Backpacker Radio
Backpacker Radio | Q&A #1: Pros & Cons of Sharing Hikes on Social Media, How to Integrate into the Hiking World, Timberline Trail vs. Tahoe Rim Trail
This is a sneak peak into a new monthly Q&A episode we'll be running, available exclusively on Patreon. You can get a taste for what these episodes might look like moving...
Backpacker Radio #182 | Ethan Greene, Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, on All Things Avalanche Safety
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Ethan Greene, who is the Director at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. We of course dive...
Backpacker Radio #181 | The Real Hiking Viking’s 5,000 Mile Bikepacking Tour on Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and Western Wildlands Route
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined yet again by our resident yeti, Jabba aka The Real Hiking Viking aka The Hiking Viking Liking...
Backpacker Radio #180 | Amber & Joshua Niven on the Greatest Day Hikes on the AT and Their Book “Discovering the Appalachian Trail”
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Joshua and Amber Niven. Joshua and Amber are the co-authors of "Discovering the Appalachian Trail: A...
Backpacker Radio #179 | Niki Choo on Canoeing 1,000+ Miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Niki Choo. Niki, alongside her partner, recently completed an expedition across Canada from ocean to ocean...
Backpacker Radio #178 | Leonard Adkins on 20,000 Miles of Backpacking, Thru-Hiking in the 1980s, and Authoring 21 Books
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Leonard Adkins. Leonard is a backpacking legend and author of more than twenty books, including several...
Backpacker Radio #177 | Elise “SOS” Ott and Josh “Kid” Gribble on Their CDT Thru-Hike and Terminus Engagement
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by our long lost former intern turned Production Assistant who ABANDONED the podcast to go for a...
Backpacker Radio #176 | Kevin Conley on Wildland Firefighting, Mental Health, and Bike Touring from California to Florida
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Kevin Conley. Kevin is a thru-hiker, wildland firefighter, and the author of Above the Ashes, a...
Backpacker Radio #175 | Teresa Martinez Returns to Reflect on 10 Years of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by friend of the podcast, renaissance woman, and Executive Director of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Teresa
Backpacker Radio #174 | Nick Van Buer on Trekking 530 Miles Across the Mojave Desert
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Nick Van Buer. Nick is an associate professor specializing in hard-rock geology at Cal Poly Pomona...