I Just Wanna Be Hiker Trash (Thru-hikers, Backpackers, and Outdoor Adventurers)
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
Episodes
28 episodes
Episode 27: Hell Ya is Back
Hell Ya rips the band-aid off and has an off the cuff episode sharing where he's been the past 2 1/2 years. If you liked what you heard and YOU too wanna be Hiker Trash, hit that follow, subscribe, rate, do whatever you gotta do!&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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33:55
Episode 26: The American Perimeter Trail
Hell Ya interviews Rue McKenrick, the father of the American Perimeter Trail (APT). Rue is a professional backpacker, conservationist and Executive director of the APTC. Rue spent 600 days hiking the roughly 14,000 mile APT, around the circumfe...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:47:23
Episode 25: Poison Overcomes Seizures on the Continental Divide Trail
Hell Ya interviews Ryker "Poison" Warlick for the second time on the podcast. Ryker talks about animal encounters on the CDT, going to the hospital after experiencing multiple seizures in Wyoming and gearing up for his sobo PCT attempt. Similar...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:26:32
Episode 24: Hollywood Encounters the Unconventional Sages of the Trail
Hell Ya interviews Nick "Hollywood" Greene on today's episode. Hollywood recently released his documentary, Pack & Soul , filmed while hiking the Appalachian Trail. Hollywood shares his experiences filming on trail, what ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:15:11
Episode 23: Good Luck, Bad Luck, Hard to Say
Season two opener. Hell Ya opens up about why he's been taking a break from podcasting. He also talks about the need for, "Why," the interpretation of our natural world and the "Spirit of the trail." ATC LNT certification:
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:58
Episode 22: Poison Prepares to Embrace the Brutality on the Continental Divide Trail
Hell Ya interviews Ryker "Poison" Warlick on today'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...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:08:39
Episode 21: Hiker Trash Tuesday: The Wild Men of the Woods
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 th...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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36:39
Episode 20: Bloodhound Meets Folk Heroes on the Appalachian Trail
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 t...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:09:41
Episode 19: Hell Ya Hikes the Colorado Trail Without a Sleeping Pad
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:24:39
Episode 18: Legacy Hikes the Historical El Camino de Santiago in the Winter
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 gradu...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:01:10
Episode 17: How Hiker Trash Saved My Life
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:58
Episode 16: Chad Thru-hikes the John Muir Trail NOBO Without a Permit
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 th...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:11:49
Episode 15: Mr. Earley Pays Off a Man to Camp on the Great Wall of China and Watch the Sunrise
Hell Ya interviews Will Earley about how he'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't have an opportunity o...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:22:09
Episode 14: Cosmic Goes From Working with Mushing Dogs in Alaska to Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Hell Ya interviews Emma Rose "Cosmic" about her time thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail during the pandemic. She also talks about working for a dog mushing company in South East Alaska, hiking in New Zealand and living Van life in California! ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:05:30
Episode 13: Beats Escapes Hypothermia with IBTAT and Snazzy on the Pacific Crest Trail
Hell Ya interviews Elliot "Beats" Pacheco about his experiences on the AT, PCT and Long Trail . Elliot is gearing up for a CDT thru-hike to finish his triple crown. He gives his perspective on what it means to be Hiker Trash and talks about wha...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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43:59
Episode 12: The SOBO Saga of Spork and Bam Bam on the Appalachian Trail
Hell Ya interviews two 2018 SOBO's, Tyler "Spork" Sapp and Zack "Bam Bam" Kendall. These two guys hiked together for nearly 2,000 miles together and share their misadventures and perspective of trail life. Zack also finished a Colorado Trail th...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:20:15
Episode 11: Noughlie and Woolley Find Magic Mushrooms in a Manilla Envelope on the Scottish National Trail
Hell Ya interviews two brothers, Daniel "Woolley" and Isaac "Noughlie" McHugh, about their experiences thru-hiking the Scottish National Trail. Daniel and Isaac share their views on being hiker trash abroad and what it was like trekking through...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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59:31
Episode 10: Ducky Runs From a Brown Bear Cub in Alaska on the Chilkoot Trail
Hell Ya interviews Daniel "Ducky" Morgan. Ducky and Hell Ya were seasonal guides in Skagway, Alaska. Ducky talks about what it is like being a guide in Alaska and the type of shenanigans seasonal workers get up to. Ducky also talks about his ex...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:11:24
Episode 9: YearBook Hikes Northbound Through Covid-19 on the Appalachian Trail
Hell Ya interviews Ryan " YearBook" Schlosser, who completed a 2020 Northbound Thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Ryan was able to finish his thru-hike amidst the pandemic, and not only that but he also maintained his own podcast, "Walking and...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:03:12
Episode 8: Hiker Trash Tuesday: Hiker Lingo and Avoiding PDA in the Shelters
Whats a SOBO anyways? "Hike your own hike buddy!" Are these people hiking in Narnia, I don't believe in magic?! Trail magic, thats blasphemy! Hell Ya talks about all that mumbo jumbo you hear out on the trail so you can feel confide...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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51:07
Episode 7: The Slug Brothers Go Cliff Jumping with a Hippy Named Skeeter on the Appalachian Trail
Wes "MEGA Man" Tils (Episode 2) comes back to the podcast to talk more trail stories. Hell Ya and MEGA Man specifically talk about the trail family, The Slug Brothers they both were apart of on the Appalachian Trail in 2016. From getting picked...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:38:19
Episode 6: Kid Meets a Cowboy on the Appalachian Trail
Hell Ya interviews, Appalachian Trail section-hiker, Ryan "Kid" Negoescu. Ryan shares his views on the trail and what it means to be hiker trash from a section-hiker perspective. They talk about the Appalachian Trail as well as hiking in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:32
Episode 5: 4 Mile is Attacked by a Raccoon on the Appalachian Trail
Hell Ya interviews August "4 Mile" Warren. August and Hell Ya met in 2018 on the Appalachian Trail and hiked the last 1,500 miles together as well as the entirety of the Colorado Trail in 2019. August set off on his AT journey at the age of 18,...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:07:51
Episode 4: Diego Bikes Across America
Hell Ya interviews Devon "Diego" Colgrove. Devon is the epitome of a non-thruhiker who embodies what it means to be Hiker Trash. Devon speaks about when he biked across America, his time working in Guatemala with the peace corps, running ultra-...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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53:13
Episode 3: Santa v. Jesus in an All Out Hiker Trash Battle Royale
Hell Ya speaks on the biggest Hiker Trash daddies of Christmas. Santa, the jolly ole bush-crafter vs. Jesus, king of the ultra-lighters. Who would you rather have in your trail family? Would Jesus get Giardia? Does Santa dig catholes? Find out ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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24:29