Hiking Thru
A weekly podcast in which I speak with experienced thru hikers about their stories from the trails and strategies for a successful thru hike.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 97 minutes
- Episodes
- 122
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
REBECCA SPERRY aka SOCKED IN
Socked In, known off trail as Rebecca Sperry, was focused last year on her goal of Red-Lining, or Tracing, all the trails of The Whites within 12 months. And then in August, she received a breast ca…
01:42:19 |
Wed 12 May 2021
ANDREW & LORA McIVOR aka PROMETHEUS & NOT A MINOR
Prometheus & Not A Minor, known off trail as Andrew & Lora McIvor, arrived at Campo looking like two British tourists and walked into Manning State Park as pure Hiker Trash. The Pacific Crest Trail …
01:46:21 |
Wed 05 May 2021
ASHLEY MANNING aka YARDSALE
YardSale, known off trail as Ashley Manning, has been chasing adventure for a long time. Whether its white water raft guiding or hiking the AT, she's ready for it whether you think she should or not.…
01:35:29 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
MICHELE SCOTT aka GEEKY GIRL
Geeky Girl, known off trail as Michele Scott, got put through the wringer in 2019 on the PCT and wrote about the experience in her book "A 100 Mile Journey Plus A Few Extra". As you can probably gue…
01:29:04 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
EMILY FORD aka EMILY ON TRAIL
Emily On Trail, known off trail as Emily Ford, with her trusty companion Diggins just finished a winter hike on the Ice Age Trail. It started out as a way to get her hike on without leaving her job, …
01:29:57 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
KEVIN GROOMAN aka SPACE JAM
Space Jam, known off trail as Kevin Grooman, came to thru hiking from the side...a story he totally tells in this episode. He also fell in love just as he began the Triple Crown adventure, which grea…
01:46:08 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
JONATHAN MAIDMENT aka MONEY MAKER
Money Maker, known off trail as Jonathan Maidment, has raised $250k through Hikes For a Cure for the Alpha-1 Foundation. Along the path to his Triple Crown he lost the trail many times, started way t…
01:36:16 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
MEGAN HARMON aka SOCHI
Sochi, known off trail as Megan Harmon, had a dream. To be the first above knee amputee to thru hike the Pacific Crest Trail. And for 600 miles in 2019 she was on target, until the desert heat and h…
01:55:38 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
DANIEL VORSTER aka TAILS
Tails, known off trail as Daniel Vorster, came from South Africa to hike the PCT last year. Having started in mid-March, he was already on the trail when the lockdown happened. In this episode, we ta…
01:29:48 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
JOSHUA LEUNG aka TAPE
Tape, known off trail as Joshua Leung, is one half of the 2020 PCT duo from Hong Kong known as Duct Tape. He hit the PCT first in 2019, but ran afoul to a severe case of frostbite. Pledging to return…
01:35:00 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
JESS RAECHELLE aka FROSTY
Frosty, known off trail as Jess Raechelle, spent 6 years dreaming and planning about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail before she got her 2020 permit. And then, well, 2020 happened but she scrambled and…
01:43:32 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
PAUL BARACH aka SNAKE EYES
Snake Eyes, known off trail as Paul Barach, has hiked a few trails in his day but the Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail is where it all started. A 750 mile trail visiting 88 temples, it encircles Shikoku Isla…
Wed 17 Feb 2021
CSABA WINTERS aka DIGNITY
Dignity, known off trail as Csaba Winters, took quite the twisted trail on his journey from Mexico to Canada. In 2019, he found himself at the southern terminus of the PCT really only expecting to h…
01:35:21 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
NHANDI SINGLETON aka SEA LION
Sea Lion, known off trail as Nhandi Singleton, had a serious case of imposter syndrome when she hit the PCT in 2018. Coming from a background with limited hiking, it took hundreds of miles for her to…
01:44:00 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
CHRISTINE REED aka LADY UNICORN
Lady Unicorn, known off trail as Christine Reed, in her new book "Alone in Wonderland" explores the longer journey we're all on when we come to thru hiking. In 2014, she started the Appalachian Trail…
01:46:22 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
MEREDITH JOHNSON aka ELEVEN
Eleven, known off trail as Meredith Johnson, hit the PCT in 2019 chasing her experiences from the Appalachian Trail. But they are very different trails, so she struggled for much of the hike with whe…
01:35:02 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
ANDRE & LIAN DE JEL aka MORNINGSTAR & COOKIE MONSTER
Cookie Monster & Morningstar, known off trail as Lian & Andre De Jel, have covered a lot of miles in their 30+ years of hiking. But even with all those miles on their legs, the Pacific Crest Trail t…
01:46:49 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
CHRIS PHILLIPS aka MISCHIEF
Mischief, known off trail as Chris Phillips, in November of 2018 slipped on some ice and fell getting water while hiking the AT. He woke up with severe frostbite. Its been quite the journey to find…
01:17:52 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
MIKE PAPADATOS aka KICKSTAND
Kickstand, known off trail as Mike Papadatos, needed something to shake up his life. So of course, he decided to do a thru hike. But not just any thru hike - A Calendar Year Triple Crown. On Janua…
01:44:47 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
BECCA BERGSTROM aka LITTLE SKITTLE
Little Skittle, known off trail as Becca Bergstrom, after one overnight camping trip tackled the Pacific Crest Trail in 2019. Launching herself into the thru hiking life and following up with the Ore…
01:36:32 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
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