Trail Tales: Exploring the John Muir Trail with Papa Bear Hikes and Special Guest and Trail Expert Samir Meziab
Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes
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🗓️ 9 February 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Join Papa Bear Hikes podcast host Martin and his return friend and special guest, Samir Meziab, on an exhilarating journey through the legendary John Muir Trail. In this episode of "Trail Tales," Samir shares his firsthand experiences and insights from traversing over 200 miles of stunning wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Listeners will be transported to the rugged beauty of the High Sierra as Samir Meziab recounts the awe-inspiring moments of his adventure, from encountering pristine alpine lakes to conquering the towering granite peaks. Together with Martin, Samir delves into the challenges and triumphs of hiking the John Muir Trail, offering valuable advice for aspiring adventurers.
Through engaging conversation and vivid storytelling, this podcast episode invites listeners to immerse themselves in the magic of nature and discover the profound rewards of embarking on an epic journey like the John Muir Trail. Whether you're a seasoned hiker or an armchair explorer, "Trail Tales" promises to inspire, entertain, and ignite your wanderlust.
Tune in to "Trail Tales" and let Papa Bear Hikes and Samir Meziab be your guides on an unforgettable exploration of one of the most iconic trails in the world. Get ready to lace up your hiking boots and embark on an adventure of a lifetime!
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| 0:00.0 | I like to welcome back our friend Samir who today is going to talk about the John Muir Trail. |
| 0:05.6 | That's a trail I haven't covered on the podcast and one that I find very interesting. I've interviewed Jason Fitzpatrick who was part of the crew at it produced a movie |
| 0:14.7 | Mile and a Half, but we didn't really talk much about the trail itself. |
| 0:19.0 | It was more about the production that went into making a film like that. |
| 0:24.4 | So Samir is going to share with us his experience |
| 0:27.8 | and some information about the trail itself. Welcome back to me to me. So, Martin. It's nice to be back on the |
| 0:40.1 | podcast for another episode. I'm feeling like a regular. |
| 0:44.3 | So I'm excited to talk about the JMT and New Moon Poiro. |
| 0:46.9 | Just didn't know that you haven't really had an episode |
| 0:49.6 | about it yet, so it would be cool to kind of get into it. |
| 0:53.0 | And Samir, you are a regular. |
| 0:55.0 | I enjoy having you want and you can provide great information for us when you cover these trails. |
| 1:00.0 | You kind of becoming my go to trail person which is great. |
| 1:05.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:06.0 | We really appreciate that. |
| 1:08.0 | Today we're going to talk about the John Muir Trail which you hiked. |
| 1:11.0 | Yeah, so I hiked it the summer of 2023. So I guess I'll give a little background just on the trail itself and then I'll talk about little logistics of my hike. So, JMT, it's also called the new mopoyo. It's 213 miles and it goes from Yosemite |
| 1:29.2 | Valley to Mount Whitney, the summit. So there are some more logistics in terms of how you get to either one of those terminuses. |
| 1:36.7 | And I did hike at southbound so I started in Yosemite. |
| 1:41.7 | I think it's generally a harder permit to get. I'll give you a little info on how I got my permit though. But it is an interesting hike. There's a lot of mountain passes that you climb. One of them's Forrester Pass, which is the highest pass in in the US and it's the highest pass on the |
| 1:58.0 | PCT then but yeah the traveling southbound the elevation is 46,000 feet ascent and 38,000 feet descent. |
| 2:07.6 | So I got kind of lucky with my permit. It's definitely it's known as a hard permit to get one of the harder ones. |
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