72 episodes

Do you love adventure and the great outdoors? Then give this adventure podcast a listen and hear transformational conversations and stories from inspirational hikers, outdoor entrepreneurs, solo world travelers, environmentalists, writers, and creatives from the LA + SoCal community and beyond. Learns tips & tricks for exploring, life lessons from our guests, discover new places to explore, and how spending time in nature can improve your mental health. We aim to inspire, motivate, and elevate you to a higher well being through these adventure filled conversations.

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Just Trek Podcast Justin "Justroc" Rimon

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    • 4.9 • 39 Ratings

Do you love adventure and the great outdoors? Then give this adventure podcast a listen and hear transformational conversations and stories from inspirational hikers, outdoor entrepreneurs, solo world travelers, environmentalists, writers, and creatives from the LA + SoCal community and beyond. Learns tips & tricks for exploring, life lessons from our guests, discover new places to explore, and how spending time in nature can improve your mental health. We aim to inspire, motivate, and elevate you to a higher well being through these adventure filled conversations.

Follow on IG: @just.trek

    #69 | SoCal Hometown Heroes - Exclusive Recording from the 4 Year Anniversary Live Podcast Show feat. Karla Amador (52 Hike Challenge), Cris Hazzard (HikingGuy.com), & Anjelica Avella (Film "Forward)

    #69 | SoCal Hometown Heroes - Exclusive Recording from the 4 Year Anniversary Live Podcast Show feat. Karla Amador (52 Hike Challenge), Cris Hazzard (HikingGuy.com), & Anjelica Avella (Film "Forward)

    On this episode, I release the full recording from our second ever live podcast show. It was filmed at the Just Trek Podcast 4 Year Anniversary celebration on Sat, April 6th at the Happier Camper Outdoor Showroom + Happier Cafe here in Los Angeles. The guest panel featured SoCal Hometown Heroes such as Karla Amador (founder of @52hikechallenge), Cris Hazzard (creator of HikingGuy.com), Anjelica Avella (Lead Protagonist / Story Producer in the film “Forward”), and myself as the moderator. We chatted about each of their impactful work in the community, their most meaningful outdoor adventures / nature experiences, what the community each has cultivated has taught them, and the one must do experience that any outdoor enthusiast should at least do once.  After the group discussion, we opened up a live Q&A to the audience so that everyone could join in on the fun and ask the guests their own questions. The overall group panel talk was inspirational, impactful, informative, entertaining, and a blast of time.

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    Filmed at the Just Trek Podcast 4 Year Anniversary 4.6.24



    Watch Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyo5fdGGj4Q



    We'd like to thank our sponsors:

    Cotopaxi - https://www.cotopaxi.com/

    KEEN - https://www.keenfootwear.com/

    52 Hike Challenge - https://www.52hikechallenge.com/

    Parch - https://drinkparch.com/

    Juneshine - https://juneshine.com/

    Easy Rider - https://drinkeasyrider.co/

    Tony’s Chocolonely - https://tonyschocolonely.com/us/en



    Event was in partnership with Happier Camper, Happier Cafe, and Tada Coffee. 



    Use code “TADAATREK” on https://happiercamper.com/ for an exclusive upgrade to any camper purchase. With this code you receive and choose one of two options 1) Full-shell Gel Coat of any standard color (Mojave Sage, Palms Springs Yellow, Venice Breeze, Topanga Turquoise) valued at $1,500.00 or 2) $1,500.00 of Adaptiv Credit towards a custom made-to-order camper.



    Follow our guest panelists on instagram www.instagram.com/lovekarlamador,  www.instagram.com/52hikechallenge,  www.instagram.com/hikingguy_com, and  www.instagram.com/adventureswithanjelica



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    • 1 hr 26 min
    #68 | Surreal Mount Baldy & Eastern Sierra Adventures, The Importance Of Solo Travel, Escaping A Volcanic Storm, and Exploring Iceland & Banff with Tomasa

    #68 | Surreal Mount Baldy & Eastern Sierra Adventures, The Importance Of Solo Travel, Escaping A Volcanic Storm, and Exploring Iceland & Banff with Tomasa

    On this episode I have SoCal based trekker, peak bagger, outdoor content creator, and solo world traveler, Tomasa aka @iamoneness11, join me on the show.

    We chat about her first hiking memories, her top mountains in California, top international treks, hiking hacks & solo travel tips, what sparked her passion for solo adventuring, her love for Cotopaxi the outdoor brand, the importance of solo exploring, her intense volcano experience, her international travels to Iceland & Banff, Mount Baldy winter wonderland adventures, and the one outdoor experience she would relive all over again.

    Follow Tomasa on https://www.instagram.com/iamoneness11/

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    • 2 hr 45 min
    #67 | Exploring A Once In A Lifetime Ancient Desert Lake, Intense Death Valley Storms, Unforgettable Eastern Sierra Trip, And Utilizing The Great Outdoors As A Restaurant Entrepreneur w/ Jenny Valles

    #67 | Exploring A Once In A Lifetime Ancient Desert Lake, Intense Death Valley Storms, Unforgettable Eastern Sierra Trip, And Utilizing The Great Outdoors As A Restaurant Entrepreneur w/ Jenny Valles

    On this episode I have SoCal based trekker, peak bagger, outdoor adventurer, dancer, marketer, entrepreneur, restaurant owner of Sampa, and member of the Just Trek Crew, Jenny Valles, join me on the show.

    We chat about her first hiking memories, her top SoCal mountains, hiking hacks & tips, intense Death Valley storms, exploring an ancient lake, unforgettable Eastern Sierra summer trip, utilizing the Great Outdoors as an entrepreneur, traversing from the dance community to the outdoor community, being the owner of a Filipino American restaurant in LA, her perspective of being apart of a hiking/adventure group, and the one outdoor experience she would re-live all over again.



    Follow Jenny Valles and Sampa on https://www.instagram.com/jennyvalles

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    • 2 hr 30 min
    #66 | Summiting The World's Highest Free Standing Mountain, Experiencing The Outdoors As a Plus Size Explorer, and Unforgettable Backpacking + Peak Bagging Adventures with Anjelica Avella

    #66 | Summiting The World's Highest Free Standing Mountain, Experiencing The Outdoors As a Plus Size Explorer, and Unforgettable Backpacking + Peak Bagging Adventures with Anjelica Avella

    On this episode I have SoCal based trekker, backpacker, writer, plus size outdoor explorer, diversity & inclusion advocate, hiking guide, and community leader, Anjelica Avella aka Adventures with Anjelica, join me on the show.

    We chat about her first hiking memories, what sparked her passion for backpacking, the debut of her film documentary "Forward" at the Coast Film Festival, her top SoCal hikes, hiking hacks & backpacking tips, the 5 peak challenge in the San Gabriel mountains, summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, unfortunate encounters on the trails, her special connection with Karla Amador & the 52 Hike Challenge, the transition from thru-hiking to settling back to everyday life, empowering women + men of all shapes and sizes to get outside, and the one outdoor experience she would re-live all over again.

    Follow Adventures with Anjelica on https://www.instagram.com/adventureswithanjelica

    Support Just Trek on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/justtrek

    Shop Just Trek merch on https://www.justtrek.net/shop

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    • 2 hr 23 min
    #65 | Outdoor Defense, Empowering Women & Diverse Communities To Live Fearlessly, Importance Of Solo Adventures, Thrilling Experiences in New Zealand and Yellowstone National Park with Nicole Snell

    #65 | Outdoor Defense, Empowering Women & Diverse Communities To Live Fearlessly, Importance Of Solo Adventures, Thrilling Experiences in New Zealand and Yellowstone National Park with Nicole Snell

    On this episode I have SoCal based trekker, outdoor adventurer, solo world traveler, award winning international speaker, self defense expert, creator of Outdoor Defense, and CEO of Girls Fight Back, Nicole Snell aka Adventures of Nik, join me on the show. We chat about her relationship with nature growing up in the desert, the origin stories to creating Outdoor defense and Girls Fight Back, the importance of solo adventures, her top California hikes, outdoor safety strategies & defense tactics, thru-hiking Mt. Whitney, Exploring New Zealand, her Yellowstone National park adventure, and the one outdoor experience she would re-live all over again. 

    Episode Sponsor:

    Cotopaxi is an outdoor apparel brand known for their high quality outdoor essentials. They create sustainable products to fight extreme poverty, inspire adventure, and move people to do good. Their social impact strategy focuses on global poverty alleviation, and they strive to employ responsible sourcing and manufacturing practices throughout their supply chains. Check out their gear & outdoor apparel more on ⁠https://www.cotopaxi.com/⁠



    Follow Nicole Snell on https://www.instagram.com/adventuresofnik/

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    • 1 hr 49 min
    #64 | Advocating for Diversity + Inclusion In The Great Outdoors, An Unforgettable Mount Whitney Journey, Black Joy On The Trails, Creating Content for World Renown Outdoor Brands with Joshua Walker

    #64 | Advocating for Diversity + Inclusion In The Great Outdoors, An Unforgettable Mount Whitney Journey, Black Joy On The Trails, Creating Content for World Renown Outdoor Brands with Joshua Walker

    On this episode I have SoCal based trekker, outdoor adventurer, content creator, travel blogger, diversity + inclusion advocate, and founder of "Hike N Color" hiking group, Joshua Walker, join me on the show. We chat about his journey moving from the South to the West Coast to chase the LA dream, his trail name origin story, our serendipitous encounter on Cucamonga Peak summit in the San Gabriel mountains, the concept of over access to our local mountains, dancing on the trails, his personal experience as a black hiker in the outdoor space, his top SoCal hikes, hiking tips & tricks, his unforgettable Mount Whitney adventure, his journey as a hiking influencer + content creator working with world renown brands, his mission to help diversify the great outdoors, and the one outdoor experience he would re-live all over again. It was an honor to have such a talented content creator and major advocate for diversifying the outdoors on the show. It was not only an incredibly entertaining episode, but a movie like conversation that had alot of depth and different perspectives for us to all learn from and take with us moving forward in our outdoor journeys.

    Episode Sponsor:

    Cotopaxi is an outdoor apparel brand known for their high quality outdoor essentials. They create sustainable products to fight extreme poverty, inspire adventure, and move people to do good. Their social impact strategy focuses on global poverty alleviation, and they strive to employ responsible sourcing and manufacturing practices throughout their supply chains. Check out their gear & outdoor apparel more on https://www.cotopaxi.com/



    Follow Joshua Walker on https://instagram.com/joshyoutrippin

    Follow Hike N Color group on https://www.instagram.com/hikencolor/

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    • 2 hr 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
39 Ratings

39 Ratings

Globetrotters Podcast ,

Such a great listen

Justin is a great podcast host with great and interesting guests. Definitely amps me up to go hiking! Very knowledgeable too.

JSerra_ ,

Good communication

The host really knows how to interview a person. For an example, if things get a little off, and the guest forgets their thoughts, he is able to respark that thought by asking the right questions.

Mzrain13 ,

Great podcast

Great interview with Jesse Fernandez. He’s a great dude and has helped a lot of us see things they never thought they would see.

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