SO COLD MY HAIR FROZE (climbing the tallest mountain in Colorado)

Sometimes the line between fun and misery is dangerously close. Would you have made it to the top with us? Go to www.audible.com/karaandnate or text KARAANDNATE to 500 500 and start listening today.<br />
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Episode 809 | Leadville, Colorado | Filmed January 2022<br />
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Who are Kara and Nate?! <br />
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we rean out of money and went home to normal life. We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 <br />
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0:00 Leadville, CO keeps drawing us back!<br />
1:25 4 a.m. wake up call🚐<br />
3:11 keep walking or freeze to death<br />
4:25 why are we doing this?!<br />
6:22 MY HAIR FROZE<br />
7:16 our current fav book on Audible! <br />
8:20 route up to the tallest mountain in CO<br />
9:58 Nate’s theory about life <br />
13:10 intense wind above the treelike…<br />
14:55 Nate’s water bottle froze<br />
15:41 RUNNING to the top!<br />
16:14 View from the top of CO😍