Trailblazing for a Cause: Jake's Journey on the Trans European Alpine Route
Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes
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🗓️ 1 January 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In our newest episode of "Papa Bear Hikes," we are excited to welcome back Jake, this time to discuss his upcoming adventure on the Trans European Alpine Route (TEAR). Not only is this an incredible undertaking in itself, but Jake's collaboration with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation adds a layer of profound meaning to his journey.
In a format reminiscent of our series during his Appalachian Trail (AT) journey, Jake will be checking in regularly to share the highs and lows of his TEAR experience. This episode serves as the kickoff, where we'll discuss the preparation, the motivation, and the expectations for this monumental hike.
Join us as Jake opens up about the physical and mental preparation involved in tackling such a challenging route. Our listeners, both seasoned hikers and newcomers to the trails, will gain unique insights and inspiration from Jake's approach to this significant endeavor.
Stay tuned for an in-depth exploration of what promises to be an extraordinary journey, and mark your calendars for a series of engaging check-ins with Jake along the TEAR.
🌍 Explore the Adventure:
To learn more about the Trans European Alpine Route (TEAR), visit TEAR Overview.
💚 Support the Cause:
Join Jake in making a difference! Donate to his fundraiser at TEAR It Up For CP.
📸 Follow the Journey:
Keep up with Jake's incredible adventures on Instagram Jake "Sidetrack" Arens | Disabled Hiker (@sidetrackhiker) • Instagram photos and videos
🤝 Partnering for Progress:
Learn more about the Cerebral Palsy Alliance and how you can contribute at Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation.
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| 0:00.0 | What has our friend Jake Aaron's been up to lately? |
| 0:03.0 | Let's find out. |
| 0:05.0 | Today I'm welcoming back, a good friend of ours, a friend of our, |
| 0:12.0 | friend of the podcast, a member of the 2022, our friend Jake Arons. |
| 0:20.3 | Jake, welcome back to Papa Bear Hikes. |
| 0:23.0 | Good to be back. It's been too long. |
| 0:26.0 | It certainly has been, but you have not been sitting around getting soft, |
| 0:31.0 | you've been out there, you've been working, I see that, and you've been out there you've been working I see that and you have been |
| 0:34.6 | planning now we're gonna cover two things here Jake first I want to talk about |
| 0:40.4 | this trip you're planning you have what sounds like an incredibly |
| 0:44.2 | exciting trip coming up. Start off by telling us a little bit about that. |
| 0:49.4 | So it's something called the trans European Alpine route and it was put together by a guy I believe is British. I don't even know his first name off the top of my head I should but I was put together by a guy who just kind of had the idea of like what would if you like to hike across the continent other than the United States. It's 4,000 miles. It goes from Spain to |
| 1:16.7 | Bulgaria. The original intent is that it's fight from west to east, from the Black Sea all the way to finish there on the Atlantic coast. |
| 1:27.6 | But because of like visa issues, we're going to have to do this kind of weird hodge |
| 1:33.0 | flip-flop, which I'm happy to get into the logistics of that |
| 1:36.0 | down the road, but it's 4,000 miles. |
| 1:40.0 | It's a similar average elevation to the Appalachian Trail. So it's not just one of these long trails. It's got easy grade. It's going to be brutal |
| 1:49.1 | But I was considering a CDT southbound hike for this year after finishing the 1822. |
| 2:00.0 | And my friend and I had been playing with the idea of the owl peanut at some point, which goes through the Alps. |
| 2:07.0 | And then I kind of brought up a couple of other international hikes that were cool over in Europe and we were thinking, okay, we'll do the Alpina in 25. |
| 2:20.6 | And then he comes to me and he's like, hey, I found this thing. |
| 2:22.9 | It's called the TEA R, the Trans European Alpine Route. |
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