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169: Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | 10 Year Section Hike Of The PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
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Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, adventure conservationist, and outdoor writer who broke the women’s self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail. Considered among the most experienced hikers in the US, she’s known for backpacking light, fast, and solo. Liz has hiked more than 20,000 miles on 25+ long trails including completing the Triple Crown of Hiking (the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails) and first-known traverses of the Chinook Trail in the Columbia River Gorge and Wasatch Range in Utah.
Liz is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it “destined to become the bible of the sport.” She recently published her second guidebook, Hiking Waterfalls in Southern California with Falcon Guides.
Connect with Liz "Snorkel" Thomas:
Website: https://www.eathomas.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizthomashiking
Treeline Review: https://www.treelinereview.com /
Long Trails: Mastering The Art Of A Thru Hike https://www.amazon.com/Backpacker-Long-Trails-Mastering-Thru-Hike/dp/1493028723
Appalachian Trail Fastest Know Time (2011): https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/elizabeth-snorkel-thomas
Far Out Article: https://faroutguides.com/ive-thru-hiked-and-section-hiked-the-pct-which-is-better/
Appalachian Trail Backpacking Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRow7YaSuLoQilLCkfR_cGF&si=wtow6QBju-6GdWDg
Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart
Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
232 episodes
Manage episode 387152036 series 2579819
Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, adventure conservationist, and outdoor writer who broke the women’s self-supported speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail. Considered among the most experienced hikers in the US, she’s known for backpacking light, fast, and solo. Liz has hiked more than 20,000 miles on 25+ long trails including completing the Triple Crown of Hiking (the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails) and first-known traverses of the Chinook Trail in the Columbia River Gorge and Wasatch Range in Utah.
Liz is the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike, which received the National Outdoor Book Award for Best Instructional book with judges calling it “destined to become the bible of the sport.” She recently published her second guidebook, Hiking Waterfalls in Southern California with Falcon Guides.
Connect with Liz "Snorkel" Thomas:
Website: https://www.eathomas.com/about
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizthomashiking
Treeline Review: https://www.treelinereview.com /
Long Trails: Mastering The Art Of A Thru Hike https://www.amazon.com/Backpacker-Long-Trails-Mastering-Thru-Hike/dp/1493028723
Appalachian Trail Fastest Know Time (2011): https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/elizabeth-snorkel-thomas
Far Out Article: https://faroutguides.com/ive-thru-hiked-and-section-hiked-the-pct-which-is-better/
Appalachian Trail Backpacking Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLskxZDq_L8NRow7YaSuLoQilLCkfR_cGF&si=wtow6QBju-6GdWDg
Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart
Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"
232 episodes
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