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Worth the Schlep

Worth the Schlep

Written by: Tess King
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Adventuring outside with kids can be so fun and delightful, but let’s be honest. It's also downright exhausting – the gear, the diapers, the meltdowns, the strollers, the jacket no one wants to wear until you forget it, the snacks…good god, the snacks. But with a little time and maybe some (interrupted) sleep, sometimes those trips are also absolutely hysterical.


Join Tess King, a doctor and outdoor adventurer, athlete, and mom, for stories of the highs, lows, and hilarity of trying to raise an adventurous family. Next time you’re battling a meltdown or ear infection in the middle of a trip you prepped for all month in the hopes that everyone would have fun, just take a deep breath (or scream into the woods), because you got this, you’re not alone, and down the road, this will all be Worth the Schlep.


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Email: worththeschleppodcast@gmail.com

Music by Drew Martin: https://drewmartinmusic.bandcamp.com/

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Episodes
  • S1E15: High Five on Course

    S1E15: High Five on Course
    Nov 12 2025

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    We are BACK! You know you missed it. After a summer hiatus, Brandon and Tess talk about trying to fit racing into life as parents, the schlep that is children at a bike race, and how college club sports might be a great training ground for herding your own family around at a race years later.


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    Email: worththeschleppodcast@gmail.com

    Music by Drew Martin: https://drewmartinmusic.bandcamp.com/
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    38 mins
  • S1E14: Hiking Homework

    S1E14: Hiking Homework
    May 19 2025

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    Join Tess & Brandon King around the campfire for the tales of a PNW adventure of toddler proportion. Hikes with kids change once they're not just loaded into a pack. Once they want to walk on their own, you end up doing your hiking homework as a family to make sure it stays fun now so *hopefully* they want to keep doing it with you later. (We hope?)

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    Instagram: @worththeschleppodcast
    Email: worththeschleppodcast@gmail.com

    Music by Drew Martin: https://drewmartinmusic.bandcamp.com/
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    20 mins
  • S1E13: Roll the Dice

    S1E13: Roll the Dice
    Apr 10 2025

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    A solo mom episode for a solo mom snow adventure before the season turned to spring. We roll the dice when we plan a big day, and sometimes we win big too.

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    Email: worththeschleppodcast@gmail.com

    Music by Drew Martin: https://drewmartinmusic.bandcamp.com/
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    19 mins
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