235. International Travel & Hiking The Camino, The Hexatrek & Kilimanjaro With Sandra "MacGyver"

It's very crowded and everybody's with their guide.

It's not hike your own hike.

It's you're hiking somebody else's hike, for sure.

[gentle music] Welcome to the Thru-Hiking Podcast, the show helping aspiring long-distance hikers prepare for trail.

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I'm a Triple Crowner and the founder of a long-distance hiking community called Thru-R, which is short for thru-hiker.

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Today, we welcome back to the show Sandra, or MacGyver.

MacGyver is an ambassador with us here at Thru-R, and in this episode, we're gonna be going over international hiking versus hiking in the US.

So MacGyver has hiked many trails, including the Pacific Crest Trail here in the US, the Tahoe Rim Trail, Trans-Catalina Trail, and also internationally, MacGyver has hiked the Camino and the HexaTrek, and most recently, up Kilimanjaro.

So there's definitely a lot to be said here, and if you like to go back and do a deep dive into the HexaTrek, you can go back to episode 186.

But in this episode, we will be focusing on tips for hiking Kilimanjaro and things to keep in mind, the best resources for researching the Camino, solo hiking versus guided hiking and knowing your limits, and just generally hiking internationally versus hiking in the US, the differences.

MacGyver will go into detailed experiences and so much more.

I hope you enjoy my conversation about international hiking with MacGyver.