#36 | Jon "Airborne" Schwarze on His PCT Yo-Yo
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, Badger is joined by Jon Schwarze, aka Airborne. Despite this being his first thru-hike, last year Airborne became just the fifth person ...
3 Maj 20192h 8min
#35 | Weezer on Hiking Sober, Processing Grief, and Metamorphosis on the Pacific Crest Trail
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, recorded at Wayfinder, Badger sits down with Weezer, a 2018 PCT hiker with one hell of a story. We talk about what it's like to thru-hik...
24 Apr 20191h 28min
#34 | Ken Ilgunas on Trespassing Across America
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, Smiles and I sit down with author Ken Ilgunas. To put it simply, Ken is a guy who marches to the beat of his own drum. We talk at length about his time hiking t...
15 Apr 20191h 43min
#33 | Andrew Skurka
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by adventuring legend, author, blogger and backcountry guide, Andrew Skurka. This is a very meaty show, we touch on a huge ...
28 Mars 20192h 1min
#32 | Peter Downing on Ultra Running, the Peace Corps, and Suffer Better
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we're joined by Peter Downing, a modern day renaissance man. We chat about his history as an ultra runner (including his four wins at the Buena Vista 50), his ...
20 Mars 20191h 37min
#31 | Justin "2Taps" Helmkamp on the Te Araroa and Wilderness Therapy Guiding
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we're joined by Justin Helmcamp, aka Two Taps, who was kind enough to extend his layover in Denver to record this show. We chat about his Flip Flop thru-hike o...
10 Mars 20191h 20min
#30 | Gummy Bear on Being a Gay, Plus-Sized Hiker, PCT 2019 PSA, and Things to Freak Out About Before a Thru-Hike
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, we are joined by Gummy Bear, a 2018 PCT hiker and all around awesome dude. We do a deep dive on his experience of being a gay and plus size hiker in the trail ...
1 Mars 20192h
BPR Community Show #1 | Advice to Prospective Thru-Hikers
Today's show is a special edition, an experiment, and a community-sourced show, all rolled into one giant tortilla, hiker trash style. A few months ago, we put a call out to The Trek's bloggers and vl...
22 Feb 201933min
