Between A to B

Host Josh Ellerbrock discusses the transformational experiences of a Pacific Crest Trail journey with one last group of hikers. This final set of interviews rounds out the 6-month long project of "Between A to B" (THANKS FOR LISTENING!)

In the second to last episode, your host, Josh Ellerbrock, discusses his last steps in Washington and preps the audience for the final bout of interviews.

Bears, mountain lions and rattlesnakes may be the stars behind interesting animal encounters, but Pacific Crest Trail hikers know the full story, which they discuss with our host, Josh Ellerbrock, in the 8th episode of Between A to B. 

Your host, Josh Ellerbrock, finally reaches Oregon, discusses the strange political scene, curses mosquitoes and mediates a forum dedicated to the art of finding yourself on the Pacific Crest Trail in this, the 7th, episode of "Between A to B".

Hiker norms regarding appearance, hygiene and interaction often eliminate some of the class boundaries erected by society, and for the most part, Pacific Crest Trail hikers find the result to be more comfortable and authentic than anything found back home. Episode 6 explores the topic.

In this episode, host Josh Ellerbrock relays the last two weeks of his Pacific Crest Trail journey and interviews a few hikers about the headroom they free up due to the emptiness of true silence found on the trail.

In the fourth episode of Between A to B, host Josh Ellerbrock ends up hiking 100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in the high Sierras, a white land of ancient pines and frozen lakes, while talking to a number of fellow thruhikers about the special simplified mindset that comes with a 60-hour work week of unadulterated backpacking.

In the third episode of Between A to B, Host Josh Ellerbrock explores the twin yet opposite desires that every long distance hiker knows well—the need to be in the wilderness and the cravings that pull hikers back to civilization. 

The Pacific Crest Trail is, more than anything, a physical experience. Interviews with fellow thru-hikers reveal how the physical rigors of the trail both repel and attract those dedicated to walking its 2,650 miles. 

The first episode of Between A to B releases a week after the show's host/producer, Josh Ellerbrock, began the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650 mile trail on the western seaboard of the continental United States. Recorded and produced while on the trail, the first episode covers the first 100 miles and features interviews with some of the his fellow hikers.

Between A to B's host, Josh Ellerbrock, tries to give an answer to the question he is asked the most about his upcoming podcast: "Why are you hiking the PCT?"

With the start of my Pacific Crest Trail hike looming closer, this minicast covers how Between A to B podcasts will be structured and gives summaries of each upcoming episode. Kickstarter link HERE. 

A 22-hour car ride across the country brings out the "weird" in our host as he begins the next phase in his journey to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

In this episode, the host gives a tongue-in-cheek listicle to help hiker gearheads, which includes some items rarely talked about by thousands of other content creators.

In this minicast, the physical challenge of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is explored through an interview with a physical therapist who happens to be the host's sister. An additional section explains how a thru-hike can be an auditory experience.

The second episode of Before A to B features the host's mother talking about the challenges of knowing her son sleeps in a tent surrounded by potential dangers while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

A mini-podcast created as the prologue to the upcoming travel podcast series: Between A to B. This piece relays how your host must say goodbye to some of the delicacies that will be unavailable during his hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT.