The Trail Show #127: The Sheltowee Trace
Show #127 – #MichelobUltralighter – On this month’s Trail Show, we rate new hiker slang, Salty pays us a visit and talks about her new book, Skurka trips, and meal fails, special guest Jordan Byrnes talks to us about his hikes of the Sheltowee Trace, poison ivy, dog packs, and peanut butter falc...
188 Running Till You’re Sick and LOVING It! Jason Wish & Jeff Garmire
In this episode, it’s all about the FKTs. We’ll be chatting with the man that has held all three FKTs for the Sheltowee Trace, Jason Wish about training, understanding your body and pushing through the pain. We’ll also be hanging out with his trainer, Jeff Garmire, who is no stranger to FKTs. He’...
Thru-Hiking Your Way to FKT Fitness with Cal Swartzentruber -#201
What’s it like to set an FKT on the heels of a six month thru-hike? Cal Swartzentruber joins the FKT Podcast to dish it out.
Fresh off completing the Pacific Crest Trail—Cal’s first of thru-hike of a Triple Crown trail—Cal returned to his local trails of the south last October.
That thru-hiking f...
Brandon "Horsepower" Weis on the Calendar Year Triple Crown and Arizona Trail
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek brought to you by Sawyer Products, we are joined by Brandon "Horsepower" Weis. With minimal prior backpacking experience, in 2021, Brandon successfully completed the calendar year triple crown plus a thru-hike of the Arizona Trail. The ...
EP 123 - Rain Pants, Ultras After 50 & Pack Sizes: Q&A
On this episode of the podcast, Tayson answers your questions! Be sure to comment below or email us at liveultralightpodcast@gmail.com to hear your questions answered on the next Q&A!
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Episode #306 - Steve Barbour (Trail Dust)
Steve Barbour is the Executive Director of the Sheltowee Trace Association, and our guest this week. Steve hiked the Appalachian Trail in the mid-2000s, and has nearly completed a second section thru-hike with just New Hampshire and Maine to go.
But it is his work with the STA that especially ...
25 JASON WISH & RICKY VANDEGRIFT Completing An FKT With A Prosthetic, Friendly Competition, And Destroying Your Body
JK and Jeremiah get the opportunity to sit down with the current and former FKT holders of the Sheltowee Trace, Jason Wish and Ricky Vandegrift.
Jason Wish
In this episode I got to sit down with Jason Wish, the current supported FKT holder of the Sheltowee Trace Trail. Jason has held the FKT for supported, unsupported and self supported at one time. We talk about all things backpacking, fastpacking, FKT, life on the farm and some of the Ultras that ...
Season 4 Ep. 78 Spinning a Good Yarn with Books and Brew with guest Susan Thomas 2-17-20
This week we travel to Eastern Kentucky to the town of Morehead in our quest to explore cool independent bookstores in our region. Morehead is home to a little over 7,000 residents and Morehead State University. The university as well as the regional medical center in town give the community a di...
Hiking the Sheltowee Trace-they don't call it the hiker challenge for nothin'
Five women hiking a section of the Sheltowee Trace near Cumberland Falls(Cheri Lawson)
Since 2012, outdoor enthusiasts from 20 states and six countries have made their way to Kentucky in hopes of hiking a 343- mile trail from one end to the other.
Five women from Cincinnati are in the process o...
