{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Wildcard: A Raw $24k Budget Breakdown & Escaping 'Joyless Urgency' | S5 E4","description":"Wild Card time! No prompts, no script, and no rules!  Expect the unexpected as this jam-packed episode swings from the bizarre to the profound. You'll hear wild field updates featuring a 1:37 AM wake-up call by sheriff deputies in a cemetery, a chaotic mid-day standoff between a coyote and a turkey, and the pure joy of a trail angel loaning out a truck packed with ice cream. But it\u2019s not all crazy stories; the crew gets incredibly vulnerable about the logistics and psychology of thru-hiking, tackling everything from heavy pack weights and physical conditioning to the therapeutic escape from corporate "joyless urgency," the beauty of forming an all-female "girl band" trail family, and a completely transparent financial breakdown of a $24,000 thru-hiking budget.  Correspondent Roster In this episode, we hear from: Logan Hannah - Instagram Parrish "Quip" McWhorter - Instagram TJ McQuiston - Instagram Chris Becraft - Instagram Jessica "Hellman" Bagnell - Instagram J Michael Shaw, II - Instagram Scott Anderson - Facebook Sorrel "Team Ultraheavy" Perka- Instagram Danny Nelson - Instagram MacKenzie "Wilt" Wieder - Instagram Sponsor Trail Correspondents is presented by Altra. Use code \u201cTREK10\u201d for 10% off at checkout at altrarunning.com Connect Questions, comments, or just want to say hi? Email us at podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. Subscribe on Spotify and leave us a review. Follow on Instagram: Trail Correspondents \u00b7 The Trek Sign up for The Trek newsletter: thetrek.co\/newsletter Credits Hosted, produced, and edited by Andrew \u201cShanty\u201d Baldwin (Instagram). Trail Correspondents is a production of The Trek. ","author_name":"Trail Correspondents","author_url":"http:\/\/trailcorrespondents.libsyn.com\/website","html":"