Ep. 573: Iraq War Veteran Finds Peace Hiking the Triple Crown - Will “Akuna” Robinson
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Enlisting in the Army at the age of 22, Will Robinson had no idea how impactful of an experience it would be. Although honored and proud to serve his country, he returned 5 years later a broken man. Mentally, physically, and emotionally, the next 12 years of his life would be a stumbling progression of surgeries and therapy, with the constant companions of depression and anxiety.
That is until one day while flipping through channels, he saw the movie, Wild. Two weeks later, Will was at the southern terminus of the PCT.
The rest is well, now history. Will finished his last step of the Triple Crown just over a week ago, becoming the first African American man to complete the journey.
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| 0:36.3 | You know, I started seeing glimpses of, you know, the man I was and the man I could |
| 0:41.3 | become versus who I have been. |
| 0:43.4 | And I was kind of addicted to that. |
| 0:45.3 | I wanted that feeling again. |
| 0:46.6 | I think that all season of concentration became more of finishing and figuring out how |
| 0:51.8 | to bring that person back here when I'm done. |
| 0:58.0 | This is the Adventure Sports Podcast. |
| 1:00.8 | Trying to help you find adventure every day in any stage of life. |
| 1:04.4 | You're going to hear from explorers, adventures, business owners, |
| 1:08.7 | and anyone living their life a little more out of the box than usual. |
| 1:21.3 | I am really excited about this episode. Will is a great guy, just a pleasure to talk to, and I'm sure just a pleasure |
| 1:29.6 | to hike with. He recently got off the Continental Divide Trail completing the Triple Crown. |
| 1:37.0 | Most of you know what that is, but if you don't, it is the three big hiking trails in America, |
| 1:42.8 | the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide, and the Pacific |
| 1:45.8 | Crest, all more or less cross-country trips through the mountains. And it is a huge deal. It's |
| 1:53.3 | nearly 8,000 miles of hiking. And Will just talking about how he used it as a way to heal from |
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