PUDs Podcast

PUDs
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PUDs Podcast

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. 6 DAYS AGO · 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. JAN 21

    Bushwhacking, The New Hampshire Hundred Highest, & The New Hampshire Inappropriate 69 with "daveshitsinthewoods"

    Send us some fan mail here! The boys are stoked this week to sit down with friend and listener of the podcast "daveshitsinthewoods"! We take a walk on the bushwhack-y side of things and hear about some of Dave's adventures off-trail; including his recent completion of the New Hampshire Hundred Highest (NHHH) along with his creation of a brand new New Hampshire hiking list: the New Hampshire Inappropriate Sixty-Nine (NHI69)! Josh and Nick are feeling feisty, Nick has been spending a bunch of ...

    1h 29m

  6. JAN 13

    The Lincoln 100, Chris Roma, & Mission Clean Water with Nick Higgins & James Leitner

    Send us some fan mail here! Bundle up and get ready to move as the boys are joined by Nick Higgins and James Leitner! The pair are preparing to attempt 100 miles on a ~3.2 mile loop in 24 hours, starting on January 16th, 2025 in the heart of the Whites; Lincoln, New Hampshire, in honor of the late Christoper Roma and to raise money for the non-profit Mission Clean Water! Josh tries to make Nick feel awkward with dead air, Josh refuses to put on space heaters in his basement studio space, Nic...

    1h 32m

  7. JAN 7

    Winter Arrives in the Whites; Waterville Valley, the Osceolas, & Carrigain

    Send us some fan mail here! Hope you all had a great Christmas, Happy Holidays, and New Year's! The holidays are over, and the boys are back with a fresh episode for 2025! Josh questions what kind of Taco Bell item Nick is, the boys recap their holiday celebrations, Josh visits the "Boston Museum of Illusion" and stays in Waterville Valley over New Year's and gets our for a few hikes; including Big Pines Path and Boulder Path, Nick continues chipping away at his Winter New Hampshire Four-Tho...

    1h 38m

  8. 12/31/2024 · BONUS

    Nick on the "Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast (SLASR) Podcast" - Episode 157

    Send us some fan mail here! Happy New Year everyone!!! We've got a special hiking podcast crossover episode for the holidays! On this episode of the PUDs Podcast, we kick it back to the first time Nick appeared as a guest on the Sounds Like A Search And Rescue (SLASR) Podcast Episode 157 back in June of this year! Nick is Josh-less in Rehoboth while Mr. Rogers is up hiking with family and hanging out in New Hampshire's Waterville Valley, we hear about Nick's hiking background, Stomp recaps...

    2h 23m
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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
    72
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 PUDs Podcast
  • Show Website
    PUDs Podcast

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