PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!It's the end of the road for the PUDs boys for now...for a multitude of reasons we will be taking a break from the PUDs Podcast and moving onto different projects. Maybe we'll be back from time to time if the podcast beckons. Listen in to hear why on this thanks-for-listening-to-us-across-seventy-eight-episodes episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Listen to Nick on the Sounds Like A Search And Rescue PodcastListen to Josh on the Not Safe For Sunday PodcastNick Sidla Photography at Bristol Peak RusticsFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Paul and Nick get the opportunity to sit down with Mike Cherim, a modern-day "Renaissance man" who has been hiking and climbing since tackling the "Rock Pile" at the young age of four! Mike is the owner and founder of Redline Guiding up in Intervale, New Hampshire, as well as an instructor, guide, and even a Justice of the Peace!Paul tackles Adams and Madison and tries not to get blown away on a Spring-like day in the Northern Presidentials, Nick tackles repeat agents on the mighty 450' Diamond Hill in Cumberland while everyone is getting up North, stays local hiking with the family, and attempts a picnic in Newport despite the chilly temps, and the boys have a great chat with Mike Cherim of Redline Guiding! They discuss Mike's past endeavors; including hiking Mount Washington as a young boy, climbing Mount Fuji in Japan, Mount Rainier out West, everything he's done at "home" in the Whites and in the Northeast, how and why he started the awesome Redline Guiding guide company in the Whites, and how Redline Guiding can help you hike your lists, learn how to climb, and even get you married in mountainous location on this don't-forget-to-get-your-marriage-license-for-your-wedding-day-or-it-might-be-awkward-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:The Bends B-sides - Radiohead - 2025The Bends - Radiohead - 1995Paulie's Playlist:Alice In ChainsEpisode Links:Mount Adams and Mount Madison via Valley Way AllTrails LinkAppalachian Mountain Club Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner 2025Redline Guiding WebsiteRedline Guiding Guides Page (for more info about Mike!)Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Paul steps in as an "intern" on the PUDs Podcast without Josh and joins as a full-co-host with Nick to chat with Lyla "Sugar" Harrod! Lyla; commonly known by her trail-name "Sugar", is the first transgender woman to become a Triple Crowner, and she recently created and hiked the incredible "Divide to Crest" route!Nick takes the long ride to Jay Peak where there's been over 400 inches of snowfall this season, Paul takes on the ladders and tight-spaces of the 52-with-a-View-peaks Morgan and Percival, makes it to North Twin, and the boys have an outstanding conversation with Lyla about her amazing hiking accomplishments, taking the long-trails less-traveled, creating entirely new hiking routes, route-creators, hiking in the desert, sobriety, making a gender transition, and stepping into your true-self and seizing your full-potential, on this kick-Nick-under-the-table-if-he-gets-too-excited-whilst-talking-about-hiking-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:Real Life - Hazel English - 2024Paulie's Playlist:Neil Diamond & Jim CroceEpisode Links:Mount Morgan & Mount Percival AllTrails RouteBay Circuit Trail WebsiteLyla's InstagramBackpacker Magazine Article on Lyla's Divide to Crest RouteNotch Hostel Fireside Chats InformationFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick did a thing and finished his Winter 48 with an epic out and back of the Bonds, and the boys learn all about painting the mountains purple for Alzheimer's with their friends Cindy and Paul from the Alzheimer's Association 48 Peaks!Nick has a podcasting "false start" before diving into "story time" about his hike from Lincoln Woods to Bondcliff, Bond, and West Bond to finish his Winter 48 4000 Footers with a great crew of hikers, Josh has been busy and wrapped up basketball season, and we learn about how the 48 Peaks; a sub-fundraiser of the Alzheimer's Association "The Longest Day" fundraiser, is helping to provide crucial funds for one of the most heartbreaking and widespread diseases in the world. We also learn how the disease has affected Cindy and Paul directly, leading them to dedicate time volunteering with 48 Peaks, and how you can get involved on this Nick-fell-in-a-spruce-trap-up-that-was-way-too-deep-plus-48-peaks-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment & Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Skip...Episode Links:Bondcliff, Bond, & West Bond from Lincoln Woods AllTrails RouteAll the Details on 48 PeaksHow to Participate in 48 Peaks48 Peaks Hike CelebrationLearn More About Alzheimer'z Association on the Alz.org WebsiteAlzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline: 800-272-390048 Peaks Facebook Group48 Peaks on InstagramFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!It's a full-on hiking recap this week as friend-and-listener-of-the-podcast Paul sits in with the boys and trades stories from his latest trip to the Whites with Nick who just got back from a trip to the Adirondack High Peaks!Josh looks like Steve Wonder or perhaps more accurately Scott Zolak, Nick doesn't know who Scott Zolak is, Paul works the Boston Outdoor expo and meets some prominent figures in both the hiking and running communities, running without music, what Josh sounds like when he attempts to run without music, Paul has a tough day up in the Whites having to make tough decisions to bail on the Twins and on Willey in the same day, and Nick gets out hiking with his better-half in the Adirondack High Peaks racking up two more of the Forty-Six with Street and Nye, Paul is no longer a hyperthetical virgin and has some homework to be a new cohost, on this let's-try-to-bag-five-four-thousand-footers-across-two-states-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:Just Give In/Never Going Home - Hazel English - 2017Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Spongebob Squarepants(?)Episode Links:North & South Twin AllTrails  (Summer route via North Twin Trail)Mount Willey via Ethan Pond Trail AllTrails (This includes Ripley Fall side trip too)Street & Nye the Adirondack Loj TrailheadFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!This week the boys are excited (especially Nick!) to sit down with hiker and photographer Corey (AKA @coreyoutoors and "Corey O.") and discuss his journey becoming a full-time photographer in the Whites, his background in the outdoors, love of hiking, and more!Josh has been on vacation and takes a trip to Mystic Aquarium with the family, everybody remembers touching their first stingray, there are towns in Rhode Island Josh has never heard of, Nick's week was crazy but had fun celebrating a recent engagement, entertaining and cooking for some grandparents, and Nick opts to stay "local" snowshoeing some loops over a freezing-cold and windy Mount Wachusett on Presidents' Day, a recent rescue with a "good" ending on Mount Washington, and we hear from Corey and how his passion of taking photos of friends while hiking and chasing sunrises evolved into a full career as a photographer for different outdoor clothing and equipment brands on this let's-nerd-out-about-photography-a-bit-too-episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!Nick's Music Moment:Household Name - Momma - 2022Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Once in a Lifetime - Talking HeadsEpisode Links:Corey's InstagramCorey's Facebook PageCorey David PhotographyFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick has had a crazy week with a family illness and Josh is all tied up, so Ash sits down with Nick to bang out a quick S(mall)PUDs episode! The forever-hiking buddies discuss their journey, experiences, and challenges (thus far) hiking with their daughter from the age of 2 weeks to nearly 2.5 years!Local hikes in Rehoboth at 2 weeks with Daddy, summit dances on Mount Willard, many ascents of Mount Wachusett, Mount Van Hoevenburg in the Adirondacks, losing pinecones on Hedgehog Mountain, a temper tantrum on Mount Stinson, day hiking some of the Long Trail, sleeping in a carrier pack, forgetting a puffy and substituting with a blanket and hand warmers, hot days on the Cliff Walk in Newport, sunsets on Bald Mountain,"snackies" are paramount, plus many more "family" hiking stories, on this all-about-hiking-with-a-young-kiddo-episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!Episode Links:Osprey Poco Child CarrierErgobaby Omni 360 All-Position Baby Carrier (7-45lbs)Hedgehog Mountain with Ash & Rylan on Nick's YouTube ChannelMount Stinson with Ash & Rylan on Nick's YouTube ChannelSunset Ledge on the Long Trail with Ash & Rylan on Nick's YouTube ChannelKingsbury Reservoir Loop with Ash & Rylan on Nick's YouTube ChannelMount Willard with Ash, Rylan, Wilkie, Lorrie, & Mike on Nick's YouTube Channel Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick is back from bagging Mount Isolation for Winter with a great group of folks, and the boys catchup with Nick Higgins, James Leitner, Lynn Swezey on the other side of The Lincoln 100!Josh may be drinking too much seltzer, the boys discuss snow cleanup strategies at length, be careful taking your kiddos to the Fall River Children's Museum if you're looking to avoid sickness, Nick bags his #45 peak for the Winter 48 with Mount Isolation using the Engine Hill and Iso Express bushwhacks and has an very snowy early-morning commute up to the Rocky Branch trailhead, and Josh and Nick catchup with the runners and crew chief of The Lincoln 100; the brainchild of the late-Chris Roma, to run 100 miles on a ~3 mile loop in Lincoln, New Hampshire in support of Mission Clean Water! We get into the experience, Nick Higgins finishing the 100 miles in ~33 hours, why James called it at the 24 hour mark, amazing support from the community in the Whites, Lynn holding down "the tent" on route 3, staying up through 2 nights, fueling strategies, running hallucinations, plus we discuss the upcoming SnowSafe Summit event in Rumney, New Hampshire (2/14/25 - 2/15/25!!!) on this try-not-to-explode-after-you-take-your-bicarbs-episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Nick's Music Moment:Violet - L.S. Dunes - 2025Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Skip...Episode Links:Barn Door Hostel SnowSafe Summit Event PageMission Clean Water Lincoln 100 PageFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!This week Nick and Josh welcome thru-hiker, peak-bagger, and manager of The Notch Hostel Tricia Case (also commonly known by her trail-name "Pearl") and learn  all about The Notch Hostel up in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, as well as her own pursuits hiking Vermont's Long Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and her experience cranking out a Single Season Winter 48 Four-Thousand Footers!Josh is fired up tonight, Nick does some local hiking down in Newport, Rhode Island and has a close encounter with a deer, Josh is disappointed in his body, a tidbit on last week's episode when it comes to the small wood-stoves in AMC huts during the winter, and we dive into a great conversation with Tricia about the expected and unexpected challenges of long-distance hiking, what it's like working at hostel during the AT Hiking Season, how Tricia got her trail-name, fireside chats, Summits in Solidarity, sunrise hikes, getting creative with thru-hiker leftovers, and everything about The Notch Hostel on this maybe-we're-going-to-have-to-camp-out-here-soon-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Nick's Music Moment:Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Sharon Van Etten - 2025Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Save Tonight - Eagle-Eye CherryEpisode Links:The Notch Hostel WebsiteThe Notch Hostel InstagramThe Notch Hostel Facebook PageTricia's InstagramFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Pinkham Notch or bust! Nick has been continuing his quest to finish bagging the Winter 48 along with an overnight at Zealand Falls Hut! It's time to rundown hikes of the Carters, 'Cats, Zealand, and more!Josh is freezing in the basement and Nick makes him turn off his space-heater because of background noise (spoiler, we realized this was because Josh's laptop mic was coming through StreamYard and his mic wasn't actually picking it up...oops!), why is Nick carrying around a dude named Ryan(?), Nick crashes a lap on the Lincoln 100 with Nick Higgins, James Leitner, and Philip Carcia, the Ice Castles leave something to be desired, Arethusa Falls is awesome, Josh enjoys a nice snow day and tries not to end up on the SLASR Podcast taking out the trash, and get ready to settle in with your 20 degree sleeping back and nice rehydrated meal as we recap hikes of Carter Dome, Zeacliff, Zealand, South Hale, Hale, South Carter, Middle Carter, and Wildcats "D" and "A" (phew!), on this hopefully-you-don't-mind-listening-to-a-lot-of-Nick-breaking-down-hikes episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Nick's Music Moment:Broken Bells - Broken Bells - 2010Episode Links:Carter Dome AllTrailsZealand AllTrailsSouth & Middle Carter AllTrailsWildcat Traverse AllTrailsArethusa Falls AllTrailsMission Clean Water Lincoln 100 & DonationsSNOWSAFE SUMMIT Facebook PageFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2025 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!The boys are stoked this week to sit down with friend and listener of the podcast "daveshitsinthewoods"! We take a walk on the bushwhack-y side of things and hear about some of Dave's adventures off-trail; including his recent completion of the New Hampshire Hundred Highest (NHHH) along with his creation of a brand new New Hampshire hiking list: the New Hampshire Inappropriate Sixty-Nine (NHI69)!Josh and Nick are feeling feisty, Nick has been spending a bunch of time up north and prepares to head up once again for the long weekend with family (oh no!), Josh has a new car, we hear about some upcoming winter hiking events, Josh makes Nick blush and sh*ts in the woods too(!), and you better get your compass and map ready as the boys chat with Dave about what it's like to be off-trail on adventures all over New Hampshire, animal encounters, navigation strategies, logging artifacts and other strange things you might find in New Hampshire's less-traveled areas, plus a whole new hiking list for those who are super-adventurous and perhaps have their mind in the gutter, on this anything-but-sh*tty-episode of the PUDS Podcast!!!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Nick's Music Moment:A Hundred Million Suns - Snow Patrol - 2008Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Nada...Episode Links:Dave's InstagramNew Hampshire Inappropriate 69 InstagramAlzheimer's Association 48 Peaks RegistrationMission Clean Water Lincoln 100 & DonationsSNOWSAFE SUMMIT Facebook PageFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Bundle up and get ready to move as the boys are joined by Nick Hess and James Leitner! The pair are preparing to attempt 100 miles on a ~3.2 mile loop in 24 hours, starting on January 16th, 2025 in the heart of the Whites; Lincoln, New Hampshire, in honor of the late Christoper Roma and to raise money for the non-profit Mission Clean Water!Josh tries to make Nick feel awkward with dead air, Josh refuses to put on space heaters in his basement studio space, Nick is still defrosting from bagging Carter Dome on a very cold day and visits the New England Aquarium, and settle in for the amazing story of family man, friend, and ultra-hiker Chris Roma! His passion for hiking, the outdoors, and using it to raise funds to provide clean water to people across the globe continues to reverberate and influence others in the Whites, and Nick Hess and James Leitner are picking up where he left off! All this and a very theatrical hyperthetical on this how-many-laps-can-you-run-in-by-the-North-Woodstock-post-office-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Nick's Music Moment:...Like Clockwork - Queens of the Stone Age - 2013Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Small correction on last week...Episode Links:Alzheimer's Association 48 Peaks RegistrationMission Clean Water WebsiteMission Clean Water Lincoln 100 & DonationsSNOWSAFE SUMMIT Facebook PageMission Clean Water Facebook PageMission Clean Water InstagramFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Hope you all had a great Christmas, Happy Holidays, and New Year's! The holidays are over, and the boys are back with a fresh episode for 2025!Josh questions what kind of Taco Bell item Nick is, the boys recap their holiday celebrations, Josh visits the "Boston Museum of Illusion" and stays in Waterville Valley over New Year's and gets our for a few hikes; including Big Pines Path and Boulder Path, Nick continues chipping away at his Winter New Hampshire Four-Thousand-Footers with hikes of the Osceolas and Carrigain, how does Squid Game Season 2 stack up to the original, and the first hyperthetical of 2025 on this new-year-same-PUDs-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Nick's Music Moment: Rome - The National - 2024 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: Decide - Djo - 2022 ("End of Beginning" single)Episode Links:Waterville Valley - Best Hikes for KidsOsceolas via Greeley Ponds Trail - AllTrailsCarrigain via Signal Ridge Trail - AllTrails (keep in mind you will have to walk ~2 miles from 302 to reach this on Sawyer River Road and ~2 miles back on the way out)Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @josh___talksEmail us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Happy New Year everyone!!!We've got a special hiking podcast crossover episode for the holidays! On this episode of the PUDs Podcast, we kick it back to the first time Nick appeared as a guest on the Sounds Like A Search And Rescue (SLASR) Podcast Episode 157 back in June of this year! Nick is Josh-less in Rehoboth while Mr. Rogers is up hiking with family and hanging out in New Hampshire's Waterville Valley, we hear about Nick's hiking background, Stomp recaps running the Mount Washington Road Race, some details on trail maintenance, Nick's trip to Joshua Tree National Park, and some very interesting White Mountains trail history from Mike, on this its-a-SLASR-Podcast-episode-wrapped-in-a-PUDs-Podcast-episode(?!) of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Episode Link:Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast WebsiteFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays y'all!This week the boys are joined by friend and Hiking Buddies 501(c)(3) Secretary; Lynn Swezey! Josh and Nick chat with Lynn on her hiking background, learn all about the Hiking Buddies organization, and Nick and Lynn give a rundown refresher on cold-weather hiking as we move into "official" winter in the Whites!Nick bags Pierce for Fall on a particularly cold December morning and makes a jaunt up to Willard to score some views, Josh has a new angle using his good side and goes to a Christmas fair, the boys meetup for a candy cane hayride with family, Nick is losing his voice, Nick might need to get into toe socks, we have a fantastic conversation with Lynn about the founding of Hiking Buddies, its educational and safety initiatives, and take a deep dive into winter hiking preparedness discussing layering, gear, weather, and more on this its-time-to-bag-those-winter-four-thousand-footers-and-merry-christmas-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Episode Links:Hiking Buddies WebsiteHiking Buddies NH 48 Facebook GroupHiking Buddies NH 48 InstagramBarn Door Hostel SNOWSAFE SUMMITLynn's InstagramGnarmapNick's Music Moment: Stop at Nothing EP - Sea Lemon - 2023 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: Still listening to Christmas music!Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick and Josh are excited to sit down and chat with fellow podcasters and hosts of the "Sounds Like A Search And Rescue Podcast", AKA the "SLASR" Podcast; Mike and Stomp!The boys have to reschedule podcasting plans due to inclement weather, Nick is back from Las Vegas and had fun looking at "The Sphere" all week, Josh sees Bristol Santa, Stomp is special, Mike needs a cool trail-name to use, the hiking-podcaster club is small but mighty, Mike and Josh don't like "dead air", and we dive into the humble beginnings of the now nearly two-hundred-episode-deep SLASR podcast, as well as the guys behind the mics, on this twice-the-hiking-podcasters-twice-the-fun-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order! Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Episode Links:Bristol Santa HouseSearch for Canadian hiker shifts to recoverySLASR Podcast Official SiteSLASR Podcast on InstagramNick's Music Moment: Dulling the Horns - Wild Pink - 2024 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: All the Christmas tunes...Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!It's the "Pulp Fiction" of podcast episodes as Nick and Josh conclude a busy week of pre-Thanksgiving recording, and sit down with one of their favorite hikers to follow; Gwenn Stratton!Turkeys have been acquired, Nick bags Tecumseh for "Fall" as well as all four seasons and revisits Cascade Path in Waterville Valley, Josh plans another New Year's Eve visit to the Whites, "Coach Josh" is back on the court, and we learn about what drives Gwenn to do what she does in the Whites; creating, crushing, and sharing impressive (and often shapely!) routes through some of New Hampshire's most rugged terrain, including traditional trails, slides, and bushwhacks, on this let's-pretend-it's-after-Thanksgiving-but-it-really-isn't-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Episode Links:Gwenn's InstagramMountain Wandering (Steve Smith's) BlogNick's Music Moment: Threads - Now, Now - 2012 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: Fame - David Bowie - 1975Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Josh and Nick sit down and get into everything herbal with Rachel Warnock! Rachel is the Founder, CEO, and Lead Herbalist of the PUDs Podcast's newest sponsor; Impact Botanicals!Josh is changing angles and podcasting locations, it's a microphone revolution, a throwback to "Steamin' Up the Hams", pod-plaques, the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight was lackluster, Nick gets ready to head to a tech conference in Las Vegas, and the boys sit down and chat with Rachel about Ayurvedic medicine, boat racing, sustainability, what it's like to be on a reality television show, stocking-stuffers for hikers, and how Rachel is using her talents as an herbalist and business savvy to create change with Impact Botanicals, on this powered-by-plants-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Impact Botanicals - use code "puds" for 20% off your order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Impact Botanicals Website About PageThe Blox Reality TV Show Season 13 featuring RachelNick's Music Moment: In Times New Roman... - Queens of the Stone Age - 2023 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: From Zero - Linkin Park - 2024Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick and Josh recap their past weekend up in New Hampshire! The boys "bro-out" and sandwich attending (and Nick performing at) the Rek'-Lis Full Conditions event with a few hikes!Nick misses Josh but Josh isn't reciprocating, the boys talk Thanksgiving turkey strategy, the smell of burning popcorn lingers, singing all sorts of tunes with friends-of-the-podcast Paul and Deanna while hiking North and Middle Sugarloaf, Nick plays a ton of songs opening for the SLASR Podcast at the Rek'-Lis Full Conditions event and even teams up with Stomp on a few to close the set, SLASR Podcast crushes their live show, the New Hampshire hiking community is awesome(!), Nick and Josh destroy some chicken sandwiches, and a loop at the northern end of Franconia Notch of Bald Mountain and the iconic Artists Bluff, on this keep-your-cavities-to-yourselves-please-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:North & Middle Sugarloaf via Sugarloaf Trail on AllTrailsSLASR Podcast Episode 176 - Live from Rek'-Lis Brewing Full Conditions Fundraiser EventBald Mountain & Artists Bluff Loop on AllTrails Nick's Music Moment: Saturdays = Youth - M83 - 2008 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: Rehab - Graffiti the World - 2005Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick made the most of a long weekend; including getting up north for the Lakes Region Search and Rescue (LRSAR) 5K, hiking with the family around Franconia Notch, trekking up to 52-with-a-View peak Hedgehog Mountain, and then making a trip to the northwestern corner of Massachusetts to (finally!) get up to the state's highpoint: Mount Greylock!Josh ponders what words are podcast appropriate, there are two types of people when it comes to leaves, Nick makes a wrong turn in a 5K, explores Franconia Notch with the family, revisits Hedgehog, the Appalachian Trail goes through some interesting places, the northwestern corner of Massachusetts is beautiful, we've got fresh "stickahs", getting excited for the SLASR Rek'-lis Full Conditions event, and how many Bruce Springsteen songs does Josh know(?), on this November-ish episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Lakes Region Search & Rescue WebsiteNew Hampshire State Parks - Flume Gorge InformationFranconia Notch State Park Hiking Information & MapHike New England - Hedgehog Mountain Hiking InformationMass.gov - Mount Greylock State Reservation WebsiteJack's Hot Dog Stand of North Adams, MARek'-lis Full Conditions Winter Kick Off Event Page Nick's Music Moment: Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age - 2002 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment: Humanz - Gorillaz - 2017Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Fresh off the heels of Halloween the boys catchup on what's up, and Nick gets into detail about his "home" mountain, and the home mountain of many a Massachusettsan; Mount Wachusett!  Josh is all jacked-up from a post-Hallow's Eve cold but is ready to punch the clock and do some podcasting, Nick celebrates pinch-cohost-of-the-podcast Ashley's birthday, and we take a deep-dive into the 17 mile trail system of Wa-Wa-Wachusett Mountain State Reservation with its 200 acres of old growth forest on this fairly-local-episode of the PUDs Podcast!  Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping! Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order! Episode Links:  Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Mass.gov Website Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Trail Map Wachusett's Green Giants - Old Growth Forest on Wachusett  Nick's Music Moment:  Alligator - The National - 2005  Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:  Be - Common - 2005Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Happy Halloween!!! This week Nick and Josh interview friend-and-listener-of-the-Podcast Jake Dalbec, AKA "jakesterd2", about his experiences climbing (and hiking!) in the Northeast, including a recent climb of the Eaglet and a past climb up the legendary Whitney Gilman Ridge on the Cannon Cliffs!Don't be afraid to hit the red button, the boys are getting ready to go trick or treating, Nick bags Cannon for Fall and checks out a local trail in Rehoboth, "The Coneheads" was a great movie, how many one-hit-wonders were there in the 80s(?), and we learn what it's like to get vertical on some of New Hampshire's most impressive and intimidating climbing routes on this make-sure-you-know-your-knots-and-it's-more-technique-than-strength episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Willard Mountain Guides WebsiteNick's Music Moment:Antics (20th Anniversary Edition) - Interpol - 2024Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Tainted Love - Soft Cell - 1981Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!It's getting closer to All Hallow's Eve and the boys are feeling a bit spooky! On this episode Nick and Josh are getting into the spirit and share some of their favorite unsettling tales!Woah Black Betty! Josh loves "Kung Pow! Enter the Fist", Nick attempts to bag Cannon for the Fall, ends up making a loop of Welch Dickey for sunset, crashes the SLASR Podcast, snaps some pictures of Franconia Notch under the Hunter's Supermoon, and sees some amazing views of the Northern Presidentials from a loop of Crescent and Randolph Mountains with a group of funny hikers, and we dive into some White Mountain tales from Thomas D'Agostino's "Haunted New Hampshire" along with some stories about Josh's favorite cryptids on this eerie episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order and free shipping!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:SLASR Podcast Episode 172 - Welcome Chris Gothberg, Self Rescue, Nick from PUDs Podcast, More White Mountains HistoryHaunted New Hampshire by Thomas D'AgostinoNick's Music Moment:Memory of a Day - Phantogram - 2024Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Josh and Nick have been getting in the autumnal spirit with some Fall hikes up in Maine's Carrabasset Valley a trip to Sauchuk's Farm in Plympton, Massachusetts!Nick, Ash, friend-of-the-podcast Wilkie, and family, head up to the far reaches of northwest Maine to continue their quest to bag the New England 67 Four-Thousand Footers and check out a few other local hikes in the area, Nick wraps up his Taylor James Steeves Foundation Tay's Summit Challenge in Rhode Island's Arcadia Wildlife Management Area, and the PUDs boys hang with their families at Sauchuk's Farm and try not to get lost in a Boston-Bruins-themed corn maze in this lovely-little-recap-SPUDs-isode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsor:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Episode Links:Sauchuk's Corn Maze and Pumpkin PatchHiking Maine's 4,000 Footers GuidebookFollow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Best-friends-of-the-podcast Mike and Lorrie are back, and give us a rundown of their trip back in October of 2022 to the highest mountain range on planet Earth: the Himalayas!Nick has been up doing trail maintenance in the Northern Presidentials and out bagging some New England 67 Four-Thousand-Footers in Maine's Carrabasset Valley, Josh loves "Kung Fu Panda" and has been getting out to some local trails with the family, and Ash is sitting in as pinch-podcast-cohost for this pack-your-bags-for-Kathmandu-and-grab-your-"Cobumbia"-hat-we're-going-to-Lobuche-episode (phew!) of the PUDs Podcast! Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:World Expeditions WebsiteSagarmatha National Park WebsiteTaylor James Steeves Foundation WebsiteTay's Summit Challenge Signup PageDonate to Nick's Fundraiser for Tay's Summit ChallengeNick's Music Moment:Yard - Slow Pulp - 2023Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Poor Frankie Valli...Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!It's Fall y'all! Nick and Josh sit down and chat with one of the most prolific and creative hikers in the White Mountains: Philip Carcia!Nick has been taking selfies with scary clowns and hiking a local hill on repeat for the Tay's Summit Challenge, Josh is excited to get spooky in the coming months, and we dive into a multitude of hiking-goodness including long trails, the Kancamagus Highway Yo-Yo, the Single-Year-Grid, 39 summits of Mount Wachusett in 24 hours, thinking "outside the box", a fun game of FKM with months in the Whites, and miles(!) more with Phil Carcia, on this inspirational episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Finding Philip WebsitePhil's InstagramPhil's Facebook PageTaylor James Steeves Foundation WebsiteTay's Summit Challenge Signup PageDonate to Nick's Fundraiser for Tay's Summit ChallengeNick's Music Moment:Achtung Baby - U2 - 1991Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Let's get to the main topic...Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Nick is back from the Adirondacks and Josh has been getting out hiking as well! The boys settle in and chit-chat about some late-summer jaunts as Fall settles into the Northeast!PUDs Podcast has a new logo(!), Josh scores his first win as a soccer coach, the boys want to get a candle sponsor, Disney+ is expensive, Josh finds a "Cliff Trail" with the family, and Nick runs down his recent trip to Keene Valley in the heart of New York's Adirondack High Peaks; including a loop to bag Nippletop and Dial from the Adirondack Mountain Reserve, a family hike up Mount Van Hoevenburg, exploring High Falls Gorge, and capturing the Milky Way on camera, plus a hyperthetical that might just drive you bananas on this episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:AllTrails Map for Rainbow Falls, Indian Head, Fish Hawk Cliffs, Nippletop, Bear Den, Dial, & Noonmark Shoulder via the AMRTaylor James Steeves Foundation WebsiteTay's Summit Challenge Signup PageDonate to Nick's Fundraiser for Tay's Summit ChallengeNick's Music Moment:The Artist in the Ambulance (Revisited) - Thrice - 2023Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Jane's Addiction isn't getting along on stage...Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!On this week's episode the boys sit down and chat with Britt Wassick, Co-chair of Taylor James Steeves Foundation!The Taylor James Steeves Foundation (TJSF) was founded in 2018 after the loss of Taylor Steeves. Taylor was diagnosed with a genetic form of lung cancer just days before his 30th birthday and fought the disease for 1 year before losing his battle. Through fundraising events, like the annual Tay's Summit Hiking Challenge, they work to provide financial to people and families going through a genetic lung cancer diagnosis. The Tay's Summit Hiking Challenge kicks off September 13th and runs through October 13th, the best time of year for hiking!Nick wraps up his Summer Four-Thousand Footers with hikes of The Twins and Waumbek and gets ready to head to the Adirondacks, Josh has been busy coaching soccer, and we learn about the touching story of Taylor Steeves, his battle with genetic lung cancer, and how he inspired his friends and family to setup the TJSF to give aid to those fighting genetic forms of lung cancer!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Taylor James Steeves Foundation WebsiteTay's Summit Challenge Signup PageDonate to Nick's Fundraiser for Tay's Summit ChallengeNick's Music Moment:Ceremony - Phantogram - 2020Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:What's up with Oasis?Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!The boys have both been getting out for some hikes and it's time for a recap!Josh recaps a hike of Weetamoo Woods in Tiverton, RI with the kiddos and tries to find some Giant Trolls in Charlestown, RI! Meanwhile, Nick takes a day off and bags Mount Cabot and Mount Moriah up in New Hampshire in the same day to chip away at his Summer 48 Four-Thousand Footers! Watch out for broken bog bridges, try to stay dry, and how hard is it to find a dwarf to make a power sword these days(?) on this short, sweet, and hiking-content-filled S(mall)PUDs entry of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Weetamoo Woods Website & MapHow to See the Trolls in South County, Rhode IslandMount Cabot from York Pond Trail, Bunnell Notch Trail, & Kilkenny Ridge TrailMount Moriah from Stony Brook Trail & Carter-Moriah TrailSpecial Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Grab your White Mountain Guide and your 48x12 Spreadsheet as Nick and Josh sit down and have an awesomely interesting conversation with friend of the podcast Fawn Langerman!Josh had a great vacation in Saco, Maine; Nick lied about not caring about finishing his Summer 48 Four-Thousand Footers this year; and the boys are super-excited for an opportunity to chat with Fawn: AKA "BikeCampHikeGirl"! Fawn tells her story of learning to love hiking in The Whites, the decision to move to New Hampshire from Ohio, tracing the White Mountain Guide, the most intimidating thing about chasing sunrises, a week volunteering for MWOBS, "reluctantly" gridding, and o-so-much-more on this jam-packed episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Fawn's InstagramMount Washington Observatory Official SiteWhite Mountains Tracing WebsiteThe White Mountain 4000 Footer Grid WebsiteNick's Music Moment:Paradise State of Mind - Foster the People - 2024Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Womp womp...Follow us on Instagram: @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at: pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Josh and Nick have been on a roll podcasting with guests, but this episode is back to just "the boys"! It's time to catchup on some of Nick's latest hikes and see what Josh has planned for a little summer getaway!Josh deals with a wascally-wabbit, had a Daddy-beach-day, has no juke left in his ankles, and is getting ready for a trip with the family to the beaches and parks of Saco, Maine! Meanwhile, Nick has been a house-Dad but has been getting up North, and runs down all his latest hikes; including a loop of Flume and Liberty with Ash up the Terrifying 25 Flume Slide, a lunch-break loop of Cascade Path, Georgiana and Harvard Falls during Tropical Storm Debby, a loop of the Hancocks, sunset on Bald Mountain, and an out and back of Mount Jackson! It's time to play catchup and maybe it's time to accept your fate of being a fanatical Canadian Football League fan, on this episode of the PUDs Podcast!Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Adventurisitq Clothing - use code "PUDSPOD" for 20% off your first order!Roots Coffee Roasters - use code "puds10" for 10% off your order!Episode Links:Nick & Ash Hike the Terrifying 25 Flume Slide and Bag Flume & Liberty on YouTubeThe Terrifying 25Steve Smith's The Mountain Wanderer BookstoreNick's Music Moment:You Can't Put A Price On Fun EP - Chloe Slater - 2024Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Bando Stone and The New World - Childish Gambino - 2024Follow us on Instagram-> @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at-> pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!The boys and Ash (finally!) sit down with best-friends-of-the-podcast and fellow "Hiking Peeps" Mike and Lorrie to recall that time that they all stayed in Baxter State Park back in summer of 2021, and how they found themselves assisting BSP Search and Rescue with an injured hiker down Maine's infamous mountain; Katahdin!The gang recalls their journey to the far northern reaches of New England; the beautiful, wild, and remote, Baxter State Park where three of the Maine (and New England) Four-Thousand-Footers reside. Bagging Baxter, Hamlin, and North Brother, enjoying the serenity of Maine's biggest wilderness area, helping a concussed hiker down a trail with BSP SAR, Mike and the moth, Nick takes a swan dive, Lorrie takes a nap, Ash is over trail-mix, Josh has a lot of moisture, Charles and Shaq are in your bathroom, and the pod has a new and "adventuristiq" sponsor on this I-can't-believe-it's-taken-us-this-long-to-talk-about-this-on-the-pod episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links & Notes:Baxter State Park Official SiteAdventuristiq ClothingNick's Music Moment Brought to You by Roots Coffee Roasters:Stars: The Best of 1992 - 2002 - The Cranberries - 2002 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:REO Speedwagon & Train in ConcertFollow us on Instagram-> @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at-> pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Send us some fan mail here!Josh and Nick are sipping on some delicious coffee and are super alert for an in-person pod-session! The boys sit down and chat with Daniel and Matt, owners and creators of Roots Coffee Roasters in Rochester, Massachusetts!Grab your own "cup of joe" and listen in, as we dive into the complex process of roasting coffee beans and creating flavor profiles with coffee experts and connoisseurs Daniel and Matt! We discuss some of their past experiences on the trails as fellow hikers, the journey and process in starting a coffee bean roasting company, talk about parallels between brewing beer and coffee, and have a bunch of laughs on this highly-caffeinated-and-smooth episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links & Notes:Roots Coffee RoastersUse promo code "puds10" for 10% off your order at Roots Coffee Roasters!Nick's Music Moment:SMILE! :D - Porter Robinson - 2024 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:SHAME, Josh had nothing...check out these recommendations by Matt & Daniel...Brian CulbertsonJanek GwizdalaThe MidnightDirty LoopsFollow us on Instagram-> @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at-> pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Ash and Nick are NOT in Portugal...but we'll get to that later! With Josh off for the night, the hiking buddies dive into their experiences hiking the five four-thousand footers of the Green Mountain State: Vermont!Hiking "The Chin" of Mount Mansfield with Mike after a day of Stowe hard-cideries, Killington and porcupines on Pico Peak with Mike and Lorrie, a stormy ascent of Camel's Hump with Sara-Beth and Jay, and a grand finale traversing the "Monroe Skyline" section of the Long Trail across Ellen and Abraham in wildfire haze and Ver-mud! Ash and Nick break down all the hikes on their quest to bag the four-thousand foot peaks of the long-trailed-and-lush-neighbor-of-New-Hampshire; on this we'll-get-to-Portugal-one-day-but-let's-talk-about-Vermont-peaks-SPUDs-isode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Vermont 5 Challenge WebsitePeakbagging the 4000 Footer Mountains of New England Vermont PageSend the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Follow us on Instagram-> @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at-> pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

Josh is fresh off the links and Nick is getting ready to go to Portugal! The boys catchup and a fiery hyperthetical on this quick SPUDs!Nick hangs out with Mike Trocchi and does some hiking at the Devil's Hopyard down in Connecticut, Josh is back at it with the bucket golf, Nick finally has a new ride, is looking forward to (hopefully!) making it to Portugal's highpoint next week, and what could go wrong traveling internationally with a toddler, on this we're-going-to-be-away-for-at-least-a-week(-sadface) episode of the PUDs Podcast!Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Follow us on Instagram-> @pudspodcastFollow us on Facebook: PUDs PodcastSubscribe to Nick's YouTube Channel: Nick in NatureFollow Nick on Instagram: @nick__in__natureFollow Josh on Instagram: @jrogers.32Email us at-> pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by Nick Sidla© 2024 PUDs Podcast

This week Nick and Josh sit down with avid hiker, trail adopter, editor, and (most importantly) listener of the PUDs Podcast Mike Trocchi!Josh and Nick are testing some new podcasting technology, have a rough time golfing, and have a great conversation with Mike Trocchi on all things hiking and White Mountains! Hear how Mike found himself chasing all these Northeast hiking lists, how he and Nick met, their Winter hiking together, Mike's recent completion of Vermont Four-Thousand Footers, Nick's recent Sandwich Range Traverse, Nick's trail is smaller than Mike's (but it still has more elevation gain to get to it), some White Mountains history, and a whole gamut of hiking topics on this we-finally-got-Mike-on-the-podcast-after-we-invited-him-two-months-ago episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:They Said Teach Us More: Solos, Winter Hiking & Overnighters by Ken BosseThe 4000-Footers of the White Mountains by Steve Smith & Mike DickermanNick's Music Moment:Passive Me, Aggressive You - The Naked and Famous - 2010 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Cher Cover by NickSend the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!It's the 3rd of July and Ash is back!!! Ash was kind enough to fill in after the boys had a guest cancellation, and gets interviewed by Nick and Josh about what she does for work; a Regional Director at a company that serves as a provider for early intervention and therapy for children on the Autism spectrum!Josh probably ate too many chicken thighs and is recovering from being sick, Nick and Ash enjoyed a fun, albeit toasty Red Sox game, a fresh "Nick's Music Moment", and the boys take a deep dive with Ash and learn more about Autism, the spectrum, early intervention, therapy, applied behavior analysis, how Ash ended up in the field, and oh-so-much-more on this super interesting episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Autism SpeaksAutism Self Advocacy NetworkNational Autism ResourcesNick's Music Moment:Happiness Bastards - The Black Crowes - 2024 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Womp womp...Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!It's been a while and Josh and Nick are feeling a little SPUDs-y!!! It's time for a Small PUDs! Josh and Nick chat and have a quick catchup on the events of the past few weeks!Josh sings a song, the Boston Celtics win the 2024 NBA Championship, Nick hikes Wachusett on Father's Day with friends, Josh hits the beach and goes crab-hunting, Nick finally gets up for trail-maintenance along with a sunset on Mount Adams, can I get a SCREEEEEEE, toad hallucinations, Nick finds The Watcher, Josh might have an accent, Nick gets rear-ended, listener mail, and hopefully people still want stickers on this it's-been-a-while-since-we've-done-a-SPUDs-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Listen to Nick on SLASR Podcast Episode 157SLASR PodcastFacebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Fresh off their Hot Takes on the Apple Music Best 100 Albums, the boys catchup on Nick's recent trips up North! Nick runs through exploring Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge, a sunset hike up to Square Ledge in Pinkham Notch, a lollipop loop of Mount Isolation and the Boott Spur, an impromptu tagalong to Galehead Mountain with the super cool "Trek or Treat" team for the Alzheimer's Association The Longest Day 48 Peaks Fundraiser, and attending the 48 Peaks Hiker Celebration at Rek'-lis Brewing Company in Bethlehem, NH! Josh has a Death Row Records t-shirt, questions Nick's hiking terminology, and what would you do if a meteor was headed for Earth on this slightly-less-musical-episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Alzheimer's Association's The Longest Day 2024 - 48 Peaks Fundraiser PageNick's "The Hiking Peeps" Fundraising Page for Alzheimer's The Longest Day 2024Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Coming in hot!!! Nick and Josh are joined by fellow musician, music enthusiast, and friend-of-the-podcast-Spencer, and run down the list of the Apple Music Best 100 Albums! No spoilers in the deets, let's get into it!!!Episode Link:Apple Music 100 Best AlbumsFacebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!The boys are back for a recap of their respective 2024 Memorial Day Weekends and ready to get into it! Josh fights "Bawston" traffic, "The Hiking Peeps" hike Saddleback and The Saddleback Horn in Maine to for the Alzheimer's Association's 2024 The Longest Day 48 Peaks fundraiser and check off two more of the Maine 4000 Footers, Josh tries his best to paint two-times-mom-of-the-podcast Melissa, Nick goes chasing waterfalls and is apparently a model, and Josh's headphones are haunted on this paint-the-mountains-purple-summer-is-almost-here episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Alzheimer's Association's The Longest Day 2024 - 48 Peaks Fundraiser PageNick's "The Hiking Peeps" Fundraising Page for Alzheimer's The Longest Day 2024Adventuristiq ClothingNick's Music Moment:Boygenius (EP) - boygenius - 2018 Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:The  Apple Music 100 Best Albums leaves much to be desired...Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!It's the final installment of the "Nick Goes West" series and Nick "chases that high" out West to a new literal "high";  the 10,834' peak of Mount San Jacinto, the 2nd highest peak in Southern California! Josh loves TMNT, is disappointed by a new local restaurant,  has some deer in the backyard,  and Nick runs through everything you need to know to hike the 6th most prominent peak in the lower 48! Mountain lions are a thing in Mount San Jacinto State Park,  Apache rituals, challenging conditions, getting blasted with sand from wind turbines, "really big" trees, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, views 8000' above the valleys, a brand new hyperthetical, Nick is getting ready to head to Maine for the Alzheimer's Association's Longest Day 48 Peaks Event, and miles-high-more on this desert-to-snow-y episode of the PUDs Podcast and conclusion of the "Nick Goes West" series!!!Episode Links:Alzheimer's Association's The Longest Day 2024 - 48 Peaks Fundraiser PageNick's "The Hiking Peeps" Fundraising Page for Alzheimer's The Longest Day 2024Nick's Music Moment:San Jacinto - Peter Gabriel 4 ("Security") - Peter Gabriel - 1982Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Somebody That I Used To Know - Making Mirrors - Gotye - 2011Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!In this second installment of the "Nick Goes West" trilogy (because after all isn't everything a trilogy these days?) Nick takes you through everything Joshua Tree National Park! Grab some SPF 70,  sunglasses, and make sure you pack a few extra liters of water for this one! As Josh is eager to find out where he came from, Nick is excited to share some news about  fundraising and hiking for the Alzheimer's Association's  The Longest Day - 48 Peaks event! Next, Nick continues sharing his recent trip to Southern California, and runs down where to stay, where to eat, where to shop, what to do, and most importantly, where to hike, in Joshua Tree National Park!Driving from San Diego like the "Californians", roadrunners are really quick,  a day hike to Eureka Peak, unfortunate encounters of the prickly kind, all the rocks, Joshua trees are like snowflakes, a sunset hike to Ryan Mountain, so many stars, and more content than acres in Rhode Island, on this dusty, hot, sweaty, and downright-amazed episode of the PUDs Podcast!Episode Links:Alzheimer's Association's The Longest Day 2024 - 48 Peaks Fundraiser PageNick's "The Hiking Peeps" Fundraising Page for Alzheimer's The Longest Day 2024Nick's Music Moment:The Joshua Tree - U2 - 1987Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Where does U2 fall in Nick's list of favorite bands?Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Nick is super-tan and back from a 5th wedding anniversary trip in Southern California! Josh debates what to do with poison ivy, coaches tee-ball, the Tiverton Bucket Golf Invitational, and (perhaps) sacrifices his youngest to a giant backyard snake! Nick gives the scoop on where he stayed, ate, drank, visited, and hiked in San Diego on the first installment of "Nick Goes West"! All this plus a "bear-y" interesting hyperthetical on this week's episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:Austin - Post Malone - 2023Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!We did it! We finally had our first remote guest! Tony, AKA Dad Abrantes, AKA the leader of the Ferocious Foursome, joins Nick and Josh to discuss being Portuguese, how he got the boys into golf, meeting Aerosmith, and how he beat Josh in Nick's bracket pool! Nick gets ready to head to California, Josh is wearing a melting teenage mutant ninja turtle, wascally wabbits, and Seinfeld crashes the intro on this technically challenging episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:Dark Matter - Pearl Jam - 2024Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Coming off the heels of the eclipse, Nick and Josh are struggling with some technical issues but persevere because the pod must go on! Nick sounds like Mickey Mouse, Josh is Australian, Nick tackles some "local" hikes including The Cliff Walk in Newport, what Josh would do if he had to face his nemesis on the moon, and tunnels in unexpected places, as we sashay through this next episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment:Pratts & Pain - Royel Otis - 2024Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:MF DOOM Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!It's officially been a year since the first PUDs Podcast has been released and it's time to kick off our second season! Josh is angry about rain-induced traffic, the PUDs Podcast is now a "ranked" hiking podcast, and with the winter solstice just past Nick recaps all his  hikes over the 2023-2024 calendar winter. From the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the High Peaks of the Adirondacks in New York, Nick has been busy making progress on his winter peak-bagging lists! Josh continues to chip away at the weight, March Madness is in full swing, and Nick kicks Josh in the ribs on this holy-crap-we've-been-at-this-for-year second season debut episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment Pick:the album - boygeniusJosh's Jazzy Music Moment Bonus Pick:Check out Nick on YouTube and/or Instagram @nickhikesandplaysguitar (thanks Josh!)Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!We are the podcast of Pointless-Up-and-Downs, and this week we dive into one of the bigger "downs" that Josh and Nick have unfortunately both already experienced in their lives, losing their Dads. An episode with a somber middle and some cheery ends like a nice PUDs-wich; Josh chats about an awkward trip to the dermatologist, Nick scoops some poop out of a bathtub, the boys recall the toughest thing they have ever gone through, and what would you be willing to let a heavily discounted painter do in your house(?), on this unusually deep and humanly episode of the PUDs Podcast!Nick's Music Moment Picks for Episode 31:End of Beginning - Djo - Decide - 2022Guest Room - The National - Boxer - 2007Believe - Elliot -  Song in the Air - 2003Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby & The Range -The Way It Is - 1986Megalomaniac  - Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder - 2004Josh's Jazzy Music Moment Bonus Pick for Episode 31:Bill WithersFacebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Josh is back and you'll be happy to know his swagger is unswayed!!! Josh talks on what it's like being a Dad for the second time and Nick is happy to be 25% a godparent! The boys catchup on what's been happening with Josh, how Greta Van Fleet is awesome, get serious around some pressures with new Moms, and the reality of the comfort of hospital couches on this special-we've-almost-been-at-this-for-a-year-30th episode of the PUDs Podcast!!!Nick's Music Moment Picks for Episode 30:Dark Matter - Pearl Jam - Dark Matter - 2024Only in December - Gypsy and the Cat - The Late Blue - 2012No More Time - Flor -  Come Out You're Hiding - 2017After the Gold Rush - Neil Young - After the Gold Rush - 1970Obstacle 1  - Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights - 2002Josh's Jazzy Music Moment Bonus Pick for Episode 30:Greta Van FleetFacebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!Ash and Nick just got back from a trip to the High Peaks Region of the Adirondacks, their new favorite place to explore nature outside of their "home"-hiking-turf of New Hampshire! Pull up an Adirondack chair to listen in as they once again fly "Josh-less" and talk about everything ADK, including where to stay, where to eat, a day on the slopes at Whiteface, a journey through Avalanche Pass in an attempt to bag Mount Colden, a loop hike of Snow Mountain and Rooster Comb, and just about everything you need to know for a winter trip up to the High Peaks!Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys

Send the PUDs Podcast a Text Message!With Josh absent to become a Dad for the second time, Nick and Ash finally get down to it (after chatting about doing it for the last month or so) with a rather sizable SPUDs on winter hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire! The dynamic hiking duo dive into their own experience winter hiking in the Whites and beyond; covering gear, layering, what's in their packs, traction, and much more on this  jam-packed episode of the PUDs Podcast! If you've been wanting to try winter hiking (really anywhere for that matter, not just the Northeast) then you've come to the right place!Nick's choice gear:Osprey Talon 33L Men's Hiking Backpack with HipbeltArc'teryx Beta AR Men's JacketREI Co-op Men's 650 Down HoodieArc'teryx Atom Men's VestSmartwool Men's Classic Thermal Merino Crew Base Layer TopREI Co-op Men's Activator 3.0 PantsKEEN Men's Revel IV High Polar BootsHillsound Super Armadillo GaitersGlade Mesa GogglesSerius Magnemask Combo BalaclavaBlack Diamond Men's Glissade MittensAsh's choice gear:Osprey Kestrel Men's 38L Hiking BackpackPatagonia Women's Dual Aspect JacketPatagonia Women's R1 Air Full-Zip HoodieSmartwool Women's Classic Thermal Merino Crew Base Layer TopSmartwool Women's Intraknit Thermal Merino Base Layer BottomsOboz Women's Bridger 9" Insulated Waterproof BootsREI Co-op Backpacker GaitersGlade Adapt 2 GogglesSmartwool Merino 250 BalaclavaDAKINE Women's Sequoia GORE-TEX MittensTraction:Kahtoola MICROspikesHillsound Trail CramponsKahtoola K 10 Hiking CramponsMSR Lightning Ascent SnowshoesMSR Evo Ascent SnowshoesNote: we are not sponsored by and/or formally associated with any of the above brands, it's just what worked well for us in our experiences out in the mountains so far. Stay safe out there folks, and enjoy!Facebook:PUDs PodcastInstagram: @pudspodcastTwitter:@pudspodcastEmail:pudspod@outlook.comRecorded and Produced in Black Cat Studios by the PUD Boys