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Armchair Adventure Book Club: Spring 2021
We're thrilled to be bringing back our popular Armchair Adventure Book Club for Spring 2021! Join us for monthly chats with the author and leave inspired to get outside!
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Jennifer Pharr Davis's Hiker Gift Guide
Our favorite gifts for the hiker on your list!
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2020 Holiday Sales
Women's Led Wednesday and Small Business Saturday Sales
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Armchair Adveture Book Club Chat: Pursuit of Endurance
Jennifer Pharr Davis discusses Trail Records (FKTs) and Endurance with special guest Heather "Anish" Anderson.
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Armchair Adveture Book Club Chat: Grandma Gatewood's Walk
Join us as we discuss the first woman to solo hike the Appalachian Trail. "Grandma Gatewood" was 67 when she first completed the 2050 mile path and she went on to hike the entire trail another two times. She became known far and wide for her walking ability, minimalist gear, and punch one liners. Far less known was he amount of domestic violence she endured before she became a nationally renowned pedestrian. We'll discuss it all with Ben Montgomery, author of the New York Times Bestseller, "Grandma Gatewood's Walk.
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Armchair Adventure Book Club Chat: Stand Up That Mountain
Jay and his neighbors led the fight to protect the scenic balds near Roan Mountain from a deafening and destructive mining operation on a neighboring ridge.
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Armchair Adventure Book Club Chat: Positive Forward Motion
We're taking a break from books this week and talking with another storyteller, videographer, and filmmaker Chris Gallaway. Chris has worked on a number of Appalachian Mountain films and biopics, including "Positive Forward Motion" featuring Jennifer Pharr Davis.
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Armchair Adventure Book Club Chat: Gorge
Join us as we talk to Kara Richardson Whitley about her book "Gorge," which chronicles her climb up Kilimanjaro and her struggles with Binge Eating Disorder. Gorge is also set to be made into an Amazon Studios movie staring Chrissy Metz!
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Armchair Adventure Book Club Chat: Untamed
"In wilderness, we find something greater than ourselves." - Carol Ruckdeschel
Today's Armchair Adventure Book Club with Blue Ridge Hiking Company & Jennifer Pharr Davis featured Will Harlan, author of the award-winning biography "Untamed: The Wildest Woman in American and the Fight for Cumberland Island."
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Armchair Adventure Book Club Chat: The Unlikely Thru Hiker
A self-described metrosexual from NYC who likes to stay "groomed, fresh, and well dressed," Derick Lugo (trail name: Mr. Fabulous) hiked the entire Appalachian Trail and then penned a funny and heart-warming memoir that chronicles his journey - and his struggle to stay clean. Join Derick as he discusses his adventures on the Appalachian Trail, his writing journey, and his advice for other "Unlikely Thru-Hikers."
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