Ep. 753: Thru Hiking the Continental Divide Trail With the Whole Family - Revisited - Cindy Ross
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Hiking: Cindy Ross Thru-Hikes Appalachian Trail Solo, Pacific Crest Trail with Husband, Continental Divide Trail with Husband and Two Young Kids – Books on Each Epic Adventure. Cindy is a lifelong avid hiker who has conquered the Appalachian Trail solo, thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with her husband and then went on to complete the Continental Divide Trail with her husband and two young kids. She’s written books about each one of these adventures plus a few more. Listen in to hear her tales! Check out the ASP Bookshelf for Cindy's book and more.
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| 0:00.0 | It was so bad and so windy and we couldn't, when we had to crawl on our bellies to get away from the saddle and on the backside of the mountain. |
| 0:09.4 | And my kids were really pretty scared, and we were scared. |
| 0:13.1 | We didn't know what to do when we couldn't stay on the trail. Hey, folks, welcome to the adventure sports podcast. Today we are talking, we're throwing this one back a few years to talk to Cindy Ross, who through height the Continental Divide Trail with her family. And if you know anything about the Continental Divide Trail, it is not easy. It is the hardest, considered the hardest or at least the most remote of the three triple crown trails, the Appalachian |
| 0:55.0 | Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and of course the Continental Divide Trail. Very difficult. |
| 1:00.5 | And maybe it'll inspire you to say, hey, I have kids now. Maybe these things are not off the table. |
| 1:06.6 | But before we jump in, I do want to give a huge shout out to rerouted, our show sponsor today. |
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| 1:14.9 | To keep it out of landfills, to get a deal, and to get something that's really unique. |
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| 1:26.1 | That'll be a great platform for you to be able to get rid of it, |
| 1:29.5 | get some money in your pocket, help someone else go on an adventure, or find the gear that |
| 1:34.7 | you need for your next adventure. Don't be, you know, things are going up in price all the time. |
| 1:39.7 | Shop used does so much good for the environment, does much good for you definitely the best way to go |
| 1:46.1 | all right let's get into it all right thanks for tuning into into it all right thanks for tuning |
| 1:59.1 | into another episode of the Adventure Sports podcast. |
| 2:01.6 | This is Travis. |
| 2:02.9 | Since through hiking season is just about upon us, I wanted to find another through hiker to talk to you guys and explain and share their experiences. |
| 2:11.3 | So I found Cindy Ross. |
| 2:13.2 | And some of you may have heard of Cindy Ross. |
| 2:15.3 | She's a longtime author, long time and avid through hiker. |
| 2:19.5 | She's got the cripple truck. |
| 2:23.8 | She has a triple crown, which means she's completed all three of the Appalachian Trail, |
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