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The Coworker's Lodge Floor: Why Vegas is recording from a room that smells suspiciously good, surrounded by floral decor in Silver Gate, Montana.
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Victory Lap: A full trip report of Vegas's 9-to-10 day TRT run counterclockwise (the "SOBO" way) alongside AT and PCT legends Million Bucks, GT, and Swampy.
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The Excitement Gauge: How an "emergency trail crap" became the ultimate indicator of a beautiful mountain pass experience.
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The "Beefcake Vegas" Downfall: The split-second auto-belay mistake at a Las Vegas climbing gym on December 15, 2025, that resulted in plates, screws, and a very sudden halt to a 30-mile-a-day lifestyle.
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The Mental Valley: An incredibly candid and important conversation about identity loss, catatonic depression, and the agonizing process of having your physical salvation taken away.
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The Dumbledore Protection & Hogwarts Reset: Navigating his comeback hike on the Maryland section of the AT, and why returning to where you "got your Hogwarts letter" is the ultimate mental reset.
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UFC Weigh-Ins & Cherry Pies: The strategic, slow-and-steady pacing Vegas used to absolutely dismantle his buddy Oz in Damascus at the Trail Days pie-eating contest.
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Guiding Year-Round: Vegas's journey to becoming a certified summer hiking guide in Yellowstone and the Beartooth Mountains to fund his relentless trail addiction.
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Looking to the Horizon: Heading north to SOBO the Superior Hiking Trail in October, eyeing a massive CDT push, and a wild pact with trail buddies to conquer a calendar-year Triple Crown in their late 30s.
