Border to Border Calendar Year Triple Crown - Philip "Slide" Witmer (Part I)

In this episode of Hiker Trash Radio, host Doc interviews Philip 'Slide' Witmer, a Calendar Year Triple Crowner who has hiked an astounding 10,000 miles in 2025. The episode delves into Slide's experiences, challenges, and insights from the trail, including his least expected hardships like intense loneliness, the mental and physical toll of long-distance hiking, and gear mishaps. Slide shares amusing anecdotes, including how he got his trail name and his worst hiker trash moments. The conversation also covers Slide's favorite gear, his culinary preferences on the trail, and the lessons he learned along the way. Listeners will get a detailed inside look into what it takes to achieve such an incredible hiking feat.

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