Podcasts Sports Wilderness Backpacker Radio #94 | Philip Carcia, New Hampshire's Peakbagging Phenom

#94 | Philip Carcia, New Hampshire's Peakbagging Phenom

Published: Feb. 8, 2021, 6:07 p.m.

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Philip Carcia.\xa0 Have you heard of New Hampshire?\xa0 Because Philip has hiked it.\xa0 All of it.\xa0 Many times, in all different directions.\xa0 In addition to a handful of thru-hikes, Philip has completed the New Hampshire 48 Single Year Grid, the White Mountain Direttisima\xa0(twice), and\xa0White Mountain Redline FKT.\xa0 If you don't know what any of that means, good!\xa0 We will learn this together during our conversation.

We wrap up the show with some news from the ATC, a new snail themed Reddit Brain Buster, we get some intel on the hot spots along the Ice Age Trail, and it's cicada season!

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Interview with Philip Carcia

00:04:36 - QOTD:\xa0 A burglar breaks into your home, but he only wants the stuff on the top of your fridge. What is he going to steal?

00:07:45 - Intro to Philip Carcia\xa0

00:10:16 - How did you get into hiking?\xa0

00:14:20 - What was your upbringing like until 16 when you went on your first hike?\xa0

00:16:22 - Did things snowball immediately after your first hike?\xa0

00:24:12 - Tell us what the Single Year Grid is: Hiking all 48 4,000\u2019 mountains every month for a year

00:34:30 - What are the logistics like getting in between each mountain? Is there a lot of driving in between, etc.?

00:38:52 - What makes it appealing to do the same hikes over and over again?\xa0

00:43:51 - Fuck, Marry, Kill \u2014 the months of hiking in New England

00:47:46 - What\u2019s the difference between the double single winter and a calendar grid?\xa0

00:50:58 - Has anyone done the calendar or single year grid since?\xa0

00:54:42 - Tell us about the Direttissima and how to pronounce it.\xa0

01:00:28 - Is this route all on trail? Off-trail? Roads?\xa0

01:03:32 - How steep are the trails that connect the 48?

01:09:58 - You hold a White Mountain Redline FKT \u2014 can you tell us what a White Mountain Redline is and about your experience?\xa0

01:19:55 - This sounds like one of your most extensive White Mountain feats?\xa0

01:20:15 - How intense is it to plan for a White Mountain Redline FKT?\xa0

01:30:44 - What are the best of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:31:16 - What is the hardest of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:32:13 - What is the easiest of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:32:37 - If you could only do one of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire for the rest of your life, which would it be?\xa0

01:33:11 - What is the worst marked of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:33:49 - What is the most underrated of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:35:15 - What is the most overrated of the 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:38:33 - What is the best named 48 4,000\u2019 mountains in New Hampshire?\xa0

01:39:50 - What is a 48 4,000\u2019 mountain in New Hampshire that you\u2019d skip?

01:41:39 - Can you talk about the initiative you founded?\xa0

01:47:00 - Where can people keep up with Summits in Solidarity?\xa0

01:48:30 - Where do we find Philip?\xa0

\xa0 SEGMENTS

Trek Propaganda

Black Forest Trail Profile\xa0 by Troy Zohner

The ATC Will Not Recognize Thru-Hikers During Pandemic by Kelly Floro\xa0

Minor Inconveniences\xa0

Reddit Brain Buster\xa0

  • After lightning strikes your garden, you gain the ability to communicate with snails and they follow your commands. What will you ask them to do?

Cicada Season\xa0

Horse Fact from Erin Potter

  • Unlike humans who produce stomach acid when they ingest food, horses always produce stomach acid which makes it essential that they have something to eat so that they don\u2019t develop ulcers.

Mail Bag\xa0

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