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
ZELZIN AKETZALLI aka QUETZAL
Quetzal, known off trail as Zelzin Aketzalli, is the first and only known person from Mexico to complete the Triple Crown. Sneaking in the Hayduke Trail along the way. She treated the hikes like a …
01:35:06 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
JAYSON SHAFFER aka JINX
Jinx, known off trail as Jayson Shaffer, had never backpacked before in his life when he found himself at the southern terminus of the PCT. Three days in he seriously thought about quitting, but kne…
01:31:27 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
ALIZA GOLDBERG aka GOOD FLOW
Good Flow, known off trail as Aliza Goldberg, purposely planned not to plan her 2019 thru hike of the PCT, wanting to experience the trail as she found it. In this episode, we talk about how she man…
02:02:04 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
BEN CRAWFORD aka THE FAMILY
The Family, known off trail as The Crawford Family, hiked the AT together in 2018. They are the largest family to successfully complete the trail, with kids at the time ranging in age from 2 to 17 y…
01:25:58 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
JOHN SPRANKEL aka JOHN - THE OAHU COASTLINE TRAIL PROJECT
This episode of Hiking Thru Podcast is a little different and it's because of all of you! Your excitement for the trails, your sharing of the agony and the ecstasy... your stories are infectious, an…
01:23:41 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
KATELIN REESER aka EAGLE EYE
Eagle Eye, known off trail as Katelin Reeser, would shoulda been on the PCT with me this year. Instead, she stayed closer to home…adding the Long Trail to her completion list. It joins the John Mui…
01:21:58 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
DANA PICA & RYAN BUNTING aka MAGPIE & CONSTANTINE
Magpie & Constantine, known off trail as Dana Pica & Ryan Bunting, joined me for a two perspective take on their thru hike of the Great Divide Trail this year. They had quite the wet and cold adven…
01:57:16 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
ALINA DRUFOVKA aka ABSTRACT
Abstract, known off trail as Alina Drufovka, had been dreaming about hiking the AT since she was 13. Finally in 2015, she loaded up her pack and set out, getting half way before injury forced her of…
01:39:43 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
RYAN BUNTING aka CONSTANTINE
Constantine, known off trail as Ryan Bunting, has done quite the trail tour in the last 5 years. From the Big 3 he fell in love then went on a search for more trail time…casting his pack onto the Or…
02:03:56 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
SAM LEE aka GINGERSNAP
Gingersnap, known off trail as Sam Lee, prepped for this conversation by pulling out the old journals from her 2012 AT thru hike. Which brought the memories flooding back. Memories of bear javelin …
01:39:08 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
DARRAH BLACKWATER aka DARRAH DID IT
Darrah Did It, known off trail as Darrah Blackwater, really did do it. This summer she got herself onto the Colorado Trail, fears and all, with a little help from Hiking Prodigy and the lifesaving a…
01:33:54 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
MAX CROOKS & JAYE GROVES aka THE BOSS & PRETZEL
The Boss and Pretzel, known off trail as Max Crooks and Jaye Groves, are simultaneously section hiking both the Tahoe Rim Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. With 3 weeks off a year, they carve out 2…
01:50:46 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
BARNEY MANN aka SCOUT
Scout, known off trail as Scout or Scout & Frodo and sometimes Barney Mann, is known within the thru hiking community for hosting PCT hikers at the southern terminus. But he’s also a Triple Crowner …
01:31:37 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
WILL PETERSON aka SISYPHUS
Sisyphus, known off trail as Will Peterson, hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2019 and was supposed to hit the Pacific Crest Trail this year… until everything got derailed. Instead he set his sig…
01:23:29 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
WALLACE WASHINGTON aka STARK NAKED
Stark Naked, known off trail as Wallace Washington, had completed 1182.1 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail when they decided to leave trail due to three broken toes. Not yet ready to leave however th…
01:55:18 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
MARIE-PIER TREMBLAY aka POPPINS
Poppins, known off trail as Marie-Pier Tremblay, went from thinking she wasn’t the type of person who could thru hike the PCT to “I can”. She reached into the thru hiking community with her illustrat…
01:47:44 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
MELANIE HARSHA aka PEANUT
Peanut, known off trail as Melanie Harsha, was introduced to the Appalachian Trail by her mother who has section hiked it for years. So in 2016 she felt ready to take on a full thru hike…and there b…
01:52:30 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
DANIEL NOGUEIRA aka TRANQUILO
Tranquilo, known off trail as Daniel Nogueira, started his Te Araroa on October 31st of 2019. After a two month covid lockdown, he carried on reaching Bluff on June 14th in the middle of a New Zeala…
01:33:50 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
DANNY EYERMAN & MOLLY McDONALD aka SHARKBOY & LAVAGIRL
Sharkboy & Lavagirl, known off trail as Danny Eyerman & Molly McDonald, are hiking the Appalachian Trail in the time of Covid. Having started the trail pre-corona, they got off for 5 weeks then circl…
01:32:53 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
DOUG LAHER
This episode is going to be a little different. Today’s guest is Doug Laher. He is sharing this story for his son Trevor “Microsoft” Laher who lost his life while thru hiking the PCT at Apache Peak…
01:34:50 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
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