Walking and Talking: an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike

18/10/2022

31/03/2021

LightShow joins me this week! Lots of lessons and love in this episode.

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17/03/2021

My mom, Mary Dausman Schlosser, joins me on the show this week to reminisce about her experiences with the AT in 2020.

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09/02/2021

Check out this past Wednesday's episode "The Unreleased Tapes- Part 1" at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

I step away from the normal interview format and instead bring you some recordings from the trail in early April 2020. I had stopped releasing podcasts at this point due to COVID. Hopefully this episode shines some light on the difficulty of the hike at that point and my thoughts as I debated whether or not to continue my hike.

20/01/2021

This week we head to a different trail – Vermont’s Long Trail! This trail stretches 273 miles from the Mass/Vermont border to Canada. Natalie Muskin joins me to recount her 2018 thru-hike and her experience the following summer as a backcountry caretaker! Join us for a conversation about the naturalness of hiking, persevering through injury, the assumptions people too often make when a woman hikes alone, everything coming full-circle, and so much more!

Links to Listen: https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

06/01/2021

This week I’m joined by Laura Bee, aka Neck Knife. She was living in California when she decided to come back home east for a 2020 AT flip-flop thruhike. She felt the trail was approachable and could fulfill nostalgic goals, as she grew up in New Hampshire. Join us for a conversation about how the AT can bring families closer together, encouraging women to thruhike alone, why the AT can be a great place for people with opposing viewpoints to have respectful conversation with each other, how moving slower can make you happier, and so much more!

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Check out Laura’s great AT blog!
https://www.tobeeaflipflop.com/

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23/12/2020

This week, I’m joined by Phill Toomasian, aka Flamingo. He is a triple-crowner, having hiked the 2,650-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail in 2018 and the 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail and the 3,000-mile-long Continental Divide Trail in 2020. That’s over 7,000 miles of hiking on those trails alone! (about the distance from Denver to Hong Kong!) Phill partnered with the non-profit “Dressember” this year to raise money to fight human trafficking. Join us for a conversation about living your “real-life” no matter where you are or what you’re doing, following your faith to use your natural gifts to better the world, social media pressure during COVID-19 and the amplification of “cancel culture”, why the AT is the most difficult part of the triple-crown, a really neat pair of pink pants, and so much more!

Links to listen at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

Follow Flamingo on Instagram! david.t

Become a donor to Phill’s Dressember fundraiser!

https://dressember2020.funraise.org/fundraiser/phill-toomasian?fundraiserPrompt=1108924&fbclid=IwAR3rbpIFKSHxrpWrvb193JzMRtIIw-D5O4hNcbAaSZQXyfXItT5-KSgNgAU

10/12/2020

Last week I was joined by Kevin Rocks, aka Goat. He is a farm-to-table chef who brought a wonderful food culture to the AT on his thruhike this year. Join us for a conversation about foraging, cooking, cultivating patience, slowing life down, and so much more!

Links to Listen: https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

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10/12/2020

This week I’m joined by Anthony Kaplon, known on the AT as Half-Baked. He might be able to compare COVID-era hiking to BC (before-COVID) hiking better than anyone else, as he flipflopped Harper’s Ferry to Springer in the Fall of 2019 and Harper’s Ferry to Katahdin this May thru August. Join us for a conversation about knowing exactly when the right time to thruhike is, spending two-and-a-half zero days at a music festival back when those were a thing, finding your genuine self as the AT breaks you down, time-warping on a foggy mountain, and so much more!

Links to listen: https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

Want more from Half-Baked?

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29/11/2020

Jacob Myers joined me on the show this past Wednesday. Join us for a conversation about the importance of community, the value in sharing both sides of a story, insane training routines, escaping death in a surprise storm, hiking someone else’s hike, and much more!

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Follow Jacob’s blog on The Trek:
https://thetrek.co/author/jacob-myers/

Check out his YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ9NIz7SQeSJmCwrBULCI7w?view_as=subscriber

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18/11/2020

This week, I’m joined by Ben Crawford. He is a 2018 thru-hiker who hiked the AT with his wife, Kami, and their 6 children (ages 2, 7, 11, 13, 15, & 16). Known as the Crawford Family, they hold the record for the largest family to complete an AT thruhike together. Ben is the author of the brand-new book “2,000 miles together: the story of the largest family to hike the appalachian trail”. Join us for a conversation about finding a balance between experience and safety, overcoming the “internet hate machine”, the process of converting a life-changing experience into a book, just being a normal family, and so much more!

Links to listen at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

Want to hear more from Ben?

Find his new book here:
https://geni.us/2000MilesTogether

Follow his family’s YouTube vlog: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2WgHiawhWgbahB0CNENkg

Follow on Instagram

Visit the website:
https://fightfortogether.com/

New episodes every Wednesday at noon est!

11/11/2020

Bobby Sanders (Lefty) joins me on the show this week. Join us today for a conversation about the importance of family, perseverance through injury, seeking faith on the AT, and so much more.

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Want to hear more from Lefty? Find his youtube channel here
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshWGLiqN63IXuM9GefnvyQ

New Episodes each Wednesday at Noon EST!

06/11/2020

Tune in this week for a quick episode discussing Georgia, the "Freshman Year" state for a NOBO thru-hike hopeful. I'll be back next week with a full length episode with an interview!

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30/10/2020

Zach Tucker (FreeFall) joins me on this weeks show.

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Join us for a conversation reflecting on thruhiking, exploring a possible calling as a hostel manager, seeking ways to make the AT experience reignite passion in a career, and so much more!

New Episodes every Wednesday at Noon EST!

21/10/2020

Steve Adams (Mighty Blue) joins me this week on episode 21 of Walking and Talking!

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Join us today for our conversation about Steve’s two thruhikes, how his podcast has grown, what it’s like to be known by some hikers he meets on trial, and the future potential of becoming the CHO (Chief Hiking Officer) for Devils Backbone Brewing Company.

Find Steve's podcasts at https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/

15/10/2020

Episode 20 out now! Ricochet joins me this week to reflect on his 2020 thru-hike. He's one of the most appreciative people I met on my hike, and his positivity gave me a boost whenever I was around him.

find the episode at: https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

Here's the link to his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKWVJ6MBq_rfIO69D_ZAlw?view_as=subscriber

12/10/2020

Jason Crighton gave me a great opportunity to be a guest on his show "Conservation Unfiltered" presented by Conserve the Wild. We discuss my thru-hike experience and reflect on how conservation practices have shaped the AT and hopefully will continue to shape the trail in the future. Click the link below to listen now!

https://www.conservewild.org/podcast/episode/258480d4/ep-61-thru-hiking-the-at-with-ryan-schlosser

Look out for a new episode of Walking and Talking this Wednesday at Noon EST!

07/10/2020

Episode 19 with Chase Bontemps (Shotgun) out now! Listen at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

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30/09/2020

Episode 18 out now! I’m joined this week by mother-daughter thru-hike duo Briana and Cambyr Sullivan (Chickweed and Kaleidoscope). Cambyr was only 13 when her and her mom Briana began their hike this past March. 2,193 miles later they reached the top of Katahdin together. Tune in for a conversation about creating happiness, finding your dreams again, empowering women, building relationships, and so much more.

Listen at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

New Episodes every Wednesday at Noon EST!

29/09/2020

Good News! Regular episodes of Walking and Talking will release every Wednesday at Noon EST.

It's been great catching up with old friends from trail and sharing their stories on the show. If you've missed any episodes, find those at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

Tune in Tomorrow (9/30) at noon for a new show with mother-daughter thru-hike team Briana and Cambyr Sullivan! This is their second appearance on Walking and Talking, hear their first interview all the way back on Episode 5.

24/09/2020

Episode 17 available now!

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"From March 21st to June 5th, I went radio silent with the podcast. COVID-19 had shut down the world, and I chose not to advertise the fact I continued hiking. During this time, Ellie Oberink and I hiked 1000 miles together. She joins me on today’s episode for a conversation recapping and reliving our three months venturing from Georgia to Pennsylvania."

17/09/2020

Episode 16 out now! I had the opportunity to talk with Krispy on FaceTime this past Monday and I'm excited to share this interview he and I recorded. He just finished his NOBO thru-hike on September 5th. Tune-in to hear a recap of his journey! We discuss the important role your trail-family plays, what life is like on trail during COIVD-19, how the thru-hike experience differs averaging 20 miles per day versus 10, and much more!

Listen at https://ryanschlosser.com/podcasts/

10/09/2020

Thankful for the opportunity to join Steve on his podcast! We talk about the experience of podcasting from the AT, the uniqueness of a 2020 thru-hike, Ellie Oberink and my impromptu 1,000 miles of hiking together, and how a double-dose of mom motivation kept me on trail in my darkest days. Give it a listen!

A rare breed - a successful 2020 thru-hiker

24/08/2020

Episode 15 - "Katahdin: Interviews w/ Jello, Cans, and Boyscout" is out now! Listen at ryanschlosser.com

10/08/2020

What a journey! Thank you to everyone who supported me along the way. I’ll spend the rest of my life reflecting on the past 5+ months. Look out for a new podcast next week. For now - I’m resting and celebrating.

22/07/2020

Episode 14 - “Steps Away From Maine” out now!

Links to listen at www.ryanschlosser.com

19/07/2020

Presidential Range! Feels like a different planet up there.

15/07/2020

Episode 13 out now! I hit a major low point for the second half of VT and came pretty close to getting off trail. Thankfully, my decision to keep pushing into NH lead to these incredible views.

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13/07/2020

Morning view after a steep New Hampshire climb

07/07/2020

Episode 12 out now!
“Venturing into Vermont; Interview with Ellie”

Vermont has been a blast! Ellie Oberink talks about adjusting to home post AT and how oyster farming has treated her so far!

Listen at www.ryanschlosser.com

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