Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

A podcast by Kyle Hates Hiking

188 Episodes

  1. #27 | Thru-Hiking the Carolina's Foothills Trail with Mitchell Larby

    Published: 5/8/2019
  2. #26 | What Was an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Like in the 90s? That and the North-South Trail in Rhode Island with Kristen Gardella

    Published: 5/2/2019
  3. #25 | Logistics of Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail For Non-U.S-Citizens with Sarah Williams from Tough Girl Challenges

    Published: 4/23/2019
  4. #24 | The White Mountain Single Year Grid... New Hampshire's 48 Four-Thousand Foot Peaks with Philip Carcia

    Published: 4/10/2019
  5. #23 | Can a 68 Year Old Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail?! Hell Yeah! Meet Keith Wingad

    Published: 4/2/2019
  6. #22 | IBTAT on Vlogging a Thru-Hike, The Art Loeb Trail, and Avoiding Trail Burnout

    Published: 3/25/2019
  7. # 21 | Being Bit by a Cat... on the Appalachian Trail? Plus, the Best and Worst of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks with Kimberly Morse

    Published: 3/18/2019
  8. #20 | The Four State Challenge, Thru-Hiking with a Spouse at Home, and First-Month Advice with Ramblin' Rosie

    Published: 3/12/2019
  9. #19 | Ranking The States on the Appalachian Trail with Mikey "Mullet" Brenkus

    Published: 3/5/2019
  10. #18 | Being Stalked by a Mountain Lion, Vlogging, and the Post PCT Thru-Hike Adjustment with The Whimsical Woman, Jennifer Mabus

    Published: 2/26/2019
  11. #17 | What Does Hiker Trash Mean? Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and Skateboarding the Florida Trail with Alex Fogt

    Published: 2/19/2019
  12. #16 | A Mountain Lion Encounter in Maine, Being a Ridgerunner on the Appalachian Trail, and Hiking Photography with Aaron Ibey

    Published: 2/12/2019
  13. #15 | Hiking The 46 Adirondack High Peaks In One Week for Suicide Prevention with Kolby Ziemendorf

    Published: 2/5/2019
  14. #14 | How to Hike In The Desert, Navigate the Pacific Crest Trail Permit System, and Much More with Russell Corfman

    Published: 1/29/2019
  15. #13 | Do Thru Hikers Get Stung on the Appalachian Trail? Jessica Pu Shares Insight on her AT Experience

    Published: 1/22/2019
  16. #12 | A Calendar Year Triple Crown with The Hiking Prodigy

    Published: 1/15/2019
  17. #11 | Would You Share a Water Source with Cattle? Everything about the Arizona Trail with Joseph Pecoraro

    Published: 1/8/2019
  18. #10 | Social Media, Increased Traffic, and a State-By-State Breakdown of the Appalachian Trail with Scott Goldie

    Published: 12/31/2018
  19. #9 | Four Failed Attempts at the Adirondack's Northville-Placid Trail, and a Fifth Shot at Success with Tuts from Trekking On

    Published: 12/18/2018
  20. #8 | Underwater on the Florida Trail, Thru-Hiking with a Significant Other, and Three Thru-Hikes in One Season with Baker Bokorney

    Published: 12/11/2018

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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.