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The Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#62: The Personal Side of Summit Fever with Dr. Shaunna Burke!
The guys wrap up their "Summit Fever 101" with Dr. Shaunna Burke by digging a bit deeper into the personal side of her mountain journey!
2026-03-1038 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#61: You Want to Go WHERE? Dr. Shaunna Burke Helps Us Understand How and Why We Want to Get to the Summit!
Zach and Eric are joined by Dr. Shaunna Burke, Professor of Sports Psychology at the University of Leeds, to talk about the motivations of mountaineers. She shares some of the strategies that we use to try to get to the summit, while eschewing optional spa-days!
2026-02-2449 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#60: The 5 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make on the Mountain
Come laugh out loud at some of the strangest and dumbest decisions someone could make, as Zach and Eric review the 5 worst mistakes they've made on the mountain!
2026-02-1058 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#59: Watch Out, Deep Snow and Mountain Cats: Here Comes More from Colorado Mountaineering Legends John and Renata Collard!
Zach and Eric continue their fun chat with Colorado mountaineering legends John and Renata Collard. They serve up several stories involving uncertain snow and wildlife situations!
2026-01-2747 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#58: A Chat with Legends: Meet The "Climbing" Collards!
Zach and Eric chat with Colorado mountaineering legends John and Renata Collard. They share some of their personal background, as well some great stories around how they met and together became the climbing icons that they are!
2026-01-1353 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#57 - A Bunch of Hot Takes and New Years ResolutionsClose out 2025 with a few hot takes around Christmas and the mountains, as well as some of the guys' resolutions for 2026!
2025-12-3041 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#56 - A 14er AND A Centennial? Say Hello to Mt of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Ridge and Halo Ridge!The guys review their epic, (and apparently unique!), adventure around the northern Sawatch in search of all things Holy Cross related!
2025-12-1651 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#55 - The Best Holiday Gear Review You Can Find!
Zach and Eric review some of their favorite gear from the past year, and add some things to their holiday wishlist!
2025-12-0250 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#54: A Jovial (Informative?) 14er Q&A
The guys tackle some listener-submitted 14er-related questions, and perhaps even perform a miracle in the process!
2025-11-1841 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#53: A Possible New 14er, and Centennial Corner: Mt. Oklahoma
Is there a new 14er on the horizon? Zach and Eric discuss, along with Zach's walk-through of Sawatch Centennial 13er Mt. Oklahoma!
2025-11-0450 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#52: The Second Annual Greens-And-Blues-iversary Extravaganza!
Come celebrate the 2nd annual Greens and Blues-iversary! Zach and Eric reminisce about the fun year that was, and share some year-end awards that we just made up!
2025-10-2154 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#51: Centennial Corner - The Mighty Stewart Peak
Zach and Eric share their memorable and sometimes haphazard journey on one of the tallest 13ers in Colorado, the gentle giant Stewart Peak!
2025-10-0745 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#50: Our Top 10 Non-Peak Hikes
The guys put together a Top 10 list of their favorite hikes that don't involve a mountain (although there are lots of honorable mentions and a few mountains that sneak their way in!).
2025-09-231h 00The Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#49: 7 Fun Topics From Our Summer Grab Bag
Zach and Eric dig into a summer grab bag and find 7 juicy topics that stood out during the hiking season!
2025-09-0955 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#48: Centennial Corner: A Full Walkthrough of Half Peak
The guys share their experience on San Juan Centennial 13er Half Peak, which includes plenty of accolades for its unique summit shape and a fun high ridge!
2025-08-2644 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#47: 14er Time: Castle and Conundrum: The Long and Winding Road!
This episode finds Zach and Eric recounting their adventure on Castle and Conundrum! Look forward to plenty of Mario Kart references and mispronounced celebrity dining hangouts!
2025-08-1249 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#46: A Chat with Colorado Mountaineering Expert Will Erickson!
Zach and Eric chat with Colorado mountain icon Will Erickson. He shares his hiking background, some wisdom and great stories from his time in the mountains, (including a well-timed barb thrown at a poor Sangre recipient!).
2025-07-2953 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#45: Zach Goes Solo: The 4 Obstacles of "Whose Your Ridge"?
The guys recap Zach's adventures on Hoosier Ridge, with particular emphasis on 4 obstacles on the way to the summit, and lots of naming silliness!
2025-07-1540 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#44: 4 Summer Hot Takes
Zach and Eric walk through 4 very timely hot takes for the summer of 2025. Get ready for potentially confrontational thoughts on bills affecting land management, and dogs on the trail!
2025-07-0147 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#43:The Professional and Personal Sides of Lloyd Athearn from the CFI
Zach and Eric chat with CFI Executive Director Lloyd Athearn. He shares his background with the CFI, offers insight into their current and future work and digs a bit into what led him into becoming a leader in the 14er community!
2025-06-171h 11The Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#42: Zach's 1st 14er / 10 Tips for 14er Beginners
Zach enjoys a brief trip down memory lane with his first 14er, and the guys add in 10 tips for those wanting to venture onto their 1st this summer!
2025-06-0348 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#41: More Stories with Mountaineering Legends Jennifer and Gerry Roach!
Zach and Eric continue their fanboy fawning over hiking and climbing legends Gerry and Jennifer Roach! They offer more fun, laughs and interesting tales from their decades of mountaineering experience!
2025-05-2052 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#40: A Chat With Legends - Gerry and Jennifer Roach!
Zach and Eric sit down with hiking and climbing legends Gerry and Jennifer Roach! They graciously shares lots of great stories, including both of their beginnings with mountaineering and when they first met!
2025-05-0641 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#39: Highlights from an Epic Gateway to Colorado's 14ers
The guys offer up a primer on a wonderful thoroughfare to access most of Colorado's 14ers. Watch out for cryptids and breathtaking overlooks along the way!
2025-04-2252 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#38: DMac Shares More 14er Stories
Zach and Eric continue their jovial chat with Colorado sports talk legend DMac! He shares a teeny bit of sports talk and lots more entertaining 14er stories!
2025-04-0848 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#37: DMac's 14er Story Time
The boys chat with Colorado sports talk legend Darren "DMac" McKee! DMac serves up plenty of stories from all of his many 14er adventures!
2025-03-2554 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#36: Ugh! 4 Peaks that Turned Us Back
Zach and Eric share 4 frustrating, (and sometimes hilarious), tales of woe from mountains that simply did not want to be summitted!
2025-03-1150 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#35: A Chat with Adventurer Wells Jones
Zach and Eric have a chat with author and adventurer Wells Jones. He walks through his many unique experiences, and digs into his affinity for sunrise summits!
2025-02-251h 17The Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#34: 14er Time: A Pair Of Options to Summit Shavano and Tabeguache
The guys fondly recount their individual experiences on Shavano and Tabeguache, including some pronunciation lessons and serious family drama!
2025-02-1153 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#33: Eric's 1st 14er - The 6 Stages of Trauma (and Longs Peak)
Listen in as Eric walks through his 1st 14er, Longs Peak. He and Zach detail the Keyhole Route from the eyes of a pure rookie, complete with struggles, stumbles, and surprises!
2025-01-281h 04The Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#32: Zach Goes Solo - An Epic Sangres Grunt-Fest
On this episode, Zach details his travails, (and occasional fails), on one of his summer hikes that required oodles of grunt and had a high level of efforculty!
2025-01-1449 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#31: 2025 New Years Goals and Hot Takes!
Zach and Eric ring in the New Year with some Colorado mountain hot takes and New Years goals! We would love to hear our listeners' goals and hot takes as well at greensandbluespodcast@gmail.com, and our Facebook group!
2024-12-3144 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#30: Continuing Our Conversation With The Climbing Cooneys!
Zach and Eric continue their conversation with The Climbing Cooneys. They dig into the role that faith plays into their joy of the Colorado mountains, and they ace some unpredictable rapid fire questions!
2024-12-1739 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#29: A Conversation With The Climbing Cooneys!
Zach and Eric interview The Climbing Cooneys! They share how they got their start in summting all of Colorado's 13ers and 14ers, and the start of their comprehensive website!
2024-12-0347 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#28: Eric Goes Solo - A Mosquito Range Bonanza!Join Zach and Eric as they literally sing the praises of several fun peaks in the Mosquito range, and repeatedly mispronounce one of the names!
2024-11-1955 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#27: Eric Goes Solo: A Tenmile "Fiasco"Listen in as Zach and Eric detail Eric's travails in a Tenmile adventure of strange and mistake-filled proportions!
2024-11-0536 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#26: The Greens and Blues One Year Anniversary Award Show Extravaganza!Come celebrate the Greens and Blues Podcast 1 year anniversary! Zach and Eric reminisce about the fun year that was, and share some year-end awards that we just made up!
2024-10-2247 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#25: Zach Goes Solo - A Taylor Mountain Adventure!Zach and Eric discuss Zach's summer adventure on Taylor Mountain. Get ready for loads of Greek references and plenty of meandering!
2024-10-0840 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#24: A Healthy Bunch of Tips for Acclimating to ElevationZach and Eric share tips for acclimating to elevation. In addition, get ready for plenty of Arnold impressions and even a few outtakes!
2024-09-2439 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#23: 14er Time: Sunshine and RedcloudZach and Eric detail their recent adventures on Sunshine and Redcloud. Anyone looking for joyful Huey Lewis references and Texas jokes should tune in!
2024-09-1045 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#22: Fun with Mountain TerminologyZach and Eric have some fun defining a bunch of mountain terms. Highlights include an epic 14er glissade, unorthodox methods of wading through willows and a distant longing for a dynamic WWF Tag Team!
2024-08-2750 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#21: Eric and Tyler Go Solo? A Front Range QuartetZach and Eric discuss a recent quartet that Eric and his son Tyler attempted. Charles Barkley impressions and a distinct lack of camping options abound!
2024-08-1330 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#20: Zach's 2 for 1Zach and Eric discuss a recent "two-fer" where Zach tackled North Truchas Peak and West Spanish Peak. Get ready for kind campground attendants, a John Mayer obsession, and discussion of a whole lot of food!
2024-07-3042 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#19: Peak Closures - Why? When? How?Zach and Eric share some background and thoughts on the DeCaLiBron and Mount Lindsey, as both have experienced closures over the past few years.
2024-07-1649 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#18: Ranking Our Worst 14er ExperiencesZach and Eric share stories from their worst 14er experiences, including a misguided "blind date", a zoomy Dodge Durango and some unfortunate weather situations!
2024-07-0244 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#17: Bonus Father's Day Episode with Eric's SonsZach and Eric sit down with Eric's sons Ty and Zac. Buckle in for discussions of clothing dilemmas, water bacteria and tales of perseverance in the mountains!
2024-06-1831 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#16: Father's Day in the Mountains with Zach's DadZach and Eric sit down with Zach's Dad, Gary. He shares stories from decades of hiking in Colorado and elsewhere, including some scared pika, an anti-cheese message, and a strong affinity towards John Denver!
2024-06-1157 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#15: Zach Goes Solo / Eric's WishlistZach and Eric discuss a trio of 13ers that Zach hiked solo, that Eric is hoping to tackle this summer. Get ready for run-ins with elk and a distinct lack of camping options nearby!
2024-05-2852 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#14: Continuing Our Conversation With The Wild Wanderer - Laura Clark!Zach and Eric continue the conversation with The Wild Wanderer, Laura Clark. She shares her perspective on some past controversy, and scores 100% on a series of rapid fire questions!
2024-05-1434 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#13: A Conversation With The Wild Wanderer - Laura Clark!Zach and Eric interview the Wild Wanderer, Laura Clark. She shares some insights from the hundreds of mountains she's solo hiked, as well as sharing some fun stories from the trail!
2024-04-3042 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#12: Why Is Nutrition Important?Zach and Eric discuss the importance of what they eat when hiking a 14er. Get ready for talk of quiche, coffee and green-chili cheeseburgers, (oh, and also some things that are actually good for you when hiking on the mountain!).
2024-04-1646 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#11: 14er Time: Quandary PeakZach and Eric review their individual adventures on Quandary Peak, and discuss lots of goats, pizzas and crepes!
2024-04-0247 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#10: A Handful Of Hot TakesZach and Eric work through a few hot takes and segments. Topics include a wonderous 12er, ATVs that need to slow down, trying to mess up the Yosemite Decimal System, and plenty of movie references!
2024-03-1945 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#9: Continuing Our Conversation With The Long Ranger - Justin Simoni!Zach and Eric continue chatting with the Long Ranger, Justin Simoni. Justin shares the highlights of some more of his biggest expeditions, and reveals his favorite 14er!
2024-03-0538 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#8: An Interview With The Long Ranger - Justin Simoni!Zach and Eric interview the Long Ranger, Justin Simoni. Justin shares the highlights of some of his biggest expeditions, the origin of his trail name, as well as where he gets his drive from, (hint, it's not a car!).
2024-02-2053 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#7: The Buffalo PeaksZach and Eric review their adventures on the Buffalo Peaks. They discuss lots of potatoes, imaginary bathroom spots and (nearly) invisible wildlife!
2024-02-0645 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#6: Our List Of The 5 Easiest 14ersZach and Eric review their picks for the 5 easiest 14ers in Colorado. Discussion includes extra love for the San Juans, and a staunch defense of the Greens and Blues!
2024-01-2346 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#5: 10 Essentials Of Hiking the Greens and BluesZach and Eric share 10 essentials of hiking the Greens and Blues! They also cast Petronus spells, make plans for paradoxes, and one of them fails a hike before it even starts!
2024-01-0937 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#4: 14er Time: La Plata PeakZach and Eric discuss their individual travails on La Plata Peak! Discussion includes plenty of references to silly decisions, Metallica and the splendor of Queen La Plata!
2023-12-2743 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#3: The Top 10 Pieces of Gear In Our PacksZach and Eric dig into their packs and find their top 10 pieces of gear! Product endorsements, bathroom habits and basic math ensue!
2023-12-1228 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#2: 14er Time: Uncompahgre PeakZach and Eric walk through their favorite 14er, Uncompahgre Peak! This peak review includes detailed descriptions of the standard route, recommended eating establishments for after the hike, and fanboy respect given to Dr. Gerry Roach!
2023-11-2837 minThe Greens and Blues 14er Podcast#1: IntroductionZach and Eric introduce themselves, share a little background and explain why the Greens and Blues are their favorite hikes in Colorado!
2023-11-1214 min