Episode #221 - Carolyn Walker and Gordon Yhap (Lucky 59 and Pepperpot)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Carolyn Walker and Gordon Yhap are now thru-hikers. When you hear their story, you may well wonder "How did they do it?" This conversation should shake up any pre-conceived ideas you may have about what it takes to hike the trail successfully. Gordon and Carolyn are an inspiration.

Carolyn kept an online journal while on the trail, so if you'd like to follow along with their hike, click here. http://mytripjournal.com/carolynwalker

She also did a guest post in the Trek once she finished https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/not-hiking-harder-than-hiking/

Kate Stillwell is still pushing north in our "Woman of a Certain Age" segment and has made it out of the dreaded state of PA.

We also have the second part of Chapter 14 from Grandma Gatewood's Walk

If you like what we're doing on the Hiking Radio Network, please consider supporting us with either a one-off or monthly donation. The donate button is on the Mighty Blue podcast page at https://mightyblueontheat.com/the-podcast/

Any support is gratefully received.

Music for the "A Woman of a Certain Age" segment is by permission of Kate's friend, John Jensen. You can see and hear it in full on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlP7g7qivo4

Thanks, John.

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we talk the walk with shows by hikers
0:05.2	about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis,
0:23.8	joins Steve and his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.
0:33.6	Hi guys, it's a lovely to have you back again.
0:36.2	This is Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis.
0:39.9	And I'm Steve Adams, or Mighty Blue.
0:42.3	It's been quite a few days for me, and I'm going to go into it after our main interview today.
0:47.6	And those main guests are really two super people who I would never have imagined would hike the AT.
0:53.0	As always, assuming stuff, particularly in
0:55.7	regard to hiking and who can be successful on hike, is a dangerous game.
1:00.1	Carolyn Walker and Gordon Yap are two people who, I'm sure, I would have doubted their chances
1:04.7	of making it to Contardin if I met them in the first couple of days in Georgia. But they persevered,
1:09.7	and as we say, five million
1:11.6	steps later, there they were, standing wrapped in a Guyanese flag, as Gordon became the first
1:16.8	ever Guyanese to through hike the Appalachian Trail, with Carolyn beside him every step of the way.
1:22.0	They're an inspiration to any of you who may doubt your ability to do this. They're going to be
1:26.1	along soon.
1:32.6	Kate Stillwell or Phoenix is our woman of a certain age and as you'll hear, she has checked off a particularly difficult state. Kate will be long after Gordon and Carolyn. Finally, of course,
1:39.3	we had the second half of chapter 14 from Grandma Gatewards Walk. It's quite a long chapter and I split it into
1:45.7	two last week because the show was getting rather long. If you recall, Emma's just crossed into
1:50.3	Maine and reflecting upon her own epic journey. So let's go for it. Here are Carolyn Walker and
1:55.7	Gordon Yapp. Or Lucky 59 and Pepper Pot.
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