Episode Details

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we are joined by Tommy Corey, aka Twerk, sometimes known as Twerkinthedirt, sometimes known as the guy behind Hiker Trash Vogue. Twerk gives us a runthrough on his experiences backpacking the PCT, how the Hiker Trash Vogue project came to be, what doors this wildly popular photo project has opened for him. We also talk about his experiences of what it's like to be a gay man in the thru-hiking community.

We close out the show with a Triple Crown of Autumn Ahhhhs, talk about how much it costs to pee on Chaunce's face every morning for the rest of her life, a one minute gear review, and we try to determine how much money Chaunce can make by selling foot photos.

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00:04:43 - Chaunce is back!

00:06:19 - QOTD: Non-traditional ways to track your mileage?

00:10:49 - Intro to Twerk!

00:11:01 - How did you get the trail name Twerk?

00:12:32 - How did you first get into backpacking?

00:14:19 - Did Chaunce and Twerk cross paths?

00:15:30 - Twerk's first backpacking trip through the Three Sisters Loop

00:16:05 - Did that trip build excitement or anxiety for your attempted thru?

00:17:39 - Do you think the fact that being close to where you grew up made it easier to get off trail the first time?

00:20:10 - Did you want to rejoin your friends on trail?

00:21:04 - Did you experience the same level of hardship in 2018 as 2017?

00:26:10 - Would you do the PCT again?

00:30:00 - Zach shares a poop story!

00:31:34 - Twerk's poop story!

00:34:30 - Can you tell us about your photography background?

00:36:24 - How did photography play into your 2017 hike?

00:37:28 - Do you think learning how to long-distance hike in 2017 helped you be able to work on Hiker Trash Vogue in 2018?

00:40:30 - How did you edit your photos on trail?

00:41:03 - What is Hiker Trash Vogue?

00:41:50 - Will you walk us through some of your favorite photos?

00:43:06 - Can you tell us some stories behind your photos?

00:45:47 - Do you have experience shooting high fashion/editorial photography?

00:47:01 - Was it difficult to get people to model?

00:49:04 - What is your pitch to get people to pose for Hiker Trash Vogue?

00:52"02 - Did you do any landscape photography along the way?

00:54:20 - How did you decide to evolve Hiker Trash Vogue? Can you talk about the books?

00:56:18 - Did you make your layouts in InDesign?

00:57:22 - How much does it cost to make a Hiker Trash Vogue book?

00:59:23 - Did the quality of the second book suffer because it was less of a passion project?

01:01:14 - Do you have limited runs of your books?

01:01:39 - Would you ever put your book on Amazon?

01:02:47 - What is your day-to-day like now?

01:03:45 - Have you gotten freelance work from your Hiker Trash Vogue series?

01:04:42 - Do people hit you up to do weddings?

01:05:39 - Is being a wed