PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here! It's the end of the road for the PUDs boys for now...for a multitude of reasons we will be taking a break from the PUDs Podcast and moving onto different projects. Maybe we'll be back from time to time if the podcast beckons. Listen in to hear why on this thanks-for-listening-to-us-across-seventy-eight-episodes episode of the PUDs Podcast! Episode Links: Liste...

Send us some fan mail here! Paul and Nick get the opportunity to sit down with Mike Cherim, a modern-day "Renaissance man" who has been hiking and climbing since tackling the "Rock Pile" at the young age of four! Mike is the owner and founder of Redline Guiding up in Intervale, New Hampshire, as well as an instructor, guide, and even a Justice of the Peace! Paul tackles Adams a...

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 l...

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 B...

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 Outdoo...

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 t...

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...

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...

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 Wint...

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...

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 H...

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 fe...

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...

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 han...

Send us some fan mail here! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays y'all! This week the boys are joined by friend and Hiking Buddies 501(c)(3) Secretary; Lynn Swezey! Josh and Nick chat with Lynn on her hiking background, learn all about the Hiking Buddies organization, and Nick and Lynn give a rundown refresher on cold-weather hiking as we move into "official" winter in the Whites! Nic...

Send us some fan mail here! Nick and Josh are excited to sit down and chat with fellow podcasters and hosts of the "Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast", AKA the "SLASR" Podcast; Mike and Stomp! The boys have to reschedule podcasting plans due to inclement weather, Nick is back from Las Vegas and had fun looking at "The Sphere" all week, Josh sees Bristol Santa, S...

Send us some fan mail here! It's the "Pulp Fiction" of podcast episodes as Nick and Josh conclude a busy week of pre-Thanksgiving recording, and sit down with one of their favorite hikers to follow; Gwenn Stratton! Turkeys have been acquired, Nick bags Tecumseh for "Fall" as well as all four seasons and revisits Cascade Path in Waterville Valley, Josh plans another New Yea...

Send us some fan mail here! Josh and Nick sit down and get into everything herbal with Rachel Warnock! Rachel is the Founder, CEO, and Lead Herbalist of the PUDs Podcast's newest sponsor; Impact Botanicals! Josh is changing angles and podcasting locations, it's a microphone revolution, a throwback to "Steamin' Up the Hams", pod-plaques, the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight w...

Send us some fan mail here! Nick and Josh recap their past weekend up in New Hampshire! The boys "bro-out" and sandwich attending (and Nick performing at) the Rek'-Lis Full Conditions event with a few hikes! Nick misses Josh but Josh isn't reciprocating, the boys talk Thanksgiving turkey strategy, the smell of burning popcorn lingers, singing all sorts of tunes with friends-of-...

Send us some fan mail here! Nick made the most of a long weekend; including getting up north for the Lakes Region Search and Rescue (LRSAR) 5K, hiking with the family around Franconia Notch, trekking up to 52-with-a-View peak Hedgehog Mountain, and then making a trip to the northwestern corner of Massachusetts to (finally!) get up to the state's highpoint: Mount Greylock! Josh ponders what wo...

Send us some fan mail here! Fresh off the heels of Halloween the boys catchup on what's up, and Nick gets into detail about his "home" mountain, and the home mountain of many a Massachusettsan; Mount Wachusett!    Josh is all jacked-up from a post-Hallow's Eve cold but is ready to punch the clock and do some podcasting, Nick celebrates pinch-cohost-of-the-podcast Ashley's...

Send us some fan mail here! Happy Halloween!!! This week Nick and Josh interview friend-and-listener-of-the-Podcast Jake Dalbec, AKA "jakesterd2", about his experiences climbing (and hiking!) in the Northeast, including a recent climb of the Eaglet and a past climb up the legendary Whitney Gilman Ridge on the Cannon Cliffs! Don't be afraid to hit the red button, the boys are getting...

Send us some fan mail here! It's getting closer to All Hallow's Eve and the boys are feeling a bit spooky! On this episode Nick and Josh are getting into the spirit and share some of their favorite unsettling tales! Woah Black Betty! Josh loves "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist", Nick attempts to bag Cannon for the Fall, ends up making a loop of Welch Dickey for sunset, crashes the SLA...

Send us some fan mail here! Josh and Nick have been getting in the autumnal spirit with some Fall hikes up in Maine's Carrabasset Valley a trip to Sauchuk's Farm in Plympton, Massachusetts! Nick, Ash, friend-of-the-podcast Wilkie, and family, head up to the far reaches of northwest Maine to continue their quest to bag the New England 67 Four-Thousand Footers and check out a few other loc...

Send us some fan mail here! Best-friends-of-the-podcast Mike and Lorrie are back, and give us a rundown of their trip back in October of 2022 to the highest mountain range on planet Earth: the Himalayas! Nick has been up doing trail maintenance in the Northern Presidentials and out bagging some New England 67 Four-Thousand-Footers in Maine's Carrabasset Valley, Josh loves "Kung Fu Panda&...