{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Unpacking Packing with Sarah Pickman","description":"Sarah Pickman is an encyclopedia of expedition history, in particular the gear early explorers relied on. She recently earned a PhD in history from Yale University. She\u2019s an independent scholar, editor, writer and content producer based just outside New York City.&amp;nbsp; Sarah is also a contributor to Alpinist. She\u2019s written articles on expedition first aid kits and sun protection for the Tool Users section of the magazine. As it turns out, burnt cork is no substitute for sunscreen.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Through her research and writing, Sarah looks at the gear explorers carried with them on their travels\u2014to the polar regions and high-altitude mountains, as well as to tropical and arid places\u2014and how this gear shaped their experiences and the cultural worlds they were part of. Sarah takes us on a fascinating journey to the ends of the earth and back again. We talk about the spirit of exploration and much more in this episode.&amp;nbsp; Support for this episode of the Alpinist Podcast comes from&amp;nbsp;Osprey. Alpinist Magazine:&amp;nbsp;Website&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Facebook Host: Abbey Collins Guest: Sarah Pickman Producer + Engineer:&amp;nbsp;Mike Horn &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Alpinist","author_url":"http:\/\/alpinist.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/28960468\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/164711038"}