Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking
What’s it like to hike and live in the backcountry for 5 months? Host and thru-hiker & YouTuber Kyle Hates Hiking (Kyle O’Grady), who has completed every last step of the Appalachian Trail, interviews other thru-hikers, peak-baggers, and backpackers who are almost as crazy as him. Is life while thru-hiking really as glamorous as the social media stars make it out to be? Is pooping in the woods really that big of a deal? Find out these answers and more on Trail Tales.
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Hiking the CALENDAR YEAR TRIPLE CROWN with QUADZILLA
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Quadzilla joins the show to talk all about his Calendar Year Triple Crown in 2022! That's right, Quadzilla hiked the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continential Divide Trail all in ONE YEAR! An incredible feat!
Quadzilla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quadzillahikes/
Quadzilla on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HappyJacksChannel
Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Andrea Lankford wrote the book "Trail of the Lost; the Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail." In this episode we discuss these different Pacific Crest Trail cases, the writing of Trail of the Lost, and Andrea Lankford's own thru hiking experience. A unique episode of Trail Tales for sure, and a great one.
Purchase Trail of the Lost: https://amzn.to/465H5tx
Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
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Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
BAKER IS BACK, in this episode we each go through some of the WORST backpacking advice we've ever heard. We even have some debate about whether or not the advice is actually bad, it's a spicy one folks. Backpacking advice can be controversial...
Helena's Instagram (thanks for the cover art!): https://www.instagram.com/helenaalgermissen.art/
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Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
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Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Why I QUIT the Pacific Crest Trail for the SECOND Year in a row...
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
So yeah... my Pacific Crest Trail comeback story did not go as planned...
Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
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Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
An Important announcement about Trail Tales...
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Thanks for your patience, and I'll see you in September!
Guest/Episode suggestions: Contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Dan Becker is FINALLY on the show! We talk about the hate he has gotten over the years, behind the scenes details of being a backpacking YouTuber... and of course, the "beef" between us dating back from when I first started my YouTube channel.
Dan Becker on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DanBecker
Dan Becker on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danbeckeroutdoors/
If you're really into Trail Tales, please consider supporting my content on Patreon (best way to support the show): https://www.patreon.com/kylehateshiking/
Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
Subscribe on iTunes, and listen on Spotify and Stitcher
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
BAKER IS BACK, in this episode we jump all over the place and share stories upon stories from the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. We also talk about Baker's start into Vanlife, plus much more.
If you're really into Trail Tales, please consider supporting my content on Patreon (best way to support the show): https://www.patreon.com/kylehateshiking/
Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com
Subscribe on iTunes, and listen on Spotify and Stitcher
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Zpack's Director of Marketing Mateo Favero joins the show to address some common complaints that hikers have with Zpacks and their gear. We talk about their high prices, gear quality, and of course we talk about Mateo's own experience thru hiking and backpacking and working for Zpacks.
Zpacks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zpacks/
Mateo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4e0YvWFzeF/
If you're really into Trail Tales, please consider supporting my content on Patreon (best way to support the show): https://www.patreon.com/kylehateshiking/
Check out my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KyleHatesHiking/
Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Instagram (@kylehateshiking), or send me an email: trailtalespod@gmail.com