In this episode, Jen and Elle discuss Jen's solo hiking adventures around Banff National Park, the origins of the term "Hi Bear", and Part 1 of our practical guides on "How to get into hiking" as a first-timer.

We want to acknowledge the First Nations communities of the Calgary area; home of Banff National Park and Jasper areas. We pay our respects to The Blackfoot Confederacy comprising the Siksika [Sik-see–gaa], Kainai [Gaa-Naw], and Piikani [Bee–gaa–knee] nations (also called Peigan). The Tsuut'ina [Soots-in–naw] First Nations, and The Stoney Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Wesley and Bearspaw. These peaceful nations, while under forced treaty, still hold sacred attachment to the mountains, waterways, and trees of this area. The land treaties of this area were forced upon the First Nations people above as were most land treaties throughout "Canada" and it should be widely known that First Nations people of "Canada" still fight for their basic rights.

We also want to acknowledge the land we record this podcast on is situated on the stolen land of Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We also want to acknowledge the First Nations people throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We stand on this land as beneficiaries of an uncompensated and unreconciled dispossession which began over 200 years ago and continues today. We would like to reflect that within acknowledgement there should be action - and take a moment to reflect on how we act in solidarity with First Nations peoples and how we act against the economic and social systems which reinforce racism, oppression and subjugation.