Colvin Chronicles: Episode 2 — Building the Great Adirondack Survey

Mapping the Adirondacks wasn’t a job posting with a description. It was something entirely new. It required building an entire operation from the ground up. In this episode, we look at how Colvin assembled his team and created the foundation for the Great Adirondack Survey.



The Colvin Chronicles is dedicated to the memory of Casey Bard.

SUPPORT CASEY BARD'S Family:
Pick up some bbq sauce and seasoning at www.Tacticalories.com to support Casey's Adirondack-loving family. I recommend "Campfire Smoke"...formerly known as "Adirondack Smoke". It's a delicious seasoning.



Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 3 different ways I can help you do that:

1.) Pick up my new book HIKE STRONG to learn how to train to get strong & fit for the mountains. Complete with DIY training plans. 
Available wherever you get your books or HERE


2.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

3.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 300 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. 
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
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Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

The Colvin Chronicles—Episode 1 — The Man Before The Mountains

Before the Adirondacks were mapped, protected, or even fully understood, they were a vast and largely unknown wilderness. In this first episode of The Colvin Chronicles, we go back to the beginning to explore the early life of Verplanck Colvin and the path that led him to take on one of the most important roles in Adirondack history. 

This is the story of how one man’s curiosity, drive, and connection to the mountains set the stage for a survey that would ultimately change the future of the Adirondacks forever.


The Colvin Chronicles is dedicated to the memory of Casey Bard.

SUPPORT CASEY BARD'S Family:
Pick up some bbq sauce and seasoning at www.Tacticalories.com to support Casey's Adirondack-loving family. I recommend "Campfire Smoke"...formerly known as "Adirondack Smoke". It's a delicious seasoning.



Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 3 different ways I can help you do that:

1.) Pick up my new book HIKE STRONG to learn how to train to get strong & fit for the mountains. Complete with DIY training plans. 
Available wherever you get your books or HERE


2.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

3.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 300 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween. 
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

This is the story of the Noonmark team's hike up Noonmark Mountain following their 6-week Great Range Athlete team training program.

Lost keys and tons of smiles.

Join the next Great Range Athlete team at www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

In the final installment of this special Olympics Sessions mini-series, we'll dive into the lasting impact of the Winter Olympics on Lake Placid and how its legacy shaped the culture of this small Adirondack mountain town for the next century. 

This is how Lake Placid became the winter sports capital of the world.


Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.comIn part 2 of the Olympic Sessions we move on to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games and relive one of the most iconic stories in sports history—the Miracle on Ice.

The Olympics Sessions is a 3-part mini-series exploring the Winter Olympic legacy here in Lake Placid, NY—home of the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Winter Games.

They wanted real, authentic winter, and the Adirondacks delivered real, authentic winter.




Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

This week Bethany Adams joins me to discuss her new book UNSUPPORTED which tells hers and Katie Rhodes' incredibe story becoming the first women to complete an unsupported thruhike of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks back in 2020. 

What. A. Story.

Pick up UNSUPPORTED now HERE
Follow Bethany on Instagram @bethany.climbs



Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

This week Old Forge Quadathlon race director Mike S. joins me to discuss his endurance adventure events around the Adirondacks and why doing hard things on purpose is important.

To sign up for the Old Forge Quadathlon or his other events head to www.WillowRunning.com

To reserve a spot on the upcoming Great Range Athlete "Quadathlon Team" starting in April email [email protected] with the subject line "QUAD Team"




Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

This week I'll dive into all things winter hiking preparation top to bottom so you can enjoy safe and sucessful snow-covered mountain adventures this winter. 



Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com

Time for the annual New Years Sessions where I'll give you a behind-the-scenes look at every episode from 2025 so you can check out ones you may have missed or give them a second listen.


Tired of physically struggling on your hikes? 
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?

Here are 2 ways I can help you do that:

1.) Work with James 1-on-1 (online)
Apply to work with directy with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More program where he'll help you build the right kind of strength & conditioning for better hiking adventures, along with the nutrition and daily habits needed to support long term transformation. 

Book a call with James to see if it's the right fit for you HERE
www.seektodomore.com
 

2.) Join the next GREAT RANGE ATHLETE Team training program
A 6-week online fitness program to help you imporve your strength and endurance for hiking mountains. Train alongside a likeminded team of fellow hikers who will give you the support, guidance, and accountability you need to succeed.

Over 200 hikers worldwide have joined the Great Range Athlete team program with great sucesss from first time hikers to multi-round Adirondack 46'ers and everywhere inbetween.
Plus, enjoy an Adirondack group hike at the end of the program with your coach and teammates

Join the next team HERE
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com



Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46

Get my Adirondack hiking books:
1.) The Adirondack 46 in 18 Hikes: The Complete Guide to Hiking the High Peaks 

2.) Adirondack Campfire Stories: Tales and Folklore from Inside the Blue Line

3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly HERE

Visit my websites:
www.46OUTDOORS.com
www.46OF46.com