Trail Correspondents Episode #10: Trail Food, Changing Physiques, and Gear Sent Home

Today’s episode hits on a few subjects that are often the top of mind for thru-hikers and those curious about the undertaking. They are: food, how hikers’ bodies change over the course of their hike, and gear. We learn more about the infamous hiker hunger, the “eat anything and everything and still lose weight diet”, how their getup has evolved over the course of their hike, and what gear they’ve sent home.

And lastly, we get an emotional goodbye from one of our correspondents- as the injuries have piled up and become too much to bear.

In today’s show, we hear from:

• Kate Mueller aka Sassafras 
• Jacob Beaver
• Lauren Peruffo aka Fainting Goat
• IBTAT
• Gwen Nitya
• Miles Bisher aka “Miles To Go”
• Kate Emmons
• Lukas Isaacson
• Madeline Newel
• Sarah Mowery
• Rachael “Rabbit” DeLano

Trail Correspondents Episode #9: The Wildcard ShowThis is a fun episode, as our hikers were tasked only to report on whatever subject was at the forefront of their minds.  The instructions were loose and the results are broad, in the most entertaining way possible. Topics discussed…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #8: The Biggest Surprises (Pt II)When backpacking through the backcountry for months on end, there's one thing that can be relied upon: expect the unexpected.  Today's episode focuses in on exactly that- the biggest surprises from the trail.  Specifically, what caught our hikers most off…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #7: The Biggest Surprises (Pt I)When backpacking through the backcountry for months on end, there's one thing that can be relied upon: expect the unexpected.  Today's episode focuses in on exactly that- the biggest surprises from the trail.  Specifically, what caught our hikers most off…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #6: The First Week on Trail (Part 2) Today we hear from the 2nd batch of our thru-hikers about a week into their journey.  You can find the first part of this here. 2018 SOBOs: Learn how to apply HERE. Today we hear from: Jake Beaver (AT)…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #5: The Night Before (Part 2)Today we check in with the other half of our trail correspondents during a excitement and/or diarrhea filled period of their journey- the night before starting the thru-hike. 2018 SOBOs: Learn how to apply HERE. Today we hear from Jake…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #4: The First Week on Trail (Part I)Episode number 4 of our Trail Correspondents series comes directly from the trail!  Our hikers were tasked with interviewing a fellow thru-hiker about their first impressions of their journey. Today we hear from: Jeff "IBTAT" Oliver (AT) Kate Mueller (AT)…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #3: The Night Before (Part I) Today we check in with half of our trail correspondents during quite possibly the most nerve-wracking moment from the journey- the night before starting the thru-hike. Today we hear from Sassafras (AT) Jeff "IBTAT" Oliver (AT) Fainting Goat (AT)…Read More

Trail Correspondents Episode #2: Meet Our Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail Hikers In the first episode of our new Trail Correspondents series, you met our Appalachian Trail hikers. Now it's time to meet our Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail hikers. This first episode introduces us to our Appalachian Trail…Read More

Introducing Backpacker Radio's 2018 Trail Correspondents: Appalachian Trail EditionWe are thrilled to introduce the first episode of our new Trail Correspondents series.  In a nutshell, a small group of thru-hikers from the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail will be submitting audio recordings during their…Read More

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