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Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

The CULT that PREYS on Appalachian Trail Thru Hikers...

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9678 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Audrey "Glowstick" Payne joins the show to discuss the controversial Twelve Tribes hostel on the Appalachian Trail, also known as the Yellow Deli. Is this group a cult? Are they targeting Appalachian Trail hikers for recruitment? Or is it all being blown out of proportion? We also talk about Audrey's experience thru hiking the Appalachian Trail, John Muir Trail, and much more! Audrey's NEW book: https://amzn.to/3uHTpm6 Audrey's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AudreyAdventuresAudrey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audipayne/ For sponsorships, business inquiries, or guest/episode ideas 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 shownotes 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!

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you're not familiar with what 12 tribes is, most people on trail are going to refer to them as a cult.

0:05.5

They also have a hostel for hikers.

0:08.1

It kind of seems like they are targeting hikers for recruitment a little bit.

0:13.0

Yeah, my server at the Yellow Deli had been a self-gun hiker the year before.

0:18.5

She had come there from Maine, stopped, and joined.

0:26.1

What's going on, everybody?

0:27.7

Welcome to another episode of Trail Tales.

0:29.8

My name is Kyle Grady.

0:30.9

I am a huge hiking nerd.

0:33.1

And every single week on this podcast, I chat with other hiking nerds about their experiences

0:37.4

on the trail. And we're other hiking nerds about their experiences on

0:37.7

the trail. And we're going to have a great episode. Maybe a little bit of a controversial one.

0:42.5

We'll see. But it's going to be fun. And you know what else is fun?

0:48.2

Subscribe to the Trail Tales YouTube channel and leaving a five-friken star review for the show.

0:54.1

Have you ever heard me or any

0:55.6

podcast you listen to ever say that before? Uh, it's, we say it for a reason. Please go do that.

1:01.5

And without further ado, let's get into the episode. Audrey Gloustick, pain. Welcome to Trail

1:09.2

Tales. How's it going? Kyle, thank you so much for having me on the show I'm so excited to be here

1:16.1

it's always fun to talk to another 2018 a tier yeah yeah which is something we're

1:22.0

going to talk about actually because Audrey and I we haven't really talked at all

1:26.7

before this episode I'm not going to lie.

1:28.9

And so we both, we know that we hiked in 2018, the AT, but we don't know each other's start dates or anything.

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