The Life Outside Podcast
Join Cam Bostock as he shares stories from outside and chats to other outdoor enthusiasts about thru hiking, bike packing, mountaineering and much more. This is The Life Outside Podcast.
Episodes
63 episodes
#63 - 70 Years Young and Thru-hiking Full-time with Colin Konemann
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Colin Konemann. After setting foot on the Bibbulmun Track on a whim a couple of years ago, Colin fell in love with long-distance hiking. At 69 years old, he walked Te Araroa in New ...
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Episode 63
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1:33:07
#62 - How to Actually Fuel Your Long Distance Hike with Kirsty Wirth
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Kirsty Wirth. Kirsty is a gut health and nutrition expert with decades of experience self-experimenting, studying, and running her own clinic, Kultured Wellness. Kirsty is also an a...
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Episode 62
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1:28:20
#61 - Building a 4,500km Thru-hiking Trail in the Himalaya with Robin Boustead & Jeff Ballard
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Robin Boustead & Jeff Ballard, who are spearheading the development and expansion of the 4,500km long Great Himalaya Trail. Robin has been trekking in the Himalaya for decades, ...
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Episode 61
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1:08:29
#60 - How To Hike The Pacific Crest Trail - Trail Talk
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam goes solo to chat all things Pacific Crest Trail. Trail Talk is a series where Cam recaps and reminisces about big trails he’s hiked recently and gives an overview of the trail to help you hik...
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Episode 60
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41:54
#59 - A Pacific Crest Trail Love Story with Bastien and Jordan
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Bastien and Jordan. They met at the start of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2024, and quickly began hiking together. It didn’t take long for a trail romance to blossom, and after finish...
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Episode 59
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1:15:58
#58 - Jorden Tually on 12 Years Travelling Full-Time
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Jorden Tually. Jorden has spent the last 12 years travelling full-time, visiting 98 different countries and experiencing more than most do in a lifetime. He’s amassed almost 7 milli...
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Episode 58
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1:16:51
#57 - Madison Blagden on Hiking 10,000 Miles on her Calendar Year Triple Crown
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Madison Blagden. Madison just wrapped up a mind-blowing year of hiking in 2025. She became the first woman to complete the border-to-border Calendar Year Triple Crown. That’s over 1...
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Episode 57
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1:19:13
#56 - My 2026 Hiking Plans and Listener Q&A!
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam runs through his plans for hiking, ultrarunning, and the podcast in 2026. A quick update on life and adventure. He also answers questions from the listeners to wrap up the episode. We hope you...
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Episode 56
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35:52
#55 - Elina Osborne Thru-hikes the Michinoku Coastal Trail
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Elina Osborne. Elina is a veteran thru-hiker and adventure filmmaker, having produced YouTube documentaries on trails like Te Araroa and The Pacific Crest, which many of you have pr...
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Episode 55
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1:30:15
#54 - Walking 8,000km Across Europe(a world first) with Kit Birks
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Kit Birks. Kit is currently about halfway through an 8,000km trek across Europe. From the northern tip in Norway to the southernmost point in Greece. A journey that will likely take...
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Episode 54
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1:17:59
#53 - 137 Days Thru-Hiking the Hexatrek with Tilly Hikes
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Tilly Hikes. Tilly has just returned home to Western Australia from Europe, where she thru-hiked the Hexatrek. 3,000km, 132,000m of elevation gain, skirting the border of France and...
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Episode 53
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1:24:02
#52 - Big Wall Rock Climbing with Daygin Prescott
In this week’s episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Daygin Prescott. Daygin is a big wall rock climber, based in the Blue Mountains in Eastern Australia. He’s recently returned from climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Par...
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Episode 52
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1:09:00
#51 - Breaking Both Arms on a Remote Trail, Full-Time Van-Life, and Tasmanian Hiking with Susi Ritter
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Susi Ritter. Susi lives full-time in her van, Tilly, based on the island of Tasmania. Over the last couple of years, she’s discovered a deep love for multi-day hiking, both locally ...
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Episode 51
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1:05:49
#50 - How Long-Distance Hiking Builds Self-Confidence with Brittany Bourne
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Brittney Bourne. Brittney has spent the last 5 years discovering her love for long-distance hiking and the outdoors. From day-hikes close to home to spending 5 months walking across...
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Episode 50
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1:19:27
#49 - Thru-Hiking New Zealand on Te Araroa with Toon and Lin
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Toon and Lin, also known as Noodle and Blisters online. Toon and Lin thru-hiked the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa in 2024, documenting the ups and downs of the journey through ...
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Episode 49
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1:02:01
#48 - Ultralight Gear Advice from 15,000+ miles on Trail with Ezra Johnson
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Ezra ‘Extra’ Johnson. Ezra is an ultra-experienced thru-hiker with over 15,000 miles on trails like the Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Continental Divide. He’s also an ultra-light ...
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Episode 48
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1:12:31
#47 - Cam Bostock’s Fastest Known Time on the Bibbulmun Track - Q&A with Marley Butler
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Marley Butler chats with Cam Bostock. Cam recently achieved a new fastest known time on the Bibbulmun Track in the unsupported category, beating Marley’s time from last year. Marley asks questions...
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Episode 47
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1:07:46
#46 - I set a new Fastest Known Time on the Bibbulmun Track, Completely Unsupported
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam recaps his entire unsupported fastest known time attempt on the Bibbulmun Track. Cam just recently claimed a new FKT of 14 days, 7 hours, and 49 minutes, and it was one of the most difficult c...
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Episode 46
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58:16
#45 - Hiking 3,500 miles on the CDT and GDT with Jess ' Stitches' Guo
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Jessica Guo. This year, Jess became the first woman to thru-hike both the Continental Divide Trail and the Great Divide Trail back-to-back, a 3,500-mile trek from Mexico, across the...
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Episode 45
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1:27:03
#44 - Mackenzie Burgoyne’s Record-Breaking Run on the Bibbulmun Track
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Mackenzie Burgoyne. Mackenzie, or Macka, is an endurance athlete with an equal passion for fast road running and also ultra-long-distance trail running. After thru-hiking the 1,000k...
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Episode 44
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1:32:39
#43 - I’m Attempting the Fastest Known Time on the Bibbulmun Track
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam sits down solo to chat about his upcoming fastest known time attempt on the Bibbulmun Track. He covers training, logistics, previous FKTs and an overview of the trail. We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 43
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32:07
#42 - Chase Mountains on Hiking Longevity, Overcoming Injury & The Power of Movement
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Chase Tucker, known as Chase Mountains online. You might know Chase from his YouTube channel with over 200,000 subscribers, where he teaches you how to hike better, overcome pain, a...
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Episode 42
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1:07:54
#41 - Zach Seabaugh on Music, Mountains, and the Magic of Outside
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Zach Seabaugh. Zach is an accomplished singer-songwriter and musician with 400,000 monthly listeners on Spotify alone. His music is inspired by life, relationships, and the outdoors...
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Episode 41
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1:01:30
#40 - Alexander Campbell’s 40,000+km Walk Around The World
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Alexander Campbell. Alexander is currently 2 and a half years and almost 20,000km into a walk around the entire world. He’s crossed 15 countries so far, starting in Sydney, Australi...
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Episode 40
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1:08:49
#39 - Climbing Big Mountains and Building Companies with Hursh Dodhia-Shah
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Hursh Dodhia-Shah. Hursh is a seasoned adventurer and entrepreneur, passionate about both climbing big mountains and building impactful companies. Alongside Cam, he’s co-founder of ...
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Episode 39
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1:13:45