The 46 of 46 Podcast

James Appleton
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The premiere podcast that brings the mountains, trails, lakes, and stories of the Adirondack Park to life—one adventure at a time.

  1. FEB 27

    224.) Olympics Sessions #3: Becoming the Winter Sports Capital of the World

    In the final installment of this special Olympics Sessions mini-series, we'll dive into the lasting impact of the Winter Olympics on Lake Placid and how its legacy shaped the culture of this small Adirondack mountain town for the next century.  This is how Lake Placid became the winter sports capital of the world. Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    14 min

  2. FEB 20

    223.) Olympics Sessions #2: The 1980 "Miracle on Ice"

    Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.comIn part 2 of the Olympic Sessions we move on to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games and relive one of the most iconic stories in sports history—the Miracle on Ice.

    35 min

  3. FEB 13

    222.) Olympics Sessions #1: Lake Placid's Awarded the 1932 Winter Olympic Games

    The Olympics Sessions is a 3-part mini-series exploring the Winter Olympic legacy here in Lake Placid, NY—home of the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games. They wanted real, authentic winter, and the Adirondacks delivered real, authentic winter. Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    15 min

  4. JAN 23

    221.) Summit Sessions #83: UNSUPPORTED in the High Peaks with Bethany Adams

    This week Bethany Adams joins me to discuss her new book UNSUPPORTED which tells hers and Katie Rhodes' incredibe story becoming the first women to complete an unsupported thruhike of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks back in 2020.  What. A. Story. Pick up UNSUPPORTED now HERE Follow Bethany on Instagram @bethany.climbs Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    55 min

  5. JAN 16

    220.) Summit Sessions #82: Doing Hard Things in the Adirondacks— The Old Forge Quadathlon

    This week Old Forge Quadathlon race director Mike S. joins me to discuss his endurance adventure events around the Adirondacks and why doing hard things on purpose is important. To sign up for the Old Forge Quadathlon or his other events head to www.WillowRunning.com To reserve a spot on the upcoming Great Range Athlete "Quadathlon Team" starting in April email james@46outdoors.com with the subject line "QUAD Team" Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    1h 4m

  6. JAN 9

    219.) Winter Hiking Preparation: A Guide to Winter Mountain Adventures

    This week I'll dive into all things winter hiking preparation top to bottom so you can enjoy safe and sucessful snow-covered mountain adventures this winter.  Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    29 min

  7. JAN 2

    218.) New Years Sessions: A 46/46 Year in Review

    Time for the annual New Years Sessions where I'll give you a behind-the-scenes look at every episode from 2025 so you can check out ones you may have missed or give them a second listen. Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?  Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    54 min

  8. 12/23/2025

    217.) Christmas Sessions: Van Hoevy the Snowman of Marcy Dam (and friends)

    It's time for the annua Christmas Sessions here on The 46 of 46 Podcast. Every Christmas we put an Adirondack spin on an old Christmas classic. This year we'll hear the story of Van Hoevy the Snowman of Marcy Dam. A friend to everyone in the Adirondack High Peaks I've also added the other Christmas specials to this episode so you can enjoy the entire series which includes: - Marlowe the Blue Antlered Moose - How Crank the Adirondack Hermit Stole Christmas - The Night Before Christmas in the Adirondack Mountains Merry Christmas everyone! Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking? Here are 2 ways I can help you do that: 1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online) Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation.  Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE www.seektodomore.com   2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed. Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates Join the next team HERE www.GreatRangeAthlete.com Follow on Instagram & Facebook: @46of46podcast @jamesappleton46 Get my Adirondack hiking books: 1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks  2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line 3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE Visit my websites: www.46OUTDOORS.com www.46OF46.com

    38 min
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The premiere podcast that brings the mountains, trails, lakes, and stories of the Adirondack Park to life—one adventure at a time.

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  • Creator
    James Appleton
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    224
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright James Appleton
  • Show Website
    The 46 of 46 Podcast

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