In This Episode: We have an episode coming out of the vault today, folks! Co-hosted with Basecamp, this episode was originally recorded in November of 2025 with Cameron, the founder of Leve Outdoor Co. We got to hear all about Cameron’s hiking and trail running experiences, and we got to chat about his company and how/why he started it. Enjoy the episode and stay tuned for part two!

Links:

Jolly Gear⁠⁠ Website | 15% Discount Code | YETI

Leve Outdoors Website⁠⁠ | 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Aj Jones

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost,” an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In This Episode: Today's episode continues our conversation with Bethany "Fidgit" Hughes, a long-time female thru-hiker. She shares a bit more about her transcontinental venture including encounters with wild dogs, locals, and doing so as a woman. IMPORTANTLY, we cover the representation of women in the hiking/outdoors community, and what it looks like being a responsible visitor to new places.

Thanks again to Fidgit for sharing your stories!

Links:⁠

Bowl & Kettle Website | 10% Discount Code | YETICHOW

⁠Sawyer Products⁠⁠ Website | 20% Discount Code | YETIBASECAMP

SkyGOAT | 20% Discount Code | YETIWALKS20

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Haleigh Dunk

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

In This Episode: Tramily! In today's episode, we had a powerful chat with Bethany "Fidgit" Hughes about her trek across South America, cultural differences, and responsibilities when through hiking. We also talk through sustainable ecotourism and what that looks like across different cultures.

Thank you, Fidgit, for taking the time to share your adventure with us!!

Links:Jolly Gear⁠⁠ Website | 15% Discount Code | YETI

Leve Outdoors Website⁠⁠ | 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Haleigh Dunk

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

In This Episode: Another day, another breakfast burrito! We last left off around Poncha Springs, CO of the Colorado Trail, so today we are eating? hiking? our way from Gunnison to Durango (southern terminus) of the CT. The chat is with Nathan "Deuces" Taylor and Nate "Good Cat" Katz talking about all things breakfast and burritos on the home stretch of the southbound trek on the Colorado Trail. At the end of our chat, we also hazard talking about bionic legs. Happy trails!

Links:

⁠Sawyer Products⁠⁠ Website | 20% Discount Code | YETIBASECAMP

SkyGOAT | 20% Discount Code | YETIWALKS20

Galena Mountain Projects | 20% Discount Code | YB20

Aardwolf Gear Website | 15% Discount Code | YETI15

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Charlotte Royal

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In This Episode: You hangry, hikertrash? Look no further. What’s better than a good ‘ole breakfast (especially a burrito)? Today’s episode is part one of a conversation that covers all things breakfast (burritos) on the Colorado Trail (CT) alongside a "shooting the breeze" meander SOBO on the CT. Nathan “Deuces” Taylor and Nate “Good Cat” Katz join me while we reflect on our favorite (and not so favorite) burritos (and breakfast) on trail. We've hiked about a quarter of the trail together in sections just this year while Deuces has been working on his section hike. Come on and have a laugh with us!

Links:

⁠Leve Outdoors Website⁠⁠⁠ | 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP

⁠Jolly Gear⁠⁠ Website⁠ | 15% Discount Code | YETI

Aardwolf Gear Website | 15% Discount Code | YETI15

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Charlotte Royal

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In This Episode: Quitting tends to have a negative connotation to it. But sometimes, quitting is good, and even necessary. In today’s episode, we sit down with Nic "Darwin" Rakestraw and discuss learning your body’s limits and reading the tea leaves for when to quit. We get into some of the nitty gritty about his attempted bike race on the Tour Divide Trail from Banff to Mexico, including his injuries (saddle rash and an Achilles issue) that ultimately led to his pulling out of the race. Our conversation also covers post-trail depression and advice to folks who have to make that decision to quit on trail.

A big thanks to Darwin for joining us on today’s episode!

Links:

Bowl & Kettle Website | 10% Discount Code | YETICHOW

SkyGOAT | 20% Discount Code | YETIWALKS20

Darwin's Instagram⁠

⁠Darwin's Website⁠

⁠Darwin's YouTube⁠

⁠Evolved Supply Co (Darwin's shop)

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Haleigh Dunk

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

In This Episode: Howdy hoe, friends! Part two of our check in with Wesley "Megaman" Tils is out! We talk more about his experiences on the trail while hiking through the northeastern part of the country and get into his preparedness for the upcoming winter months. We chat about his recent animal encounters, including dog attacks, and we get to hear about his highs, lows, and buffalos thus far.

Happy listening, folks!

Links:

Megaman's Venmo - @Wesley-Tils | SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Jolly Gear⁠⁠ Website | 15% Discount Code | YETI

Leve Outdoors Website⁠⁠ | 10% Discount Code | YETIWALKSINTOBASECAMP

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Haleigh Dunk

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In This Episode: Tramily, today is dedicated to some pretty ripe hikertrash...his name is Wesley "Megaman" Tils. He's been on the show a few times before talking about his "Walk For The Wild" trek, but today we are talking TRAIL UPDATES; that's because he's now 1300 miles into his journey, and still going strong, despite a few setbacks. We recorded this chat while he was on trail, in the thick of it (technically in a hotel room, but still).

Having hiked from Main (ME) to New York (NY) at the time of our recording, the chat threads through his experiences in each state, folks who seem interested at first but then glaze over when he details his hiking saga for conservation, balancing emotions (especially anger) when concerning the dismantling of our natural spaces including Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase, a battle with mosquitoes that left his lips swollen, and some really uplifting interviews/chats he's had with folks along his walk for conservation (chestnut trees and petroglyphs, oh my). Today is part 1 of our 2 part check in with Megaman.

Links:

Megaman's Venmo - @Wesley-Tils | SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

⁠SkyGOAT⁠⁠ | 20% Discount Code | YETIWALKS20

⁠Bowl & Kettle Website⁠⁠ | 10% Discount Code | YETICHOW

Galena Mountain Projects | 20% Discount Code | WB20

Episode Specs:

• Hosted and produced by Wesley Black

• Edited by Haleigh Dunk

• Intro and Outro track is Appalachian trail by “The Fire Once Lost”, an American/Bluegrass artist from Denmark. Check out the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠album⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and their⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.