Hell Ya interviews Ryker "Poison" Warlick on today&apos;s episode. Poison started the Appalachian trail in 2020 hiking northbound to Damascus where get got off, but then restarted at Mt. Katahdin a few months later to complete a southbound thru-hike totaling around 2,700 miles on the A.T. in one year. Poison prepares for his SOBO thru-hike of the CDT and talks about his 6.2lb. gear set up. Poison talks about breaking expectations within the trail community and remaining true to yourself. To follow Poison on his journey:(https://www.instagram.com/hikingwithpoison/)Poison&apos;s recommended help planning a  thru-hike:(https://www.yogisbooks.com/)(https://www.halfwayanywhere.com/)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

I Just Wanna Be Hiker Trash (Thru-hikers, Backpackers, and Outdoor Adventurers)

Episode 22: Poison Prepares to Embrace the Brutality on the Continental Divide Trail

Hell Ya has another off the cuff Hiker Trash Tuesday episode.  Starting off talking about the viral TikTok video on potential cannibals in the Appalachians, Missing 411 conspiracy and then branching off into personal eerie stories while thru-hiking. He also shares advice for new and soon to be thru-hikers anxious to start the trail.To start the dive down into TikTok inspired rabbit hole:(https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracytheories/comments/lhzn4x/cannibals_in_the_smoky_mountains/)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 21: Hiker Trash Tuesday: The Wild Men of the Woods

Hell Ya interviews documentary filmmaker, Max "Bloodhound" Armstrong. Max released a beautifully raw documentary, "One Wing in the Fire," about Trail Angels on the Appalachian Trail or "modern day folk heroes," and in particular Rob Bird. Max thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail SOBO in 2018 after working ten months in the "northernmost truck-stop" north of the arctic circle, where he first met thru-hikers. Max shares his many experiences and lessons learned as well as a story about his mother, who passed away suddenly of pancreatic cancer, which led to a lesson of living a life shared.  Check out "One Wing in the Fire" as well as other works at:(https://onewingpictures.com/)Follow Bloodhound on his adventures to come at:(https://www.instagram.com/onewingpictures/)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 20: Bloodhound Meets Folk Heroes on the Appalachian Trail

Chad Lubinski, from episode 16, flips the script and interviews Hell Ya about his experience thru-hiking the Colorado Trail in 2019 after a massive snow year. Hell Ya shares some insights on how to prepare for the trail, and successfully finish a thru-hike. to follow Chad on his adventures to come and learn from the tips he shares:(https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadLubinski/videos)(https://www.instagram.com/chadahooche_/?hl=en)(https://www.tiktok.com/@chadahooche_?lang=en)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 19: Hell Ya Hikes the Colorado Trail Without a Sleeping Pad

Hell ya interviews Maggie "Legacy" Fowler about her many adventures. At the age of 16 she hiked the entire state of Maine with her older brother, which is part of what inspired her to thru-hike the entire Appalachian Trail right after she graduated high school. She also talks about her experience thru-hiking the famous pilgrimage, "Camino Francés," in the winter. Maggie has a heart for adventure an delivers a great perspective on what it means to be hiker trash. It&apos;s "walk o&apos;clock" guys get outside! To follow Maggie on her adventures to come:(https://www.instagram.com/walkoclock/)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 18: Legacy Hikes the Historical El Camino de Santiago in the Winter

Hell Ya switches things up a bit and gets serious by sharing how he found reprieve through the outdoors while dealing with depression, cancer and the eventual death of a loved one. He also shares how this idea of "Hiker Trash," helped him find the small bits of purpose in life. He retells "The Ojibway/Anishinaabe Creation Story" (apologies for butchering any names) and the parallels of that story and what he learned on his 2016 Appalachian trail hike.  Much love  and respect to the Anishinaabe. Full Creation story found: (https://www.pipekeepers.org/uploads/3/1/3/0/31306445/the_ojibwe_creation_story.pdf)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 17: How Hiker Trash Saved My Life

Hell Ya interviews Chad Lubinski, an ultra-runner and long-distance hiker. Chad thru-hiked the John Muir Trail  last year and talks about how to thru-hike the JMT if you are unable to get a permit. He also highlights a number of shorter thru-hikes including some in the PNW, The Timberline Trail and Loowit Trail . Chad has his own podcast "Hiker Trash Nation," and shares what hiker trash means to him as well how he&apos;s training for his 50 mile ultra. To follow Chad on his adventures to come and learn from the tips he shares:(https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadLubinski/videos)(https://www.instagram.com/chadahooche_/?hl=en)(https://www.tiktok.com/@chadahooche_?lang=en)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 16: Chad Thru-hikes the John Muir Trail NOBO Without a Permit

Hell Ya interviews Will Earley about how he&apos;s inspiring the youth, future hiker trash heroes, to get outdoors. Will talks about working with Zugunruhe Experience and bringing kids into the outdoors who potentially wouldn&apos;t have an opportunity otherwise. He also speaks on leading groups across the globe to places such as Machu Picchu and The Great Wall of China.  Will talks about how we can do a better job of creating a more inclusive environment in the outdoors for generations to come and his perspective of hiker trash! We even go into planning a thru-hike and how we almost died hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. To follow Will as he teaches and for his adventures to come check out:(https://www.instagram.com/realwillearley/)He also was featured on the news for one of his Math Raps! So check out his YouTube:(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZP1e7hUlHM)To check out Zugunruhe Experience:(https://zugunruheexperience.org/about-us/)We talked about honoring and acknowledging the traditional territories that we recreate onto check out more information on this head to:(https://nativegov.org/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/)(https://native-land.ca/)If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do! (https://www.instagram.com/justwannabehikertrashpod/)(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgDwd2mz1eFe9FizrgEZPgA)(https://www.facebook.com/justwannabehikertrashpod)or contact the show at ijustwannabehikertrash@gmail.com

Episode 15: Mr. Earley Pays Off a Man to Camp on the Great Wall of China and Watch the Sunrise

What the hell is "Hiker Trash?" Some wear the term as a badge of honor, others use it in disgust, but Hiker Trash is more than a mere adjective for a dirty thru-hiker. Hiker Trash is a philosophy, a way of life, potentially even a catalyst for finding meaning. Thru-hiker, Scott "Hell Ya Jesus" Hughes, shares and explores what it really means to be Hiker Trash through personal anecdotes and interviews with hikers, adventurers and all those who challenge the status quo in Hiker Trash fashion

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