Pacific Crest Trail, Then and Now
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We heard an edited version of how Hiker Heaven came into existence in Episode 3.  Here’s the full story, as told to assembled hikers, by Donna and Jeff Saufley on Sunday 19th May 2002. New episodes daily - and PCTpodcast.com you can buy a download of our trail journal and see photos from the...
Published 03/04/23
Also known as Fleur and Robin they completed their thru-hike twenty years after us.  We hear the social side of PCT hiking, how different groups form and change on the route, and we compare and contrast our experiences, twenty years apart, practical and personal.  Oh and the alarming story...
Published 03/03/23
Twenty years on we speak to a pioneer of ultralight hiking, Henry Shires.  His revolutionary combination of homemade Tarp and Tent was tested during his own 1999 hike, then grew into his business.   Henry has been a Board Member of the PCTA and back in Episode 4, he’d shared his assessment of the...
Published 03/02/23