What’s YOUR Mountain?
Susan, personally committed to doing good, is one of less than 10 women her age to successfully thru-hike the 2,194.3 mile Appalachian Trail, spanning from Maine to Georgia, with her daughter.
Goals were to:
Complete the Trail & be home by Christmas (we began on July 15th)
Raise awareness & funds to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease (published 96 videos on our YouTube channel, raised almost $100k and were named The Michael J. Fox Foundation’s Rookies of the Year)
Don’t die (came close with 2 ER visits due to head injuries, but we were back on Trail the following day)
Life Lessons Learned
Tools
What do you need to be successful?
Training
Do you know how to leverage the resources available to you?
Team
Who will support, encourage, challenge you to be your best?
Lessons Helpful For
Leadership
Can Trail lessons make leaders smarter & more successful?
Entrepreneurship
Will the diverse challenges of the Trail help entrepreneurs be more resilient?
Behavioral Health & Wellbeing
How time with self can help build mental health & reduce stress
“I've followed you whole way! Congratulations! ️My eyes are tearing a little too!”
“Oh gosh….y’all still gave me goosebumps, tears and belly laughs. Thanks for being the best! Amazing accomplishment dear ladies!”
About The Appalacian Trail
By The Numbers
2 Hikers
(Our daughter, Gretja & I)
14
States hiked through
16 x
Elevation = up & down Mt. Everest
2 Birthdays
On Trail (66 & 27 years old)
3 Hurricanes
Endured throughout the hike
2 E.R. Visits
9 stitches, 10 staples
154 days
On the Appalachian Trail
5.25 Months
Months away from home
35 lb.
Backpacks, 1 for each of us
1 of 10
Women over 65 to complete trail
1 Case
of Covid-19
2 Rookies
Michael J. Fox Foundation ROTY
2,194.3
Miles
1,540,000
Calories burned
14.25 Miles
Average miles/day
40 Trail Angels
Who helped us along the way
1 Root Canal
In and out operation
Almost $100k+ Raised
For Parkinson’s Disease research
96 Videos
Plus as many corny Dad-jokes