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Rocks and Roots
by Team Tumbles
We’re two hikers whose interests extend way beyond the trail. Come take a listen for trail talk, running talk, traveling talk, history talk, bs talk, tumbling, getting mad, etc.
Episodes
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Ep. 115 Peaks and News
We conquered another Catskill 3500 today, getting us ever closer to be part of that 3500 club. That aside, we bring you the latest trail news as well as a pretty good idea (if we say so ourselves)… One day later: the word was BUSHCRAFT. Arts and crafts in the woods! 😁
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Ep. 114 A Catskills Bushwhack
We did 2 episodes (so far!) in a 7 month period! We’re amazing and we will be back for more! Enjoy our review of Fir Mtn.
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Ep. 113 1000 AT Miles and Buc-ees
Tumbles and Cranky finally did it. They hit the big 1000 miles of their 8 year Appalachian Trail journey. Only 1200ish miles to go! Western Virginia provided this trip with trails, mills, and Buc-ees.
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Ep. 112 Lehigh Gorge State Park
Tumbles and Crank are back in PA for a local gem of a hike. The Lehigh Gorge State Park near Jim Thorpe, PA is a lovely spot to enjoy a little bit of everything hiking wise. The hike that we did is hike at your own risk! It has been technically closed since 2019, however we needed to sneak a peak...
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Ep. 111 The Hike of a Million Waterfalls
It was actually like 26 or so but we realized when you have too much of a good thing, the appreciation starts to dwindle! Crank and Tumbles talk waterfalls in PA all while heading to a Metallica concert. This episode is a month behind so I (Tumbles) sincerely apologize for the tardiness. Expect a...
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Ep. 110 Rocks and Roots has been Resurrected
Happy Easter, Happy Greek Easter, and a Happy Passover to those who celebrate! Crank and Tumbles return to the trail (even though we have done some hiking between August and now…). Some can say the podcast has been risen from the dead. Hallelujah. Go visit Neversink State Park NY. Nice wee…
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Ep. 109 Catskills: The Best Beginner Bushwhack
Today we tackled Friday and Balsam Cap Mountains in the Catskills and boy was it awesome. A fun and challenging bushwhack for all levels, This is a perfect one to dip your toes in if you were thinking about trying out a bushwhack. Tumbles goes over the hike as well as has a mini TED talk on the...
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Ep. 108 Vermud All Year Long
Hey R&R friends, we decided to head north this time and do a small section of Vermont! Were there rocks? Yes. Roots? Yes. MUD?! Oh hell yes. We also caught the thru hiker bubble and chatted with some awesome humans. Enjoy!
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Ep. 107 Damascus to Atkins on the AT
Hello intrepid listeners! A full report on the beauty of southern Virginia on the AT! We saw ponies, longhorns, highlands, untrained dogs, and much more on this episode!
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Ep. 106 The Bull Hill Loop
Hi friends! We’re happy to be back and talking to you about the small but mighty Bull Hill Loop in Cold Spring, NY! A great after work uphill and downhill trail that has fun for everyone. Have you been here? Let us know!
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Ep 105 We Ran the Length of Manhattan
Hey friends and a happy belated New Year. We missed you and hope you missed us. We have been working hard training for our redemption ultramarathon taking place in less than 2 weeks! Check out our adventure running Manhattan. Mucho mucho love.
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Ep. 104 A Deep Dive into Bear Mountain (NY AT)
Heyo! The duo discusses one of Tumbles’ favorite sections of the AT and its historic impact on the Appalachian Trail. Crank goes into an unknown trail near the Zoo and Tumbles tries to not get sick. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
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Ep. 103 Trail Talk: The Hardest Hike in Virginia
Hey y’all! We got our booties out and traveled down to Virginia for some AT/Mau-Har Trail action! It’s the height of foliage in western Virginia and we were blessed with great weather and even a rainbow! Come check out the 3 Ridges Trail on this episode, known as one of the most difficult in...
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Ep. 102 The Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run with Ken Posner
Barefoot Ken joins us once again for a fantastic chat on his Ultra/Half Marathon run, the Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run! We get into the logistics of this trail and what made him decide to co-race direct this awesome race! We also go into some of Ken’s recent and upcoming races as well as New…
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Ep. 101 Going from Rim to Rim to Rim with Tina
The lovely Tina Merritt joins us once again to talk all about her journey to the Grand Canyon. Not only that but Tina went to hike one of the most difficult trails out there, the R3 or Rim to Rim to Rim. That’s going from the south rim of the Canyon to the North Rim and back to the South Rim.…
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Ep. 100! Reborn on the Run with Catra Corbett
And they said it wouldn’t last, but we’ve reached 100 proper episodes on the Rocks and Roots Podcast! We are thrilled to chat with ultrarunner and author Catra Corbett! We hear about Catra’s start in the ultra running world in the mid-90s after a battle with substance abuse. Her determination on...
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Ep. 99 The Girl and The Great’ful Goat, A Chat with Kate Cloud
What a fun chat we had with Kate Cloud (Feathers)! Kate has years of trail miles under her belt as she’s an AT alum class of 2018 and a PCT alum class of 2019. Her life took a fun turn with the adoption of her goat Little Leaf and her trail experiences in 2020-2022. The journey continues with...
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Ep. 98 How Lifting Improves Your Mind and Body with James Appleton
We’re thrilled to welcome back 46 of 46 Podcast host James Appleton to the show to speak to us about his half marathon experience with minimal running training (but a bunch of hiking training). Along with that, we learn about James’ decade long passion for lifting and how the sport of…
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Ep. 97 News & Amuse with ADKFunPolice
We had the pleasure of chatting with Mike of the popular Adirondacks-based Instagram handle @ADKFunPolice. With a passion for the park and a sense of humor, Mike has made it one of his missions to bring up-to-date trail news and trail memes to his followers… with some light prodding in there too....
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Ep. 96 El Niño in the Adirondacks
The deluge hit the High Peaks with many hours of rain, thunderstorms, bugs and unnerving river crossings. Cranky and Tumbles took a few days to bag some peaks only to find that it wasn’t as easy as they thought. A trying expedition up to Nye Mountain would make or break the aspiring 46er along…
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Ep. 95 Fire and Pride
Finally coming out of the busy season of spring, Cranky and Tumbles bring you the latest trail related news including…. FIRES, PRIDE MONTH, ESG SCORES, and more. We are going a bit out of order since we did do Whiteface in the ADK Memorial Day weekend but we figured this is current events and…
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Ep 94 TT: Trail News and Taking on Resistance Training
It’s Trail Talk day with Cranky and Tumbles! We catch you up on a couple of trail news reports as well as dive into the importance of resistance training and why we’ve been slacking. We’ll be back on Trail soon with a surprise trail coming up that we are excited to start. Stay tuned!
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Ep: 93 A Lifetime of Adventure with Ken Posner
We have a very special guest who combines several of our passions,running, hiking, and books. Ken Posner is an ultra marathoner, hiker, and author. He has completed 100 marathons/ultras, the ADK 46, the Catskills Grid (35 peaks each month for 12 months for a total of 420 summits), he has hiked…
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Ep.92 TT: We Filled in Our AT Gap
We don’t know whether to call this a proper hike or just a jaunt in the woods (a la John Muir), but the Rocks and Roots crew have filled in their 3.16 mile section to connect their miles from central Virginia to Bennington, Vermont. It was a gentle start to the AT hiking season. From there, it…
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Ep. 91 Adventure Cycling Colorado Pt 2 with Frankie Wilde
We welcome back Frankie Wilde to continue talking about his 2022 bike tour of Colorado! While it has been a hot minute (5 months to be precise) since we last spoke to Frank, he jumped at the chance to relive his adventure once again. We covered the rest of his trek including visiting ancient...
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Mini Episode: What We’ve Learned from a Trail Ultra
Well kids, another DNF in the books and I have to say we learned a lot about our training and endurance during our 50k attempt this past weekend. We both made it to mile 21. Cranky’s ankles literally seized up at 19 and Tumbles’ time was increasingly getting longer and longer where she would have...
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Ep. 90 TT: WERE RUNNING A 50K
As the title suggests, your esteemed hosts are attempting the Rat Race 50k in south Jersey. Crazy? Yes. Especially when we’re prepared-ish-maybe-sorta? Absolutely. Weeks (yeah, not months) of training with gradually upping mileage at weekends plus injury and rest time puts some doubts in our…
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Ep. 89 Enjoying the Moment on Trail with Glowstick
We were thrilled to speak with Glowstick this week about her trail adventures on the AT, Foothills Trail, and the Colorado Trail! Coming off of a back injury and surgery, Glowstick’s motivation along with a bit of encouragement from Bill Bryson had her complete the AT in 2018. From there it was...
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Ep. 88 Hiking, Hunting, and History with Greg Calabrese
We once again welcome to the show Greg Calabrese, owner of Rip Van Winkle Adventure Guides in the Catskills! (Tumbles apologizes for not getting this episode out last month). We were intrigued about Greg’s experience hiking the Catskill 9 and how it ranks with the notorious Devil’s Path. Greg…
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Ep. 87 Happy New Year with Kyle O’Grady
Mr O’Grady is back and doing better than ever! Always a pleasure to chat with him, Kyle dives into his Pacific Crest Trail thru hike and goes over the trials and tribulations of illnesses, fires, and (just one) video malfunction as well as meeting new friends and growing the bond with old…
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Ep. 86 Fireside Chat with IBTAT - Scottish Nat’l Trail
First off, forgive the background noise; Tumbles’ neighbors house was on fire. Secondly, we had an excellent talk with IBTAT, discussing his experience on the Scottish National Trail. Going 862 km from the England/Scotland border to Cape Wrath, he took in the castles, highlands, lochs, the ocean,...
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Ep. 85 A Response to Our Listener
Hey y’all, we opted outside or at least tried to this mild Black Friday. Alas it ended in a comedy of errors and a good meal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Along with this, however, we are responding to a message we received from one of our listeners concerning our pandemic amnesty episode. We will...
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Ep. 84 Trail Talk: Blown Away on the MacIntyre Range
You get a twofer from us this go around! We’re back with some Trail Talk in the Adirondacks! Cranky and Tumbles wanted to get in one last nice warm temp hike before the big freeze of winter set in and we were (mostly) successful! Tropical Storm Nicole was due to land in Northern New York State...
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Ep. 83 Should Hikers Accept Pandemic Amnesty?
Cranky and Tumbles get a bit political in this episode as they are not talking trail per se but discussing an Atlantic article written by a Brown University professor. Do you remember when we were told by the ATC, the AMC, our governments not to go outside or hike? That we needed to stop our thru...
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Ep. 82 ADK and the Love of the Hike with Tony Montana
We had the pleasure of speaking with Bionic Man Tony Montana! Tony, or Tex, has been hiking the High Peaks, Low Peaks and all peaks in between for over 10 years and has no plans of stopping. We talk about his Summer and Winter ADK 46s, the North East Ultra 8 and how an accident in between Marcy…
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Ep. 81 TT: Hike of Ice and Fire in the ADK
If you can imagine the sun hitting the vibrant foliage of the trees at dawn while you are standing encapsulated in snow and ice covered trees at elevation, that’s what we experienced in the Adirondacks. It was pure magic as we climbed Giant (of the Valley) Mountain and it topped the best hikes...
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Ep. 80 Adventure Cycling in Colorado!
Mr. Frankie Wilde of Wilde Across America joins us once again to talk about his epic 1100 mile bike trip exploring Colorado! While a shorter trip compared to his 3 prior cross country jaunts, Frankie and his friend Mike were able to explore the Centennial State more off bike and get a few…
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Ep. 79 Total Catskills with Sean O’Dwyer
We welcome back the fall season with our first guest after a busy summer! Sean O’Dwyer is the boss man of Total Catskills, a fantastic Instagram page where you can find all the tips, tricks, and lovely photos of the Catskills as well as mountain-hiking.com where you can find more in-depth…
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Trail Talk: Privileged Hikers
Hey y’all, we’re back at ya with the first episode since our epic western trip. Only two and a half weeks after we came back and we’re feeling it! Despite that, we had an absolutely EPIC morning exploring the crags and squeezes at Mohonk Mountain Preserve near New Paltz, NY. You’ll hear about the...
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Ep. 77 Live from Las Vegas Airport - Half Dome and Spring Mountain
Cranky and a tired Tumbles do a redo of their play-by-play Half Dome hike in Yosemite and add their displeasure about Las Vegas. Culture shock from woods to urban sprawl is very real! The duo did manage to find an oasis in Spring Mountain Park, woods about an hour from Vegas and the Mojave heat!...
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Ep. 76 Apologies, the 13,000ft Peak, and the Death Canyon
We are so sorry that the Half Dome episode didn’t yield any audio! We will be re-recording this tomorrow, but for this episode we are bringing you highlights from our Wheeler Peak 13,000 ft climb and our experience at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon! Tumbles and Cranky go over all the specs of...
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Ep.75 Final Prep Before We Go West!
Team Tumbles including the lovely Mrs. Cranky talk about their final leg of their west trip, the Grand Canyon! We talk trails, temps, and gear and needless to say the excitement is building! The next time you’ll hear from us will be on trail in California! Enjoy!
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Ep. 74 Sobering Up and Prepping for Wheeler Peak
Join the duo for 16 minutes of walking and talking about Great Basin National Park and Philadelphia and Wheeler Peak and carnivals. We’re giving you the skinny of the second leg of our western trip visiting eastern Nevada. Nothing more to say really. Enjoy the shit show and follow us on all the...
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Ep. 73 Prepping for Yosemite’s Half Dome
Alright y’all, we’re mentally and physically prepping for perhaps one of the more epic hikes we’ve done in our tenure as Team Tumbles, HALF DOME. That’s right friends, in just 3 weeks time we will be out West and soaking in that dry heat all while conquering feats that no native east coaster has...
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Ep. 72 Trail Talk: We Finally Finished The Shenandoah
It is a momentous milestone for Team Tumbles as Tumbles and the Crank complete the AT section of Shenandoah National Park. It was a pretty anticlimactic ending view-wise as they finished in the middle of the park but 2+ years later, it was pretty exciting. A well deserved blackberry milkshake at...
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Ep. 71 Chatting with IBTAT
We welcome back IBTAT to the podcast for a life update; what and where is he hiking? After a fun weekend at AT Trail Days, he decided to continue hiking with Feathers, Roscoe, and Little Leaf Goat through the Shenandoah, the C&O Canal and beyond. We talk about how full time hiking is going for…
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Ep. 70. Trail Talk Austin Mountain and Furnace Mountain Loop
Another Cranky solo episode. This week covering the Austin Mountain and Furnace Mountain Loop in the Shenandoah. Learn how to sneak into the park, step by step directions for this loop, and about two cool plants. Leash your damn dogs!
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Ep. 69 Talking Tennessee with Jess Lancaster
(“69, dudes!”) kidding kidding. We were joined by Tennessee’s Jess Lancaster for todays episode and we really want to explore that part of the US now! Jess goes into her love of the Cumberland Plateau and talks about some great sounding trails in Eastern TN! We also learn more about the Art Loeb...
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Ep 68 Trail Talk Sam’s Point, Ice Caves, and Verkeerder Kill Falls
Another bonus episode! Cranky explored the Ice Caves and Verkeerder Kills Falls of Sam’s Point Preserve in the Shawangunk region of New York. Learn about these great sites and hear me bitch about the reservation system!
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Ep. 67 Brian Livingston and ‘The Habits of Squirrels’ 🐿
We are so pleased to have had author Brian Livingston (Mr. Frodo) on the show! Cranky, flying solo, talks to Brian about his 2013 Appalachian Trail thru-hike, goes into characters and character arches in the book, and the process of writing and self-publishing a book. Readers, and especially...
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We’re two hikers whose interests extend way beyond the trail. Come take a listen for trail talk, running talk, traveling talk, history talk, bs talk, tumbling, getting mad, etc.
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