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Alex, Sage, and Trish discuss finishing the Grid, and what hiking the 4Ks has meant to them over the years. This episode marks the end of the podcast, as Alex leaves for college in September, and Sage chooses not to continue the podcast without her sister. Thank you all for tuning in, and thanks to each one of our wonderful guests!

Phoebe Seltzer is an ultra runner with White Mountain FKT records and an avid hiker and skier. In this episode, Phoebe talks to Alex and Sage about her experiences in the mountains and answers some questions about four-season trail running logistics.

Retired music teacher and White Mountain hiker Karen Ann talks to the girls about her adventures hiking the NH4Ks, the 52WAV, and the Belknaps. https://logcabininthepines.com

Strength and nutrition coach Sarah LaCourse talks to Alex and Sage about her enjoyment of and experiences in the White Mountains.

Stephanie Cawley is a trans woman who is a nurse and an avid White Mountain hiker. In this episode, we speak about hiking the 4Ks and Stephanie's experiences on the trails. A note: we had some phone connection issues in this episode. We did the best we could to make everything clear and for the most part all is well, but there are still some small parts of our conversation that are not as clear as we'd like. Hopefully we can interview Stephanie in person after COVID and talk some more (and avoid telephone connection issues).

Michele Hernandez Bayliss is an avid all-season hiker of the highest peaks in the northeast. Her accomplishments include (but are not limited to) the NE111 and the Terrifying 25. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Bayliss about her love of winter hiking, her adventures on the northeast’s most difficult mountain ranges, her non-hiking hobbies, and more.

Alex and Sage have a fun conversation with Jen Clark, the creator of the new podcast, Guides Gone Wild, and the owner of the Evans Notch Lodge in Gilead, Maine. Jen is an avid northeast hiker who enjoys sharing the trails with her teens. She and her family have also hiked in many National Parks. Listen as Jen talks about her adventures, animal encounters, and more.

Join Alex and Sage as they talk with Azra Palo, a librarian who hikes the Whites. Azra talks about dealing with exercise-induced asthma while pursuing the 4Ks, her adventures with a porcupine, her favorite non-hiking related book, and more.

Nicole Hamel is a Travel Nurse who hikes the Whites whenever she is in the New Hampshire area. She recently finished the Terrifying 25, and she has also hiked NH’s 48 Four Thousand Footers. Nicole has a lot of experience hiking outside the Whites too; in this interview, we discuss Nicole’s trekking adventures in Iceland, Panama, and other parts of the USA. Nicole hopes to Triple Crown in the next few years; thank you, Nicole, for all the important work you do - we wish you well and hope to see you again when you’re back up in New Hampshire.

In this episode, Mia Heacock, White Mountain hiker and climber, talks about her love of adventure and the joy she finds leading an active outdoor lifestyle. Mia also discusses Indonesian Three Magnolias, the nonprofit organization which seeks to improve the quality of life and education of women and children in West Java, Indonesia (https://www.indonesianthreemagnolias.org/).

There's a new hiking list for kids under the age of 13. It's called 13 Before 13; Alex describes it in this episode and two girls who are hiking it, Alice Marcotte and Ella Harris, talk about their experiences.

Aubrey Voelker, an Animal Care Associate at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, NH, talks to Alex and Sage about her love of hiking the Whites, the fun she has taking care of otters and other species, and why “abandoned” baby animals found outside should be left alone (they haven’t been abandoned!). This was a great interview. :)