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From the Appalachian Trail to the Pacific Crest and everything in between. Backpacker Radio is a show all about the wonderful world that is thru-hiking and long distance backpacking. Co-hosts, Zach "Badger" Davis and Juliana "Chaunce" Chauncey muse on the backpacking life and the latest from the trail every other week. Topics include but are not limited to news, trail culture, interviews, gear, advice, and all you can eat buffets.

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Episodes (391)

Katie "Oats" Houston on the Appalachian High Route, Lone Star Trail, and Breakin...

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Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker on Hiking the AT Twice, Youtube Fame, and Running a Gi...

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Brandon "Horsepower" Weis on the Calendar Year Triple Crown and Arizona Trail

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Jun 3, 20242:19:01pending

Quoc "Double Magic" Nguyen on the Alaska Traverse, Norge pa Langs, and Brooks Tr...

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May 27, 20242:36:57pending

Q&A with Hiking Viking: Underrated Gear, Favorite Hikes, & Go-To Backpacking Foo...

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Backpacker Radio LIVE with Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva

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Audrey "Glowstick" Payne on the Patagonia O Circuit, Tramily Breakups, and Balan...

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May 6, 20243:17:08pending

Bethany "Fidgit" Hughes on Hiking, Biking, and Paddling 20,000+ Miles Across the...

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Apr 29, 20242:58:03pending

The Real Hiking Viking on Why He Disappeared, His CDT Flip-Flop, and Reality TV...

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Apr 22, 20242:24:25pending

Henry "Moose Juice" Lewis on Shaking Down AT Hikers, the Teton Crest Trail, and...

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Apr 15, 20242:26:02pending

Eeland Stribling aka the "Black Steve Irwin" on Fly Fishing, Stand Up Comedy, an...

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How to Hike the Colorado Trail with David Fanning: Seasons, Trail Towns, and Ext...

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Girl Stuff 3.0: Hiking as a New Mom, Pink Blazing, and Fear Mongering

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Maggie "Honey Badger" Slepian on Suffering, Stubbornness, and Misogyny on Trail

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Kelly "Ibex" Floro on the Pyrenean Haute Route, Budgeting for a Thru-Hike, and B...

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Mar 11, 20242:46:25pending

Chaunce Hiked the Foothills Trail! Terrain, Difficulty, Hiking with a Dog, and G...

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Q&A: Backpacking with a Gun, Crush It Syndrome, Overrated Gear, Emotionally Drai...

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Kevin "The Animal" Koski on the 2,300-Mile Four Corners Loop

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Feb 19, 20242:13:57pending

Wes and Marie Black on Sex During a Thru-Hike, Hiking the PCT as a Married Coupl...

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Bailey "PseudoSloth" Bremner on the Columbine Route, Creating Her Own Routes, an...

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David "Moondog" Roop on Thru-Skating the Florida Trail and Natchez Trace Trail

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Matt "Schmutz" Lyons on Becoming a Social Media Celebrity and Using Cringe Comed...

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Kyle Hates Hiking on His Rise to YouTube Fame, Solving Trail Mysteries, and Gett...

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Nicole "ShotGun" Kulovitz on Thru-Hiking as a Lifestyle, Wildland Firefighting,...

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Lauren "Long Way" Roerick on France's New 1900-Mile HexaTrek

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Liz "Snorkel" Thomas on Urban Hiking, Reviewing Gear, and the Hardest Hike in th...

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Dec 25, 20233:16:35pending

Nick "DJ" Fowler on His PCT FKT and Financing a Hiking Lifestyle

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Ryan "Dirtmonger" Sylva on Backpacking Philosophies, the Vagabond Loop, and the...

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Bennett Lee on Caving and His Calendar Year "Half" Triple Crown, Plus Rachel's C...

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#229 | Ruth Morley on Section Hiking vs. Thru-Hiking at Age 70 and Eating Plant-...

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#228 | Matt "Sheriff Woody" Berger, a Trained Botanist, on Interesting Plants of...

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#227 | Brady Geilenfeldt on Hiking the Colorado Trail as a Deaf Person

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#226 | Dr. Morgan Brosnihan on Training for a Thru-Hike, Injury Prevention, and...

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#225 | Andrea Lankford on the PCT's Three Missing Hikers

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#224 | Pony 4.0: The Cape Wrath Trail, A Challenging CDT Section, and Retiring f...

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#223 | Snakes 101: Bites, Myths, and Antivenom with Dr. Nick Brandehoff and Dr....

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#222 | How to Choose a Backpack for Thru-Hiking with Owen Eigenbrot

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#221 | Al "Lookout" Marriott on Hiking Through the Sierra in a Record Snow Year...

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#220 | How to Choose a Tent for Backpacking with Owen Eigenbrot

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#219 | Jonathon Stalls on his 242-Day Walk Across the United States, Pedestrian...

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#218 | Ultralight Backpacking Tips with Carl "Professor" Stanfield

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#217 | Gillian Larson aka the Thru-Rider on Covering 10,000 Miles on Horseback:...

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#216 | Sara "Tide Walker" Leibold on 10,000 Solo Human-Powered Miles, Rowing the...

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#215 | Heidi Nisbett on Her Thru-Hiking Art, Being a Hiking Guide, and A Wild Re...

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#214 | Tisha McCombs, Executive Director of the Colorado Trail Foundation

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#213 | Andrew Terrill on his 7,000 mile journey from southern Italy to northern...

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#212 | Mandy "Veggie" Redpath and Kevin "Karma" Savage on 30,000+ Trail Miles, t...

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#211 | Matteo Volpi on Starting a UL Gear Company in Mexico, Entrepreneurship Le...

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#210 | Lyla Harrod: Thru-Hiking while Trans, Sober, and Queer

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#209 | The Daley Family on Thru-Hiking with Three Young Kids: Motivation, Gear,...

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