The Grand Canyon Hiker Dude Show

You can be fit, experienced, and still not be ready for the Grand Canyon hike you planned. In this Canyon Confessions episode, Brian breaks down community-submitted mistakes about training, stairs, downhill damage, elevation, illness, past fitness, and the dangerous belief that “I’ve done this before” means the Canyon will go easy on you.
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Maddie Mineer is just 20 years old. She had trained for months and believed she was ready for six days below the rim. Then, in the Grand Canyon heat, her legs stopped working and she called out for her mom and dad: “Something’s wrong.” It is the last thing she remembers before waking up in an ICU. During the missing hours between, Maddie’s family learned she might not survive...

What happens when “training for life” turns into a first Grand Canyon hike, a wrong turn below the rim, and a month of massive endurance efforts most hikers would never attempt? Steve Martin joins the show to talk about Black Mountain, R3, Cactus to Clouds, Coach Arnie, blisters, doubt, and the quiet decision to become the kind of person who keeps showing up. This is a story ...

Most hikers train for the climb. Coach Arnie says that's exactly why so many get beaten up on the way down. In this Coach Arnie Q&A, you'll learn why one of the most effective Grand Canyon training exercises looks completely backward, along with practical advice on preparing your feet, fueling properly, handling the heat, and arriving at the trailhead ready to finish your...

Real hikers. Real mistakes. Hard lessons from a place that does not care how ready you think you are. In the first Canyon Confessions bonus episode, Brian reads listener-submitted Grand Canyon mistakes from the Hike Club Grand Canyon community and adds his own trail-earned perspective on planning, rim-to-rim logistics, food, water, shuttle timing, mule ruts, overdoing it befo...