Backpacker Radio
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 (461)
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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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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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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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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#208 | Alina "Abstract" Drufovka on Creating Trail-Themed Art, Exploring Her Lat...
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#207 | Renee "She-ra" Patrick on the Blue Mountains Trail, Ground Truthing New R...
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#206 | Briana DeSanctis on Hiking the 6,800 Mile American Discovery Trail
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#205 | Warren Doyle: Appalachian Trail Legend on His Record 18 Completed AT Trav...
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#204 | Little Skittle, Travis Avery, and Trail Days 2023
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#203 | Darwin Returns to Talk Evolved Supply Co., Documenting Sawyer's Philanthr...
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#202 | Anna McKinney on Finding Her Fiancé on the AT, Guiding in the Smokies, an...
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#201 | American Perimeter Trail with Rue McKenrick
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#200 | Lyme Disease Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention with Dr. Brian Fallon a...
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#199 | Chaunce & Fireball Hiked the Ozark Highlands Trail!
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#198 | Catra "DirtDiva" Corbett on Overcoming Meth Addiction to Run 100+ Miles 1...
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#197 | Tim Ernst on Founding the Ozark Highlands Trail
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#196 | Dora the Explorer on 15,000+ Self-Powered Miles and Managing an Eating Di...
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