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Recently, Sanuk’s Grizzly Adam caught up with professional wanderer, Justin Lichter (a.k.a. Trauma in the hiking world) in an exclusive interview. His mission: to get the scoop on Trauma’s upcoming globetrotting.

(photo: www.justinlichter.com)

Grizzly Adam: Why don’t we start by having you tell the Sanukiverse a little bit about yourself, eh?

Justin: Sure thing. I grew up about an hour north of NewYork City and have since lived in Santa Barbara, CA, southern VT, Dillon, CO, and I am currently living in Truckee, CA. When not hiking, I am a ski patroller and enjoy backcountry skiing, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, and pretty much anything else relaxing.

GA: Truly a man of the great outdoors. Just our vibe. So Justin, what brings you to the Sanuk Blog today?

Justin: I am getting ready for another expedition and just wanted to keep you all up to date.

GA: Ya don’t say! Where to this time? Nebraska? The Bahamas? Outback Steakhouse?

Justin: Nah, I just bought my plane tickets to Kathmandu. I fly out on March 21st.

GA: KathmanDUDE! Wait, where the hell is that?

Justin: (pulls out wrinkled map from pocket). Right here, man.

GA: Yeah, definitely never been there… So what’s on the agenda while you’re over there?

Justin: Well, I am still in the planning stages and trying to get everything organized. But the plan is to hike about 3000 miles from the easternmost 8000 meter peak in the Himalayas to the westernmost 8000 meter peak.

GA: 3000 Miles? That’s like walkin from California to New York City…

Justin: Precisely.

GA: You getting excited or what?

Justin: Definitely. This should be an amazing trip and I can’t wait to get over there and experience it. Right now I am handling all of the logistics, permits, visas, route planning, and all of those random things.

GA: Logistics-Smagistics. Sounds like you’re on top of it.

Justin: Speaking of, I gotta run. TSA is hounding me like a madman. I’ll keep you all up to date as the trip gets closer!

Because you’re reading this, you’ve clearly achieved some mastery over this new fangled thing called the Internet… Either that or you just got really, really, ridiculously lucky and landed on our blog. Either way, Congratulations! We’re glad you stopped by.

While you’re here, allow us to introduce you to a newly acquired friend of ours: Debbie Lavdas (a.k.a Debbie in the OC).

Debbie is a freelance writer, YouTube videocaster and avid flip-flop fanatic. Her weekly stories on what’s happening in Orange County (our home) cover everything from events, style, green and even health. Debbie’s unique spotlights showcase the latest trends, greatest happenings and hidden gems Orange County has to offer. Basically, she roams the county strategically so you don’t have to aimlessly. Pretty schnazzy right? We thought so too.

Recently, Debbie dropped into Sanuk HQ (unsolicited might we add) where she met up with our media-magicians and SANUK NEWS Lead Anchors Joey Maiocco and Scott “Bone” Nichols, to get the low down on what we’ve been up to… Oh, she’s a brave soul.

Like her vibe? Want to see more! Then, check Debbie out on:

Debbie in the OC: Youtube.com/dlavdas

Twitter at: @DebLavdas

Ever wonder what it would be like to be Donavon Frankenreiter?

Well, right now, if you were our mustachioed muchacho, you’d be on tour…

Roadtrippin’ on a big ol’ bus (with trailer in tow) movin’ around the country on a musical mission to spread good times.

You’d be hittin’ a different stage every night and doin’ what puts a smile on your face.

Oh yeah, AND you’d be stoked. Really stoked. Just like Donny.

On the third stop of Donny’s whirlwind, BNQT.com caught up with the man himself to find out what’s like:

(Moving images provided by: BNQT.com )

Find out where Donny will be next- It could be closer than you think: Tour Schedule

Recently, Shoes.TV caught up with stars as they hit the Red Carpet for the Child Institute’s Poker for a Cause. Host Samia Khan caught up with “Seinfeld” star, Jason Alexander, and got the lowdown on his “lucky” pair of Sanuks- our Shore Leave. While Jason admitted there isn’t a personal stylist in his life, it looks like he may not need one after all!

For more coverage on the event visit: www.shoes.tv

For the full interview, paddle on over to Surfline.