Ep. 041: Liz Thomas - Long Distance Adventure Hiking

Ep. 041: Liz Thomas - Long Distance Adventure Hiking

Liz Thomas is a well-traveled adventure athlete most known for breaking the women’s unsupported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail in 2011. She has completed the Triple Crown of Hiking–the Appalachian Trail, the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail–and has backpacked over 10,000 miles across the United States on long distance hiking trails. Liz is among the most experienced woman hikers in the country and is known for hiking light and fast. In addition to having a lot of experience hiking, Liz also received a Masters in Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the prestigious Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship for her research on long distance hiking trails, conservation, and trail town communities. Liz has been featured in Backpacker Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and LA Magazine and has given talks about her experiences at colleges, hiking clubs, and conferences across the country.

www.facebook.com/SnorkelHikes

Twitter: @EAThomas

Trail Journals

American Long Distance Hiking Association - West

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Ep. 938: Climbing Every Colorado 14er in Winter - Chris Fisher

Ep. 938: Climbing Every Colorado 14er in Winter - Chris Fisher

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Ep. 937: How to Walk From a City to a National Park - Revisited - Julia Oleksiak

Ep. 937: How to Walk From a City to a National Park - Revisited - Julia Oleksiak

Fill out our Listener Spotlight form here.This episode originally aired May 10th, 2021When Julia wanted to express the difficulties that others go through to just “get out there”, she decided to make ...

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Ep. 936: Path of the Panther - Eric Bendick

Ep. 936: Path of the Panther - Eric Bendick

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Ep. 935: World Record Highlining - Revisited - Ari DeLashmutt

Ep. 935: World Record Highlining - Revisited - Ari DeLashmutt

Originally aired April 27th, 2020The world of highlining is often misunderstood as simply walking from one point to another across a thin webbing hundreds of feet in the air. While it is that, it’s so...

25 Touko 20231h 2min

Ep. 934: Lake Tahoe to Baja by Mountain Bike - Alenka Vrecek

Ep. 934: Lake Tahoe to Baja by Mountain Bike - Alenka Vrecek

At fifty-four, Alenka was running out of time to follow through on a dream she’d written down just after her first marriage crumbled. Years later, as she slowly rebuilt her life with her second husban...

22 Touko 202357min

Ep. 933: I Survived - Bear Grylls

Ep. 933: I Survived - Bear Grylls

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Ep. 932: How to Be a Wildpreneur - Tamara Jacobi

Ep. 932: How to Be a Wildpreneur - Tamara Jacobi

Born in Vermont and raised in Quebec, Tamara’s wild inspiration was sparked by family expeditions that included bikepacking the USA’s Continental Divide, kayaking the Sea of Cortez and mountaineering ...

15 Touko 202351min

Ep. 931: Camping on Top of Every Colorado 14er - Revisited - Jon Kedrowski

Ep. 931: Camping on Top of Every Colorado 14er - Revisited - Jon Kedrowski

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