#66 | Pushing the Limits of Late Start Dates on the Appalachian Trail with Ryan Fox

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Ryan Fox thru hiked the Appalachian Trail SOBO starting in August 2018 - which is a very unique time to start! He followed that up by crushing a good portion of the PCT the following year, and is currently planning on competing in the 2020 Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon. This dude does it all! We talk about how his Appalachian Trail start date affected his hike, the similarities and differences between the hiking community and the triathlon community, and at the end he tells a crazy story about camping with some homeless folks on the PCT. 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.

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0:00.0	What's going on everybody? Welcome to Trail Tales episode number 66. My name is Kyle O'Grady and every single week on this show. I, a through hiker, a peak bagger, a huge hiking nerd, chat with other through hikers, other
0:24.7	peakbaggers, and other hiking nerds about their experiences on the trail.
0:30.4	And you can add Iron Man athletes to that list because this week's guest, a man named
0:36.1	Ryan Fox, is going to be competing in the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon this upcoming summer, and that is something that we talk a little bit about at the end of this episode.
0:47.3	Ryan has also done the Appalachian Trail and a good chunk of the PCT as well. We talk about all that stuff. This dude had a very unique through hike of the AT.
0:57.0	He started southbound, like super late in the season.
1:00.0	Very rare, and honestly it was kind of cool to hear about his experience.
1:05.0	Hiking a trail that I've done, but doing it in such a different way, I guess.
1:09.0	So it was a great time. Ryan, when you hear this, thank you so much for I guess. So it was a great time.
1:13.5	Ryan, when you hear this, thank you so much for reaching out.
1:15.9	Thanks for being a longtime listener of the show.
1:17.7	And thanks for coming on.
1:19.6	Let's do it again soon.
1:22.4	With that said, we're going to get into the conversation in just a second.
1:31.7	First, I got to read a couple iTunes reviews, as you guys know, when I get the five star iTunes reviews and I get like a little blurb, a little message that goes along with it.
1:34.0	I like to read them during these introductions.
1:36.5	So let's just do a couple here.
1:43.5	This one says, I love this podcast as an aspiring Thruhiker and one who is currently tackling the 48.
1:45.4	I'm loving this podcast. It's funny, down to earth and interesting your energy and demeanor are great and the sound quality
1:51.6	is just fine. I don't know why I'm saying it in that voice. Keep it up Kyle. I look forward to new
1:56.8	episodes every week. That is an amazing review. Thank you so much to whoever wrote that. This next
2:02.7	one says, this podcast is one of the greatest hiking pods out there. Well, thank you very much. I look
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