NorCal-the section everybody loves to hate. Join host Bigfoot as he unpacks what this part of the journey can teach us about living in the present while picking splinters out of your legs.

Welcome back! Today we talk about the northern sierras, and how they may have broken me.

Welcome to another episode of YMG, recorded from deep in the Sierra Nevada mountains!

It’s been a while since an episode has posted, as battery life and access to WiFi have taken a serious hit in one of the most remote wilderness areas in the world, but we’re back baby!

Watch as your host Bigfoot, a.k.a. Eric Wech, goes into the details of entering the Sierra section along the PCT via Kennedy Meadows. Thrilling heights, challenging terrain, and a full explanation of wag bag usage…this episode has it all.

Welcome back to Younger Man’s Game! This week I’m talking and walking, and discussing all things desert section on my way through the initial 703 miles of the PCT. Come walk w me!

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See y’all down trail!

Hola! And welcome to the San Bernardino mountains. This week, I cover the basics of getting to the San Berdoo high country, as well as talk hiker hunger, zero days, and why I can’t be trusted to order in n out. Check it out!

This is it, the first episode recorded on-trail! From near the recently bagged summit of Mt. San Jacinto, host Eric Wech (aka Bigfoot) ponders life on trail, discusses the re-experience of past events, and takes care of one long overdue piece of trail business.

A trail family, or tramily, is a beautiful thing. Come hang out with host Eric Wech and a few folks from his 2024 PCT tramily as they reminisce about the good, the bad, and the hilarious!

Part five of five in this preview of host Eric Wech's upcoming PCT thru hike.

Follow along with host Eric Wech as he outlines the highlights of the Oregon section of his upcoming PCT hike!

For some reason, thru hikers love to dog on NorCal. Join Host Eric Wech as he previews this section of his upcoming PCT hike.