We're back at it today with this season's third edition of our wildcard episode. Instead of giving our hikers a specific prompt, they are given the freedom to report on whatever subject they find most pressing. We get some very moving entries, including an emotional take on what it feels like to lose your hiking partner in the midst of the journey, we hear about hiker entitlement, we get a check-in from Ibex fresh off the Benton Mackaye trail- and why she's no longer on the PCT, and more.

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In today's episode we hear from:

• Cal "Starburst" Dobbs
• Jeff "Link" Podmayer
• Juli "M8" Wolter
• Laura Waltrous
• Natalie "Ibex" Parker
• Monica "Moss" Aguilar
• Henri "Rooster" de la Vega

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