Hikes and Mics Podcast

From Gatekeeper to Guide: Why He Stopped Hiding Arizona's Backcountry | Christian O'Connor | Backpack Arizona

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ For years, Christian O'Connor was what he calls a "hardliner gatekeeper", quietly discouraging people from the Arizona backcountry he grew up in

People Over Peaks: An Erupting Volcano, a Toxic Ex, and a Naturalist Era | Justin 'JustRoc' Rimon | Just Trek Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Three years since his first episode, Justin "JustRoc" Rimon is back on Hikes and Mics. Host of the Just Trek Podcast, founder of the Just Trek Crew,

The Tables Turn: 4 Years of Hikes and Mics | Tami Interviews Ivan | Berg Lake Trail Anniversary Special

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Four years ago, Hikes and Mics started with a folding table, a mic, and total strangers at trailheads. Now, closing in on 200 episodes, the tables ge

From Basalt Columns to Red Rock: A Park Ranger's Moab Chapter | Larkin | Park Ranger

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Larkin returns to Hikes and Mics — two years after his first episode, and 14 months deeper into life as a park ranger.  He traded Eastern Washington

Hitting the SOS Button: A 20-Hour Backcountry Rescue | Meg Atteberry | Outdoor Educator & Writer

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ Season 15 kicks off with outdoor educator and former pro writer Meg Atteberry — and a backcountry survival story that will stay with you. Six days i

From Alaskan Glacier to Global Brand: GG Edwards on Building Gnara & Redesigning the Outdoors for Everyone

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to redesign the outdoors for everyone? Gnara Co-Founder GG Edwards joins our Season 14 finale to share how a glacier in Alaska sparked

Protecting Washington's Vanishing Shrub-Steppe | Cyrus Philbrick & Bridget Clark | Cowiche Canyon Conservancy

Send us Fan Mail What if Washington's most overlooked landscape isn't a towering evergreen forest — but a sun-baked sea of sagebrush bursting with far more lif

From McKinsey to Mount Everest: Tom French on Gap Years, Summiting at 60 & Reclaiming the Life You Left Behind

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a 33-year McKinsey career ends on Friday — and you're on an ice wall by Saturday afternoon? Tom French, author of The Gap Years:

Seven Years, 10,000 Miles & One Film: Brendan Hall on Capturing the Soul of America's National Parks

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful story in a national park isn't the landscape — it's the people inside it? NYU-trained filmmaker, Explorers Club mem

Ditch the Shoes, Find the Trail | Ken Posner | Author of Chasing the Grid & Barefoot Peak Bagger Chasing 1,000 Mountains

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you strip away the gear, the gadgets — and even the shoes? Barefoot Ken is here to show us. Meet Ken Posner, also known as Barefoot K

The Best Hikes Don't Require a Passport | Stephanie Pearson | National Geographic Explorer & Author of 100 Hikes of a Lifetime U.S.A.

Send us Fan Mail What makes a hike truly unforgettable? National Geographic Explorer, Outside Magazine contributing editor, and author Stephanie Pearson joins us to find

Hiking the Grand Canyon Mid-Radiation: Alec Sills-Trausch on Surviving Cancer & Chasing Adventure

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a cancer diagnosis becomes the spark that launches a full-time outdoor adventure career? This week on Hikes and Mics, I sit down with

Hiking, Community & Cold Pints: Nicole on Reviving Hiking for Brews in the DMV

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you combine a trailhead, a cold pint, and a community that refuses to leave anyone behind? You get Hiking for Brews — and this episode

Breaking FKT Records Unsupported on the Bruce Trail & IAT | Cody Taylor

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a touring musician trades the stage for the trail — and starts breaking records? Meet Cody Taylor: former drummer, endurance coach, a

700 Miles Alone Across Antarctica: Monet Izabeth's Historic South Pole Journey

Send us Fan Mail 700+ miles. Alone. Dragging a sled across Antarctica with nothing but training, grit, and the kind of stubbornness that makes history — and she did. Mee

From College Professor to Backcountry Storyteller: Jared "Snackbox" Champion on the Colorado Trail & Beyond

Send us Fan Mail Snacks, Stories, and the Trail That Changed Everything **The first half of the episode Jared's microphone came from his iPods, the second half is

Guiding Women Outdoors & Hiking from Knee Replacement to the Alps | Tami & Elise | Season 14 Premiere

Send us Fan Mail Season 14 is HERE — and we're kicking things off with a reunion three years in the making. Welcome back to Hikes & Mics! For our Season 14 premier

Season 14 Trailer

Send us Fan Mail Season 14 of Hikes & Mics launches March 23rd — and it's our biggest season yet. This season's guests include the first American woman to ski

Antarctica, Branding Yourself as YOU & the Legend of the Crotch Pot | Kelsey Kurtis | Adventure Photographer & Author

Send us Fan Mail Kelsey Kurtis: Antarctica, Adventure Photography, Branding Yourself as YOU & the Legend of the Crotch Pot 🎒📸🐧 We're closing out Season 13 with an

From the Appalachian Trail to the PCT | Jacob "Pimento" | Thru-Hiker, Skoolie Builder & Maple Syrup Producer

Send us Fan Mail 🧀 From the AT to the PCT: Tramily, Trail Grit & Life Off the Beaten Path with Pimento 🥾🌄 What does it actually mean to find your people on trail — and