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.
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Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker is BACK on the show to tell the full story of her Appalachian Trail thru hike in 2023. Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker also hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2021, but this time around things we're a little more... humbling?! Tune in to hear the TRUTH about Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker's 2023 Appalachian Trail Thru Hike.
Taylor's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TaylortheNahamshaHiker
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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 Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Lloyd Vogel is the CEO and co-founder of Garage Grown Gear, an online store dedicated to selling cottage backpacking gear! In this episode we talk about the roots of Garage Grown Gear, Lloyd's top three underrated ultralight gear companies, and much more! Check out Garage Grown Gear: https://www.garagegrowngear.com/
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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 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.
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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 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
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
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Thanks for your patience, and I'll see you in September!
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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/
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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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