Cole Heathcott
My name is Cole, my friends call me Bear, my trail names (yes, I had two trail names) were Poptart and Balto. In 2013, at 19 years old, I completed a northbound thru-hike and fell in love with life, the outdoors, and adventure. Check out my website - www.beingcolbert.com
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10 Reasons Why Colorado is a Thru-Hiker’s Paradise
As a former thru-hiker living in Colorado, I cant imagine living anywhere else. Here are 10 reasons why colorful Colorado is a thru-hikers
3 Ugly and Pretty Truths About the Colorado Trail
Before I get started, this post is for people who have thru-hiked the AT and are looking for their next adventure. In my case, I chose to thru-hike
10 Reasons to Thru-Hike the Colorado Trail
After completing an AT thru-hike in 2013, I decided it was time to start hiking again this summer and began my trek of the Colorado Trail on July
Preparing for the Colorado Trail
Well, it's official... I have left my summer jobs and will be starting the Colorado Trail in 10-ish days. I have to be finished by the 25th of August
Discovering Colorado: Paradise Cove
As I prepare to hike the Colorado Trail in August, I have taken on the challenging of discovering as much of Colorado as possible this summer. Last
Discovering Colorado: Garden of the Gods
It may be just me, but it seems like thru-hikers flock to Colorado after completing the trail. Whether it's the mountains, the culture, the presence
Eight Ways to Reconnect After Your Thru-hike
A couple weeks from now, I will be exactly one year older than the day I started walking north from Springer Mountain. This means that about 1.7% of
[The Gear Replacement Series] Part 2: Shelter
Last time you all heard from me, I discussed my decision to purchase a Sawyer Squeeze MINI water filter in my journey to replace all of my stolen
[The Gear Replacement Series] Part 1: Water Filtration
A couple weeks ago on a day hike in Colorado Springs, my car was broken into and my backpack, with most of my camping gear in it, was stolen. As
7 Remedies for Springer Fever
If youre like me, a former thru-hiker reading this site, you are probably extremely jealous of all of the Appalachian Trials bloggers who are either