Trail Correspondents #3: The Night Before (Part I)
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, J...
9 Apr 201829min
Trail Correspondents #2: Meet Our Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail Hikers
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 ...
4 Apr 201820min
#7 - Jeffrey "Legend" Garmire on Hiking the Triple Crown in a Calendar Year
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. ...
28 Mar 20181h 15min
Trail Correspondents #1 - Introducing our 2018 Appalachian Trail Hikers
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 Div...
26 Mar 201817min
#6 - Steven "Twinkle" Shattuck on Dirt-Bagging for a Year, The Best Headlamps for Thru-Hiking, and Curing Anxiety on Trail
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 ...
20 Mar 20181h 30min
#5 - Shailee Basnet on Summiting Everest, The AT vs. PCT, and Thru-Hiking Purism
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 d...
13 Mar 20181h 18min
#4 - The Real Hiking Viking Pt II, Scariest Moments from the Trail, & Thru-Hiking Nutrition
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 d...
28 Feb 20181h 32min
#3 - The Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Show Featuring Reptar
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 th...
14 Feb 20181h 13min
