The Appalachian Mountain Club invites adventurers, explorers, and outdoor leaders to share their astonishing stories. Stories that unite communities with inspiration, information, and entertainment. Elevating unheard and diverse stories. Because everyone is part of the outdoor community. This is the Unlikely Stories Podcast, hosted by Derick Lugo with Carly Moree.
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The Appalachian Mountain Club invites adventurers, explorers, and outdoor leaders to share their astonishing stories. Stories that unite communities with inspiration, information, and entertainment. Elevating unheard and diverse stories. Because everyone is part of the outdoor community. This is the Unlikely Stories Podcast, hosted by Derick Lugo with Carly Moree.
In 2011, Jennifer Pharr Davis set the overall fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail, hiking the 2,185-mile footpath from Georgia to Maine in just 46 days. Today, she continues to wow athletes with her accomplishments, including backpacking 700 miles pregnant, walking across North Carolina while nursing her newborn son, and hiking in all 50 states with her two-year-old daughter.
Pharr Davis is an internationally recognized adventurer, speaker, author, and entrepreneur who has hiked more than 14,000 miles of trails on six different continents. She’s currently serving on President Biden’s Council of Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and played a prominent role in the 2020 IMAX film 'Into America’s Wild.'
Topics covered in this episode:
• What she was thinking when she set the overall FKT record on the Appalachian Trail.
• What it means to be a woman who set the overall FKT on a long trail.
• Sponsorships in the outdoor community.
• Despite what people say, Pharr Davis does not have superpowers.
• The importance of getting outside, no matter where you are.
• Go-to gear items.
To learn more about Jennifer Pharr Davis, visit her website at www.jenniferpharrdavis.com;
IG: @jenpharrdavis
This episode is supported by Kula Cloth, the antimicrobial pee cloth for anyone who squats when they pee. Learn more at www.kulacloth.com & Instagram @kulacloth.
This episode is supported by LEKI, makers of the world’s best poles since 1948. www.Leki.com & Instagram @lekiusa
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Unlikely Stories Podcast
The Appalachian Mountain Club invites adventurers, explorers, and outdoor leaders to share their astonishing stories. Stories that unite communities with inspiration, information, and entertainment. Elevating unheard and diverse stories. Because everyone is part of the outdoor community. This is the Unlikely Stories Podcast, hosted by Derick Lugo with Carly Moree.
