FAR OUT #26 ~ What Not To Do on a Hike

Episode Description

Alasdair and Julie-Roxane sit down to discuss their recent experience walking over the Pyrenees mountains on the Camino de Santiago, during which they’ve made a few (okay, a lot) of rookie mistakes. Today, they break down what they’ve learned over the last 3 years trekking, what to do, and mostly, what not do to on a long-distance hike.

Listen to this episode and explore:

  • 4.48 Life updates

  • 9.39 Our walk on the Camino

  • 24.42 Plan your trip well

  • 30.33 Let someone know where you’re going

  • 30.49 Bring a map and a compass (and know how to use them)

  • 33.10 Pay attention to the sun

  • 38.00 Know your water sources

  • 38.32 Do not wear new shoes

  • 45.53 Don’t pack too much

  • 48.10 Bringing a lemon squeezer to Everest

  • 53.18 Ease into it

  • 54.40 Eat regularly and listen to your body

  • 59.20 Live like the locals do

  • 1.03.10 Talk to people

  • 1.08.15 Give yourself time

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Credits:

  • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald

  • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

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