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	Podcast:		The By Land Podcast
	Episode:		EP 145 Ultra-Right Backpacking with Paul McTaggart
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		01:38:12
	Publish Date:		2022-05-30 07:00:00
	Description:		Paul McTaggart is a family man and backpacker out of New Zealand who in recent years reignited his passion for the outdoors. He and I have been exchanging emails back and forth for some time now and I thought it was time we sit down for a real and open-ended conversation about backpacking. This is the very first episode of the By Land Podcast where I bring you the audience member, and in this case Paul, on the show for a conversation for no other reason than to get to know one another. I consider all of you guys a friend so I figure why not start to get to know you! This episode with Paul is incredible and he lays out an amazing bit of framework when it comes to how he plans for his backpacking trips. We talk about his background and younger years, his time spent hiking to Annapurna Base Camp, getting to know backpacking again after years away, and finally, we cover why it’s so important to do what’s right for you and your situation in the backcountry (aka the ultra-right backpacking reference). I absolutely loved this conversation with Paul and cannot wait to bring more audience members on the show to get to know them, their stories, and glean what I can from their experiences so we can all learn together. Here’s a link to Paul's amazing article and planning process. Click HERE. Emory, By Land By Land Links LEARN HOW TO BACKPACK https://www.learnhowtobackpack.com/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChSSISEgIfwYz2cc0aHQj3g FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/1192723304224313/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/emory_by_land DONATE: https://byland.co/donate Show Notes and Links Pauls article and planning process: https://byland.co/blog/planning-for-backpacking-applying-good-practice-principles-from-military-planning Introductions Paul’s backstory Paul’s Annapurna base camp hike Paul’s approach to journaling On getting back into backpacking after years away Parenting and getting kids outdoors at a young age Advice for getting started again How Paul plans his trips (AMAZING structure!) The ultra-right backpacking philosophy Tent choice/design discussion Food and nutrition lessons learned Planning for the team, not the dream Estimating travel time
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