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Cal Dobbs is a trans-man athlete from America. Having already completed the coveted "Triple Crown" of thru-hiking (The Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail & Continental Divide Trail), Cal is now taking on a whole new challenge- running across the USA. Starting on the West coast in California and finishing up in Florida on the East coast, Cal is using this monumental challenge to shine a light for the Trans community in America - in particular the southern states, where Trans people face some of the harshest treatment.
Cal dials in from Arizona after just completing his run across California in roughly 12 days. Thats over 300 mile in that time!
Here are some links where you can support Cal and the charities he represents
Patreon: patreon.com/CalDobbs
Website: caldobbs.com
Latest fundraiser: https://equalityarizona.org/transcontinental
Instagram: @cal_hikes
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSdibSJIzMZf37Wa_zAidg

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Wesley Trimble previously joined us on the show discussing his work with the American Hiking society. But Wesley's own adventure story is quite interesting. Despite being born with Cerebral Palsy, Wesley was encouraged by his parents to live a life of adventure. From an early age, he was already hiking up the highest peaks in colorado (the 14ers - mountains that reach an elevation of over 14,000ft). This lead him to completing the goal of climbing all 54 of these peaks in Colorado. As well as this amazing feat he has thru-hiked the PCT and the Colorado trail.
Now as a father, Wesley is adapting to family life and viewing and feeling the sense of adventure a different way.
On the show, we discuss Wesley's life of adventure and defying the odds as well as the triumph and tragedy surrounding his completion of climbing all 54 14ers in Colorado.
You can learn more about Wesley's life on his youtube channel - https://youtu.be/2_tNXjeKIaQ

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Sonny Mazzullo is the Education Manager for Wild Montana - an organisation that works to protect the wild places in The state of Montana and inspire people to become stewards for the land they live on, off of, and use for recreation.
You can learn more about the work that Wild Montana does at https://wildmontana.org/our-work/what-we-do/
You can also find thousands of amazing hiking trails in Montana over on HiiKER - https://hiiker.app/trails/montana?utm_source=acast

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Kellie Flowers is the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager for Volunteer for Outdoors Colorado. The work of VOC includes trail management and development, as well as engaging the public to empower individuals to become stewards for the land that they cherish.
You can find out more about the work that Kellie and VOC do over at www.voc.org

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After seeing a family member with a massive love for hiking and the outdoors go though a tough battle with health issues, Paul Clarke started a charity event to support those in need of vital health services. Thus the Lugmo challenge was born.
11 years later and over €240,000 raised for charity, Lugmo is becoming a key date in the Irish hiking calendar.
Check out more about Lugmo over on the instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/lugmo_challenge/

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On our 50th an Final episode for 2022, we are joined by one-half of the Blues Brothers that hiked the Appalachian Trail back in 1986, H Shindle. After hiking the trail, the self confessed couch exerciser is getting his trail mojo back by hiking a bunch of trails all over the US and internationally, including Ben Nevis, Kilimanjaro and his native Tuscarora Trail. The latter is the trail he currently sits as committee chair under the banner of the Potomac Appalachian trail club. The PATC is responsible for the maintenance of some 1200 miles of trail, including 200 miles of the Appalachian trail.
Eoin shoots the breeze with H and talks about the changes in the AT over the past 30 years and the future of thru-hiking in the US.

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