Featured Hobnailer: Larry Kintner

Featured Hobnailer: Larry Kintner

Our “Featured Hobnailers” series spotlights past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Larry Kintner of Oakland, Tennessee. Larry is tackling Nepal’s Everest Base Camp + Gokyo Lakes Extension, April 14 – May 3, 2025. Q:...
Featured Hobnailers: Terry & Rhonda Gilbert

Featured Hobnailers: Terry & Rhonda Gilbert

Our “Featured Hobnailers” series spotlights past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Terry and Rhonda Gilbert of Whitwell, Tennessee. The Gilberts are undertaking their first overseas adventure trip ever — the Peruvian Odyssey —...
Out of the cubicle and onto the trail

Out of the cubicle and onto the trail

Scrolling through LinkedIn? Chances are fairly good you’re sitting at a desk, staring at a screen, sipping your third (or fifth) cup of coffee, and wondering where your productivity has gone. It’s an old story and happens to the best of us. The answer, though,...
Featured Hobnailers: Russ & Susan Moore

Featured Hobnailers: Russ & Susan Moore

Our “Featured Hobnailers” series spotlights past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. In this episode, we interview Russ and Susan Moore of Buhl, Alabama. The Moores are Hobnail’s most tenured trekkers, having undertaken three previous adventures with us —...
Featured Hobnailers: Paul & Linne McGowan

Featured Hobnailers: Paul & Linne McGowan

We are excited to begin a new “Featured Hobnailer” series that profiles past and upcoming Hobnail trekkers. Our first Hobnailers are Paul and Linne McGowan, who are embarking on our Croatian Culinary Adventure on September 27. Paul and Linne are pictured...

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