Episode 35: Danelle Ballengee - Top endurance athlete who almost died

"Nellie" won almost everything she entered - 441 events with 390 podium finishes - until she almost died.  Alone in the desert for 3 days and 2 nights in December, with a broken pelvis, lying unsheltered and unable to move  Alone, except for her dog.

“Taz,” she said, “maybe you could go and get some help for me.”

It's a good story. They were on the Today Show and a Discovery Episode, and now listen to Nellie describe this in person, and what she's doing now.

Southern Appalachian Loop Trail (NC, SC, GA, TN)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 02:55pm
Description

SALT is a 350ish mile circuit created by Matt Kirk using the Appalachian Trail, Bartram Trail, Chatooga River Trail, Foothills Trail, Palmetto Trail, Art Loeb Trail and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail along with a few connecting trails/ roads through Brevard. The loop is complete except for a short section from the Palmetto Trail to DuPont State Park. Land was recently acquired by DuPont to connect the circuit but is in the beginning stages of building the trail. Here is a write up from Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine:

Peak District Boundary Walk (UK)

Submitted by pbakwin on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 02:25pm
Description

A 191 mile route circumnavigating the UK's first national park. A combination of rugged Pennine moorland and more gentle farmland. The Peak District National Park was inspired by the Kinder Mass Trespass in 1932, which helped open up the British countryside to the common man. The Peak District sits between the major metropolitan areas of Manchester, Sheffield and Derby. Despite being so close to these urban areas, this National Park includes some of the most beautiful countryside in England.

MA Appalachian Trail (MA)

Submitted by pbakwin on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 12:41pm
Description

The Appalachian Trail travels 90 miles in Massachusetts as the trail winds through the Berkshires. The trail passes over the highest point in the state at Mount Greylock with an elevation of 3491 feet. The trail travels over hills, valleys and through towns and hamlets of the Berkshires. The AT passes through the towns of Dalton and Cheshire.