Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

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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.

Recent Episodes

5 Reasons Why You SUCK at Hiking!
Oct 24, 2024 – 01:08:02
This Appalachian Trail Hiker proved me WRONG & Humiliated me🚨
Oct 3, 2024 – 01:10:02
The DARK SIDE of "Vanlife" that NOBODY talks about (with Baker Bokorney)
Sep 26, 2024 – 01:01:17
I FAILED the Pacific Crest Trail AGAIN (3 years in a row now)
Sep 20, 2024 – 39:11
5 Controversial Appalachian Trail Opinions w/ Taylor the 'Nahamsha' Hiker
Jul 18, 2024 – 01:07:05
MyLifeOutdoors on the most OVERRATED Gear in Backpacking!
Jul 4, 2024 – 01:18:29
The TRUTH about Romantic Relationships on the Appalachian Trail | Beer in Beautiful Places
Jun 20, 2024 – 01:04:21
The Uncomfortable TRUTH about Kyle Hates Hiking (did I sell out?!)
Jun 6, 2024 – 01:06:47
Exposing the TRUTH about Justin Outdoor's Temu SCANDAL 💲💲
May 23, 2024 – 59:07
We need to talk about the current state of Backpacking YouTube (it's just sad)
May 9, 2024 – 01:07:42
7 Ultralight Backpacking Gear HACKS that stupid hikers ignore (with Baker Bokorney)
Apr 25, 2024 – 01:09:19
10 STUPID but Common Beginner Backpacking Mistakes (w/ Sintax77)
Apr 18, 2024 – 01:08:15
i never thought something like this could happen...
Apr 11, 2024 – 27:42
20 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE my Appalachian Trail Thru Hike...
Mar 21, 2024 – 49:21
The Depressing TRUTH about the Pacific Crest Trail that NOBODY wants to hear…
Feb 29, 2024 – 01:01:01
The Most OVERRATED Gear in Backpacking!
Feb 22, 2024 – 01:10:12
The CULT that PREYS on Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers...
Feb 15, 2024 – 01:05:45
Confronting Elina Osborne | The TRUTH about her time on the Pacific Crest Trail…
Feb 13, 2024 – 01:02:02
AT vs PCT | An IN DEPTH Comparison from a Thru Hiker (which one is better?)
Feb 1, 2024 – 58:52
What they DON'T tell you about hiking the Appalachian Trail... | Appalachian Adventurista
Jan 25, 2024 – 01:02:51
20 Tips NOBODY tells you before your first Thru Hike...
Jan 11, 2024 – 01:13:16
A NEAR DEATH Experience on the Appalachian Trail (learn from it) | Beer in Beautiful Places
Jan 4, 2024 – 01:00:33
The Unsettling TRUTH about Appalachian Trail Vloggers (they’re lying) | Jessika Poppe
Dec 28, 2023 – 01:05:20
The 7 WORST Controversies DIVIDING the Hiking Community... Where do you stand? (with Baker Bokorney)
Dec 20, 2023 – 01:15:29
The Unspoken BEEF between Hikers and Ultrarunners… | Kristian Morgan (Appalachian Trail SOBO FKT)
Dec 13, 2023 – 01:05:35
ROASTING a Naive Appalachian Trail 2024 Vlogger (will he make it?!)
Dec 6, 2023 – 01:11:43
10 OVERRATED Spots on the Appalachian Trail that secretly suck (with Baker Bokorney)
Nov 29, 2023 – 01:15:27
Fast or FOOLISH?! The Dark Truth about breaking a Fastest Known Time | Will Peterson, VT Long Trail
Nov 22, 2023 – 01:09:24
Outdoor Vitals EXPOSED: Why I DON’T use their gear + their Annoying YouTube Ads | Tayson Whittaker
Nov 15, 2023 – 01:01:58
The INSANE Consequences for a Mistake in a National Park | Confronting Eric Hanson
Nov 8, 2023 – 01:07:53
Exposing the Insider TRUTH about Miranda Goes Outside...
Nov 1, 2023 – 01:27:43
Why the Hell do people STILL believe these Appalachian Trail Thru Hiking MYTHS?!
Oct 25, 2023 – 50:53
The TRUTH about Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker’s Appalachian Trail Thru Hike...
Oct 18, 2023 – 01:17:40
3 UNDERRATED Gear Companies NOBODY knows about (yet)! | Lloyd Vogel of Garage Grown Gear
Oct 11, 2023 – 01:06:49
Hiking the CALENDAR YEAR TRIPLE CROWN with QUADZILLA
Oct 4, 2023 – 01:03:06
What the HELL happened to the MISSING Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail?! Trail of the Lost with Andrea Lankford
Sep 27, 2023 – 01:00:13
Why the HELL do people keep giving this Terrible Backpacking Advice? (with Baker Bokorney)
Sep 20, 2023 – 01:05:31
Why I QUIT the Pacific Crest Trail for the SECOND Year in a row...
Sep 13, 2023 – 36:56
An Important announcement about Trail Tales...
Aug 2, 2023 – 03:55
Dan Becker talks about his HATERS, the Truth about being a YouTuber, and the ”BEEF” with Kyle Hates Hiking
Jul 19, 2023 – 01:02:53
EMBARRASSING Stories from the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Vanlife & more with Baker Bokorney
Jul 12, 2023 – 01:12:17
Zpacks answers TOUGH Questions about their High Prices, Gear Quality, Public Lands & much more with Zpacks Marketing Director Mateo Favero
Jun 28, 2023 – 01:02:47
Kelly Hays Hikes on getting EMERGENCY Surgery on the Appalachian Trail, Thru Hiking the Florida Trail, & much more
Jun 21, 2023 – 01:05:43
He’s had 3 FAILED Attempts at the Appalachian Trail FKT... but he’s not giving up (Kristian Morgan)
Jun 14, 2023 – 01:07:55
The 10 STUPIDEST Things we’ve done to go ULTRALIGHT (with Jessica Pu)
Jun 7, 2023 – 01:06:35
Why the HELL would you hike the Pacific Crest Trail THREE TIMES? with Wilderbound (Ayesha Cording)
May 31, 2023 – 01:07:18
MyLifeOutdoors on UNDERRATED Gear Companies, YouTube Success, & much more!
May 24, 2023 – 01:15:27
The John Muir Trail, Colorado Trail, & a 100 Mile Ultramarathon with Chad Lubinski
May 10, 2023 – 01:11:21
The 10 Commandments of ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING (with Baker Bokorney)
Apr 12, 2023 – 01:08:52
The Gnarliest Backpacking Trail You’ve (probably) NEVER heard of... | The Kalalau Trail
Mar 29, 2023 – 32:49