We meet a young New Hampshire guy today who had never hiked in New Hampshire prior to his Appalachian Trail thru-hike this year. Galloway Johnson had dreamed about the AT for five years and made it a reality this year. He did...
Today’s episode celebrates the women who write the wild. If you love the outdoors and good writing, this is your new favorite listen. Links- Mary Oliver - Mary Oliver Nan Shepherd - [ Nan Shepherd (11,Robert%20Macfarlane%20an...
After a few months off the air, Skunkape and Pheonix are back and swinging with another episode of The Hammock Hangers Podcast! It’s been a minute — Skunkape’s been wrestling with Streamyard login gremlins, and Pheonix has be...
This is indeed the season for hearing from successful thru-hikers, and we have another one joining us today. Jennifer Cole, or Indy 5, was looking for a great adventure and a bit of independence. She certainly found both on t...
Celebrating the fearless women who changed the hiking world, from Everest and the Andes in today’s episode of the Trail Dames Podcast. Links- Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei - Honouring High Places: Th...
We’ve got a family of three on the show today, with Mike, Molli, and Kayla McCarthy sharing their own hiking story. I met Molli and Kayla on my 2014 thru-hike, and found them to be charming company. Mike had started with them...
Jan Leitschuh was bitten by the AT bug in 2002. With no real backpacking experience, she threw herself into learning, training and stomping down fears and questions that swirled around her preparations. She joined the infamou...
Lisa Laidlow came to the trail when she became an empty-nester. She had always been an outdoor girl–often along with her father–yet it was only fairly recently that she returned to hiking and discovered the idea of a thru-hik...