Is The Triple Crown Of Hiking "Dumb"?

Today on The Rock Fight Colin & Shawnté discuss the following topics that have come out of the outdoor adventure community over the past week: • Fake summit selfies! Scandal (https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/italian-mountaineer-summit-selfies-faked-lm5m3w8j9?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1755338973) breaks in the mountaineering world as a climber is accused of faking summits. (08:44) • Nepal pimps other peaks! Nepal is issuing free permits (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j99xxd1z1o) to 97 other mountains to try and relieve some of the traffic on Everest. Will it work? (17:32) • The Rock Fight Lightning Round! Today's topics: a bear (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bear-kills-hiker-body-found-forest-japan/) kills Japanese hiker, a rattlesnake (https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-hiker-dies-after-bitten-venomous-snake-officials/story?id=124678239) kills a Tennessee hiker, and SUPs (https://paddlingmag.com/stories/news-events/paddlesports-fatalities-2025/) are killing more people than ever before. (24:30) • Is completing (https://www.halfwayanywhere.com/trails/unpopular-opinion-the-thru-hiking-triple-crown-is-dumb/) the Triple Crown of Hiking 'dumb'? A recent blog post ponders the motivation of those who pursue thru hiking the PCT, CDT, and AT. Do we agree? (29:12) For The Parting Shot, Shawnté reflects on Hurricane Katrina's 20 year anniversary while Colin follows up on Kilian Jornet's new venture. Thanks for listening! The Rock Fight is a production of Rock Fight (https://my.captivate.fm/rockfight.co) , LLC. Sign up for NEWS FROM THE FRONT, Rock Fight's semi-weekly newsletter by heading to www.rockfight.co and clicking Join The Mailing List. Please follow and subscribe to The Rock Fight and give us a 5 star rating and a written review wherever you get your podcasts. Want to pick a fight with The Rock Fight? Send your feedback, questions, and comments to myrockfight@gmail.com (mailto:myrockfight@gmail.com) .