Forces of Good: Hiking 48,000 Miles to Create Community

Outside Podcast

Wilderness, Sports

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Lo Phong La Kiatoukaysy, a.k.a. Lil’ Buddha, started thru-hiking America’s trails after 9/11 in hopes of creating the same powerful human connections with backpackers that he’d made with New Yorkers in the wake of that tragic day. In many ways, his whole life has been an ongoing journey. His parents fled the violence of the Vietnam War while his mother was pregnant with him, eventually immigrating to the United States and settling in Kansas. When he was a boy, his family took regular trips to the mountains of the West, where Kiatoukaysy fell in love with the outdoors. As a young adult, he was working near the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks. Soon after, he left the city with a vision of building community among thru-hikers on America’s great trails. Almost 20 years later, he’s still at it. This episode was brought to you by Hydro Flask, a company that believes every adventure starts with two simple words: let’s go! Shop Hydro Flask products for yourself or the outdoor lovers on your holiday list this season at hydroflask.com.

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0:00.0	This episode of the outside podcast is sponsored by Hydroflask, maker of beautifully designed, insulated bottles, cups, coolers, and a range of gear for your outdoor kitchen.
0:11.0	Hydroflask is also a company that believes that every adventure starts with two simple words. Let's go!
0:18.0	My name is Xavier Borja, usually just go by Zavi, and today we're going to go snowshoeing.
0:23.0	Zavi is an outdoor educator, community builder and Hydroflask ambassador, and for him, snowshoeing requires coffee.
0:31.0	Every morning, every day starts with making some coffee, always bringing up to the mountain, bringing it anywhere I can, anywhere I go.
0:39.0	Zavi keeps his coffee in a Hydroflask 16 ounce bottle with a flex zip lid, so it stays hot even on the coldest winter days.
0:47.0	Food wise, I just go simple, sandwich, peanut butter and honey.
0:51.0	His snack goes inside a Hydroflask insulated lunchbox, because who wants a frozen peanut butter sandwich?
0:59.0	Snack, coffee, and water? We're good to go!
1:03.0	Now it's time to get all his gear together.
1:05.0	Tracking pools or hiking sticks, it just really allows you to grip the snow, but you don't necessarily need these to go snowshoeing.
1:12.0	Alright, I'm going to go ahead and load up our mochila backpack, put another little water bottle in there, first aid, right there.
1:20.0	Multi-purpose tool, just because you never know, it's chopstick.
1:23.0	I also like to keep an extra pair of gloves just in case my hands get super wet or they're so clean.
1:27.0	It's nice to have a nice extra pair in there.
1:30.0	Hydroflask wants you to get out there and enjoy yourself.
1:33.0	Just like Zavi, which is why all their insulated bottles and lunch boxes are designed to keep your snacks and drinks at the just right temperature.
1:41.0	All day long.
1:43.0	Yeah, you got more! We're here!
1:45.0	And conditions look so solid.
1:48.0	Shop for yourself or for the outdoor lovers on your holiday list this season at Hydroflask.com.
2:01.0	From Outside Magazine, this is the Outside Podcast.
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