E32: Take A Hike with Jamie Siebold, Founder of Wander Woman Gear

Rick Ridgeway is a world-class adventurer, content creator, and environmentalist. Rick is well-known for being the first American to climb the world's second tallest mountain (K2), receiving National Geographic's "Lifetime Achievement in Adventure" award, documenting and protecting the endangered chiru, and holding the position as Patagonia's Vice President of Environmental Initiatives and Special Media Projects. 

Listen as Rick talks about his lifetime accomplishments, his commitment to sustainability, and his take on what we can do to make an impact on the climate crisis. 

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Alexander Smirnoff is a SoCal native who gravitated to the snowy mountains...and then climbed them all. He got his start by adventuring with experienced outdoor athletes. Once he built up his skill set, strength, and confidence in his abilities, he went on to climb Whitney, Rainier, Orizaba and Denali. Alexander shares his Denali journey from his first missed opportunity to the moment he made it to the summit.

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Take a hike with Jamie Siebold, the founder and owner of Wander Woman Gear, a company that specializes in sustainable, reusable wipes. Jamie created Wander Wipes so that the perfect pee rag could exist. Her criteria? Hygienic, eco-friendly, absorbent, and scent-free.

Jamie turns a sensitive topic into a fun conversation by sharing her enthusiasm for improving the female outdoor "bathroom" experience. 

• Visit WanderWomanGear.com
• Follow @wanderwomangear on Instagram

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Take a hike with Heather "Anish" Anderson, an award-winning, record-setting hiker who documents her tight relationship with nature through her online posts and latest book, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home. Heather takes hiking to the extreme as an endurance athlete by continuing to shatter previous hiking records and challenging herself in the outdoor playground. 

Order a signed copy of Thirst today: squareup.com/store/Anishhikes

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• anishhikes.wordpress.com
• Instagram: @anishhikes
• Facebook: Anish Hikes
• Twitter: @anishhikes

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Music in the episode is produced by BigBouncyBright, purchased via AudioJungle.

Take a hike with Shannon as she relives her weekend hiking trip through the Southern Sierra. With a 28 lb pack on her back and the Mighty Group 4s by her side, she headed out from Kennedy Meadows Campground on the PCT, along the South Fork Kern River, through a burnt pass to the glorious Beck Meadows. This episode is Part One of her Sierra Club trip recap. 

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Take a hike with Natalie Brechtel, who is a mountaineer, wilderness medicine instructor, nutritional therapy practitioner, and so much more. Her entire life has been devoted to the outdoors, and in this episode she walks us through the growth of her career while sharing information about what it takes to become confident in one's outdoor abilities.

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• gutzjourney.com
• Instagram: @natalies_gutzjourney
• Facebook: Gut-Z Journey

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Host Shannon McCormick is back on the mic with a big ole hello and stories from her hiatus.

Sierra Club leader Pat McKusky also returns to the show in Part II of the interview featured in Episode 27. Pat breaks down the need-to-know rules of trail etiquette while explaining when and why they make sense. Pat and Shannon also discuss what's next after the Wilderness Travel Course, including skills, experience trips, programs, and keeping close with fellow classmates.

Connect with Pat by e-mailing him at pamckusky@att.net

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Take a hike along Yosemite's Tuolumne River, to Sierra Point, through Southern California with Sierra Club Leader Patrick McKusky. Pat has been the Assistant Leader for WTC SGV Mighty Group 4 since 1996, and has taught several students the important wilderness skills that are required to hike through the woods safely and respectfully.

This episode is Part I of II. Part I, Episode 27, features Pat's hiking adventures and how he got involved with the Sierra Club's WTC in the first place. Stay tuned for Part II, Episode 28, where Shannon and Pat discuss the need-to-knows of trail etiquette.

Connect with Pat by e-mailing him at pamckusky@att.net

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Take a hike through the woods of Wyoming with Brian Coe, the founder of The Wild Outdoors Blog. Brian grew up loving the outdoors as a Boy Scout & later decided to join the National Guard. Once he came home, he became a paramedic, and then a husband, and then a father. Brian recently started his blog where he writes and shares useful hiking tips, gear reviews, backcountry recipes, and more. Most importantly, he shares his love for the woods with his followers & the Take A Hike audience in this week's episode.

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• thewildoutdoorsblog.com
• Twitter: @wild_blog
• Instagram: @thewildoutdoorsblog
• Pinterest: The Wild Outdoors Blog

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Take a hike with prairie walker, writer, teacher, speaker, steward, and all-around nature enthusiast, Cindy Crosby. Cindy is the author of "Tuesdays in the Tallgrass", a weekly blog that dives into the special gifts the Illinois prairies have to offer. She has also contributed to more than 20 books, including her latest, co-authored by Thomas Dean, Tallgrass Conversations: In Search of the Prairie Spirit, which was just released this spring.

In this episode, Cindy takes hikers through the prairies she regularly walks, observes, and appreciates. She shares her deep connection with the natural world through her words on paper, on her blog, and on this edition of Take A Hike Podcast.

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• CindyCrosby.com
• Tuesdays in the Tallgrass
• @phrelanzer on Instagram and Twitter

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