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Updated: July 20, 2025
Post By: Matthew Hengst

We are recovered (-ish) and prepping for fall!

Upcoming Plans

We've been dealing with some major medical issues the last few in 2025 which delayed several plans. However we're back on the move at least for the moment

2025 Health Struggles

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) & Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)

Thanksgiving '25: Bonaire Dive Trip

Christmas '25: Palau Dive Trip

Spring '26: Bibbulmun Trail + Cape to Cape (Australia)

Summer '26: Yukon River 2,000 Mile Paddle (Alaska)

Fall '26: American Discovery Trail Moab -> San Francisco

Spring '27 Wales Coastal Path

Summer '27 Hextatrek (France)

Fall '27 TBD

Summer 2028 North Country Trail?

2029+ Lots more things unless I'm dead

YouTube: First Church of the Masochist Hikes

Instagram: @mattonamtn

Email: matthew.hengst@gmail.com (or message me on Instagram)

Ways to support our adventures

PayPal

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About Us

All About Matthew "Masochist" Hengst & Jen "Tasty Taters" Blackie

How I make these videos on trail

Hitting SOS on the CDT

Major Video Series

Delaware to San Francisco

American Discovery Trail '24

177 Episodes, Still in progress!

Continental Divide Trail '22/23

176 Episodes, lots of days, 3,000 miles

Mississippi River Source to Sea in a Canoe '23

75 episodes, 75 days, 2,400+ miles

Eastern Continental Trail AKA Key West to Canada '21

(aka Florida Trail, Pinhoti Trail, Appalachian Trail, and several sections of the International Appalachian Trail ending at the northern tip of Nova Scotia)

116 episodes, 302 days, 5,000 miles

Condensed Trips / Highlight Reels

These are made the same content as the daily trip videos above but shortened so each day is usually just a minute or two. We love these and they're our favorite way to look back at our adventures.