After my Calendar Year “Half” Triple Crown hike of the Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail, I got interviewed by Backpacker Radio episode #230!
We talked a lot about my death-defying caving adventures and even a little bit about backpacking—it is a backpacking podcast after all. 😉
Yellowstone has been on my bucket list since I was a child. I always wanted to see Old Faithful. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s better not to meet your childhood heroes that can’t live up to the hype you’ve created in your mind.
The Tetons are an unofficial alternate route for the CDT. They’ve been on my bucket list for years, and I’m so close to them. I had to do them.
The beautiful mountains of the Wind River Range were a welcome sight after Wyoming’s Red Desert. The Winds have two highly-praised CDT alternates that you can take instead of the main route: Cirque of the Towers and Knapsack Col.
I woke up at 2 A.M. and heard a gnawing noise. Still groggy, I listened a bit more. Yep. Gnawing noise coming from the rock next to me. I grab my headlamp, turn it on, and there’s a porcupine butt in my face.
Cresting a mountain top, I was surrounded by multiple storms. Rain and lightning all around me. But I had to push on. I had to find drinkable water.
After my last heartbreaking post, I wanted to post a more upbeat message. Like one about horny toads, lemonade stands, and wild mustangs.
I stood there, watching her walk away, not knowing what to do. It felt surreal, like I was an observer watching a movie that suddenly took an unsettling twist. I was powerless to do anything about it, so I just sat in my seat, cringing as I watched the movie unfold. It was the loneliest day of my life.
Rocky Mountain National Park was a nightmare just trying to get access. So bad that I skipped that section of the CDT.
Started the Continental Divide Trail right after I finished the Appalachian Trail. I’m doing a “flipflop”, starting in the middle at Copper Mountain and hiking north to the Canadian border, then returning to Copper Mountain and hiking south to the Mexican border.
Huge virgin cave found north of Hondo, Texas. Huge room! Massive formations! Even water passage with a cave-adapted salamander and connection to aquifer.
Watch cavers squeeze into a tiny hole, even upside-down! My video called “Tight Squeeze at Deep Cave” has gone viral with millions of views on YouTube and countless more on social media. Watch the full video here with all the fails and successes!
Lee White’s historic climb of Dome Pit accessed the first new passage in Natural Bridge Caverns in over 50 years. This video documents the history behind this expedition, photos and drone footage of Lee’s climb, in-cave interviews with the owners of Natural Bridge Caverns, and lots of great photos of the discoveries from the expeditions.
