EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 42 MIN
Itchy Feet - Will "Last Strap" Roquemore (Part II)
from Hiker Trash Radio · host Bleav + Doc
About the Guest Will Roquemore — trail name Last Strap — is a fourth-generation Idahoan, PCT class of 2025 finisher, and full-time Prius nomad based in Boise, Idaho. He produces hiking content on YouTube at Sucker for Side Quests and is currently editing his PCT series. He hiked the first 50 miles of the Arizona Trail in March before tapping out due to record heat and body burnout after the PCT. What's Covered in Part 2 The Breakup — Five Days In The Hot Take — Thru-Hiking Is Not Therapy Prius Life — The Philosophy Nomad Gatherings and Skooliepalooza The Best Hitch — Gunner the Chihuahua The Trail Romance Warning Post-Trail Depression and the AZT The Dad Story — Harts Pass Hiking Hacks — Three for the Price of One Off the Beaten Path Pay It Forward — SPONC Idaho Hot Springs Links & Resources Sucker for Side Quests — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuckerForSideQuests Liz Kidder (Handstand) — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LizKidder Dean's List (Forerunner) — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeansListHiking SPONC — Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer: https://www.spohnc.org Connect with Hiker Trash Radio Email: mailto:[email protected] Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What this episode covers
In Part 2, Last Strap gets into the PCT itself — and the thing that made it harder than it had to be. His biggest fear going into the trail was something bad happening to someone he loved. His partner broke up with him five days in. He hiked the remaining 2,600-plus miles broken-hearted, not sleeping, not eating, rage-hiking 20-mile days before he had trail legs, losing 20 pounds by Idyllwild. He calls it hiking on legendary mode. He is, by his own admission, a chronic oversharer — and the tramily who listened to him process all of it across six months is a big part of why he finished. This half of the conversation also covers: the Prius as a philosophy of freedom versus comfort, nomad gatherings and Skooliepalooza, the hot take on thru-hiking and trauma that directly contradicts a Dark Miles episode, the best hitch story in PCT history (a logging semi, a Don't Tread On Me hat, and a Chihuahua named Gunner), three hiking hacks for the price of one, and the best story Will Roquemore tells — the one about his dad, a Walmart order, potato soup from scratch, a handle of whiskey, and six days at Harts Pass. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, start there — it dropped 10 minutes ago.
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Itchy Feet - Will "Last Strap" Roquemore (Part II)
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