All Episodes

The Route Makers Episode 3: Liz "Snorkel" Thomas and Alexandra "Sunshine" Kenin on urban thru-hiking: inventing 100-mile hiking routes through America...

In Part 2, Rad gets into the post-Triple Crown reckoning: the post-trail depression that hit harder than expected, five friends' weddings he missed wh...

Chris "Rad" Carter is back — this time married, Chattanooga-based, and fresh off the summit of Denali. In Part 1, Doc and Rad cover the practical diff...

The last time Chris "Rad" Carter was on Hiker Trash Radio, he had just completed the Triple Crown, with the CDT and AT in a single calendar year. Sinc...

The Route Makers Episode 2: Rue McKenrick, Kevin "The Animal" Koski, Wesley "Megaman" Tils, and Andrew Skurka on what it costs to walk a route no one ...

In Part 2, Flo's origin story comes into full focus: an Iowa kid who traveled the country in a motor home with her grandparents every summer, got a gu...

Jada Lippincott (trail name Flo, acquired in the most appropriate possible way on day one of the Arizona Trail) has hiked over 9,000 miles, lived full...

Jada Lippincott grew up in Fairfield, Iowa (population 10,000, not a lot to do) and did not hike a single meaningful mile until a semester abroad in F...

The Route Makers Episode 1: Andrew Skurka, Rue McKenrick, Kevin "The Animal" Koski, and Donovan "Iceman" Rice on inventing long-distance routes — the ...

In Part 2, Carolyn Highland gets into the adventures, the essays, and the through-line that ties them together. She runs 40-mile loops solo in the Eas...

Carolyn Highland is a writer, outdoor educator, and endurance athlete whose new essay collection, The Full Range, is out this October from Rocky Mount...

On January 8th, 2026, Chris Carroll was on the balcony of his hotel in St. Croix downloading GoPro footage when the beach got loud. Then louder. Then ...