Thru-Hiking 11,000+ Miles Together with Chris and Sara, aka Endless and QB (BPR #326)
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 153 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by LMNT, we are joined by thru-hiking power couple who’ve hiked more than 11,000 miles together Chris and Sara, known on trail as Endless and QB. “What haven’t they hiked?” is a fair question, because it’s been a lot, including the AT, the PCT (twice), CDT, CT (twice), Arizona Trail, Manaslu Circuit, Hayduke, Long Trail, Cohos Trail, Loowit Trail, Wonderland Trail, Ruby Crest Trail, Why-wash, (ahl-pah-MY-oh) / Santa Cruz Trek, the GR20, and more, believe it or not. They share the story of how they met, offer tips for making a marriage work both on trail and off, discuss how they befriended Mac from Halfway Anywhere and Viking during their many trail adventures, and explain why rafting the Grand Canyon stands out as the most epic adventure of them all.
We wrap the show with news of the asshat who vandalized the Katahdin sign, the triple crown of seafoods, and definitively answer the age old question of window vs. aisle.
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Interview with Chris & Sara aka Endless & QB
Time stamps & Questions
00:05:00 - Apply to blog for the Trek and listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon!
00:09:10 - Introducing Endless & QB
00:15:55 - We Love Love: Where did you meet?
00:21:20 - Tell us about getting together on the CDT
00:23:55 - What’s it like to be a firefighter?
00:29:11 - What are some standout firefighter stories?
00:32:15 - Would you recommend being a firefighter to others?
00:35:35 - Is it difficult to align both of your schedules?
00:36:30 - When did you know you wanted to hike more trails together?
00:37:50 - When did you meet Jabba?
00:39:50 - How did you meet Twinkle and Grace?
00:43:36 - Any stories from the AZT?
00:45:40 - Tell us about Nepal
00:51:36 - Tell us about getting married at a pool party
00:56:10 - Tell us about your road trip in 2018
00:58:00 - Discussion about their speed of hiking
01:02:15 - How many miles have each of you hiked?
01:03:40 - What do you disagree about on trail?
01:05:15 - Was it hard to transition to an off-trail relationship?
01:10:50 - Discussion about knee surgery
01:11:56 - Tell us about your honeymoon roadtrip
01:14:55 - Tell us about hiking in the Sawtooths
01:16:50 - Tell us about the Loowit Trail
01:19:20 - Discussion about trail running and transitioning from thru-hiking
01:24:15 - Tell us about backpacking in the Wallowa Mountains
01:25:40 - How do you divvy up tasks in the backcountry?
01:28:30 - Tell us about the rest of the 2020 road trip
01:32:50 - How did you decide to hike the PCT a second time?
01:34:20 - Tell us about rafting the Grand Canyon
01:43:45 - Tell us about your hikes in Peru
01:46:40 - Why’d you get off the Oregon Desert Trail?
01:48:40 - Tell us about your hiking in Europe
01:59:15 - Did you dirtbag the whole time in Europe?
02:01:10 - Are you looking to do more international hiking?
02:01:45 - What’s your top 5 travel bucket list?
02:04:00 - Are you thinking about having kids?
02:05:30 - How was your recent hike of the CT?
02:06:45 - Stay Salty Question: What’s your hottest take in the world of backpacking or the outdoors?
Segments
Trek Propaganda: Someone Vandalized the Katahdin Sign — Rangers Are Asking for Your Help by Kelly Floro
QOTD: Window or aisle?
Triple Crown of seafoods
Mail Bag
5 Star Review
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In today's episode of Backpacker Ready to present by the truck brought to by Element, we are joined by the through hiking power couple who've hiked more than 11,000 miles together. |
| 0:09.7 | Chris and Sarah, known on trail as Endless and QB. |
| 0:13.0 | What haven't they hiked is a fair question because it's been a lot, including the AT, the PCT, twice, CDT, CT, T, T, T, T, T, twice, Arizona Trail, Manus Lou Circuit, Hey Duke, Long Trail, |
| 0:23.9 | co-host trail, Lou Whit Trail, Wonderland Trail, Ruby Crest Trail, Y-Wash slash Santa Cruz |
| 0:28.8 | Trek, the GR20, and more, believe it or not. |
| 0:32.4 | They shared the story of how they met, offered tips for making a marriage work, both on |
| 0:36.8 | trail and off, discuss how |
| 0:38.5 | they befriended Mack from halfway anywhere and hiking biking during their many trail adventures, |
| 0:43.3 | and explain why rafting the Grand Canyon stands out as the most epic adventure of them all. |
| 0:49.0 | We wrap the show with the news of the ass hat who vandalized the catadensign, the triple crown of seafoods, |
| 0:55.3 | and the definitive answer on the age-old question of window versus aisle. But first, |
| 1:01.4 | if you've listened to this podcast for any period of time, I've sounded like a broken record |
| 1:06.2 | about the importance of supplementing with electrolytes while backpacking. During my first through hike, I landed in the hospital with a condition called hyponotremia, |
| 1:14.8 | a fancy term for low blood sodium levels. Symptoms included intense headaches, dizziness, |
| 1:20.9 | and generally feeling like a bag of Richards. This happened as a result of heavy sweating, |
| 1:25.6 | over consuming water, and-consuming electrolytes. |
| 1:28.8 | A couple of saline IVs and a hefty medical bill later, and my energy was magically restored. |
| 1:34.6 | In other words, electrolytes and backpacking go together like peanut butter and jelly, |
| 1:38.6 | which is why I'm thrilled to introduce today's sponsor, Element. |
| 1:42.4 | Element is a science-backed zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix designed to support active |
| 1:47.6 | hydration and a healthy lifestyle. |
| 1:50.0 | Element has enough sodium, potassium, and magnesium to help you feel and perform your best |
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