Biotropic Labs' "who Are You?" Podcast

Long haul hiking As some of you know, I’m preparing to do a long haul hike, specifically, the Continental Divide Trail. So, this podcast is about the world of long haul hikers and a man who completed one, and part of another long hauler. So this intro is longer than usual, more of a blog-like intro, because to introduce this gentleman I need to provide some deeper context. What’s this all about? What’s a “long haul hike?” It depends on who you ask. But historically, it’s one of a small handful of very long hiking trail that don’t give up their lengths very easily. Here in the USA there are primarily 3 of them, 1) the AT or the Appalachian Trail (2,181 miles), 2) the PCT or Pacific Crest Trail (2,650 miles) and 3) the lesser known CDT, the Continental Divide Trail (3100 miles long). The Triple Crown Collectively these 3 trials are known as the Triple Crown. For those who complete one of these as a single, non stop hike, earn - and I do mean earn - the distinction of having completed what is known as a “T