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The Route Makers - Bonus Episode: Real Texas Romance

The series is complete: five makers, five routes, a line drawn around the country and through a city and straight through the hardest thing a person can face. But there w

Living in the Pain Cave - Kaylee Frederick (Part II)

About the Guest Kaylee Frederick is a 21-year-old elite ultra-endurance athlete from Pennsylvania, currently studying biology and secondary education at the University of

Living in the Pain Cave - Kaylee Frederick (Part I)

About the Guest Kaylee Frederick is a 21-year-old elite ultra-endurance athlete from Pennsylvania, currently studying biology and secondary education at the University of

CDT Trail Correspondent Jared "Fisherman" Lampal - The Post-Hike Debrief

Hiker Trash Radio | Trail Correspondent Series · 2026 Jared "Fisherman" Lampal | CDT Post-Hike Interview Mexico to Canada — The Full Debrief Jared "Fisherman" Lampal set

Trail Stories - The Youngest at the Finish Line with Kaylee Frederick

About the Guest Kaylee Frederick is a 21-year-old elite ultra-endurance athlete from Pennsylvania, currently studying biology and secondary education at the University of

The Route Makers - Episode 5: Adjustments on the Fly

For four episodes, this series followed people who look at a map and see a line that isn't there: across deserts, mountains, and cities. We saved this maker for last, bec

There's No Suck to be Embraced - Bradford "Rafiki" Bartels (Part II)

About the Guest Bradford "Rafiki" Bartels is a Marine Corps veteran, backcountry guide, and the first person to thru-hike the Alaska Long Trail — a roughly 500-mile route

There's No Suck to be Embraced - Bradford "Rafiki" Bartels (Part I)

About the Guest Bradford "Rafiki" Bartels is a Marine Corps veteran, backcountry guide, and the first person to thru-hike the Alaska Long Trail — a roughly 500-mile route

Trail Stories - There's No Suck to Be Embraced with Bradford "Rafiki" Bartels

About the Guest Bradford "Rafiki" Bartels is a Marine Corps veteran, backcountry guide, and the first person to thru-hike the Alaska Long Trail — a roughly 500-mile route

The Route Makers - Episode 4: The Eraser and the Gift

In Dinosaur National Monument, Kevin Koski once scaled a thirty-foot sandstone cliff because his own map told him there was a way up. There wasn't — not a safe one. He su

Hexatrek with a Dog - Fab, Fitch, and Billie (Part II)

About the Guests Fab (from Berlin, Germany) and Fitch (from the UK) met in Australia a year ago on a group hike at Pages Pinnacle, Gold Coast — a Facebook meetup they bot

Hexatrek with a Dog - Fab, Fitch, and Billie (Part I)

About the Guests Fab (from Berlin, Germany) and Fitch (from the UK) met in Australia a year ago on a group hike at Pages Pinnacle, Gold Coast — a Facebook meetup they bot

A Hiker's History of the Appalachian Trail with Mills Kelly, Author and A.T. Historian (Virginia Outdoors Adventures Podcast)

The Appalachian Trail is more than a footpath - it’s a living piece of American history. Stretching over 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine, the A.T. winds through some of

Trail Stories - Is This the Summer We Quit?

About the Guests Fab (from Berlin, Germany) and Fitch (from the UK) met in Australia a year ago on a group hike at Pages Pinnacle, Gold Coast — a Facebook meetup they bot

The Route Makers - Episode 3: The Concrete Wilderness

The first two episodes of this series took us into deserts you cross with a map and a compass, and Alaska tundra a week from the nearest road. This episode is about a dif

Denali, Poopsicles, and the Diving Board - Chris "Rad" Carter (Part II)

About the Guest Chris "Rad" Carter is a Triple Crown thru-hiker (PCT, CDT + AT in a single calendar year), mountaineer, adventure filmmaker, and senior editor at Switchba

Denali, Poopsicles, and the Diving Board - Chris "Rad" Carter (Part I)

About the Guest Chris "Rad" Carter is a Triple Crown thru-hiker (PCT, CDT + AT in a single calendar year), mountaineer, adventure filmmaker, and senior editor at Switchba

Trail Stories - Top of the World with Chris "Rad" Carter

About the Guest Chris "Rad" Carter is a Triple Crown thru-hiker (PCT, CDT + AT in a single calendar year), mountaineer, adventure filmmaker, and senior editor at Switchba

The Route Makers - Episode 2: The Proving Ground

The Route Makers, Episode 2: "The Proving Ground" — Rue McKenrick, Kevin Koski, Wesley Tils, and Andrew Skurka on what it costs to prove a route no one has walked. Last

Your Time is Limited - Jada "Flo" Lippincott (Part II)

About the Guest Jada "Flo" Lippincott is a 27-year-old thru-hiker, splitboarder, canyoneer, packrafter, and full-time truck dweller based in Big Sky, Montana. Originally