Ask Us Anything, with Flyin’ Brian Robinson

Yesterday Andrew and I hosted the second of this week’s Ask Us Anything. Our special guest was Brian Robinson, one of Andrew’s original guides who was the first person to complete the Calendar Year Triple Crown, in 2001 and the seventh Barkley Marathon finisher and former course record holder, and who completed the John Muir Trail in 4 days and 7 hours

Our last Ask Us Anything will be held tonight/Thursday with Mikaela Osler.

In this conversation, we cover:

Brian’s status as one of the first people in the country to solve the Rubik’s Cube and his Rubik’s PRWhy Brian didn’t brush his teeth for a year and what happened as a resultHow Brian ended up with 150 pounds of free Snickers bars in his closetThe recommended start date and trail order for the CYTCBrian’s motivation for the CYTC at age 40 and how long it took him to prepareThe differences in doing the CYTC in 2001 vs now How Brian became the very first hiking influencerDifferences in preparation and gear for our Alaska trips versus other locationsBears in the Brooks Range and safety in larger groups versus as an individualHow to transition from being an on-trail hiker to an off-trail hikerThe highlights of the Ventana WildernessThe teaching techniques we use the field and the origin of our leaning-intensive guided tripsHow to plan a route just by looking at the mapWatch the event:

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