Insta-Hiker Culture + Responsible Recreation | Emily Pelland, HikingWithHeels

ECO CHIC

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Natural Sciences, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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184: We're chatting with Emily Pelland of @hikingwithheels all things outdoor recreation. Emily shares her story of building up an online presence as a hiker-influencer, and the challenges that ultimately encouraged her to step away from the space. We discuss the behind-the-scenes of creating her beautiful images, community in the online space, and the positives/negatives of publicizing trails (the very controversial: should you tag locations?). Emily shares tips on responsible hiking for beginners and we reflect on stories of some of our favorite online spaces. Resources: Leave No Trace AllTrails.com Is Geotagging on Instagram Ruining Natural Wonders? Some Say Yes (New York Times) Thanks to our sponsors! ecampus.oregonstate.edu/ecochic organifi.com with code "ECOCHIC" for 15% off Find me on: Instagram @ecochicpodcast + @lauraediez, on Facebook, Twitter, and now TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.7	Hey y'all, welcome back to Eco-Sheek. My name is Laura. It is so nice to have you here.
1:07.8	We are chatting today with my friend Emily Pelland. And today's conversation is
1:12.5	fun and chatty. And we are diving into a lot around the outdoor community on social media.
1:20.3	Emily shares her story of creating an Instagram account focused on sharing really beautiful imagery
1:27.0	of her hiking across the U.S.
1:30.0	and Canada. Her account is hiking with heels. I've always really loved that in her bio it says
1:35.6	50% diva, 50% dirtbag because that is so on brand and that's the kind of hiker that I want to be
1:40.6	too. We talk candidly about influencer culture, what it means to be a hiking
1:47.3	influencer, what goes into curating these images, and the decisions that ultimately encouraged
1:54.6	Emily to step away from the space. Emily and I have known each other for a while now, and we
2:00.6	share a little bit about how we
2:02.4	got in touch and how we've stayed in touch. And I've really loved watching the progression of
2:08.7	this online space for her, because when we first met, she was really doing the thing. She was
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