E41 | Pacific Crest Trail | Week 9 | The High Sierra: Kennedy Meadows South to Kearsarge Pass

Episode Summary: And enter...the High Sierras of California. I'm not ashamed to say that this is a captivating episode with thrilling and hilarious moments from our first week enraptured by tall peaks and snow. We discuss surrounding yourself with positive people and energy on the trail, some of the funnier moments we have with Optimist Prime, meeting some of our favorite new hikers in the story, Mt. Whitney, lava poops, Forester Pass,Basecamp chipping a tooth, and, well, what actually happened to Optimist on Forester? Topics: PCT, Pacific Crest Trail, Mt. Whitney, Forester Pass, positivity  Discount Codes:~~~~~Hillsound Equipment LinkCode for 15% Off: THEGINGER_AND_THEJOY Timestamps and Questions:0:00:00 – Intro by The Fire Once Lost0:02:42 – Drink of the choice0:04:10 – Intro stuff0:04:29 – Our new editors0:06:22 – Cotton world updates0:12:45 – Hillsound Equipment Promo0:14:52 – PCT Week 90:19:27 – Basecamp’s sugar crash0:21:16 – Gear overload0:22:07 – Injured hikers0:22:25 – Crush and Yukon0:24:30 – Magical campsite0:25:24 – Crush eats dinner w/ a stick0:27:00 – Swallows0:28:00 – Week 9 Day 20:30:35 – Week 9 Day 30:32:24 – Cookie Monster0:35:32 – Hike with people that bring you joy0:38:54 – Chicken Spring Lake0:40:48 – Week 9 Day 40:44:35 – Optimist gets stuck0:45:28 – Crabtree Meadows0:48:50 – Frozen Greenbelly0:49:15 – Fiery lava poop0:54:14 – Mt. Whitney summit & hut0:56:15 – Sketchy descent0:59:20 – Wallace Creek plan1:04:07 – Forester Pass approach1:05:24 – Boondoggle1:09:29 – Glissade down1:13:15 – Bloody butt1:20:18 – Getting into Bishop, CA1:22:01 – Chipped a tooth1:23:11 – Mental bender1:24:40 – Van guys and closed PO1:27:29 – Where is Optimist?1:28:15 – End of Week 9 & outro Created, hosted and produced by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)Edited by Aj JonesIntro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “TheFire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the album,and their IG page. Yeti Legs’ and Basecamp’s Socials:Instagram: @theginger_and_thejoyTikTok: @theginger_and_thejoyFacebook: @wesley.a.black.3Trek Blog: WesleyBlackLinktree: @thegingerandthejoy