Podcast: Justin Lichter's Surprising New Adventure

Hiking 10,000 miles last year and completing the triple crown of backpacking in the previous three years has Justin ready for new adventures, this time in a different mode of human-powered transportation.

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by Carol Crooker | 2007-08-22 00:00:00-06

Podcast: Justin Lichter's Surprising New Adventure - 1
Justin Lichter wearing the pack that survived 10,000 miles in 2006.

Justin Lichter backpacked 10,000 miles last year, crossing the US from top to bottom three times. He'd already thru-hiked the triple crown (AT, CDT, PCT) in previous years. Many things set Justin's hikes apart from the rest, including the fact that his dog Yoni accompanied him on all these hikes. Here, he talks about Yoni a bit, how he got his trail name (Trauma), and stuns with his revelation of the adventure he begins today. It involves... swimming.

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"Podcast: Justin Lichter's Surprising New Adventure ," by Carol Crooker. BackpackingLight.com (ISSN 1537-0364). http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/podcast_081607_lichter_swim.html, 2007-08-22 00:00:00-06.

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Carol Crooker
( cmcrooker - BPL STAFF - M)

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Podcast: Justin Lichter's Surprising New Adventure on 08/23/2007 10:14:32 MDT

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JASON CUZZETTO
( cuzzettj - M)

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Wow... on 08/23/2007 11:08:22 MDT

Justin really seems to like what he does... No carrying water??? A dog who sniffs it out in dry river/creek beds??? Go Justin!!! Keep in touch with all of us. I hope the lake water tastes good!

karma nomad
( karma )

keep on keeping on on 08/26/2007 09:01:41 MDT

if one lets their passions take hold of their life, they can come to realize what makes their life worth living for, what winds their clock, and go for it. they too can have wonderful life experiences just as trauma does. mt. katahdin 2003 keep on keeping on man,

karma

Edited by karma on 08/29/2007 21:14:11 MDT.

Steven Bergeron
( TheTurk - M)

Locale:
Espresso Joints in SF Bay Area

Re: keep on keeping on on 08/26/2007 14:33:18 MDT

(Karma sends a message to Trauma ...

That begs a well phrased witticism. Where's Kevin when you need him?)

Very interesting interview. And a very interesting goal - with all of those miles hiked, a new challenge would seem to be in order.

Thanks Carol.

Steve

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