# Donovan "Iceman" Rice: First Great Colorado Route Thru-Hike

An episode of [Hiker Trash Radio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1497165058), 19 Oct 2026, 49 min.

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About the Guest Donovan "Iceman" Rice is a Colorado hiker and route maker who designed the Great Colorado Route, a roughly 2,000-mile loop that links all 11 of Colorado's national forests, 29 wilderness areas, 13 fourteeners, 47 thirteeners, and three national parks. He began at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison on May 13 and finished 140 days later as the first person to thru-hike the route, posting a video about it every single day. He previously appeared on Hiker Trash Radio in April, days before his start, and Doc booked this follow-up on the spot at the end of that conversation. He is on Instagram at The Iceman Hiketh. Episode Highlights How Wildly Off Was He? The Audit: Promise Kept or Promise Broken? Marmots, Mount Garfield, and the Daily Vlog Five Stories From the Loop The Red Pen A Letter to the Next Hiker Two Close Calls and the Weight of the Route Links & Resources • Great Colorado Route — route information, Leave No Trace and permit resources, and photos. • Instagram and Facebook: search Great Colorado Route for the route, and The Iceman Hiketh on Instagram for everything else. • CalTopo — the mapping tool Iceman switched to after his tracker smoothed his elevation and track. Connect with Hiker Trash Radio • Email: hikertrashradio@gmail.com • Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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