Episode Summary: In this special “Fireside Chats” episode of Yeti Walks Into Basecamp, we literally sit down with Sam “Cuppa” Sindall and Felix “Jedi” Schlichdaz in our recording studio to discuss their hike on the CDT this year (yup, we scooped them in for an interview mid-hike), their roots in backpacking from Europe all the way to the great wilderness of North America, what it’s like to carry MULTIPLE pairs of jeans, cotton shirts, and a non-waterproof tent along a hike in the UK, get a temporary Visa, loss on trail, and simply how the serendipity of life and a long dirt path can forge unbreakable friendships for a lifetime. From clinical trials to the tale of the “stick lady” this episode will keep you engaged the entire time. And guess what?! It’s only the first half.

Topics: PCT, Kennedy Meadows South, loss on trail, forever-forged friendships, friendships, stick lady, meetings, continuous footpath.

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Timestamps and Questions:

0:00:00 – Intro by The Fire Once Lost

0:00:15 – Beginning and Guest Intro

0:03:47 – Kennedy Meadows South Drama

0:10:59 – The drink of the choice

0:14:17 – How we met Cuppa and Jedi

0:18:57 – Would you mind describing where you’re from and what you do for work?

0:43:06 – How did you become friends?

0:44:47 – The story of the Stick Lady

0:55:00 – The Lionshead fire closure of 2022, and what NOT to do

0:57:42 – Jedi, do you plan to finish the section of the AT you couldn’t hike, or planning to re-hike the entire thing?

1:00:19 – The grandeur of hiking in NA versus Europe

1:04:11 – What do you define as a backpacker and a day hiker?

1:08:04 – Cuppa, how many miles have you hiked in Crocs and what is that like?

1:11:16 – What were your highest and lowest moments from the PCT?

1:16:17 – Where Cuppa and Jedi split on the PCT

1:20:47 – Jedi’s loss on the PCT and the dissonance of the real world versus hiking

1:28:38 – End of Part 1

1:30:45 – End of episode

Created, hosted, produced, and edited by Yeti Legs and Basecamp (aka Wesley and Marie Black)

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