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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!

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North & Middle Sugarloaf via Sugarloaf Trail on AllTrails

SLASR Podcast Episode 176 - Live from Rek'-Lis Brewing Full Conditions Fundraiser Event

Bald Mountain & Artists Bluff Loop on AllTrails
 
Nick's Music Moment:
 
Saturdays = Youth - M83 - 2008
 
Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:
 
Rehab - Graffiti the World - 2005

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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!

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Hedgehog Mountain Video on Nick's YouTube Channel

Lakes Region Search & Rescue Website

New Hampshire State Parks - Flume Gorge Information

Franconia Notch State Park Hiking Information & Map

Hike New England - Hedgehog Mountain Hiking Information

Mass.gov - Mount Greylock State Reservation Website

Jack's Hot Dog Stand of North Adams, MA

Rek'-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 - 2017

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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!
 
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 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 - 2005

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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!

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Episode Links:

Willard Mountain Guides Website

Nick's Music Moment:

Antics (20th Anniversary Edition) - Interpol - 2024

Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell - 1981

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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!

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SLASR Podcast Episode 172 - Welcome Chris Gothberg, Self Rescue, Nick from PUDs Podcast, More White Mountains History

Haunted New Hampshire by Thomas D'Agostino

Nick's Music Moment:

Memory of a Day - Phantogram - 2024

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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!

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Hiking Sugarloaf & Spaulding Video on Nick's YouTube Channel

Sauchuk's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

Hiking Maine's 4,000 Footers Guidebook

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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!

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World Expeditions Website

Sagarmatha National Park Website

Taylor James Steeves Foundation Website

Tay's Summit Challenge Signup Page

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Nick's Music Moment:

Yard - Slow Pulp - 2023

Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:

Poor Frankie Valli...

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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!

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Finding Philip Website

Phil's Instagram

Phil's Facebook Page

Taylor James Steeves Foundation Website

Tay's Summit Challenge Signup Page

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Nick's Music Moment:

Achtung Baby - U2 - 1991

Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:

Let's get to the main topic...

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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!

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Nippletop & Dial Loop Video on Nick's YouTube Channel

AllTrails Map for Rainbow Falls, Indian Head, Fish Hawk Cliffs, Nippletop, Bear Den, Dial, & Noonmark Shoulder via the AMR

Taylor James Steeves Foundation Website

Tay's Summit Challenge Signup Page

Donate to Nick's Fundraiser for Tay's Summit Challenge

Nick's Music Moment:

The Artist in the Ambulance (Revisited) - Thrice - 2023

Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:

Jane's Addiction isn't getting along on stage...

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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!

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Taylor James Steeves Foundation Website

Tay's Summit Challenge Signup Page

Donate to Nick's Fundraiser for Tay's Summit Challenge

Nick's Music Moment:

Ceremony - Phantogram - 2020

Josh's Jazzy Music Moment:

What's up with Oasis?

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