Episodes

Episode #466 - Collyn Nielsen (Doc) Hiker Trash Radio
Jan. 9, 2025

Episode #466 - Collyn Nielsen (Doc) Hiker Trash Radio

Bringing on the competition!!
Episode #465 - Wyly O'Brien (Calamity Jane)
Jan. 2, 2025

Episode #465 - Wyly O'Brien (Calamity Jane)

A tale of coming up short of the goal
Episode #463 - Daniel Shaw (Team Whimsy)
Dec. 19, 2024

Episode #463 - Daniel Shaw (Team Whimsy)

Doing God's work
Episode #461 - John Turner (Raven)
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. ...
Episode #460 - Dave Fleischman (J.I.F.)
Nov. 28, 2024

Episode #460 - Dave Fleischman (J.I.F.)

Somebody to be grateful for on Thanksgiving Day
Episode #459 - Katie Westling (Phoenix)
Nov. 21, 2024

Episode #459 - Katie Westling (Phoenix)

New adventures
Episode #458 - Frank Mularcik (Snowman)
Nov. 14, 2024

Episode #458 - Frank Mularcik (Snowman)

A 100-day mission - accomplished!!
Episode #457 - George Eshleman (Keeper)
Nov. 7, 2024

Episode #457 - George Eshleman (Keeper)

A man on a mission
Episode #456 - Hunter and John Rud (Hunter & JR)
Oct. 31, 2024

Episode #456 - Hunter and John Rud (Hunter & JR)

Father and Son on the CDT
Episode #454 - Rob & Gavin Duncan (Waffle and Hawkeye)
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 ...
Episode #453 - Paula Martin (Windeagle)
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 Appalachi...
Episode #452 - John Pearson (Magellan)
Sept. 26, 2024

Episode #452 - John Pearson (Magellan)

A fierce determination to succeed
Episode #451 - Kim Shoop (Gator)
Sept. 19, 2024

Episode #451 - Kim Shoop (Gator)

A very accomplished hiker
Episode #450 - Larry Ripari (Bird)
Sept. 12, 2024

Episode #450 - Larry Ripari (Bird)

A newly minted Triple Crowner
Episode #449 - Mighty Blue Class of 2024
Sept. 5, 2024

Episode #449 - Mighty Blue Class of 2024

A catch up with the whole class
Episode #448 - Sarah Zettler (Cricket)
Aug. 29, 2024

Episode #448 - Sarah Zettler (Cricket)

Filling her summers with hiking
Episode #447 - Georgetta Frederick (Trail Mama)
Aug. 22, 2024

Episode #447 - Georgetta Frederick (Trail Mama)

A single-minded, single mother
Episode #446 - Dr Daniel Warren on Lyme Disease
Aug. 15, 2024

Episode #446 - Dr Daniel Warren on Lyme Disease

Ticks: the most dangerous creatures on trail
Episode #445 - Nick Kindred (Sgt Pepper)
Aug. 8, 2024

Episode #445 - Nick Kindred (Sgt Pepper)

A lasher among thru-hikers
Episode #444 - Heidi Nisbett (Sketch)
Aug. 1, 2024

Episode #444 - Heidi Nisbett (Sketch)

Sketchbook in hand
Episode #443 - Glenn Van Peski (G Squared)
July 25, 2024

Episode #443 - Glenn Van Peski (G Squared)

Our guest today is Glen Van Peski, a man who made a significant contribution to the ultralight backpacking movement when he founded Gossamer Gear. It takes an engineer to work out the problems of heavy gear, and Glen’s engine...