Beyond The Trail

Lindsey Barr, the owner of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, is here with Julie and Austin to share her account of being directly impacted by Hurricane Helene personally and professionally. Blue Ridge Hiking Company is based out of Asheville, NC and has operations in Hot Springs, NC as well. Lindsey will also share with us ways we can help them directly with relief efforts. Blue Ridge Hiking Company: Web...

Tune in as we chat with Wim Schalken owner of Hiker Medals and Heidi Nisbett owner of Sketching Summits. SAFE AND FOUND would not be possible without the backing from Wim and the Artwork from Heidi. It was great to partner with them both so we thought we would bring them back on the podcast and share more details about how SAFE AND FOUND was actually made! Join Us For The Safe and Found Premiere N...

Jester, Austin, and Guest Nancy East share all about their upcoming film premiere of SAFE AND FOUND! Tune in to find out where the premiere will be held, premiere date & time, and how you can get involved and help us spread the word! Join Us For The Safe and Found Premiere Near Waynesville, NC on January 20, 2024! Film Premiere Website: https://safe-and-found.com Safe and Found - Film Trailer:...

Jester and Austin share updates on where they've been, their documentary Safe and Found, their project with the Allegheny Trail, and round out the show with upcoming projects in 2024! WNC Wilderness Safety Fund: Website: ⁠https://wncwildernesssafety.org/⁠ Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠ Discount Code for 20% Off: JESTER Connect with Austin Wallis: Email: sidetrailadventures@g...

Kimm & Nathan Co-Founded the Pinhoti Outdoor Center in 2019 and have thoroughly enjoyed serving hikers and their community in Sylacauga, Alabama! Recently they have gone "Beyond The Trail" again by Co-Founding the Pinhoti Experience Foundation. The Purpose of the Pinhoti Experience Foundation is to teach outdoor education through in-person and electronic classrooms, school partnershi...

Julie and Austin had a great time hosting Heidi Nisbett Founder of Sketching Summits. Heidi shares all about her "Beyond The Trail" journey that led her to starting Sketching Summits, guiding with the Blue Ridge Hiking Company, and potentially working with us on our upcoming film Safe and Found! Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discount Code for 20% Off: JESTER...

Pete Beck also known as River King Pete joins Jester and Austin to share his journey of starting a YouTube Channel and building a community of paddlers. Most of all Pete loves to laugh, paddle, help others become better paddlers, and rally the River King Community to give back to help fight hunger around the world. Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discount Code for 20% Off...

Jester and Austin are excited to be hosting the owner of Hiker Medals, Wim Schalken. Wim has definitely gone "Beyond the Trail" with starting his company Hiker Medals and we look forward to Wim sharing all about it. We are also proud to have Wim partnering with us on the podcast for 2023 and our upcoming documentary Safe and Found. Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jester and Austin welcome Nancy East to the podcast. Nancy is an Author, Hiker Safety Educator, and Haywood County Search & Rescue Team Member. Jester and Austin have been working with Nancy and her SAR Team on their upcoming documentary! Nancy finally reveals the name of the film set to release in January 2024. Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠⁠⁠ Discount Code for 20% Off: J...

Your Hosts Jester and Austin share the benefits of creating a YouTube Channel For their company, Jester Wallis Productions. Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠⁠ Discount Code for 20% Off: JESTER Connect with Austin Wallis: Email: sidetrailadventures@gmail.com YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SideTrailAdventures⁠⁠ Connect with Julie Gayheart: Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com Y...

Jester and Austin begin to share a "behind the scenes" account of what its been like for them to start filming their new documentary this year. Hiker Medals: Website: ⁠https://hikermedals.com/⁠ Discount Code for 20% Off: JESTER Connect with Austin Wallis: Email: sidetrailadventures@gmail.com YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SideTrailAdventures⁠ Connect with Julie Gayheart: Email: jeste...

Welcome to the Beyond The Trail Podcast! We are excited to share with you all about our production company, Jester Wallis Productions, who our Brand Partner is for 2023, our documentary we will be working on in 2023, and we round out the episode by hearing from Austin about his "Frozen Adventure" on segment 3 of the Mountains to Sea Trail with his brother! WNC Wilderness Safety Fund: Web...