Hiker Trash Radio

Doc, Bleav
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Join Doc and his guests on Hiker Trash Radio, the outdoor adventure podcast that takes you on a myriad of trails. With interviews from thru hikers, skydivers, adventure athletes, big wall climbers, and more, each episode is packed with trail talk, gear tips, and hilarious misadventures. And if you thought the great outdoors was all sunshine and rainbows, think again! Tune in for tales of blistered feet, helicopter evacuations, and Type II Fun that will make you appreciate the comforts of home. Settle in and get ready to trade the city for the wilderness. It's time to embrace the suck!

  1. 18h ago

    The Full Range - Carolyn Highland (Part II)

    About the Guest Carolyn Highland is a writer, outdoor educator, and endurance athlete based in Anchorage, Alaska. Her second essay collection, The Full Range: Essays from a Life Outside, is published by Rocky Mountain Books. Her first collection, Out Here, was published during COVID. She writes primarily about skiing and the outdoors for magazines including Backcountry Magazine, and has been keeping a journal since age seven. She taught fourth and seventh grade at an outdoor school in Truckee, California before moving to Anchorage, where she and her husband recently honeymooned by fastpacking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites. What's Covered in Part 2 Running 50Ks and 40-Mile Loops Instead of Races The Opening Essay — 48 Hours Ultras and Heartbreak — The Through-Line The Rae Lakes Run — Standing Up Alone Sam Wasn't My Person, But He Was My People Backcountry Skiing — The Winter Version The Full Range — What It Is and What She Wants Readers to Take Away The Mental Game Hiking Hack — Two Pieces Off the Beaten Path — Two Recommendations Honeymoon Note Pay It Forward — Protect Our Winters Links & Resources Carolyn Highland — Website: https://www.carolynhighland.com Instagram: Verify handle before publishing (transcript shows C_Hyland — confirm correct spelling) Substack: Verify handle before publishing (transcript shows Carolyn Hyland — confirm correct spelling) The Full Range — Rocky Mountain Books: https://www.rmbooks.com Fierce Country — Heather Hansman: https://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Jeff Pelletier — Ultra-runner and fastpacker with a YouTube channel featuring trail running and fastpacking content. Inspired Carolyn and her husband's Dolomites honeymoon run. Protect Our Winters: https://www.protectourwinters.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The Full Range - Carolyn Highland (Part II)

  2. 18h ago

    The Full Range - Carolyn Highland (Part I)

    About the Guest Carolyn Highland is a writer, outdoor educator, and endurance athlete based in Anchorage, Alaska. Her second essay collection, The Full Range: Essays from a Life Outside, is published by Rocky Mountain Books. Her first collection, Out Here, was published during COVID. She writes primarily about skiing and the outdoors for magazines including Backcountry Magazine, and has been keeping a journal since age seven. She taught fourth and seventh grade at an outdoor school in Truckee, California before moving to Anchorage, where she and her husband recently honeymooned by fastpacking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites. What's Covered in Part 1 Trail Name — Carl Trailblazer's Toolkit — Katadyn BeFree Filtered Soft Flask The Hiking Poll — Score: 68 The TRT Solo — Summer 2020 The NOLS Lesson — You Don't Always Have the Answer The Seventh-Grade Student-Led Trip The Move to Alaska Links & Resources Carolyn Highland — Website: https://www.carolynhighland.com Instagram: Verify handle before publishing (transcript shows C_Hyland — confirm correct spelling) Substack: Verify handle before publishing (transcript shows Carolyn Hyland — confirm correct spelling) The Full Range — Rocky Mountain Books: https://www.rmbooks.com Fierce Country — Heather Hansman: https://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Jeff Pelletier — Ultra-runner and fastpacker with a YouTube channel featuring trail running and fastpacking content. Inspired Carolyn and her husband's Dolomites honeymoon run. Protect Our Winters: https://www.protectourwinters.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The Full Range - Carolyn Highland (Part I)

  3. 2d ago ·  Bonus

    Dark Miles - The Longest Swim with Chris Carroll

    On January 8th, 2026, Chris Carroll was on a hotel balcony in St. Croix when the beach got loud. He heard someone yell for a lifeguard. He knew there were no lifeguards. He swam out. Chris is an emergency nurse, a former firefighter, and a waterman who has spent his entire life preparing to be useful when the moment came. It came on a Caribbean beach. He got to a drowning woman, assessed her injuries, and towed her back to shore through water that had turned bright crimson red. The whole thing took nine minutes. She didn’t survive. And what came after [the survivor guilt, the viral TikTok, the phone call from Arlene’s family, the monthly workout he calls Arlene] is what this episode is really about.   In this episode: Philadelphia, a concrete pool called the Vogue, and the surfboard under the shore house Why a Philly kid with childhood trauma became an emergency nurse and firefighter Delsiki and the CPR that didn’t work: the moment that aimed his whole life The philosophy: being strong isn’t vanity. It’s about being useful. January 8th: the balcony, the shouting, the decision to run The split-brain swim: training running silently alongside terror The crimson water and what it meant Arlene: her name, her husband, her kids, and what she said in the water Standing alone on the beach when the ambulance drives away The phone call from Arlene’s family three days later The monthly workout. Nine minutes. He calls it Arlene. What Chris came to say: the reason he agreed to this interview Dark Miles is a narrative documentary series from Hiker Trash Radio — produced stories about the internal terrain of the outdoor experience and beyond. These are the miles that don’t show up on Strava. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio: Website:  hikertrashradio.com Instagram:  instagram.com/hikertrashradio Apply to be a Dark Miles guest:  hikertrashradio.com/dark-miles Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Dark Miles - The Longest Swim with Chris Carroll

  4. 4d ago

    Trail Stories - The Full Range with Carolyn Highland

    About the Guest Carolyn Highland is a writer, outdoor educator, and endurance athlete based in Anchorage, Alaska. Her second essay collection, The Full Range: Essays from a Life Outside, is published by Rocky Mountain Books. Her first collection, Out Here, was published during COVID. She writes primarily about skiing and the outdoors for magazines including Backcountry Magazine, and has been keeping a journal since age seven. She taught fourth and seventh grade at an outdoor school in Truckee, California before moving to Anchorage, where she and her husband recently honeymooned by fastpacking the Alta Via 1 in the Dolomites. Links & Resources Carolyn Highland — Website: https://www.carolynhighland.com Instagram: Verify handle before publishing (transcript shows C_Hyland — confirm correct spelling) Substack: Verify handle before publishing (transcript shows Carolyn Hyland — confirm correct spelling) The Full Range — Rocky Mountain Books: https://www.rmbooks.com Fierce Country — Heather Hansman: https://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Jeff Pelletier — Ultra-runner and fastpacker with a YouTube channel featuring trail running and fastpacking content. Inspired Carolyn and her husband's Dolomites honeymoon run. Protect Our Winters: https://www.protectourwinters.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. The full interview with Carolyn drops Wednesday in two parts. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Trail Stories - The Full Range with Carolyn Highland

  5. 5d ago ·  Bonus

    The Big Year - Bonus Episode: "This is Gonna Hurt"

    Brandon Weis is from Ottawa, Ohio — farm country, flat, not a hiking family. He grew up playing football and basketball. His first experience in the mountains was a 2018 university group trip to the High Sierra, where he earned a trail name by carrying sixty to seventy pounds of group gear because he was the biggest one there. They called him Horsepower. Three years later — one pandemic canceled PCT permit later, hundreds of hours of research later, one Jeff Garmire book later — he stepped onto the Appalachian Trail in Georgia on January 13th, 2021. His stated reason: Garmire's account of completing the CYTC in nine months at age 20 didn't sound easy, but it didn't sound impossible. His parents, when told, sat quietly for a half-minute and then said: okay, well, good luck. This bonus episode of The Big Year follows what happened over the next nine-plus months. Day 17 frostbite in a North Carolina shelter that left him unconscious and woke him with the sun shining on him — and no particular desire to quit. A May Sierra snowstorm in summer gear with icicles growing off his face and a microspike saving him from a pile of rocks at Glenn Pass. A campfire in a Wyoming blizzard with eight other people trying to dry their socks as if that was going to do anything. A 600-foot vertical drop in the Wind River Range, a rock he couldn't reach, an action-movie maneuver back to the top, a 400-foot slide down a mountain face, and the Rage Against the Machine playlist that got him through the rest of the day. He finished October 25th, 2021. The 13th completer in history. A year later, he watched the 2022 class — the largest in CYTC history — attempt the same thing he had. He's not that fast, he says. He just walks for a long time, and he's really stubborn, and he doesn't take breaks. Bonus episode — Hiker Trash Radio / BLEAV Network The Big Year: A Calendar Year Triple Crown Documentary Series Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The Big Year - Bonus Episode: "This is Gonna Hurt"

  6. Aug 12

    No Limit - Lindsay Phenix (Part II)

    About the Guest Lindsay Phenix is an elite ultra-marathoner, two-time Badwater 135 finisher, run coach, and podcast co-host based in Los Angeles, California. She has completed approximately 145 marathons and ultramarathons combined — including a serious stack of 100-mile finishes — and is a featured athlete in the Amazon Prime documentary on the Badwater 135 ultra. She also appeared on The Wheel on Discovery Channel, a survival show filmed in South America. She coaches remotely through Ornery Mule Racing and co-hosts The Dirt Trail Running Podcast. What's Covered in Part 2 Dad — The Family Race Director Height and Ultrarunning 145 Marathons and Ultramarathons Running as Identity Running Toward or Away From Something Most Common Coaching Mistake — Doing Too Much Pain Science — The 100-Miler vs. the Marathon Badwater Preparation — The Three Factors Hallucinations — Dolly Parton at the Cruel Jewel The Finish She's Proudest Of The Limit Question Hiking Hack — Clip-On Amazon Running Lights Off the Beaten Path — Meru Pay It Forward — Challenged Athletes Foundation What's Next — Not 200 Miles Links & Resources Lindsay Phenix — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsayphenix Ornery Mule Racing (coaching): https://www.ornerymule.com The Dirt Trail Running Podcast: https://www.thedirtpodcast.com Challenged Athletes Foundation: https://www.challengedathletes.org Badwater 135: https://www.badwater.com Ultramarathon Man — Dean Karnazes. The book that first planted Badwater in Lindsay's mind at age 14. Meru — Documentary on the first ascent of the Meru Shark's Fin in the Himalayas. Lindsay's media recommendation. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.   Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    No Limit - Lindsay Phenix (Part II)

  7. Aug 12

    No Limit - Lindsay Phenix (Part I)

    About the Guest Lindsay Phenix is an elite ultra-marathoner, two-time Badwater 135 finisher, run coach, and podcast co-host based in Los Angeles, California. She has completed approximately 145 marathons and ultramarathons combined — including a serious stack of 100-mile finishes — and is a featured athlete in the Amazon Prime documentary on the Badwater 135 ultra. She also appeared on The Wheel on Discovery Channel, a survival show filmed in South America. She coaches remotely through Ornery Mule Racing and co-hosts The Dirt Trail Running Podcast. What's Covered in Part 1 Trailblazer's Toolkit — Burt's Bees Peppermint Lip Balm The Hiking Poll — Score: 41 Training for 100-Milers Badwater 135 — Last Wave Logistics The Amazon Prime Documentary Origin Story — Houston, the Lake, the Refrigerator Links & Resources Lindsay Phenix — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseyphenix Lindsay Phenix — Substack: https://www.substack.com Ornery Mule Racing (coaching): https://www.ornerymule.com The Dirt Trail Running Podcast: https://www.thedirtpodcast.com Challenged Athletes Foundation: https://www.challengedathletes.org Badwater 135: https://www.badwater.com Ultramarathon Man — Dean Karnazes. The book that first planted Badwater in Lindsay's mind at age 14. Meru — Documentary on the first ascent of the Meru Shark's Fin in the Himalayas. Lindsay's media recommendation. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    No Limit - Lindsay Phenix (Part I)

  8. Aug 10 ·  Bonus

    CDT Trail Correspondent Jared "Fisherman" Lampal - Check-In #2

    CDT Trail Correspondent Jared "Fisherman" Lampal checks in from Montana as he closes in on the northern terminus of the CDT. Settle in and buckle up as Fisherman gives us the updates on Colorado and Wyoming, and what he anticipates from the final state. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Join Doc and his guests on Hiker Trash Radio, the outdoor adventure podcast that takes you on a myriad of trails. With interviews from thru hikers, skydivers, adventure athletes, big wall climbers, and more, each episode is packed with trail talk, gear tips, and hilarious misadventures. And if you thought the great outdoors was all sunshine and rainbows, think again! Tune in for tales of blistered feet, helicopter evacuations, and Type II Fun that will make you appreciate the comforts of home. Settle in and get ready to trade the city for the wilderness. It's time to embrace the suck!

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  • Creator
    Doc, Bleav
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    600
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 498978
  • Show Website
    Hiker Trash Radio

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