Adventure Ready Book Launch (virtual)

Prepare for your next backcountry adventure with Katie "Salty" Gerber and Heather "Anish" Anderson in this virtual discussion moderated by fellow long-distance hiker Liz "Snorkel" Thomas. 

In Adventure Ready, Katie and Heather take what they’ve learned on the trail to a new level: preparing long-distance hikers for all the challenges--physical, emotional, and mental--they may encounter while on the trail for weeks or months. This clear and comprehensive guide sets backpackers up for success with detailed information about everything from the basics of gear selection, navigation, safety, and trip planning to nutritional and physical preparation and body resiliency to how to readjust after returning home.

June 6, 5pm MT (4pm PT)

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

KATIE GERBER is a certified holistic health and nutrition coach, wilderness instructor, guide, and writer. She is a seasoned long-distance hiker who has logged thousands of miles on trails and routes including the CDT, the PCT, the Colorado Trail, and the Oregon Desert Trail. She lives and adventures in the mountains of Colorado.

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year HEATHER ANDERSON is the first woman to complete a Calendar Year Triple Crown, hiking the AT, PCT, and CDT in 2018. She holds Fastest Known Times (FKTs) on the PCT, the AT, and the Arizona Trail. She is the author of Thirst and Mud, Rocks, Blazes. Anderson divides her time between the East and the mountains of the West.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Liz Thomas is a professional hiker, speaker, and outdoor writer who held the women’s self-supported speed record on the Appalachian Trail from 2011-2015. Called a "thru-hiking legend" by Outside Magazine, Liz has hiked 20+ other long distance trails including the Triple Crown of Hiking and first known traverses of the Wasatch Range and Chinook Trail. Her innovative urban thru-hikes of 14 cities led The Guardian to call her “The Queen of Urban Hiking.” Liz is a former staff writer for the New York Times/Wirecutter and current Editor-in-Chief for the outdoor web magazine Treeline Review as well as Backpacker Magazine contributing editor and columnist of “Ask a Thru-hiker.” She's the author of Long Trails: Mastering the Art of the Thru-hike. Liz has talked hiking and gear on Good Morning America (TV), in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Buzzfeed, The Washington Post, Men’s Journal, Women’s Health, Gizmodo, and Outside Magazine. She represented the sport of hiking at President Obama’s Great American Outdoors Initiative. Liz’s keynote speaking engagements have included colleges and universities including Yale and MIT, the Trust for Public Land National Leaders Conference, American Hiking Society, and on Capitol Hill.

Sponsored by SheJumps 

SheJumps increases the participation of women and girls in outdoor activities to foster confidence, leadership, and connection to nature and community through free and low-cost outdoor education.