You’re looking at, it could be 12,000 – 15,000, years of soil deposition that’s being washed away or eroded by hiker footsteps and the impacts that our footsteps cause. With snowmelt and rain and how it rapidly increases erosion.
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#59: Huts For Vets with Erik Villaseñor
“We weren’t having like a group therapy session. We weren’t talking about this one time in Iraq or this one, you know, that’s not what the program is. We were talking about Robert Frost and two roads diverge into what all of a sudden we’re having these discussions and some of them, you know, do reflect on our past in the military and most of them do, that’s kind of the framework.
Right. But it was this like intentional, very deliberate way for us just to get talking and sharing some emotions, being vulnerable.”
#55: SheJumps with Claire Smallwood
SheJumps is an organization founded by Claire Smallwood that aims to increase the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities. They offer a variety of programs and events ranging from outdoor education to community initiatives. The organization focuses on addressing inclusion and representation in the outdoors, with a special emphasis on providing opportunities for women and girls from diverse backgrounds. Their Snowpack Scholarship, which offers avalanche education certifications to women, is one of the largest scholarship programs of its kind. Overall, the organization seeks to create a sense of community, empowerment, and connection to nature for all participants. You can learn more and get involved with SheJumps by visiting their website and following them on social media.
#54: Hiking My Feelings with Sydney Williams
“And I don’t think I’ve ever sat with that and reflected on it as I have sitting here with you today. Like it was so… it was a transformative experience that I didn’t even know how to articulate.”
#53: Suffer Better with Peter Downing and Bob Africa
“They might be younger, faster, or have a bigger engine…. but you can Suffer Better.”
#52: Rising Hearts with Jordan Marie Whetstone
“I think anyone will have their own definition of what that means to them and I think for me and for Rising Hearts it really embodies, you know, the passion and the commitment to what you love and care about the most that truly makes it the work that’s coming from the heart.”
#51: Footprints with Dakota Jones
“Basically what we’re doing is trying to bridge this gap. We know the problems of climate change, we know the solutions, and what’s going to connect those two is community. It’s people.”
#50: Go Adventure with Jeff Pelletier
“That’s really become my focus, that’s what I like to think of my niche, my differentiator on Youtube is I’m taking viewers to places they maybe forget having been but maybe never would’ve thought of going to.”
#48: Keeping Hardrock with Dale Garland
“Some of the most meaningful… some of the most emotional things I’ve experienced as an RD [Hardrock Run Director] has been standing at the finish line and what kissing that rock means to people.”
#46: Running Across The Country with Rickey Gates
“The people that you share the experience with and the land that you are traversing are really the two most important things and how they make you feel.”
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