I'm going to Welcome to episode number 458 of the Hunts Backcountry

podcast. This is the part two, the second episode recapping our 2024 death hike. In this episode you'll hear from four

different death hike participants, a mix of guys who are brand new to the death hike,

guys who are newer to to the death hike and some death hike veterans.

So we'll hear from Brigham who works for the company Outdoor Vitals that make some great clothing and gear.

We're going to hear from our friend Jack Lander, Anthony O'Burdi, who's a Death

Hike veteran, and Gabriel who owns and runs ivory holsters.

I will leave links in the description to learn more from these guys if you want to get in contact with them

or maybe follow them on Instagram, something like that.

But right now, let's go ahead and We've been, as we've talked with different guys asking them about their prior death hike experiences.

This was your first hike, but I guess what you've heard of the death hike we've talked about the death hike things like that but

just what were what was your mindset going into this one being the first one like what were I don't know

expectations versus reality and I don't know, expectations versus reality.

And I don't mean just on the hike itself,

but maybe like the dynamics of the group

and the experience from a broader perspective.

Yeah, I mean, you are right.

I definitely was aware of the death hike.

You know, I've listened to your guys' podcast for years, probably since its inception. I mean I've had your

packed since the K-2 every generation so I'm well aware of it I've enjoyed the

podcast and and definitely thought was a cool thing

you guys did and I understood and kind of had respect for the closed nature of it just from the you know the group size

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