Episodes
Jan. 30, 2025
Episode #469 - Dr Lydia Kuhn (Tetris)
Dr Lydia Kuhn joins us this week to talk about both her Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2020, and her CDT thru-hike last year, proving herself to be a “true badass.” She reminds us of the need to live your life on your terms, and not to be constrained by how others might want you to live your life. Lydia also shares some information on wilderness medicine that we should all pay attention to. Check out the link below to learn more. Home We hear again from Chris Casado of TSX Challenge, who give...
Dec. 26, 2024
Episode #464 - Beth Bakke Stenehjem and Dave Santi (Mighty Blue Class of 2025)
Our two to follow
Dec. 12, 2024
Episode #462 - Jessica and Largo Sueiro (Sunshine and Captain)
Mother and son on the trail
Dec. 5, 2024
Episode #461 - John Turner (Raven)
John Turner is an avid listener to our HRN podcasts and is a board member of the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club–and a trail ambassador. John completed a five-year section hike in 2022, and is here to share his story with us. We have a wide-ranging chat; not only about his hike, but his work with GATC, and his new book, Killing the Buddha on the Appalachian Trail. John’s story is of a man who came late to our wonderful trail, and a man giving back to the trail he fell in love with. That’s quite ...
Nov. 28, 2024
Episode #460 - Dave Fleischman (J.I.F.)
Somebody to be grateful for on Thanksgiving Day
Oct. 17, 2024
Episode #454 - Rob & Gavin Duncan (Waffle and Hawkeye)
We have a couple of returning guests today. Rob and Gavin Duncan attempted a thru-hike in 2019 and were forced off the trail due to injury. It was a bitter blow for a couple of guys who’d put in over 1300 miles. Gavin is now an 18-year-old, and both father and son wanted a do-over, starting again from Georgia. I’ve observed several father-son relationships on trail and would have loved to have had one of those myself, for the emotion of getting to Katahdin with your son (or your daughter, wife,...
Oct. 3, 2024
Episode #453 - Paula Martin (Windeagle)
We have a very different show this week, with Paula Martin, or Windeagle, sharing her dramatic survival from a bad accident that may well have killed her. Several years later, Paula had recovered and decided that an Appalachian Trail thru-hike was something she could achieve. She ultimately summited Katahdin two years later, but her story is one of grit and resilience. She also shares a story about how a bear got a little bit close and personal with her tent. See the picture below. After Paul...
