In what is an honest-to-goodness conversation on how authenticity, honesty and environmental sensitivity are the key building blocks of trail running values, Neetu Singh strings together her experiences and thoughts on the moral considerations for when we're out on the trails or in the mountains.

Neetu started trail running seriously some time in 2020. From there, soon after, she did what everyone in an urban life only dreamt of - she left her comfortable corporate job to head out to the mountains, by herself in her car, just to explore, learn and see where life would take her. Drawing from her experiences as a speaker at the UN's Sustainable Development Goals Global Action Summit in 2019, to her journey from rock climbing to trail running to mountaineering to ultra running to life in general, Neetu is a true embodiment of the values of outdoor sports and activities.

In no particular order, we talk about:

• What a value system is and why it is important to have one
• Examples and similarities between codes of conduct for different outdoor sports
• Honesty and authenticity as the most important pillars of outdoor activities
• The 'Leave No Trace' principle and how to be environmentally aware and sensitive
• The role of individuals, clubs/organisations and higher institutions in instilling values
• Various other musings

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Neetu

• Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/neetuusinghh
• Strava: ⁠https://www.strava.com/athletes/49437769

Kshitish

• Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/kshitishpurohit⁠
• Strava: ⁠https://strava.com/athletes/24060164⁠

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Talking Dirt is written, recorded and produced by the team at CapitalTrails

• Website: ⁠https://capitaltrails.in⁠
• Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/capitaltrailsrc⁠
• Email: ⁠talks(at)capitaltrails.in⁠

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Music

• Serge Quadrado: ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/⁠
• Lundstroem: ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/⁠
• Free Music Archive: ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/