Nominate Speakers for the 2025 ALDHA-West Gathering
The ALDHA-West annual gathering is September 26-28, 2025 at Cal-Wood Education Center in Jamestown, CO. A centerpiece of the event is in-person speakers. If you've attended past gatherings, then you know these speakers can be inspirational, motivational, and frankly life-changing.

We need your help nominating speakers! We are looking for dynamic storytellers that can inspire and educate our community. Topics can include (but are not limited to) thru-hiking a new long route, trail conservation and advocacy, and new faces and diverse voices that haven't been previously showcased in our community.

Nominations are due April 30th, 2025. The board will review all nominations and vote on the speaker invitations at our board meetings in May and June.

Past speakers include:
  • Lauren "Long Way" Roerick
  • Lyla "Sugar" Harrod
  • Ryan "Dirtmonger" Silva
  • Heather "Anish" Anderson
  • Teresa Martinez
  • Kevin "The Animal" Koski
  • Dr. Morgan "Blaze" Brosnihan
  • Bethany "Fidget" Hughes
  • Arlette "Apple Pie" Laan
  • Jim Wolf
  • Whitney "Allgood" LaRuffa
  • Naomi "The Punisher" Hudetz
  • Justin “Trauma” Lichter & Shawn "Pepper" Forey
  • Clay "Woodward" Jacobson
  • Mary "Fireweed" Kwart
  • Barney "Scout" Mann
  • Liz "Snorkel" Thomas
  • Jennifer Pharr Davis
  • Renne "She-Ra" Patrick
  • . . . and many more notable hikers
For 2025, we are especially eager to find speakers on the following themes:
  1. New Routes: What's beyond National Scenic Trails? We love stories about creating new long routes and rediscovering under-appreciated trails.
  2. Heroic Stories of Trail Conservation. We love people that are building trails, advocating for trails, and creating community around a shared love for trails.
  3. New Faces & Diverse Voices that previously haven't been showcased in our community.
Thank-you for your nominations. We hope to see you at the gathering!

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