PUDs Podcast

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The “Pointless-Up-and-Downs” Podcast!A podcast about hiking and everything you talk about while hiking!Mostly centered on the White Mountains of NH!

  1. 3D AGO

    The Divide to Crest Route & Stepping into Yourself with Lyla "Sugar" Harrod

    Send us some fan mail here! Paul steps in as an "intern" on the PUDs Podcast without Josh and joins as a full-co-host with Nick to chat with Lyla "Sugar" Harrod! Lyla; commonly known by her trail-name "Sugar", is the first transgender woman to become a Triple Crowner, and she recently created and hiked the incredible "Divide to Crest" route! Nick takes the long ride to Jay Peak where there's been over 400 inches of snowfall this season, Paul takes on the ladders and tight-spaces of the 52-wit...

    1h 56m

  2. MAR 19

    A Winter 48 Finish on the Bonds & Cindy and Paul from the Alzheimer’s Association 48 Peaks

    Send us some fan mail here! Nick did a thing and finished his Winter 48 with an epic out and back of the Bonds, and the boys learn all about painting the mountains purple for Alzheimer's with their friends Cindy and Paul from the Alzheimer's Association 48 Peaks! Nick has a podcasting "false start" before diving into "story time" about his hike from Lincoln Woods to Bondcliff, Bond, and West Bond to finish his Winter 48 4000 Footers with a great crew of hikers, Josh has been busy and wrapped ...

    1h 40m

  3. MAR 11

    Bailing on the Twins and Willey in the Whites & Bagging Street and Nye in the 'Daks

    Send us some fan mail here! It's a full-on hiking recap this week as friend-and-listener-of-the-podcast Paul sits in with the boys and trades stories from his latest trip to the Whites with Nick who just got back from a trip to the Adirondack High Peaks! Josh looks like Steve Wonder or perhaps more accurately Scott Zolak, Nick doesn't know who Scott Zolak is, Paul works the Boston Outdoor expo and meets some prominent figures in both the hiking and running communities, running without music, ...

    1h 24m

  4. FEB 26

    The Evolution of Becoming a Professional Photographer in the Whites with "coreyoutdoors"

    Send us some fan mail here! This week the boys are excited (especially Nick!) to sit down with hiker and photographer Corey (AKA @coreyoutoors and "Corey O.") and discuss his journey becoming a full-time photographer in the Whites, his background in the outdoors, love of hiking, and more! Josh has been on vacation and takes a trip to Mystic Aquarium with the family, everybody remembers touching their first stingray, there are towns in Rhode Island Josh has never heard of, Nick's week was craz...

    1h 31m

  5. FEB 18 · BONUS

    SPUDs: Hiking with a Newborn, Infant, & Toddler

    Send us some fan mail here! Nick has had a crazy week with a family illness and Josh is all tied up, so Ash sits down with Nick to bang out a quick S(mall)PUDs episode! The forever-hiking buddies discuss their journey, experiences, and challenges (thus far) hiking with their daughter from the age of 2 weeks to nearly 2.5 years! Local hikes in Rehoboth at 2 weeks with Daddy, summit dances on Mount Willard, many ascents of Mount Wachusett, Mount Van Hoevenburg in the Adirondacks, losing pinecon...

    1h 3m

  6. FEB 10

    Mount Isolation & Recapping The Lincoln 100 with Nick Higgins, James Leitner, & Lynn Swezey

    Send us some fan mail here! Nick is back from bagging Mount Isolation for Winter with a great group of folks, and the boys catchup with Nick Higgins, James Leitner, Lynn Swezey on the other side of The Lincoln 100! Josh may be drinking too much seltzer, the boys discuss snow cleanup strategies at length, be careful taking your kiddos to the Fall River Children's Museum if you're looking to avoid sickness, Nick bags his #45 peak for the Winter 48 with Mount Isolation using the Engine Hill and ...

    1h 49m

  7. FEB 4

    Thru-Hiking, Supporting Thru-Hikers, a Single Season Winter 48, & The Notch Hostel with Tricia "Pearl" Case

    Send us some fan mail here! This week Nick and Josh welcome thru-hiker, peak-bagger, and manager of The Notch Hostel Tricia Case (also commonly known by her trail-name "Pearl") and learn all about The Notch Hostel up in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, as well as her own pursuits hiking Vermont's Long Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and her experience cranking out a Single Season Winter 48 Four-Thousand Footers! Josh is fired up tonight, Nick does some local hiking down in Newport, Rhode I...

    1h 18m

  8. JAN 27

    Carter Dome, Zealand Falls Hut Overnight, South and Middle Carter, & The Wildcats

    Send us some fan mail here! Pinkham Notch or bust! Nick has been continuing his quest to finish bagging the Winter 48 along with an overnight at Zealand Falls Hut! It's time to rundown hikes of the Carters, 'Cats, Zealand, and more! Josh is freezing in the basement and Nick makes him turn off his space-heater because of background noise (spoiler, we realized this was because Josh's laptop mic was coming through StreamYard and his mic wasn't actually picking it up...oops!), why is Nick carryi...

    1h 50m
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    The “Pointless-Up-and-Downs” Podcast!A podcast about hiking and everything you talk about while hiking!Mostly centered on the White Mountains of NH!

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    • Creator
      PUDs
    • Years Active
      2023 - 2025
    • Episodes
      76
    • Rating
      Explicit
    • Copyright
      © 2025 PUDs Podcast
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