Trail Talk: Highpointing Podcast
Hit the trails with us and discuss all things highpointing! Tune in for expert tips, inspiring stories, and more. New EP. every Wednesday
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
EP 52: Dana Shadiack-Costello- Mountain Momma
For more information on the Highpointer's Club, visit: https://highpointers.org
To contact the Highpointer's Club Magazine, Apex to Zenith, email: [email protected]
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Episode 51: Skye Marthaler - Rooftops of America
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 …
Episode 50: Mary Montigy- Navy Vet, NOLS Alumna, 50 State Highpointer
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 m…
Episode 49: Dustin & Stacy Smoot- Denali for a Cause
Mountain Time Soap web:
www.mountaintimesoap.com
Mountain Time Soap IG:
@mountaintimesoap
Fundraiser:
https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/5137962
Big City Mountaineers:
https://www.bigcitymountaineers.org/
Episode 48: Tony "Boorah" Cobb- 50 State Highpointer
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 th…
Episode 47: Kristen Czudak- Runner, Teacher, Highpointer
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 reach…
Episode 46: Sunny Stroeer- AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation
For more information about the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation visit their website at: https://www.summitscholarship.org/
2024 Scholarship: https://www.summitscholarship.org/summit-scholarship-2024
M…
Episode 45: Mihai Giurgiulescu- Ecuador Volcanos
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 sh…
Episode 44: Mike Sloan- Building Character and Resilience in Children through the Outdoors
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 o…
Episode 43: Scott- Firefighter, Paramedic, Ski Patroller, Highpointer
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 findi…
Episode 42- Tom & Tommy: Co-editors of Apex to Zenith Magazine, Brothers-In-Law, Highpointers
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, Ape…
Episode 41- Mark: Retired NY State Trooper, 50 State Highpointer
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 tro…
Episode 40: Isaac Dushku- Lord of Maps
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 illustrat…
Episode 39: Huw- British Army Vet, Father, Husband, 50 State Highpointer
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 Britis…
Episode 38-Ralph, Rob, Emily, and Hank: Raising families that Highpoint
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…
Episode 37-Justin Sutton: Husband, Father, High School Principal, HP Club Membership Chair
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 p…
Episode 36- Lucy Westlake: Youngest American Female to Summit Everest and 50 State Highpoints
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 a…
Episode 35- Community Spotlight: Veterans Expeditions-Nathan Perrault and Colton Ducken
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 nati…
Episode 34- Tom Shea & Tommy Burns: 2023 Highpointer’s Konvention, A2Z Magazine, and New Highpoints
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 Ap…
Episode 33- Summit Series Mt. Kilimanjaro, Ekeney: Native Tanzanian, Kilimanjaro Guide
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…