Chris Lininger is an outdoorsman, world traveler and owner of Epic Backpacker Tours, where he leads groups into the Karakoram mountains, among other destinations.

We talk backpacking, kindness of people, 8,000 meter peaks, what is the Karakoram?, grandness of Pakistan wilderness, working around landslides, untapped outdoor potential of Iran, Kyrgyzstan - the Patagonia of Central Asia, Hindu Kush, trekking at high altitude, high altitude sickness, and more.

Check out Chris' tours @ Epicbackpackertours.com
and his travel blog @ offtheatlas.com

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