Garber, a 24-year-old Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and vlogger, and Second Chance Hiker, aka Cory. Every morning Sophia writes “be the sunshine” with sharpie on her arm, a phrase that comes from her friend Cristal; she met Cristal working at the Ulman House, a nonprofit for young adults with cancer. Her mantra reminds her to find meaning and joy in things that can be ...

    35 min
  8. #14 | FKT and Fastpacking ft. Gabe Joyes & Ryan Ghelfi

    31. 08. 2021

    #14 | FKT and Fastpacking ft. Gabe Joyes & Ryan Ghelfi

    In this episode of Walking Distance presented by The Trek and hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young), we are joined by Gabe Joyes, an ultramarathoner and sponsored athlete, and Ryan Ghelfi, an ultramarathoner and endurance athlete coach. Joyes lives in Lander, Wyoming, near the Wind River Range, and nabbed the FKT (Fastest Known Time) for the Wind River High Route last September, completing it in 47 hours. Ghelfi has several FKTs under his belt and owns the company Wilderness Fastpacking in ...

    31 min
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Informace

Hosted by Blissful Hiker (Alison Young) Walking Distance is for day hikers looking to break into backpacking as well as more experienced trekkers looking to level up their knowledge and seek inspiration. Experts join Blissful to explore a unique subject in the world of long distance trekking. serving as a deep dive on why we believe that everything truly is within….Walking Distance.

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  • Autor
    Blissful Hiker (Alison Young)
  • Aktivní
    2 tis.
  • Díly
    21
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    © 2023 Walking Distance
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