The Grand Canyon Hiker Dude Show
Episodes
Ep23: Hiking Hot: Surviving The Canyon's Killer Heat With Amy Hedtke
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The heat in the Grand Canyon can kill—it happens every year. Unfortunately, prime hiking season falls during the hottest time of the year in Arizona...
Ep22: Canyon Q&A: Best Time For Rim2Rim & More
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bendict Dughoff returns for a Q&A on topics ranging from trail conditions to trekking poles. ***** Benedict offers a service to help you take al...
Ep21: Trail Talk: Conversations From South Kaibab
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing like learning about Grand Canyon hiking from those in the midst of actually doing the Grand Canyon hiking. That's the premise for Trai...
Ep20: Rim2Rim Stories: Death & Despair On North Kaibab With Lauren Hargrove
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Hargrove is a firefighter in Chandler, AZ, so she knows a thing or two about defying the odds. But little did Lauren know that on her Rim-to-Ri...
Ep19: Training 101: Two Keys To A Happy Hike With Coach Arnie
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coach Arnie—Arnie Fonseca Jr.—is back for a conversation on training for the unique nature of a Grand Canyon adventure. Our resident exercise phys...
Ep18: Rim2Rim Stories: A No-Training Approach With Amy Hedtke
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would it be like to hike Rim-to-Rim without training, much less doing it in the middle of summer? Amy Hedtke shares the whys of her unusual appro...
Ep17: The Man With 7,000 Miles On South Kaibab With Jerome Chavez
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jerome Chavez is a wastewater operator for the National Park Service, but it's where he works and how he gets there that sets him apart. Almost every ...
Ep16: Rim2Rim Stories: Tragedy to Triumph With Sandrelle Aguirre
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sandrelle Aguirre lost her marriage and her best friend in a span of months. But instead of retreating into the darkness, she used her personal traged...
Ep15: Lessons From 175 Canyon Hikes With The Marvelous Ms. Mary
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Banik is 73 years old, and has hiked the Grand Canyon 175 hard-earned times...and counting. Today, Ms. Mary shares her triumphs, her near-tragedy...
Ep14: Training For Your Grand Canyon Adventure
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Grand Canyon offers one of the most unique hiking settings in the world, and being prepared physically is key. As the prime Canyon hiking season f...
Ep13: A Rim2Rim Nightmare: My Scary Summer Crossing
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a very personal episode today, as I share my story of a summer R2R that I honestly wasn't sure I was going to survive. Listen along and learn how...
Ep12: Rim2Rim2Rim On A Whim—A Recipe For Disaster With James Tenelshof
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Tenelshof is a longtime Grand Canyon hiker and a valued contributor to the Canyon Facebook pages. But his expertise is hard-earned. Today, James...
Ep11: Top 5 South Rim Hikes
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're a first-timer or a long-timer, knowing which hike to take on at the Grand Canyon can be challenging. Today, Benedict Dughoff rejoins th...
Ep10: A Winter R2R2R — Living To Hike Another Day With Coach Arnie
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Arnie Fonseca Jr. is training to become the oldest person to ever complete a quadruple crossing of the Grand Canyon—R2R2R2R2R—which he soon plans ...
Ep9: A Mission To Help You Have A Better Hike
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benedict Dughoff is the Canyon-obsessed man behind a Facebook community of more than 300,000 members. In this episode, Benedict shares his story of fa...
Ep8: 51 R2Rs...In Flip-Flops?! The Joyful Adventures of Julian Coiner
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Coiner is a realtor and triathlete, and also a veteran of 51 Rim-to-Rims, including a recent crossing where he helped a 92-year-old set a Guinn...
E7: The Tonto Trail — A Secluded And Spectacular Day Hike
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tonto Trail is one of Grand Canyon's longest, but most sparsely traveled routes. Stretching for 95 miles below the South Rim, Tonto zigs and zags ...
E6: Canyon Chaos—A Quadruple Crossing With Coach Arnie
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arnie Fonseca Jr. is a true "Canyon Crazy." How else can you describe a man who, at 62, decided to do a QUADRUPLE crossing of the Grand Canyon? Turns ...
Ep5: South Kaibab—Hiking GC's Most Magnificent Trail
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The South Kaibab Trail is the most scenic of the Grand Canyon's main trails, with spectacular vistas for just about its entire 6.5 miles. You don't ha...
Ep4: The Rim2River Hike—An Iconic Canyon Adventure
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rim-to-River-to-Rim—better known to Canyon regulars as Rim-to-River—is the most popular of the Canyon hikes that begin and end on the South Rim. F...
Ep3: The Rim2Rim2Rim Hike (Part 2)—Back To The South Side
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1 of the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike, we made it from the South Kaibab trailhead to the North Kaibab trailhead in just over nine hours—a hike don...
Ep2: The Rim2Rim2Rim Hike (Part 1)—An Account From The Trail
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether your goal is Rim-to-Rim, Rim-to-River, or any of the Canyon's iconic hikes, you'll no doubt find some useful information in this first-hand, f...
Ep1: One Thing You Can't Be Without On A Grand Canyon Hike
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On our premiere episode, I'll share my Grand Canyon experience and reasons for launching this show, as well as offer up some important tips that anyon...