Backpacker Radio

Today we hear from the 2nd batch of our thru-hikers about a week into their journey.  You can find the first part of this here.  2018 SOBOs: Learn how to apply HERE. Today we hear from: Jake Beaver (AT) Gwen Nitya (AT) Lukas Isaacson (PCT) Madeline (PCT) Rabbit (CDT) You can support the show through our Patreon page, which helps us to publish episodes more frequently. Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)! Download this podcast.  Find us on Stitcher and Google Play. Follow Backpacker Radio, The Trek, Chaunce, and Badger on Instagram. Follow The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube Follow The Trek on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. A super big thank you to our Chuck Norris Award winner(s) from Patreon: Sawyer Products A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Kate Hurley, Gregory Gardner, Susan Anderson, Terrain OfSol, and

Backpacker Radio celebrates reaching its double digit episode birthday (?) with a bonus interview from Pacific Crest Trail super trail angel, Frodo, of Scout and Frodo fame.  But first, the crew sits down with Chaunce's PCT buddy, Ballflap, as he is mere hours away from beginning his migration to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Topics include:  Bedrock Sandals Dickflap aka Filipe Deandrade Ballflap's Big 3 MLD Prophet Enlightened Equipment Revelation Big AgnesFlyCreek UL 1 Interview with Frodo of Scout and Frodo PCT Class of 2017 Video (edited and produced by Chaunce) The Best Tents for Thru-Hiking  The Real Hiking Viking vs. ZPacks Carbon Fiber Staff Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)!  Find us on Stitcher and Google Play. A super big thank you to our Chuck Norris Award winner(s) from Patreon: Sawyer Products A big thank you to our C

Today we check in with the other half of our trail correspondents during a excitement and/or diarrhea-filled period of their journey- the night before starting their thru-hikes. Today we hear from Jake Beaver (AT) Gwen Nitya (AT) Miles to Go (PCT) Kate Emmons (PCT) Lukas Isaacson (PCT) Madeline (PCT) Rabbit (CDT) You can hear part one here. You can support the show through our Patreon page, which helps us to publish episodes more frequently. Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)!   Find us on Stitcher and Google Play. Follow Backpacker Radio, The Trek, Chaunce, and Badger on Instagram. Follow The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube Follow The Trek on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. A super big thank you to our Chuck Norris Award winner(s) from Patreon: Sawyer Products A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Kate Hurley, 

If you've listened to Sounds of the Trail, you already know today's guest.  Backpacker Radio is joined by Laura "Hey Girl" Johnston- an AT and PCT thru-hiker, conservationist, conversationalist, and an all-around smart and congenial gal.  Topics from this show include:  Curcumin Sounds of the Trail podcast Hey Girl's love of Patagonia Baggies Highlights from the North Carolina / Tennessee section of the Appalachian Trail 21 Facts about the AT (why the balds are bald) Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Survey Appalachian Trials Interview with Stephen Harrod Buhner author of Healing Lyme "Green goo" aka Amazing Grass superfoods powder Recorded at Wayfinder Co-op in Denver, Colorado. Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)!   A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Kate Hurley Follow Hey Girl, Backpacker Radio, The Trek, Chaunce, and Badger

Episode number 4 of our Trail Correspondents series comes directly from the trail!  Our hikers were tasked with interviewing a fellow thru-hiker about their first impressions of their journey. Today we hear from Jeff "IBTAT" Oliver (AT) Kate Mueller (AT) Emily (AT) Fainting Goat (AT) Miles Bisher (PCT) Kate Emmons (PCT) Sarah Mowery (PCT)   You can support the show through our Patreon page, which helps us to publish episodes more frequently. Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)! Download this podcast.  Find us on Stitcher and Google Play. Follow Backpacker Radio, The Trek, Chaunce, and Badger on Instagram. Follow The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube Follow The Trek on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Kate Hurley Music for this episode via.

In today's episode, we sit down with 2017 PCT thru-hiker, Dirt Squirrel.  Dirt Squirrel will destroy any notions you have about the Millennial generation.  She is 23-years-old, well-spoken, doesn't like social media, journals in her notebook daily, and above all, loves hiking and the outdoors.  In this episode, topics include: - Mesa Arch in Arches National Park - The Narrows in Zion National Park - Hiking in a group vs. hiking solo - Utilizing school grants for thru-hiking. - Hiking as a vegan - Hiking solo as a female - The best restaurants on the PCT Support the show AND get a bonus episode through our Patreon Page. Reach us at podcast@thetrek.co, @backpackerradio on Instagram, @backpackerpod on Twitter, and something on Facebook. Recorded at Wayfinder Co-op in Denver, Colorado. A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Kate Hurley This show is brought to you by Sawyer Products. 

Today we check in with half of our trail correspondents during quite possibly the most nerve-wracking moment from the journey- the night before starting the thru-hike. Today we hear from: Sassafras, Jeff "IBTAT" Oliver, Fainting Goat, Emily Dutton, and Sarah Mowery   You can support the show through our Patreon page, which helps us to publish episodes more frequently. Have any praise, questions, praise, comments, praise or praise for Backpacker Radio?  Reach out to podcast@thetrek.co. Follow Backpacker Radio, The Trek, Chaunce, and Badger on Instagram. Follow The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube Follow The Trek on Facebook, Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Kate Hurley.

In the first episode of our new Trail Correspondents series, you met our Appalachian Trail hikers. Now it's time to meet our Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail hikers. They are: Rachael "Rabbit" DeLano, Miles Bisher (aka "Miles To Go"), Kate Emmons, Sarah Mowery, Lukas Isaacson, and Madeline Newel. Read their bios and photos on thetrek.co. Support the show at patreon.com/backpackerradio Leave us feedback at podcast@thetrek.co.

Many a'hiker trash dream of completing the triple crown of backpacking, to hike the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trail. To do so over the course of one's life is a notable feat. Doing this in a single year is bananas, which is exactly what episode 7's guest, Jeffrey "Legend" Garmire, accomplished. In this episode, we go down the rabbit hole learning everything that went into Legend's Calendar Triple including daily mileage, toughest days on trail, gear used, and best stories from the adventure.  He also talks about his Pacific Northwest Trail thru-hike and conquering all of the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado. Topics discussed in this episode include: Trail Correspondents have been selected! Meet the AT Hikers Pox anad Puss Podcast Stories from the Trail Pine Shack Frosty on the PCT (43:25) Big Agnes Fly Creek Tent, Legend's tent Granite Gear Pack | Red Fox Racer Pack Red Fox Yeti -20C | Katabatic flex 22 quilt Pacific Northwest Trail The Sea to Sea Route The Dawn Wall Georgia State Pr

We are thrilled to introduce the first episode of our new Trail Correspondents series.  In a nutshell, a small group of thru-hikers from the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail will be submitting audio recordings during their hikes.  Episodes will be published every other week, if not more frequently.  This first episode introduces us to our Appalachian Trail hikers.  They are Fainting Goat, Gwen Nitya, Jeff "IBTAT" Oliver, Kate "Sassafras" Mueller, Jake Beaver, and Emily Dutton. Get the full post and introductions at: https://thetrek.co/introducing-backpacker-radios-2018-trail-correspondents Support the show through our Patreon Page. Leave us feedback at podcast@thetrek.co.  

For most, disappearing to the trail for a month or two is a dream vacation.  Serial thru-hiker and peak bagger Steven "Twinkle" Shattuck and his wife Grace are about to travel the world, while living out of their backpacks for the next year.  We snagged Twinkle during his last night in town to learn how he saved for this epic adventure, what gear he'll be taking, and advice to those who want to follow in his footsteps.  We also talk about the best headlamps for a thru-hike and how thru-hiking can remedy anxiety. Topics discussed in this episode include: Twinkle's upcoming, year-plus long adventure The Hayduke Trail Twinkle's money-saving advice Twinkle's Instagram account Why you should treat your water in the backcountry Giant Desert Centipede Twinkle's Gear Backpack: Gossamer Gear Gorilla Tent: Gossamer Gear The Two Quilt: Katabatic Flex Sleeping Pad: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xtherm Google Pixel 2 Camera: Sony RX100 M2 + Sony A6300 How the Trail Helped with My Anxiety by Tess Mulaney The Best Headlamps

Curious what it's like to go from someone who never hikes to summiting Mt. Everest?  Enter Shailee Basnet.   After growing up with "the secret dream to go out and play" in the face of a culture that discourages women from doing so, Basnet was presented with the opportunity to summit Everest.  She took it, and has never looked back.  Since conquering the tallest mountain on earth, Basnet spearheaded the Seven Summits Women Team, which became the first female team in the world to climb the highest peak in each continent. Topics discussed in this episode include:  Backpacker Radio's Patreon Account Trail Correspondents Application (This is closed already. Stay tuned to meet your Correspondents soon!) Shailee Basnet Shoutout to Chris Baker of Wayfinder Jennifer Pharr Davis Mailbag! The Appalachian Trail vs. The Pacific Crest Trail Sun Gloves Thru-hiking purism debate Hiking with a dog on the AT Sun umbrella    

For Episode #4, we are again joined by our buddy, The Real Hiking Viking.  This time, instead of an interview, Jabba joins us as the third co-host of the show.  It does not disappoint.  Or maybe it does.  Who can be sure. Subjects discussed in Episode 4 include: The Real Hiking Viking and Badger's PCT Diet Nutrition hack: GREEN POWDERS! Amazing Grass and Navitas The Danger of Relying on Faux Foods by Katie Gerber Chaunce loves powdered milk Tree sap seals a crack Ian Mangiardi ambushes Badger and Jabba (their documentary- As It Happens) Badger gets charged by a mountain lion Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/backpackerradio Leave us a review on iTunes.  Drop us a line at podcast@thetrek.co.  Follow us on Instagram at @BackpackerRadio.

Episode #3 of Backpacker Radio is a tip of the cap to Valentine's Day. We are joined by Reptar, the creator of the popular Appalachian Trail documentary, "The AT Experience", to talk love, the lack thereof, and romance.   Subjects discussed in episode 3 include: - Comparing the Sawyer Squeeze to the Katadyn BeFree, - Reptar falling in love on the AT, breaking up with his love on the PCT, how this intertwines with his next documentary - Listener love and romance stories from the trail - Missed connections on the trail - Questions from Chaunce's sorority sisters Leave us a review on iTunes and give us feedback at podcast@thetrek.co.

In episode number 2 of Backpacker Radio, we talk a whole lot of number 2.  Zach "Badger" Davis and Juliana "Chaunce" Chauncey are joined by 2017 PCT thru-hiker Scuba Steve and hear his tales of hiking through The Sierra during one of the highest snow years in recorded history, including a couple of near-death experiences.   We also talk about Chaunce's plan to section hike the Colorado Trail this year, how Badger did the same in 2015, and a few noteworthy stops along the trail.   Like children, the three then discuss their favorite poop stories from their hikes, including Chaunce's introduction into sh*tting in the woods, Badger's Cliffhanger deuce in The Whites, and Scuba Steve's bizarre strategy of using notebook paper to wipe. The trio examine the most popular packs, sleeping bags, and tents used on the Appalachian Trail in 2017, and share their own experiences with some of the gear. And lastly, they answer a few listener questions submitted from Instagram.   Have any questions, comments, or concerns for B