Episodes
May 11, 2023
Episode #373 - Jana Giles & David Nelson (Ducky & Gravy)
Getting to know each other–on a thru-hike
Feb. 16, 2023
Episode #361 - Casey Beeman (Freedom Pouch)
Expressing how many of us feel at the end of a thru-hike
Jan. 19, 2023
Episode #357 - John Jordan (Morning Glory)
Today, we hear from one of the unsung heroes of our hiking world. He's not a thru-hiker–though his son did one–but he's a member of the Board of ALDHA, the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association. Where the ATC concerns itself with the well-being of the trail itself, ALDHA focuses on hikers. John joined the board quite recently and is coordinating the ALDHA Care project, bringing a new enthusiasm to the role as he works out the best way to assist hiker hostels and, by association, hikers. ...
Dec. 22, 2022
Episode #353 - Jason Tompkins (Out and About)
Jason Tompkins is our guest today, with his stories about a new long-distance trail; The Carolinian. It's new because he named it, then hiked it this year. Yet that isn't all of Jason's story. He's worked out his life for the foreseeable future to spend pretty much all his time out on a trail! We agreed that he should come back on next year when (not if!!) he completes the East Coast Trail, from Key West up to Newfoundland, when he'll be taking in the Appalachian Trail along the way. You can f...
Dec. 1, 2022
Episode #350 - Frank Dutman (Heineken)
Today, we have a visitor from the Netherlands. Frank Dutman first heard about the trail in some unrelated research back in the late 90s. Since then, he's immersed himself in further research, and this year he achieved his dream of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. We hear a European perspective, even a European sensibility, in his approach to the trail and the preparations he made towards achieving his goal. Along the way, he tended to hike mainly alone, allowing himself the luxury of self-ref...