The Thru-Hiking Podcast

Meet Emily Hayes or "Dim Sum" - who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 as part of our Trail Team! For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and follow the #THRUrTrailTeam hashtag! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share th...

Today, we are introducing a new "Thrutruth" podcast series where we talk about truths from trail. In these episodes, we will be pulling from our community's experiences, Cheer will be giving examples and stories from her experiences on trail, and we may invite guests on in the future! Here, we talk about judgement on trail and some simple things to keep in mind to overcome it.  We also want t...

In this episode, we catch up with Mike McClure, or "Just Mike" - who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 as part of our Trail Team. For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and follow the #THRUrTrailTeam hashtag! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe...

Today, we catch up with Jackie - who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 as part of our Trail Team. For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and follow the #THRUrTrailTeam hashtag! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share t...

Today, we meet Mike McClure, or "Just Mike" - who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 as part of our Trail Team. For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and follow the #THRUrTrailTeam hashtag! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review...

Today, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor Ned Tibbits to discuss safety & solutions when starting the Pacific Crest Trail in May. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event! During this Q&A style meetup, Ned answers hikers' questions regarding snow travel, crampons vs microspikes, ice axes, trekking poles, river crossings,...

Here, we meet Shannon or "Hot Mess" - who is hiking the Colorado Trail in 2022 as part of our Trail Team. For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and follow the #THRUrTrailTeam hashtag! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share t...

Today, we meet Jackie - who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 as part of our Trail Team. For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and follow the #THRUrTrailTeam hashtag! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podca...

In this episode, Cheer introduces the all new 2022 THRU-r Trail Team: A group of long distance hikers from all over the world hiking the PCT, CDT, AT, CT, JMT, and TRT - while corresponding with us while they trek on! For all of the hikers profiles, links to follow and support, and more - check out the 2022 Trail Team Landing Page . To follow our team on Instagram, check us out at @thru_r and foll...

In this episode, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor and Mountain Education founder Ned Tibbits to discuss the pros and cons of starting the Pacific Crest Trail in May. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event! During this discussion, Ned goes over the pros of weather, logistics, and strategy as well as cons of starting the PCT i...

Today, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor Ned Tibbits to discuss safety & solutions when starting the Pacific Crest Trail in April. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event! During this Q&A style meetup, Ned answers hikers' questions regarding snow travel, crampons vs microspikes, ice axes, trekking poles, river and snow...

Here, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor Ned Tibbits to discuss the pros and cons of starting the Pacific Crest Trail in April. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event! During this discussion, Ned goes over the pros of weather, logistics, and strategy as well as cons of starting the PCT in April. Ned has founded a non-profit or...

Today, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor Ned Tibbits to discuss safety & solutions when starting the Pacific Crest Trail in March. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event! During this Q&A style meetup, Ned answers hikers' questions regarding snow travel, crampons vs microspikes, ice axes, trekking poles, river and snow...

Happy New Year and welcome to Season 2 of the podcast! In this episode, the THRU-r community welcomes back Wilderness Skills Instructor Ned Tibbits to discuss the pros and cons of starting the Pacific Crest Trail in March. This is the audio from our community Zoom meetup incase you missed the live event!  During this discussion, Ned goes over the pros of weather, logistics, and strategy as we...

Here, Cheer gives an update on week 12 from Grand Lake to Steamboat Springs along the Continental Divide Trail. She describes the fresh snowfall, the hike into Grand Lake, blowdown hiking, and her plans for 2022! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Cheer's CDT hike using the links below: Cheer's Updates For The THRU-r You...

Today, Cheer gives an update on week 11 from Dillon to Grand Lake along the Continental Divide Trail. She goes into her summit of Gray's Peak (the highest point on the CDT,) leaving the Colorado Trail behind, mountain goat sightings, a kindred dog encounter, the windiest day on trail, and more! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can als...

In this episode, Cheer gives an update on week 10 from Salida to Dillon along the Continental Divide Trail. She describes some of the passes she goes over (including "Hopeless" Pass) as well as the many town stops - expected and unexpected - along this stretch! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Cheer's CDT hike using th...

Here, Cheer gives an update on week 9 from Lake City to Salida along the Continental Divide Trail. She describes the (somewhat) flat hiking terrain, "longer" water carries, the cute town of Lake City (and the bakery!), weather woes, and more. If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Cheer's CDT hike using the links below: Chee...

Here, Cinderella describes weeks 13 - 15 on the Pacific Crest Trail. She visits Ashland, Crater Lake, the Three Sisters Wilderness, Timberline Lodge, and achieves another major milestone on trail! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Courtney's PCT trek using the link below: Courtney's Instagram Connect With Us / Join The...

Here, Cheer gives an update on week 8 from Pagosa Springs to Lake City along the Continental Divide Trail. She is reunited with a dear hiker friends, deals with a longer-than-normal hail storm, battles a hypothermic incident, sees the beautiful and desolate part of the trail (the San Juans,) joins the Colorado trail, and more! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, an...

In this episode, Cinderella describes week 12 on the Pacific Crest Trail. The fire saga continues and she experiences more trail angel kindness, hikes through Etna, hikes by moonlight into Seiad Valley and makes a toast with friends at the Oregon border!   If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Courtney's PCT trek using...

Cheer returns to trail and gives her week 7 update from the New Mexico/Colorado border to Pagosa Springs along the Continental Divide Trail. She describes the beautiful scenery, the tree dilemma, high altitude hiking, lightning issues, and more! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Cheer's CDT hike using the links below: C...

Today, Cinderella goes over weeks 10 -11 on the Pacific Crest Trail. As she tries to navigate around the Tamarak and Dixie fires, she describes the generosity of the local people in towns, slack packing many miles to Burney Falls, and hiker prom! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Courtney's PCT trek using the link below...

Cheer gives her week 6 update from Cuba to the New Mexico/Colorado border along the Continental Divide Trail. She describes postholing for days, elk encounters, altitude sickness, meeting up with trail family members from the PCT, reaching the border, and more! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Cheer's CDT hike using th...

Here Cinderella goes over weeks 6 - 9 on the Pacific Crest Trail - a Sierra recap! As she treks from Kennedy Meadows South to the Truckee area, she describes her Mt. Whitney sunrise experience, polar plunges, a hiker talent show, catching up to "the bubble," becoming an accidental cold-soaker, and much more! If you loved this episode, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcas...