Our Guest: Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings is an incredible adventure guide and real life survival specialist. He’s proudly autistic and a speed talker- depending on the platform you listen through, you may be able to slow the audio down if you find it hard to keep up!
Hutch’s site: Ready Set Adventure. Be sure to check out all the free activities available including plans to build a kid’s crossbow! You can also purchase adventure kits to complete with your kids!
Hutch’s most recent book, How To Make and Use Hide Glue: "The Duct Tape of our Ancestors.", is frequently referenced in this episode.
***This episode focuses on all the real life applications of the book, Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk, and we strongly recommend reading it before listening unless you don’t mind spoilers!***
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Featured books in this episode:
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Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books
by Gary Paulsen
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History by Jeremy Schaap
Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind (!!!heavy adult content!!!)
How To Make and Use Hide Glue: "The Duct Tape of our Ancestors." by Aaron "Hutch" Hutchings
Wolf Hollow and its sequel: My Own Lightning by Lauren Wolk
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
Tarzan by Burroughs
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
S2E4 Echo Mountain & the Survivalist's Rule of Three- With Aaron "Hutch" Hutchings