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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Gail Muller – Season 2 – Episode 4
Gail is a ray of positivity, to put it simply. Having battled with chronic pain for much of her life and grappling with her mental health, she decided to leave behind her busy lifestyle and take to the trail. Not just any trail, the Appalachian trail. Eoin catches up with Gail as she prepares for…
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California, Hiking, Interview, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, Pacific Crest Trail, Podcast, Thru-hike, uk, United Kingdom, USA
The HiiKER Podcast w/ Russell Hepton – Season 2 – Episode 3
Russell is a backpacker, hiker and all round outdoors man from the UK. Since his spontaneous decision to climb Ben Nevis (Highest peak in UK) with no mountaineering skills, he has fallen in love with all things hiking and outdoors. He has hiked all over the UK and came under some scrutiny while hiking the…
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Julia Sheehan – Season 2 – Episode 2
Julia (a.k.a Rocket) is a long distance hiker from the USA. She has hiked the Appalachian trail and made a hit short documentary about her journey to the summit of Kathadin. Eoin chats to her about her adventure and her plans to hike the CDT and Arizona trail in 2021.
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Tough Soles – Season 1 – Episode 9
Ellie and Carl (a.k.a. Tough Soles) are a couple from Ireland that decided one day to hike every waymarked trail in Ireland. While this number tends to change each year (trails closing, opening and changing in distance) they completed over 4,000km of Hiking. In addition, they only used public transport to get to each trail…
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Elina Obsorne – Season 1 – Episode 8
If you have yet to watch Elina’s beautiful documentary “It is the People” and the subsequent series about her journey along the Pacific crest trail, go watch it now! Elina is a visual storyteller from Auckland, New Zealand. Her unique style of videography gives you the feeling that you are hiking the trail with her.…
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California, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, Pacific Crest Trail, Podcast, Thru-hike, uk, United Kingdom
The HiiKER Podcast w/ Impala – Season 1 – Episode 7
Impala has one hell of a track record on the trail! Having completed monster trails like the PCT, the Appalachian trail, the Te Araroa and over 1000 miles of the Continental divide trail, he has only just begun! In 2021 he inspired so many people to join him on the End to End trail in…
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Mel McDermott – Season 1 – Episode 6
Mel is the founder of Galz Gone Wild – an all women hiking and adventure group based in Ireland. Mel and Eoin go way back, so the format of this episode is a little more…. relaxed! They talk about many subjects related to hiking – including Mental health, women in the outdoors and some of…
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Abbie Barnes – Season 1 – Episode 5
Abbie Barnes is a non-stop adventurer. Between Alpine adventures, she chats with Eoin about her extensive hiking CV. Completing trails such as the Tour du Mont Blanc, The West Highland Way, The Coast to Coast trail and recently the Malerweg trail in Germany.
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HiiKER short trails (Ireland only)
So we are trying something new.. You may have noticed that the number of trails we have (particularly in Ireland) has increased a good bit in the last few weeks. Not only is this the fantastic work by Malika and our trail production team, but it’s also a trial to see how our users experience…
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Over 100k HiiKERS on HiiKER
When HiiKER was launched back at the beginning of 2020, we started with one goal in mind – get more people out hiking. This, coupled with our desire for a more sustainable and equitable world for all, helped us in defining our mission: Reconnecting people with our planet to protect future generations. We firmly believe…
