By Land Podcast
This podcast is about learning how to have better backcountry experiences and understanding why spending time outside matters in the first place.
I have conversations with people from diverse outdoor backgrounds to learn from them and hear their personal stories. I cover everything from backpacking, hiking, hunting, conservation, and outdoor skills to the broader role the outdoors can play in our health, perspective, and everyday lives.
Thanks for listening!
-Emory, By Land
Episodes
181 episodes
#155 Getting to Know Dan Becker
Dan Becker is a backpacker from Wisconsin who turned his passion into his full-time profession. If you’ve poked around YouTube for backpacking, you’ve no doubt seen his videos a time or two. He’s grown a massive following and for go...
#154 - Thru-Hiking France with Thomas Bouïssaguet of Hexatrek
The Hexatrek is a 3000 km long-distance trail across France that begins at the border of Germany, traverses the Pyrenees Mountains, and ends at the Bay of Biscay. Thomas works for the Hexatrek organization and spent the summer and fall of...
#153 - Hard-won Insights with Andrew Skurka
Andrew Skurka is known throughout the backpacking industry as someone who knows what they’re talking about when it comes to spending time in the backcountry. He was thru-hiking before it became popular and has hiked well over 20,000 miles...
#152 Creating An Outdoor Family Lifestyle with Katie O’mara of Trail Magik
Katie O’mara is the driving force behind Trail Magik, an outdoor brand whose mission is to make hiking and backpacking with toddlers efficient and more enjoyable. Once kids grow out of their backpack-style carriers, parents are forced int...
#151 - All Humans Outside with Tommy Corey
Tommy Corey’s eye for outdoor portrait photography landed him front and center in the hiking community during his 2018 PCT thru-hike when he began posting fashion-esque portraits of fellow thru-hikers under the project name “Hiker Trash Vogue.”...
#150 - Backpacking 1300 Miles of the PCT with 3 Kids with David Daley
This is the second part of a two-part mini-series with Marketa and David Daley who in 2022 hiked 1300 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail with their 3 young kids. David and I dive into the more holistic side of hiking the trail and explore t...
#149 - Backpacking 1300 Miles of the PCT with 3 Kids with Marketa Daley
Marketa and David Daley backpacked 1300 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 with their 3 kids and proved to themselves that yes, it was possible to hike the PCT as a family. At times they moved at a snail's pace, questioned their own...
#148 - Wildfire Basics and Forest Management with Evan Guzik of the USFS
Evan Guzik is a Public Affairs Officer for the US Forest Service out of the Bridger Teton Forest and joins the podcast to walk me through the basics of wildfires. Not only am I honored to have the US Forest Service represented on my show,...
#147 - The Quest: Nepal and the Summit of Everest with Alex Harz
Alex Harz is a man of many talents. He’s a filmmaker, mountaineer, and even a radio host, but for the purpose of this episode we’re diving into his Mount Everest Expedition and the film he’s produced about it called “The Quest: Nepal.”
#146 - Canoe Camping 101 with Old Town Canoes
You might be wondering what canoe camping and backpacking have in common and why I’d be covering this on a “backpacking” podcast so to answer that question outright - they have ALOT in common. You’re required to plan, pack, stabilize a lo...
#145 - Ultra-Right Backpacking with Paul McTaggart
Paul McTaggart is a family man and backpacker out of New Zealand who in recent years reignited his passion for the outdoors. He and I have been exchanging emails back and forth for some time now and I thought it was time we sit down for a...
#144 - The Modern West with Melodie Edwards
Melodie Edwards is the host and senior producer of the Modern West Podcast which dives into the history of the west, and how it’s shaped our landscapes and modern culture while digging up little-known facts about the past. The show is pro...
#143 - The Perfect Trees with Hammock Gear
Hammock Gear is one of the original cottage companies in the ultralight backpacking space. When I was just getting into backpacking, it was Hammock Gear that was prolific in the search engines and forums when it came to ultralight quilts....
# 142 - Tip To Tip With the Hiking Viking
The REAL Hiking Viking, aka Jabba, joins the podcast to talk about his upcoming hike up the Continental Divide Trail, life before backpacking, and the importance of doing what makes you happy in life. I’ve known Jabba for a while now and ...
#141 - Backpacking and Dogs with Bailey Bremner
Backpacking with dogs is something I think most of us dream of doing, but for Bailey Bremner, it’s a reality. Bailey is not only an accomplished backpacker and thru-hiker in her own right, but her dogs are too. Prima and Skittles ha...
#140 - Staying Connected with Dylan Tonkin of TownShirt
Dylan Tonkin had the crazy idea to take the fun design of a lightweight Hawaiian shirt and marry it with a design that would remind thru-hikers of their favorite long-distance trail. The result was “Town...
#139 - The Human Nature of Hunting with Bruce McGlenn
Bruce McGlenn is the founder and lead instructor for Human Nature Hunting, a hunting school designed to teach newcomers, instill a connection to our past heritage, and create stewardship in the c...
#138 - The Fine Line Between Adventure and Danger with Moose Mutlow
Moose Mutlow is a member of the Yosemite Search and Rescue, the Senior Projects Director for planning, design, and construction of the National Environmental Science Center at Naturebridge in Yosemite National Park, and has spent a lifetime lea...
#137 - Wild Places, Sheep, and Making the Most of It with Adam Foss
Adam Foss grew up hunting sheep in the mountains with his father and brother. He learned at a young age what it looked like to work hard for something, admire the beauty of accomplishment, and fully appreciate where sheep call home. ...
#136 - A First Time Western Backpack Hunt with Joey Bennett
Joey Bennett headed west this past September to meet a personal goal of hunting elk in Colorado. It would be the first time he’d hunt elk, the first time he’d hunt Colorado, the first time he’d ever go backpack hunting, and he did i...
#135 - 60 Years of Backpacking with JR Harris
JR Harris has been backpacking for 60 years. It all started when his parents decided to send him to Boy Scout camp to avoid summers in NYC and though he may have gone against his own will that first time, it soon became something he misse...
#134 - Freedom From Expectations with Justin Helmkamp
Justin Helmkamp completed his Triple Crown of Thru-Hiking in 2021. He’s now hiked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail in full. How’s that for an accomplishment?! Justin is an out...
#133 - The American Perimeter Trail with Rue McKenrick
Rue McKenrick is no doubt one of the most prolific long-distance hikers today, but he doesn’t know how many miles he’s hiked because he doesn’t care about that. It’s not what defines him, but if you need to know then let’s just start with...
#132 - Your Nutrition Questions Answered with Kyle Kamp RDN, LD
Kyle Kamp is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian who specializes in backcountry nutrition and performance. He recently became a full-time operator of his own business, Valley to Peak Nutrition, and is now 100% dedicated to helping people ...
#131 - Body Mobility for the Mountains with Chase Tucker
Chase Tucker is a long-distance backpacker from Tasmania who specializes in training backpackers in the field of overall body mobility and fitness for their outdoor adventures. Chase is also an accomplished backpacker and traveler having...
