Episode #78 - Curt Ebert (Disciple)

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2018

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Curt Ebert was the pastor in his local church when the call came to hike the Appalachian Trail. The remarkable circumstances surrounding that call are introduced in this conversation with Steve. Curt had little hiking experience and, though they were a family who enjoyed the open air and had gone on day hikes on the Appalachian Trail, his decision was, for many reasons, somewhat unusual.

Curt's wife was able to join him for the first 50 miles of the trail, then shared the 100 Mile Wilderness with him. Katahdin looms in the distance behind them.

While his children remained at home, they were able to visit and support him on his journey. Here they are at the 1500 mile mark.

Steve's intellectual curiosity and Curt's unwavering faith make for an absorbing conversation.

If you'd like to learn more about Curt or contact him, he can be found on Facebook, at 2Corinthians57, on YouTube at Not By Sight, and on Instagram at notby_sight.

Don't forget to visit our sponsor, Trailtopia.com and, while you're at it, why not see if there's anything you fancy on the Mighty Blue Merch Store.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we talk the walk with shows by hikers
0:05.3	about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.
0:34.0	Thanks very much for coming back to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, sponsored by our friends at Trautopia.
0:40.6	I think that we got a great episode today. We're up to episode number 78, and our guest is a truly remarkable bloke for a number of different reasons.
0:50.6	You're going to find out more about Kurt Ebert, but you may find an early clue in his trail name, which is Disciple.
0:57.5	I'm not going to spoil it for you, but Kurt's story kind of unfolds as he tells it, with new layers coming all the time.
1:04.7	Kurt or Disciple will be along soon.
1:07.9	But first, it's lunchtime.
1:10.0	How about those days when you've struggled through
1:12.0	the morning, probably got 10 miles under your belt, and breakfast is a distant memory. It's lunchtime,
1:18.6	and yep, you could always have your full snickers of the day for yet another sugar rush.
1:22.8	But sitting there in an empty shelter, protected from the bit of wind, I'm sure you'd really rather have Trautopia's beef-flavoured ramen noodles
1:30.9	with green beans, corn and mushrooms.
1:33.8	Tea-flippin-licious!
1:35.7	And if you need to go without the gluten,
1:37.6	all of Trautopias, ramen noodle lunches and light dinners are available gluten-free.
1:43.2	Try Trautopia Adventure Food,
1:45.4	the best of home cooking away from home.
1:48.4	Also on this week, possibly for the last time, is Dr. Lynn Savino.
1:52.6	What a joy it's been for me to speak regularly with this wonderful woman.
1:56.6	She started out as a guest on the show when she shared some of her hiking adventures with us,
2:00.6	but the two of us continued our conversation and we got onto the show when she shared some of her hiking adventures with us,
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