Featured Hobnailer: Ed Leist

Featured Hobnailer: Ed Leist

Our “Featured Hobnailers” series spotlights past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Ed Leist of Bel Air, Maryland. Along with his wife, Samantha, and their daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Dylan Sweeney, Ed completed our...
Featured Hobnailers: Jeff & Patricia Stewart

Featured Hobnailers: Jeff & Patricia Stewart

Our “Featured Hobnailers” series spotlights past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Jeff and Patricia Stewart of Monteagle, Tennessee. The Stewarts completed our Peruvian Odyssey in September of 2023. Q: Where do you live? What...
Featured Hobnailer: Christanne Kurtz

Featured Hobnailer: Christanne Kurtz

Our “Featured Hobnailers” series spotlights past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Christanne Kurtz of San Diego, California. Christanne is tackling Nepal’s Everest Base Camp + Gokyo Lakes Extension, April 14 – May 3,...

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