“I’ve listened to a lot of different hiking, backpacking, and outdoors podcasts. This one is hands down the best. Love the commentating partnership, love the guests, and I love the recurring segments – everything about Backpacker Radio strikes the chord I would like it to.
The most confusing thing about this show, however, is that they have never had Trauma or Pepper on! Consider this a guest request as we approach the winter season: Justin Lichter and Shawn Forry did the first winter thru-hike of the PCT, a few years back, and they’ve also pioneered long-distance hikes through New Zealand, the Himalayas, the Sierra, and more. They would make the perfect guests. I’m sure Trauma would have plenty to share about that time he ran into a sleeping lion in Zimbabwe while running away from a family of elephants!
I would love to have Backpacker Radio get either of them on the show to talk about the winter PCT thru especially. There’s so few people who are truly experts in long-distance winter backpacking, but Trauma and Pepper literally wrote the book on it. You could make it a winter-focused show for one episode.
Anyhow, I strongly recommend Backpacker Radio to anyone who hikes, or aspires to hike, or even just enjoys listening to weirdos who like to hike. Happy trails.”
ForrestfortheTrees via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/30/23