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Tyler “The Prodigy” Lau completed the Calendar Year Triple Crown in 2018 hiking the PCT, CDT, and AT all in one single year.  On this episode, we discuss why he hiked, how he did it, and what it all means now that it’s over.  

Show Notes and Links

• Tyler’s background and personal history
• Tyler’s experience working with the PCTA trail crews
• Trail design and maintenance
• Tyler’s path to completing a Calendar Year Triple Crown
• What the Calendar Triple Crown is and means
• Exploring the “why?”
• Planning and logistics for 3 long trails in 1 year
• Learning to be flexible, adaptive, and accepting changes as they come
• What it means to “hike your own hike”
• The feelings and emotions associated with a Calendar Year Triple
• The realization of the end
• The physical toll
• Mental games, focus, and rabbit holes
• Changes in Tyler’s approach to hiking
• Lessons learned
• Dialing in the essentials
• How to followup with Tyler
• https://www.gofundme.com/8000milesto8000smiles
• https://www.instagram.com/hikingprodigy
• https://www.facebook.com/hikingprodigy/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARD53piLXj_gdwfmKRfcRxtVyNAX3K0DG2Nm8B37o6RSTdadVsw9qUwG16F1yPFj5KB26-Q4QTZA4Zg2
• http://www.hikingprodigy.com
• https://coalatree.com/blogs/news/5-things-i-learned-while-hiking-8-000-miles-across-the-united-states

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