Episode Summary: An oldie but a goodie! This is a condensed version of our original 2-part episode covering our mental and emotional challenges we faced on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). If you've been listening to our weekly trail updates, you get the gist, but this episode breaks it all down. Enjoy the listen!

Topics: Physical, environmental, PCT, trekking, thru-hiking, mental, emotional

Links: Wesley's Trek Blog | Uphill Battles

Timestamps:

0:00:25 - Intro excerpt from Trek blog 0:02:18 - Intro 0:04:58 - Physical 0:20:00 - Environmental 0:22:10 - Heat 0:29:04 - Water crossings 0:32:07 - Mosquitoes 0:32:42 - Cold, wet weather 0:36:43 - Fires 0:39:23 - Animals 0:45-26 - Trail Angels 0:46:43 - Hitching up 0:52:54 - Road walk encounters 0:55:48 - Social challenges 0:57:50 - Building bonds in the Sierras 1:00:00 - Negative town encounters 1:07:00 - The bubble and other hikers 1:14:00 - Miscommunication: A time when we didn’t hike together 1:17:27 - Interpersonal 1:19:30 - Accept what you cannot change 1:21:36 - Hikers skipping parts of the trail 1:28:48 - It all connects back to you 1:34:35 - Increases awareness 1:38:02 - Conclusion excerpt 1:39:06 - Thanks for listening!

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Our next installment of our PCT adventure....

Episode Summary: We are back on track with the WHOLE REASON that we created this podcast...to tell our story from the Pacific Crest Trail. We have done plenty of exciting and trying hikes since then, but this is the story that started it all, and it deserves to be told. We will keep on telling the tale until it's been told, and then there's plenty to look forward to afterwards.

Topics: Pacific Crest Trail, Aquatabs, water

Timestamps:

0:00:29-Intro

0:03:38-Aqua tabs

0:06:38-Discount code

0:07:21-Drink of choice

0:09:12-Life updates

0:11:42-Welcome back to PCT storytime

0:12:15-Day 78

0:26:14-Day 79

0:32:58-Day 80

0:37:23-Day 81

0:44:17-Day 82

0:54:26-Day 83

1:07:35-Day 84

1:15:32-Listener questions

1:17:13-TanyaCG

1:17:49-Tahoe Dynamite

1:19:22-Did you start at the southern terminus?

1:22:13-Did you send yourselves supplies?

1:24:14-Are there any cool towns to stop at or ones to avoid

1:32:44-Conclude

Created, hosted and produced by Yeti Legs andBasecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)

Edited by Charlotte Royal

Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “TheFire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.

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Episode Summary: In this episode of YWIB we don't sit down, but rather stand, fireside, with our documentary Director, Riley Hanlon. They ask us about some of our motivations to do this Arizona Trail project (which started on 12/6), what drives us in this crazy hiking universe, and some of our greatest joys and fears. It's a great cozy listen. Too bad the embers left me with two holes in my jacket :(

Topics: AZT, Arizona Trail, Hiking, Motivations, Fears, Joys

Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)

Edited by Basecamp

Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.

Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their ⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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In today's episode of Yeti Walks Into Basecamp we discuss feet...but more specifically what you put on them. A good pair of socks is no less important than a good pair of shoes for any hiker, backpacker, or thru-hiker. Hikers will wear two pair of socks to reduce friction and therefore blisters on the tootsies that take them a few miles or even thousands of miles. [Insert] Wrightsock - an American owned name that creates double-layered socks all sourced and crafted in the U.S. We sit down with Russ Coillot, the Wrightsock's man with a vision to spread the Wrightenberry (the family behind the socks) name to walkers, runners, and hikers alike. It's a fascinating story that began in 1948 and lead to Wrightsock being one of the major socks distributed at REI today. We sip on whiskey, talk shop, and just have a great time chatting with Russ to see how blisters are removed from the hiking equation. Listen in!

In this episode of YWIB we dig a bit into what a "hikerbox" actually is. We have some personal accounts from the hiker-Hollywood star Professor Carl, our good friend, Songbird, Cucumber, Bloom, and even cover some interesting findings from Reddit (yup). What's that white unnamed powder you might find? Expiration dates be damned, you won't find any of those! Listen in.

Created, hosted, produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)

Edited by Charlotte Royal

Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.

Check out the album, and their IG page.

Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials:

Podcast IG: @yetiwalksintobasecamp

Our Instagram: @theginger_and_thejoy

Our Patreon: YetiWalks Into Basecamp Patreon

Linktree: @thegingerandthejoy

Trek Blog: Wesley Black

Episode Summary: In this episode of YWIB, we sit down with Zach Hein, founder of Range Meal Bars to discuss how he got the idea to make the bars, ingredients, packaging, what it's like to start a company, and nutrition on and off the trail. Want to taste these tasty bars yourself? Checkout the 20% discount code (+ free shipping) in our show notes or at the end of the episode.

Topics: Range Meal Bars, nutrition, entrepreneurship

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Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)

Edited by Aj Jones

Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.

Check out the ⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠, and their ⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠.

Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials:

Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠

Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠

Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠YetiWalks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠

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Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠

Episode Summary: In this episode of YWIB, we pick Professor Carl's brain about how he funds his consecutive backpacking trips and how he manages mental and emotional challenges that are associated with through hiking. Come listen to how Prof Carl got into backpacking and how he keeps his dreams alive!

Topics: Triple Crown, how to fund hiking, mental and emotional challenges

The Scoop: Want to hear all of our episodes, including the Basecamp Subscriber episodes (B1, B2…)? You can! Subscribe to the podcast at either ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠.

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Created, hosted, and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)

Edited by Aj Jones

Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark.

Check out the ⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠, and their ⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠.

Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials:

Podcast IG: ⁠⁠⁠@yetiwalksintobasecamp⁠⁠⁠

Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@theginger_and_thejoy⁠⁠⁠

Our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠YetiWalks Into Basecamp Patreon⁠⁠⁠

Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠@thegingerandthejoy⁠⁠⁠

YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@wesleyandmarieblack6595⁠⁠⁠

Trek Blog: ⁠⁠⁠Wesley Black⁠