Trail Talk: Highpointing Podcast

From state highpoints to the Moroccan highpoint, Mt. Toubkal, to Kilimanjaro and the Seregnti, the Shaddox family share their adventures and memories with me this week! If Guy's accent doesn't bring you straight to Arkansas, the family's kind hearted demeanor and playful sense of humor will.   For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org  To c...

For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org  To contact the Highpointer's Club Magazine, Apex to Zenith, email: newsletter@highpointers.org  If you'd like to contact Lauren about coming on as a guest, please email: 50StatesHighpointingPodcast@gmail.com

Our favorite highpoint documentarian A real state peak librarian! Skye Marthaler, creator of the ‘Rooftops of America’ YouTube channel, joins me this week to talk about highpointing and the making  of his videos! With his history and videography background, Skye is the perfect person to bring us these wonderful treasures and I hope you enjoy my conversation with him.  For more information on the H...

Mary is an active and vibrant member of the Highpointing community who has both a wealth of experience and knowledge about the highpoints and outdoor leadership. Enjoy my conversation with Mary! For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org  To contact the Highpointer's Club Magazine, Apex to Zenith, email: newsletter@highpointers.org If you'd like...

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A 4th grade classroom demonstration that involved a backpack--a solo Denali summit--navigating through horse guts on Gannet --Mohammad's Mountain Guiding Service--the Appalachian Trail- attempting the US territorial highpoints--what do these things all have in common? Tony Cobb.  Check out his YouTube Channel-https://www.youtube.com/@BoorahCobb

Kristen shares her story from finding long distance running to hiking to her first highpoint in her home state of Texas, Guadalupe Peak. She didn't let a scare on Utah's highpoint stop her from reaching more summits and plans on finishing her last 5 soon! Enjoy my conversation with Kristen For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org  To contact th...

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Mihai returns to the podcast this time to talk about his Central and South American Highpoints along with more highpoint microadventures through the country. Always a pleasure to have Mihai on the show, please enjoy our conversation! If you'd like to contact Mihai, here is his email: hikeclimbrun@gmail.com For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org  T...

Mike Sloan returns to the podcast to talk about the importance of character development and teaching kids and young adults perseverance and resilience through outdoor adventure. Mike brings decades of wisdom as a pastor, author, teacher, community leader, and mentor to the show.  This is a subject that becomes more and more relevant with each generation and it's important to me. I hope you en...

Join me in this week’s conversation with Scott Halterman. Born and raised in Fresno, CA, Scott has been playing in the outdoors since he was young and stumbled on highpointing by accident after finding himself on the summit of Mt. Whitney as part of his journey along the John Muir Trail. Scott is a firefighter, paramedic, and ski patroller in the Tahoe region and has an impressive climbing resume....

This week, I speak with my friends Tom Shea and Tommy Burns! They were my first podcast guests, avid highpointers, brothers-in-law, and the co-editors of the official Highpointer’s Club Magazine, Apex to Zenith!    Tune in to hear about the latest A2Z issue, Spruce Knob and other West Virginia attractions, and more Highpointer’s Club updates!   For more information on the Highpointer's Club,...

This week's guest was a pleasure to speak with. Mark is not only a 50 state highpointer, but has also hiked all over the Adirondacks when he lived near Lake Placid during his career as a NY state trooper.  Mark is an active member of the highpointers club and was recently voted in an the Associate Director of the Highpointer's Foundation. He is also organizing the 2024 Highpointer's...

Many of us in the highpointing community know his work, especially his beautiful drawing of the state highpoints! He has a new state highpoint book out now that, in addtion to having lovely illustrations, tells a whimsical story! Please enjoy my interview with Isaac! For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org  To contact the Highpointer's Club Magazin...

This week, I speak with Huw Rothwell. Huw is a 50 state highpoint completer who lives in Connecticut with his family and is originally from the UK in a town called Whitstable in Kent. Huw is a British Army vet who found is way to the US through his work. Huw had some unique opportunities in the mountains and in the outdoors through his school in the UK and the army. I really enjoyed speaking with...

This week, I speak with Ralph, his son Rob and daughter Emily, and her husband Hank. Ralph started highpointing with his family 20 years ago when they all lived in Massachusetts. Now with families of their own, Rob and Emily join in on sharing highpointing memories and offering advice on bringing young kids into the outdoors.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with this family and that it inspires...

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Justin Sutton from Biloxi, Mississippi. Justin serves as the membership chair for the Highpointers Club when he's not busy at his job as a high school principal and taking his family on road trips. I hope you enjoy this week's conversation with Justin as he talks about balancing family, life, the outdoors, and volunteering to serve our favor...

Episode 36- Lucy Westlake: Youngest American Female to Summit Everest and 50 State Highpoints   In this week's episode, I speak with Lucy Westlake-the youngest American female to summit Mount Everest and the youngest female to summit all 50 state highpoints. Lucy is an extraordinary young woman who is also a dedicated college athlete and works closely with the charity WaterStep to bring clean...

Led by Army Veteran and 2014 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Nick Watson, Veterans Expeditions (VetEx) is a non profit organization that uses the outdoors to enhance the lives of our nation’s veterans. VetEx Field Director Nathan Perrault and Pacific Northwest Team Lead Colton Ducken join me this week to speak about their experiences leading expeditions with VetEx and how they got invo...

Tom and Tommy are back! Listen to our conversation as they reminisce on the 2023 Highpointer’s Club Konvention in Helen, Georgia and discuss HP Club updates! We also talk about the latest issue of Apex to Zenith Magazine, the official magazine of the Highpointer’s Club.    For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org    To contact the Highpointer's Club...

This week's guest started as a porter on Kilimanjaro and now has the only woman owned Kilimanjaro guiding company. Ekeney talks about what skills are needed to summit Africa's highpoint and the world's tallest free standing mountain. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Visit Ekeney's company website:  https://www.kilimanjarowanderwomen.com/ If you would like to be on the show, s...

Listen to this week’s episode of the Trail Talk: Highpointing Podcast where I have the pleasure of speaking with Tim from Rhode Island. A retired Chiropractor, Tim has been able to achieve some amazing goals in the outdoors. From Ebright Azimuth to Everest, Tim has great stories throughout a life of adventure. Please enjoy our conversation!   If you consider yourself a highpointer and would like t...

This week’s episode is a Community Spotlight on an organization out of Washington state called ‘Recovery Beyond’. Recovery Beyond uses the outdoors to help addicts achieve a life of sobriety and thrive in an outdoor setting while nurturing important connections and relationships necessary in recovery. The program started as ‘Climbing Out of Homelessness’ in Seattle. Climbing Out of Homelessness to...

This episode is part of a “Summit Series” where we focus on one mountain and invite experts to give advice and tell their story about a life in the outdoors. Mike Haugen is a full time chemistry teacher in Colorado throughout the school year and spends his summers with RMI Expeditions guiding on Rainier and some of the world’s most beautiful peaks. He joins this week’s episode to not only talk abo...