#63 | Appalachian Trail 2020 Hopeful Interviews Successful Thru-Hiker

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Zach Cote is going to be setting off to thru hike the Appalachian Trail in 2020, and after he reached out I decided to help him out! Zach takes over as the interviewer and asks me the Appalachian Trail preparation questions he is still pondering before he head's to Springer Mountain. We cover gear, food, transportation to the Southern terminus, and much more! Follow along with Zach's journey: @hikeoutzack Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/kylehateshiking While you're at it, Check out the show's website at trailtalespod.com Like what you hear? Want to talk some smack? You can contact me on Facebook, Instagram, or send me an email: [email protected] If you're really into Trail Tales and want to receive some bonus content, please consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trailtales.

Transcript

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0:00.0	What's going on everybody? Welcome to Trail Tales. My name is Kyle O'Grady. I'm a
0:16.3	through hiker, a peakbacker, a huge hiking nerd. You guys know the drill. This is the show where every single Wednesday I chat with another through hiker,
0:24.6	another peakbagger, or another hiking nerd about their experiences on the trail.
0:29.7	Except for this episode is a little bit different because this week's guest has not yet
0:34.7	actually been on the trail.
0:36.6	Zach Cody is going to be through hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2020.
0:42.2	That is this year, obviously.
0:44.6	And this episode was a chance for him and for anyone else who is interested in
0:50.1	through hiking the Appalachian Trail to basically just learn.
0:54.2	Zach had the opportunity to just ask me, someone who is through hiking the Appalachian Trail to basically just learn. Zach had the opportunity to just ask me, someone who has through hike the Appalachian Trail
0:59.1	in the past, as many questions as he could fit into an hour.
1:03.3	And so that's the basis of this episode.
1:06.6	There's a lot of episodes of trail tales that are more conversational and more deep.
1:11.6	There are other episodes where it's just kind of information, information, information,
1:16.0	and that's what this episode is.
1:17.7	If you are planning a Thurhike of the Appalachian Trail,
1:20.5	I think there's some really good stuff in here.
1:22.7	Or even if you're just interested in the Appalachian Trail,
1:25.7	I think you're going to enjoy this one.
1:28.0	I have to give a huge shout out to Zach.
1:30.1	Obviously, this was his idea.
1:31.7	He's kind of the one that came up with this.
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