By Land Podcast
This podcast is about learning how to have better backcountry experiences and understanding why spending time outside matters in the first place.
I have conversations with people from diverse outdoor backgrounds to learn from them and hear their personal stories. I cover everything from backpacking, hiking, hunting, conservation, and outdoor skills to the broader role the outdoors can play in our health, perspective, and everyday lives.
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-Emory, By Land
By Land Podcast
# 142 - Tip To Tip With the Hiking Viking
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The REAL Hiking Viking, aka Jabba, joins the podcast to talk about his upcoming hike up the Continental Divide Trail, life before backpacking, and the importance of doing what makes you happy in life. I’ve known Jabba for a while now and bumped into him a few places, but this is the first time we’ve had a chance to sit down to have a conversation. The last time we spoke, he introduced me to the magic that is double-stuffed Oreo and since that was pretty game-changing for me, I figured he probably had something else up his sleeves to share.
As it turns out, he did. This conversation isn’t about anything in particular, but it IS about a lot of things. It’s about life as a “professional” backpacker, finding what gives you enjoyment and pursuing that, knowing where you’ve come from, and looking forward to where you’re going.
Emory, By Land
Show Notes and Links
- Update on upcoming CDT hike/bike
- The funny thing about Leave No Trace and absolutism
- Double-stuffed Oreo admin item
- Trail food talk
- How food has changed from trail to trail
- How this trail is different from a “planning” perspective
- Jabba’s life before hiking
- Thoughts on becoming a professional backpacker
- Why Jabba keeps going
- On the importance of making it on your own terms
- What about the future?
- How to follow Jabba’s adventures
- https://www.instagram.com/therealhikingviking
- https://www.youtube.com/user/therealhikingviking
- https://thetrek.co/
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