#33 - Kyle O'Grady | Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and

#33 - Kyle O'Grady | Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and Managing on Trail Content Creation

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Kyle O'Grady is a backpacker and content creator. He hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2018 and hiked most of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2022 before his hike was derailed by wildfires. He also runs a popular backpacking podcast and Youtube channel. In this conversation we talk a lot about his differing experiences on the AT and PCT, as well as his continuing journey into backpacking content creation. Find Kyle on Instagram @kylehateshiking, on youtube at Kyle Hates Hiking, and on podcast services on his Trail Tales podcast.

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