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Solo audio update about my current focus, recent work and plans for hiking trips in 2025

It's been a few crazy months since my last stream so let's catch up with travel plans, changes to the channel and new dad news.

00:00 Welcome 5:55 Mexico City 9:06 Food on trail 10:52 Hardrock 100 Course 15:25 Bringing a laptop on hikes 18:04 Podcast life update videos 20:07 Hikes in the UK 25:30 Hiking with Henry again 26:30 Feedback from the last stream with Simon 30:45 How has hiking/traveling changed 32:59 YouTube channel analytics 34:02 @thespiffingbrit sleep content 35:13 Three Hours of Ambient Hiking with a Drone 38:18 My workout routine 39:32 Busy trails 47:34 Videos playing in pubs and restaurants 54:30 Hiking in Italy 55:13 Attending Creator Camp in Europe in Sept 57:53 Demand for hiking content on YouTube 1:01:16 Announcing my Trip to Brazil 1:02:22 Brazil notes 1:03:41 Heat in Rio 1:06:22 Issues with Rio Travel Vlog 1:11:57 Where I stayed in Rio 1:16:41 Day hikes near Rio 1:28:11 Pedra da Gavea Hike 1:31:02 Beaches and sightseeing 1:42:09 Getting to the trailhead 1:44:51 Day 1 of the hike 1:51:30 Day 2 of the hike 2:06:00 Spring in Brooklyn 2:07:45 Challengers reality tv show premiere 2:08:43 Camp Strava event in LA 2:12:11 Birth of my Son, Dean Aviv Adams 2:14:35 Thank you

00:00 Welcome Thoughts on the previous stream 11:55 Traveling to Brazil 16:57 Teresopolis hike https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/brazil/rio-de-janeiro--2/teresopolis-bonfim?u=i 19:30 New adsense/watch time records 23:24 Custom music for videos with @AlaskanTapes 28:35 Plan to hike Teresopolis in Brazil 44:44 Teresopolis video by @millyfariasi https://youtu.be/YK7llZpciYQ?si=8Q36EM21y5aMjORp 53:14 Teresopolis trail planning 57:33 New DJI Drone 1:00:36 Chatting with @wholesomesimon 1:10:58 Hiking alone in Big Bend, Texas https://youtu.be/rRFJ7mn-D1M?si=Fkm33FK9HZW_i8f8 1:16:45 Creator Camp https://creatorcamp.co 1:26:47 Simon's website https://wholesomesimon.com 1:36:47 Sunnyday Coffee Company http://sunnyday.co/KRAIG15 1:37:09 Working with @YesTheory https://youtu.be/57P-wczErII?si=wwCIoe4GYrnITAee 1:39:40 New Wave YouTuber @nataliexlynn 1:43:09 Strategy on YouTube 1:47:45 Watching @GawxArt 1:53:22 Who is @jacobcollier 1:57:38 Streams format on YouTube 2:02:59 Next stream after Brazil

Q&A with chat and behind the scenes for my recent video in the Azores - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pp3ONGoJsdQ 00:00 Intro 4:33 Welcome 9:21 Sleeping on trail 11:38 Black Forest in Germany 14:37 Niched in hiking 17:31 Azores video analytics 19:23 Teeth of Navarino trail https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/chile/magallanes/dientes-de-navarino?u=i 25:44 Azores video FCPX timeline 44:09 Family vlogs like Pewdiepie 47:17 Azores video behind the scenes 50:54 Things I need help with 54:38 7 hour ambient video 58:00 Hiking Alta Via 1 in Italy in September 1:05:35 Azores video commentary 1:44:30 Azores video Sponsor 1:50:00 Stranded on Corvo Island for 3 days 1:55:46 Instagram 2:05:23 Old podcast episodes and new streams 2:09:50 Cactus to Clouds hike 2:15:31 Short form content 2:22:40 Challengers Show https://amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CV9LTTZL/ref=atv_hm_mys_c_4I2SRv_2_1 2:26:20 Plans for the next few weeks