133 : Solo On The John Muir Trail | Preparing to Hike 250 Miles Alone (Sam's Prep)

Two hundred and fifty miles sounds heroic until you do the math: high altitude starts around 9,000 feet, relentless climbs that add up to roughly 55,000 feet, and the daily reality of moving through the Sierra Nevada with a fully loaded pack. We’re recording right before Sam steps onto the John Muir Trail, and we get painfully honest about what “prepared” actually means when you’re going solo for 20 plus days. We talk through the permit lottery, why she’s hiking northbound from Cottonwood Pa...