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These are the stories of real hiking adventures, part-guide, part-travelog: the history, and geology and the story of the mountain. These are the mountains we hike and we take you along for the journey.
Featured US Hikes
Mountain Stories, and Journeys from Around the US
Featured International Hikes
Hikes from around the world
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Sierra Nevadas
These adventures all occur in California and Nevada. They are my local hikes and include my journey toward completing the 63 Tahoe Ogul Peak List from the Western Climbers Club:
- Episode 34: Mt Tohakum, NV - The Mountain You've Never Heard of But You Probably Should
- Episode 36: Tule Peak, NV - A Short Scrappy Volcanic Ascent
- Episode 37: Peterson Mountian, NV - How an Easy Mountain can Become a Hard One
- Episode 39: Cone Peak, NV: The Art of the Scree
- Episode 41: Sweet, Sweet Chocolate Peak, NV
- Episode 40: Mt Lola, CA - A Lesson in Shoulder Season Hiking
- Episode 50: Mt Houghton, NV - A Journey through a Stratovolcano
- Episode 54: Snow Valley Peak, NV - Shotgunning with Bill the Lion
Other US Hikes
These are other hikes from around the US.
- Episode 7: How I survived the Grand Canyon, AZ in July
- Episode 19: Why I Failed Shorty's Well to Telescope Peak (Death Valley, CA)
- Episode 33: El Cajon, CA - The toughest hike in San Diego County
- Episode 35: Cactus to Clouds: the Day I Climbed form the Desert to the Sky
UK Six Peaks
In this series, I share my experiences planning for and executing on the UK Six Peaks Challenge:
- Episode 21: Planning for the UK Six Peaks Challenge
- Episode 43: Carrauntoohil, Ireland
- Episode 44: Sleive Donard, Northern Ireland
- Episode 45: Ben Nevis, Scotland
- Episode 46: Scafell Pike, England
- Episode 47: Snaefell, Isle of Man
- Episode 48: Snowden, Wales
- Episode 49: Pen y Fan Horseshoe, Southern Wales
- Episode 51: The Black Sheep Circuit
Other International Destinations
In this episode, we share our travel experiences and what we've learned from them.
Tahoe Five Peaks
US-21 Hardest Day Hikes in America Series
In these episodes, I give you an overview of some of the hardest day hikes in America that form the US 21 Series of BlisterPop Adventures. These are short 10-minute snippets to give you a small taste of what to expect on these hikes.
- Episode 1: The BlisterPop Origin Story
- Episode 9: How We Choose the 21 Hardest Hikes in America
- Episode 2: US-01 Death Valley Pop
- Episode 4: US-02 San Jacinto Pop
- Episode 5: US-03 Whitney Pop
- Episode 6: US-04 Grand Canyon Pop
- Episode 8: US-05 Zion Pop
- Episode 10: US-06 Yosemite Pop
- Episode 11: US-07 Aspen Pop
- Episode 13: US-08 Rocky Mountain Pop
- Episode 14: US-09 Glacier Pop
- Episode 15: US-10 Teton Pop
- Episode 16: US-11 Helen's Pop
- Episode 17: US-12 Cascades Pop
- Episode 18: US-13 Olympic Pop
- Episode 20: US-14 Hawaii Pop
- Episode 22: US-15 Pisgah Pop
- Episode 23: US-16 Appalachia Pop
- Episode 24: US-17 Catskills Pop
- Episode 25: US-18 Adirondacks Pop
- Episode 27: US-19 White Mountains Pop
- Episode 28: US-20 Pemi Pop
- Episode 29: US-21 Bigelow Pop