Hanging In There: Shug Emery | Off-Trail With Dixie Podcast

Try the onX Backcountry App and tell them I sent you: https://www.onxmaps.com/purchase/back... Sean “Shug” Emery is a former Ringling Brothers circus clown turned entertaining outdoor video creator. Known as the "Lord of Lollygag" across the backpacking community, Shug has spent nearly two decades teaching thousands of people how to master four-season hammock camping through his YouTube channel. Recently, Shug has inspired his community in a whole new way, facing a chronic myeloid leukemia diagnosis and documenting his ongoing recovery from a rigorous bone marrow transplant with his signature resilience, transparency, and light-hearted spirit. Follow Shug on YouTube:    / @shugemery   Support Shug’s Gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rallying-f... 0:00 Intro 6:29 Shug's Cancer Recovery 13:43 YouTube 22:41 Ringling Brothers 38:34 When Shug Started Noticing Something Was Wrong 45:50 Sunsetting YouTube Career? 1:00:17 Dixie's Hammock Journey 1:14:17 Life As a Circus Clown 1:26:13 Spirited Introvert 1:31:08 Filming Backpacking Trips 1:45:11 Perspective Change 1:51:10 Future Backpacking Collab Between Shug and Dixie Music: Tangled by Evelynn Ray    • Tangled   Intro by Aaron Mattox