Sherpa Interviews

The world is filled with strong willed adventurers and we've been fortunate enough to interview some of them. Read the Sherpa Interviews to learn about their adventures.

Interview: Breadcrumbs – A GPS mapping app

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We interviewed the founders of Breadcrumbs, an online GPS track management app that allows users to visualize, organize, edit and share their GPS tracks. It’s an interesting service and one that we will most certainly use moving forward here on Trail Sherpa.

Interview: Rafflecopter

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Rafflecopter is a very intuitive piece of technology that allows website owners and bloggers to run and manage giveaways that spark engagement for their online property.

Shelli Johnson

Shelli Johnson

I found Shelli (@yellowstoneshel) online a few months ago and exchange a few tweets with her over time.  I saw her post in May recounting her Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim trek in the Grand Canyon and immediately knew that she is someone that I wanted to get to know better. So I reached out to her begging for [...]

Jeff Hester

Jeff Hester - The SoCal Hiker

I had the pleasure to interview Jeff Hester, @TheSoCalHiker, the other day about his recent John Muir Trail adventure. This was his second successful thru-hike on the JMT, nearly 30 years after his first time! Jeff is one of the more giving people you will find in the online hiker community, often commenting and sharing [...]

Derek Loranger

Derek Loranger

This Twitterview was conducted between Tim Miner (@TrailSherpa) and Derek Loranger (@100peaks) via Twitter on Wednesday, July 30, 2010 and is part of the Trail Sherpa Blog Series #hike2020. Derek Loranger is the voice (or should I say “hiker”) behind www.100peaks.com and a great story teller.  I discovered Derek on Twitter (@100peaks) and read his [...]

Pamela Wilton – 8 Thousand Kilometer Challenge

Pamela Wilton

This Twitterview was conducted between Tim Miner (@TrailSherpa) and Pamela Wilton (@8Thousand) via Twitter on Wednesday, July 29, 2010 and is part of the Trail Sherpa Blog Series #hike2020. I met Pamela Wilton on Twitter (@8thousand) and like I do with anyone that catches my attention on Twitter, I went to her blog to see [...]

Introducing our new blog series #hike2020

We often hear the phrase that hindsight is 20/20.  That same expression applies to hiking.  Some of my best trail experiences came on my second or third time on a trail.  What you learn from your first walk on a trail can make your next visit even more enjoyable. Our new interview series, #hike2020, shares [...]