Episode 53: 2021 Wrap up & Ted Foster on Hiking Challenges

On this episode: a 2021 wrap-up, jazz, and hiking-and-beer pairings. Our guest is Ted Foster who started hiking a few years ago and recently completed all 11 peaks in the New England Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge in 11 days.

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Show Notes

• 01:00 – Saveria, Jason and Jeff wrap-up 2021 and our 2nd year of the Almost There Adventure Podcast
• 03:40 – Jeff, Saveria and Jason share their favorite 2021 podcast highlights
• 11:50 – Favorite 2021 adventures
• 22:50 – Planned 2022 adventures
• 30:00 – Introducing Ted Foster
• 32:00 – Hiking the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge (with beer pairings)
• 36:49 – The Taco Slayer
• 38:00 – How Ted planned his peak-bagging trips
• 39:20 – Why Ted was wearing a tie for the podcast 
• 42:00 – Hiking while listening to jazz
• 43:50 – How Ted got started hiking
• 48:40 – Hiking all 11 peaks in the New England Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge in 11 days
• 54:38 – Aspirations for multi-day backpacking trips (and how NOT to do it)
• 57:30 – Bucket list trips
• 63:23 – How do you make hikes
• 67:00 – Wrapping up

Mentioned in this Episode

• Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge (Ted has completed the SoCal, San Diego, Arizona, NorCal and New England challenges)
• Will Mattox aka @thetacoslayers

Connect with Ted online

• Instagram: @tedfostermusic
• If you’d like to help support the music program, visit www.challengercima.com

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Our Co-hosts

• Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
• Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen  web: AdventurUsWomen.com
• Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker  web: SoCalHiker.net

Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music. 

The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.