What happens when a simple hiking challenge becomes the starting point for something bigger?

In this episode, I’m joined by Carolina Montero and Nikki Taylor from Way Out Wild, a community focused on helping women build confidence, connect with others, and grow through outdoor adventure.

We talk about how they’ve used the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge as more than just a hiking goal—it’s become a powerful tool for building momentum, creating accountability, and helping people realize they’re capable of more than they thought.

From first hikes to bigger adventures, this conversation is all about the role community plays in turning “maybe someday” into “I did it.”

In this episode, we cover:

• The story behind Way Out Wild
• Why community matters in the outdoors
• How structured challenges create momentum
• The mindset shift that comes with completing a goal
• Advice for getting started (even if you’re unsure)

Learn more:

• Way Out Wild: https://www.wayoutwild.org
• Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge: https://socialhiker.net

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Rob and Kristin DeCou made a decision before their first child was born: adventure would be a family value, not just a vacation. They're now at 56 of 63 U.S. National Parks, with just the remote Alaska parks standing between them and completing the mission.

Host Jeff Hester sits down with these longtime Six-Pack of Peaks community members to talk raising outdoor kids, managing screens on the road, the Junior Ranger program, and what it really means to design a life around adventure — including blowing two tires at 11,000 feet and turning it into one of the family's best stories.

Whether you're a parent wanting to get outside more, a national park fan, or just someone who needs a reminder that adventure is possible at any stage of life — this one's for you.

Wild Parks Family: wildparksfamily.com | @wildparksfamily Social Hikers: socialhiker.net | @socialhiker

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Since 2018, Brandi Rubin has been climbing peaks, facing fears, and discovering what the mountains reveal about strength, patience, and self-trust.

In this episode of the Social Adventures Podcast, Brandi joins Jeff Hester to share her journey through the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, a standout 2025 season completing four regions, and how an unexpected injury changed—but didn’t end—her relationship with hiking.

This is a conversation about resilience, recovery, and why climbing is about far more than summits.

“I climb because I want to see this beautiful world for myself—not through pictures.”

🎧 Listen in if you’ve ever:

• Wanted to try your first big peak

• Been sidelined by injury

• Questioned your hiking motivation

• Needed a reminder of why you climb

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