The Three-Year-Old Thru-Hiker
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2021
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
When Tara Karineh and her husband embarked on a thru-hike with their three-year-old daughter, Acacia, they weren't sure she'd be able to finish the trail.
Acacia regularly went hiking with her parents, but a multi-day backpacking trip took things to a different level.
On this episode, Tara tells the story of their attempt of the Trans-Catalina Trail, exploring what it takes for a small child to accomplish something big.
If you enjoy this story, check out the episode "Fractured Self," which explores coming to terms with your new identity after becoming a parent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, time for a pop quiz. How many mountains are there in the world? Any guesses? |
| 0:10.6 | Turns out there are 1,187,049 peaks that have names, and even more if you count the ones that don't have names. |
| 0:20.9 | If you are anything like me, you probably like to know what mountains you're looking at when you're out on an adventure. |
| 0:28.6 | But a lot of times, it's hard to figure it out. |
| 0:33.0 | Lucky for us, there's an app out there that can help. |
| 0:36.6 | It's called PeakVisor. PeakVisor is our presenting |
| 0:40.6 | sponsor for this episode. Their app provides mountain names, elevation, distance, and a ton of extra |
| 0:48.6 | information on more than a million summits all over the world. Check out PeakVisor in the app store. |
| 0:56.3 | You just might love it. |
| 1:04.9 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, |
| 1:09.2 | the podcast that explores big questions through intimate |
| 1:12.5 | stories outdoors. A few years ago, I heard about a couple who had hiked the entire Appalachian |
| 1:20.9 | Trail with a baby. I remember thinking that sounded impossible. |
| 1:33.3 | Throughhiking is hard enough when you only have to worry about you or maybe you and another adult. |
| 1:36.4 | How could you possibly do it with a baby? |
| 1:43.9 | Today's episode isn't exactly about a baby and it doesn't take place on the Appalachian Trail, but it is about attempting a through hike with a very small child, |
| 1:49.0 | a three-year-old, to be precise, which to me seems equally extraordinary. |
| 1:56.0 | The toddler in question is a little girl named Acacia. |
| 2:08.8 | On this episode, her mother, Tara Karina, shares the story of Acacia's first attempt at a through hike. |
| 2:20.3 | It's a story that takes place on an island in California and explores what makes it possible for a tiny person to accomplish a huge feat. I'll let Tara take it from here. |
| 2:22.3 | When my husband Samuel and I first met five years ago, we were already acclimated to the culture of hiking. |
| 2:42.9 | We married soon after and fell pregnant instantly. |
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