Off You Pop!
Philip Clark
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About This Podcast
A hiking and adventure podcast for people who want to take on the best one‑day hikes in the United States. Off You Pop is the official podcast of BlisterPop Adventures, home of the US21 — a curated list of the most iconic single‑day hiking routes in America.
We cover everything from national park hikes, long‑distance day hikes, and high‑elevation routes to gear tips, training strategies, trail psychology, and real‑world logistics. Each episode breaks down a major hiking route with detailed guidance, safety insights, and immersive storytelling to help you plan your next adventure with confidence.
If you’re searching for the best hikes, hardest day hikes, bucket‑list trails, or expert hiking advice — this podcast is your starting point.
Keywords: best hikes in the US, hardest day hikes, national park trails, hiking tips, adventure planning, long‑distance day hikes, US21, BlisterPop Adventures, hiking routes, outdoor podcast.
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S2026E42 The Instagram Experiment in Ranking Hiking Difficulty (And the Real Top 10 Hardest Day Hikes in America)
What makes a hike “hard”?Why do some routes feel impossible to one person and casual to another?And why did our Instagram difficulty experiment got 300,000 views and exploded into a storm of…
S2026E40 Story Pop: Mt Lola - A Lesson in Shoulder Season Snow
Mt. Lola is the quiet giant of the northern Sierra — a broad‑shouldered summit rising above Cold Stream Meadow, shaped by glaciers, wind, and time. In this Story Pop episode, we step into the…
S2026E41 Story Pop: Sweet, Sweet Chocolate Peak, NV
Chocolate Peak sits above Reno like a quiet dare — a short, steep, heat‑exposed ridge that looks like a warm‑up but climbs like a test piece. In this Story Pop episode, we head up the Jones Creek…
S2029E39 Story Pop: Fuller Lake to Cone Peak, NV - The Art of the Scree
This Story Pop takes you from the quiet of Fuller Lake to the volcanic summit of Cone Peak — a short Nevada climb that delivers more lessons per mile than almost anything in the Carson Range.We start…
S2026E38 Guest Pop: Jason Perkins - A Veteran's Journey to Healing
Jason Perkins — U.S. Army veteran, cofounder of Blisterpop, and the guy who helped shape the soul of this brand — sits down to talk about the part of service most people never see: the quiet fight…
S2026E37 Story Pop: Petersen Mountains, NV - How a Moderate Mountain Can Become a Hard One
Petersen Mountain is supposed to be a moderate Great Basin peak — a clean ridge, a steady climb, a local’s summit. But mountains don’t care about reputations. They care about conditions, weather, and…
S2026E36 Story Pop: Tule Peak, NV - A Short Scrappy Volcanic Ascent
Tule Peak doesn’t look like much from the basin floor — a quiet volcanic rise above the sagebrush, a radio tower, a ridge, nothing dramatic. But the Great Basin loves to hide its teeth, and the…
S2026E35 StoryPop: Cactus to Clouds - The Day I Climbed From Desert to Sky
Cactus to Clouds is one of the most dramatic vertical journeys in the United States — a 20‑mile, 10,795‑foot ascent from the desert floor of Palm Springs to the granite summit of Mount San Jacinto.…
S2026E34 StoryPop: Mt Tohakum - The Mountain You Never Heard Of
Mt. Tohakum is the high point of Nevada’s Lake Range — a remote, volcanic sky‑island rising straight out of the Black Rock Desert. In this Story Pop episode, we take you on a 10.5‑mile out‑and‑back…
S2026E30 Story Pop: 10 Ways to Die on the Trail, and How Not To
Most hikers don’t get hurt because the mountains are dangerous — they get hurt because the mountains are honest. In this episode, we break down the 10 real reasons people get into trouble on the…
S2026E29 US21 Bigelow Pop - Bigelow Traverse
The Bigelow Pop is a wild, quietly powerful ridgewalk above the lakes of Maine — a 16–18 mile traverse across the Horns, Avery Peak, West Peak, and Cranberry Peak. In this episode, we take you from…
S2026E28 US20 Pemi Pop - Pemigewasset Loop
The Pemi Pop is a full‑day circuit through the wild granite heart of New Hampshire — a 28–32 mile journey across Franconia Ridge, Garfield Ridge, South Twin, Guyot, Bond, and the iconic fin of…
S2026E27 US19 White Mountains Pop - Presidential Traverse
The White Mountains Pop is a full‑day march across the roof of New England — a 20+ mile traverse over the granite spine of the Presidential Range. In this episode, we take you from the dark forest at…
S2026E32 Whitney - A Quick Pop Up the Tallest Mountain in the Lower 48
In this personal, cinematic Story Pop, Philip takes you inside the day he climbed Mt. Whitney — the highest peak in the Lower 48 — in just 10½ hours with three friends, a September weather window,…
S2026E33 Side Pop - El Cajon - A Live Journey to the Summit
El Cajon Mountain is one of the steepest, most deceptive, most psychologically demanding day hikes in Southern California — and in this live journey episode, we take you onto the rollers, and up the…
S2026E26 How to Use Your BlisterPop Guide - What's Inside
In this special episode of Off You Pop, we pull back the curtain on what makes a Blisterpop Guide more than a PDF — it’s a complete adventure system. Philip breaks down how to use your guide to plan…
S2026E25 US18 Adirondacks Pop: Great Range Traverse
The Adirondacks Pop takes you across the legendary Great Range Traverse — one of the most demanding, dramatic, and iconic single‑day routes in the East. This episode drops you into the dark forests…
S2026E31 Big Day Hike Training - A system for preparing for Epic One Day Hikes
If you’ve ever wanted to take on a big mountain day — a real Pop — but didn’t know how to train for it, this episode is your starting line. BIG DAY HIKE TRAINING is a free, outdoor‑only,…
S2026E24 US17: Catskills Pop - Devil's Path
The Catskills Pop is one of the most rugged, humbling, and quietly mythic traverses in the Northeast — a full day on Devil’s Path, where steep scrambles, moss‑covered ledges, and shadowed forest…
S2026E23 US16 - Appalachia Pop: Fontana Dam to Kuwohi
A climb from lake to sky — this episode takes you from the dark, humid shores of Fontana Dam to the sacred summit of Kuwohi, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains. The Appalachia Pop is a…
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Off You Pop! has published 42 episodes since January 2026, covering topics in Fitness, Health & Fitness.
Off You Pop! is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 21m.
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