I FAILED the Pacific Crest Trail AGAIN (3 years in a row now)

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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This is what I've been up to, why the show has been paused, AND the story of how I failed the Pacfic Crest Trail for third year in a row. Video of us running Chase Rapids: https://youtu.be/bEQmHQPATNI/ Watch Trail Tales on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trailtalespod/ For guest/episode ideas, listener feedback, sponsorships, or business inquiries reach out to: [email protected] My Gear spreadsheet: https://lighterpack.com/r/9qjh18 BIG FOUR 🤘 Backpack: https://ula-equipment.9xrw.net/x9oX1x My FAVORITE Tent: https://zpacks.com/products/plexsolo-tent?aff=99 Sleeping Pad: https://amzn.to/35rlMIw OTHER SLEEPING STUFF 💤 Pillow: https://amzn.to/3he3mgX FOOD & WATER 🍴Filter: https://amzn.to/3pfZ25j Stove: https://amzn.to/3simgd1 Cook Pot: https://amzn.to/3LSjqmJ Spork: https://amzn.to/3shROja Water Storage: https://amzn.to/3sinBk3 CLOTHING 👔 Shorts: https://amzn.to/3sdiQrL Socks: https://amzn.to/3M2nPUi Rain Jacket: https://amzn.to/3JPMBoy Down Jacket: https://amzn.to/3UrHG2Q ELECTRONICS 🔌 Power Bank: https://amzn.to/3t4fDds Headlamp: https://amzn.to/3M9yrke Wall Plug: https://amzn.to/3pa3JNJ MISCELLANEOUS 🤘 Trekking Poles: https://amzn.to/3hqT39n Ultralight Knife: https://amzn.to/3t0m3dL Trowel: https://amzn.to/3CL0Ys6 Shoulder Pocket for Backpack: https://ula-equipment.9xrw.net/kjAQm0 This show notes contains affiliate links, which means if you click on one of the product links, I'll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This helps support the podcast and allows me to continue to make episodes like this. Thank you for the support!

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0:00.0	How's it going everybody? Welcome to Trail Tales. My name is Kyle Grady. I am a huge hiking nerd.
0:07.1	And in every single episode of this podcast, I usually chat with other hiking nerds, but not for this one.
0:13.5	This is going to be a solo episode because, well, I got a few things to catch everybody up on. I'm just going to jump right into it.
0:24.8	I went back a little over a month ago now, and I tried to finish the PCT again, for those of you
0:34.0	that have been following my content for a while, you probably know the whole saga,
0:38.3	but for those that are new, I did most of the PCT in 2022. I did over 80% of it, closer to 90,
0:46.5	and I didn't finish because of fire closures. And then last year, 2023, I went back to try and finish those sections that I had missed on my original
0:57.2	attempt.
0:58.2	And I finished about half of what I needed.
1:01.7	And I got burnt out again, closures in the same parts of the trail.
1:05.6	And then this year, I went back again trying to finish everything.
1:11.6	And well, you know what?
1:18.4	I'll save that.
1:19.1	I'll save that for later in the episode.
1:21.9	I'll fill you in on my third year in a row of failing the PCT.
1:25.4	But first, I have a few more stories and a few more things
1:28.9	I want to talk about. The regular listeners, you'll know that, well, the show has been a little
1:33.8	spotty to say the least over the past few months over the summer. You know, I was putting out
1:38.4	episodes like every other week. And then for the past like over a month now, I haven't posted any
1:43.1	episodes.
1:52.0	So I'm going to talk about that and I have a few stories before we get to the PCT stuff.
1:57.7	So first of all, I just took a bunch of time off work this summer.
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