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We are currently off trail for the season

Upcoming Plans
Spring '25: Mogollon Rim Trail (Tentative)
Summer '25: Yukon River 2,000 Mile Paddle
Fall '25: American Discovery Trail Moab -> San Francisco
Thanksgiving '25: Bonaire Dive Trip
Christmas '25: Palau Dive Trip
Spring '26 Wales Coastal Path
Summer '26 Hextatrek
Fall '26 TBD
Summer 2027 North Country Trail?

YouTube: First Church of the Masochist Hikes
Instagram: @mattonamtn
Email: matthew.hengst@gmail.com (or message me on Instagram)

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About Us

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


Major Video Series

75 Episodes, 75 Days

(aka Florida Trail, Pinhoti Trail, Appalachian Trail, International Appalachian Trail)
116 Episodes, 302 Days


Shorter Thru Hiking Trails


51 Episodes, 58 Days

29 Episodes, 30 Days

7 Episodes

10 Episodes, 10 Days

5+1 Episodes, 5 Days


Shorter Paddle Trips

12 Episodes, 12 Days

8 Episodes, 8 Days

3 Episodes, 3 Days


Scuba Diving Trips

12 Episodes (In Progress)

8 Episodes

8 Episodes

9 Episodes


Older Writeups




Podcasts I've appeared on

2022-01 


Matt & Jen's Favorite Thru Hiking Trail Dinner | Freeze Dried Beans + Minute Rice + Taco Seasoning


Over the last four years I've spent months each summer running around outdoors. And one of the biggest ongoing challenges has been managing trail dinners that I haven't burned out on. And when you factor in the need to keep costs down and availability in the more remote sections of trail that's not been a trivial task.

The store bought backpacker meals I used to lean on heavily are now unsustainably expensive on the scale I need them. When I did the PCT and soon after the Eastern Continental Trail I did a lot of the cheap and ever avaliable Knorr sides but by the time I started the CDT I was burned out on pretty much every variety.

Fortunately I came across instant refried beans and they quickly became our favorite dinner.