Trail Wisdom: Insights from Warren Doyle, Appalachian Trail Legend

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🗓️ 25 June 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Join us for an inspiring episode of Papa Bear Hikes as we delve into the remarkable journey and wisdom of Warren Doyle, a true Appalachian Trail legend. With an informal record of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail an astounding eighteen times—nine thru-hikes and nine section hikes—Warren's dedication to this iconic trail is unparalleled. From 1974 to 2017, Warren devoted himself to organizing and leading groups on this incredible journey, boasting an outstanding completion rate. His passion...

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to another episode of Papa Bear Heights.
0:13.4	A lot of people will fantasize, dream about, think about,
0:17.6	some will even venture out into hiking one of the big long distance trails,
0:21.1	whether it be the Pacific Crest Trail the Appalachian Trail the
0:23.8	continental divide trail and doing it once in your life is a really big achievement.
0:28.5	Today's guest through hike the Appalachian Trail nine times.
0:34.0	Yes, you heard that correct, nine times.
0:37.0	He's a legend in the trail community.
0:39.0	In fact, in 1973, he set the first fastest known speed record for the Appalachian Trail wearing blue jeans.
0:47.6	Yes, some of you may want to hold your ears for that, but he did it wearing blue jeans with
0:52.4	38,000 miles under his feet, we have with us the founder of the
0:58.7	American Long Ditsons Hikers Association and creator of the Appalachian Trail Institute.
1:04.0	Warren Doyle welcome to Papa Bear Hikes.
1:09.0	Greetings, hello, and it's 18 traverses of the Appalachian Trail, nine through heights and nine section hikes.
1:18.4	Wow, so yeah, this isn't like, okay, I'm gonna skip this section because I've been there done it you
1:24.1	hiked every step of it a total of 18 times.
1:29.9	Wow I'm working on my first section hike of it.
1:34.0	Before the pandemic, I was hoping that this would have been the year, I'd have been halfway there, but
1:39.0	still working towards it. I'm going to be in New Hampshire this year.
1:42.0	So, yeah. So, and tell us a little bit
1:47.6	about yourself. I mean, where did this start with you, this, your love for hiking? Because obviously to hike the trail that often where did
1:55.9	that start?
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