The Thru-Hike of Misery

Episode 155 of the Out There podcast, hosted by Willow Belden, titled "The Thru-Hike of Misery" was published on June 3, 2021 and runs 30 minutes.

June 3, 2021 ·30m · Out There

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Episode Description

When Paul Barach embarked on his first thru-hike, he was expecting a life-changing experience. The Shikoku Pilgrimage, which traverses Japan's most rural island and takes visitors past 88 Buddhist temples, promised to be a spiritual and meditative journey, as well as an epic adventure.

But the reality wasn't so nice.

On this episode, Paul tells the story of what happens when the adventure of a lifetime doesn't turn out the way you'd hoped. How do you make peace with the worst parts of hiking, when those parts never end?

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