Ep. 542: What It Takes to Write a Hiking Guidebook - Nathan Barnes
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2019
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever wondered what goes into a hiking guidebook? Well, it was a lot more time, energy, and hiking than I thought. The necessary experience of hiking hundreds of miles in an area in order to know what you’re talking about is an adventure in itself. That doesn’t even include the writing part! I hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look at how and why someone, or two brothers, would spend 10 years of weekends on a single project.
The work of art:
Alpine Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Hiking Guide
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| 0:00.0 | So I am going backpacking in the morning and I am taking CS Instant Coffee with me for the trip |
| 0:07.0 | because I don't want to carry a French press and or a coffee maker and it comes in compostable |
| 0:12.6 | packaging. If you'd like a discount on some CS Instant Coffee yourself, check out the show notes. |
| 0:18.1 | And when I get home, I will be having an athletic brewing craft beer. |
| 0:22.8 | They are non-alcoholic, and I'm going to be watching my little one, and I don't want to get intoxicated while the wife's away. |
| 0:29.9 | So I'm going to have a non-alcoholic beer. |
| 0:32.2 | You never know. |
| 0:33.0 | And I also can rest assured knowing that there are only 50 calories and taste great. |
| 0:38.4 | Discount for them as well in the show notes. |
| 0:41.5 | It was on the other side of the bridge, the snow road. |
| 0:44.3 | It was on an abandoned trail up to a mine that we wanted to check out. |
| 0:48.2 | What is this? |
| 0:50.1 | Why is this here? |
| 0:51.4 | There's got to be some amazing story about how this thing ended up in a place that it should not be. |
| 1:01.3 | This is the Adventure Sports podcast where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners from around the world of Adventure Sports. |
| 1:09.8 | Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, starting a bike shop, or getting up off your |
| 1:13.8 | couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, we want you to have the motivation |
| 1:18.1 | and inspiration you need to chase that next adventure. |
| 1:21.8 | The Adventure Sports podcast is brought to you by Camp Crate, the leaders in fully planned |
| 1:27.0 | self-guided backpacking |
| 1:28.5 | adventures, as well as backpacking gear rental. You can check them out at campcrate.net. |
| 1:52.2 | I use guidebooks when I plan my trips, you know, whether it's road trips or hiking trips, backpack and stuff. |
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