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12 DEC 2025 · In September 2025 I officially completed a second round of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. In this podcast I'll dive into the fresh perspectives these mountains offer that can only be learned through mutiple visits.
Tired of physically struggling on your hikes?
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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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
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14 NOV 2025 · The title says it all. Get ready for an inspirational story of a man who just completed the Adirondack Great Range Traverse at 70 years old.
10 Adirondack mountains, 8 High Peaks, 21 miles, 10k+ elevation gain. What a story this one is.
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
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7 NOV 2025 · In 2010, 22-year-old Wesley Wamsganz left his job in Lake Placid and walked into the Adirondack High Peaks—without gear, food, or a known plan—and he never returned.
And his body has never been found. Another tragic story from the ADK High Peaks and a family left without answers.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Wesley Wamsganz, please contact the New York State Police Troop B in Ray Brook at (518) 897-2000.
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Does your physical fitness ever hold you back from fully enjoying your hiking adventures?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl like it was for over 100 other hikers around the world.
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
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31 OCT 2025 · The October Sessions' 6th Annual Bigfoot in the Blue Line episode features Johnny from Adirondack Bigfoot where we get into all things bigfoot sightings inside the Adirondack Park.
Follow Johnny on Facebook and Youtube @AdirondackBigfoot
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
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24 OCT 2025 · In 2012, 18-year-old Colin Gillis left a party and walked alone into the Adirondack night—but he was never seen again.
In a small town where whispers linger and secrets run deep, his family is still waiting for answers.
How does someone vanish on a highway, in plain sight, with witnesses just minutes before? And why, all these years later, do rumors still suggest that people know more than they’ve said?
Colin’s family deserves closure. His community deserves the truth.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Colin Gillis, please contact the New York State Police Troop B in Ray Brook at (518) 897-2000.
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
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17 OCT 2025 · A routine deer hunt. An Army veteran in the woods. A strange sound in the distance. When the group returned to their cars, Tom Messick was gone—and what happened next has haunted the Adirondacks ever since.
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Tom Messick Sr, please contact the New York State Police Troop B in Ray Brook at (518) 897-2000.
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Does your physical fitness ever hold you back from fully enjoying your hiking adventures?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl like it was for over 100 other hikers around the world.
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
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10 OCT 2025 · On April 12, 1976, 19-year-old Steven Paul Thomas sat down at a lean-to on the trail to Mt Marcy, brewed himself a cup of tea, and told his hiking partners he was going out for a short walk. He never came back...
What followed was one of the most puzzling disappearances in Adirondack history. Hundreds of searchers, helicopters, dogs, and years of follow-up would turn up no trace of the young hiker. His family, especially his brother, would spend decades combing the High Peaks, chasing answers the forest never gave up.
Was it exposure, disorientation, or an accident hidden by the terrain? Or was something darker at play that afternoon in the Adirondack High Peaks?
Join me as we discuss the tragic mystery of Steven Paul Thomas.
Resources & References:
- Adirondack Life — “In Limbo” (article on Thomas’s disappearance)
- NamUs Case MP9488 — Steven Paul Thomas
- Community archives and historical accounts of the 1976 search effort
If you have information about the disappearance of Steven Paul Thomas, please contact New York State Police and reference NamUs case MP9488.
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking, nutrition, discipline, and daily habits?
Apply to work with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More coaching program at www.seektodomore.com
Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge Team and get in mountain-hiking shape alongside a likeminded group in just 6 weeks from your local gym or house.
Join the team at www.greatrangeathlete.com
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Get my books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
Visit my other websites:
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https://46of46.com/
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3 OCT 2025 · In July of 1971, eight-year-old Douglas “Dougie” Legg was spending the weekend with family at Great Camp Santanoni in Newcomb, New York. When his uncle told him to run back to the lodge and change into long pants before a hike, Dougie set off on a short, familiar walk of just a few hundred feet. He never arrived. What followed became one of the largest search operations in Adirondack history—yet no trace of the boy was ever found.
More than fifty years later, the disappearance of Douglas Legg remains one of the park’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. Was he lost to the vast Adirondack wilderness? Or was something more sinister at play?
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Douglas Legg, please contact the New York State Police Troop B in Ray Brook at (518) 897-2000.
Looking for help to improve your your fitness for hiking, nutrition, discipline, and daily habits?
Apply to work with James 1-on-1 in his Seek To Do More coaching program at www.seektodomore.com
Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge Team and get in mountain-hiking shape alongside a likeminded group in just 6 weeks from your local gym or house.
Join the team at www.greatrangeathlete.com
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Get my books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
Visit my other websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
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26 SEP 2025 · This week's Summit Session with Isabelle Carpenter is sure to inspire you. Grit is the only word to describe this woman's journey to 46. From 9 trips to the Dix Range before summiting all 5, to 6 trips to the Seward Range, and many more stories like that. This woman refused to give up. It took her 55 trips to the Adirondacks from Buffalo later, but she is now an Adirondack 46'er.
Enjoy this story of perseverance and finding your true joy in the mountains!
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Does your physical fitness ever hold you back from fully enjoying your hiking adventures?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl like it was for over 100 other hikers around the world.
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
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19 SEP 2025 · The Adirondack 46 creates transformation for people who see the journey. This is Chet's comeback story of almost abandoning his journey alltogether due to weight gain and poor habits, to putting a stop to it, getting help, putting in the work to fight back for his health, and finishing the Adirondack 46.
An inspirational High Peaks comeback story.
Follow on Instagram & Facebook:
@46of46podcast
@jamesappleton46
Does your physical fitness ever hold you back from fully enjoying your hiking adventures?
Here's 2 ways I can help you:
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 https://www.seektodomore.com/vsl like it was for over 100 other hikers around the world.
www.seektodomore.com
2.) Join the next https://www.seektodomore.com/6-week-challenge 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 https://www.greatrangeathlete.com
www.GreatRangeAthlete.com
Get my Adirondack hiking books:
https://46outdoors.com/product/the-adirondack-46-in-18-hikes-the-complete-guide-to-hiking-the-high-peaks/
https://46outdoors.com/product/adirondack-campfire-stories-tales-and-folklore-from-inside-the-blue-line/
3.) Pick up my digital eBook "From 1-to-46" instantly https://46outdoors.com/podcast-books/#ebook
Visit my websites:
https://46outdoors.com
https://46of46.com/
The premiere podcast that brings the mountains, trails, lakes, and stories of the Adirondack Park to life—one adventure at a time.
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