Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#38 | Legend on his Arizona Trail FKT, The Great Western Loop, and Supergluing His Foot Shut
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, myself plus a special guest co-host are joined by Jeff "Legend" Garmire. He's back, and oh boy does he have n…
6 years, 7 months ago
#37 | Jenny & Scott Jurek on the Appalachian Trail Speed Record, Parenting, and What's Next
In 2015, Scott Jurek was the most talked about person on the Appalachian Trail, even the trail community at large. As soon as the legendary ultrarunn…
6 years, 8 months ago
#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…
6 years, 8 months ago
#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…
6 years, 8 months ago
#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 …
6 years, 9 months ago
#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 Skur…
6 years, 9 months ago
#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 (in…
6 years, 9 months ago
#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 …
6 years, 10 months ago
#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 experienc…
6 years, 10 months ago
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 a…
6 years, 10 months ago