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JEFF PELLETIER: You're Backpacking 'Stupid Light' IF You're Doing These 4 Things
Episode 385
The trusted authority on going ultralight over long distances, Jeff Pelletier, joins the show to discuss how you might be cutting corners to go ‘stup…
1 year ago
National Park Director CHUCK SAMS: Everything You Expect Us to Ask
Episode 384
Derek and Carl are joined by the most recent National Park Service Director, Chuck Sams. Topics include everything from getting blacklisted to Bigfoo…
1 year ago
FAT MAN LITTLE TRAIL: 4-5ish Trail Snacks You've Never Heard Of (Bonus Thursday)
Episode 383
Comedian, Inspirer Greg Sakowicz (AKA Fat Man Little Trail) joins the show to discuss everything from new trail snacks to hiking tips to intense trai…
1 year ago
3 Reasons I Hiked Faster & Farther 26 Years Later on the Collegiate Loop
Episode 382
Derek and Carl discuss what it takes to hike faster and farther with significantly more daily elevation gain for a broken-down guy who’s trying to th…
1 year ago
CIA Counter-Terrorism Analyst: The 3 Most Dangerous Places in the World to Backpack (and How to Get In)...with Brent Giannotta
Episode 381
What are the 3 most dangerous countries to visit for a backpacking trip? And how can you get in? Former CIA Counter-Terrorism Analyst Brent Giannotta…
1 year, 1 month ago
8 Life or Death Situations You Will Definitely Encounter!
Episode 380
Derek and Carl discuss 8 life or death situations you will encounter if you go backpacking or hiking long enough. How would you handle them? How woul…
1 year, 1 month ago
Derek vs. a BIGFOOT EXPERT: Every question asked; No punches pulled (Throwback Thursday)
Episode 379
It took a while but Derek and Carl finally convinced a Bigfoot expert to the join the show. Owner of the Sasquatch Outpost in Bailey, Colorado and co…
1 year, 1 month ago
The 10 WORST Blunders That EXPERTS Have Made with Brad 'Crow' Felton
Episode 378
Ever wonder what big mistakes have been made by backpacking experts? Brad Felton from the ‘As the Crow Flies’ YouTube channel joins the show to discu…
1 year, 1 month ago
You're In the Top 1% of Backpackers, IF You Can Answer These 10 Questions
Episode 377
Are you in the top 1% of backpackers? If you can reasonably answer the 10 questions posed by Derek and Carl you just might be!
Some of the Topics Cov…
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Pet Wild Animals, Grab Snakes, Wrestle Gators...and More with SWAMP TARZAN (Bonus Thursday!)
Episode 376
Swamp Tarzan joins the show to discuss all of the crazy animal encounters he has. How do you kiss an alligator on the mouth? How do you grab snakes? …
1 year, 2 months ago