The Hiking Episode | Episode 35 | Everything is Everything

Описание: We are monkeys -- and yet, we don't spend enough time in nature. We should go hiking more!

Welcome to Episode 35 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Ajay talks about his lifelong love for hiking, which emerges naturally from his love for nature. He tells hiking stories, and gives us all tips on how to get into hiking -- and how the hiking mindset can help us live better lives.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 Packaging
00:13 Introduction: Cast with a Cast
00:32 Chapter 1: Ajay Falls in Love With Hiking
20:25 Chapter 2: The Why of Hiking
34:01 Chapter 3: The How of Hiking
40:51 Chapter 4: The Dos and Don’t of Hiking
1:01:25 Chapter 5: Ajay’s Recco
1:10:23 Chapter 6: How has Ajay Changed?

USEFUL RESOURCES:
1. Amit on Twitter:   / amitvarma  
2. Ajay on Twitter:   / ajay_shah  
3. The Seen and the Unseen -- Amit's audio podcast: https://seenunseen.in/
(Also on all podcast apps. And YouTube, though less than 1% of listens come from here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSeenAndTh...)
4. Ajay's organisation, XKDR Forum, on YouTube:    / @xkdr  
5. In Service of the Republic -- Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah: https://amzn.eu/d/hwGILb3
6. The Art of Clear Writing -- Amit's writing course: https://indiauncut.com/clear-writing/
7. For Whom the Bell Tolls -- Ernest Hemingway: https://amzn.eu/d/4FfaNEl
8. Biophilia -- Edward O Wilson: https://amzn.eu/d/ecOMqoz
9. Prem Throws Your Heart to the Ground -- Amit Varma: https://indiauncut.substack.com/p/pre...
10. Into Thin Air -- Jon Krakauer: https://amzn.eu/d/gtwP8CW
11. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- Robert M Pirsig: https://amzn.eu/d/aMCmSUf
12. Pedestrianism -- Matthew Algeo: https://amzn.eu/d/4olDMRe
13. How I Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes -- Episode 9 of Everything is Everything:    • How I Reversed My Type 2 Diabetes | Episod...  
14. Traffic -- Tom Vanderbilt: https://amzn.eu/d/efgk3X1
15. Man-eaters of Kumaon -- Jim Corbett: https://amzn.eu/d/hCRwOGO
16. The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag -- Jim Corbett: https://amzn.eu/d/9LiTz1y
17. Jungle Lore -- Jim Corbett: https://amzn.eu/d/cHL2u5m
18. Into the Wild -- Jon Krakauer: https://amzn.eu/d/3oj3khM
19. Heaven’s Gaits -- Adam Gopnik: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...

Buy your gear at Decathlon: https://www.decathlon.in/

The best hiking resource for India: https://indiahikes.com/

Some selected hikes:
Gorakhgad: https://indiahikes.com/documented-tre...
Kothaligad: https://indiahikes.com/documented-tre...
Harishchandragad: https://indiahikes.com/documented-tre...
Ratandad: https://indiahikes.com/documented-tre...
Goechala: https://indiahikes.com/blog/goechala-...

Some recommended gear:
Lifestraw: https://lifestraw.com/
Katadyn: https://www.katadyngroup.com/us/en/80...

Recommended service providers:
Odati: https://www.odati.com/
White Magic Adventure Travel: https://www.whitemagicadventure.com/

Produced by Amit Varma
Shot by Vaishnav Vyas and Nomsita MS Haritashya:   / vaishnav.vyas  
Edited by Nomsita MS Haritashya:   / nomsitaharitashya  
Thanks to Gaurav Chintamani for helping with sound:   / gaurav_chintamani  
Chapter images & additional illustrations by Simahina:   / i_am_simahina