The Dirtbag Diaries
This is what adventure sounds like. Climb. Ski. Hike. Bike. Paddle. Run. Travel. Whatever your passion, we are all dirtbags. Fitz Cahall and the Duct Tape Then Beer team present stories about the dreamers, athletes and wanderers.
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1
The Shorts– Joy is Resistance
During a family rafting trip on the Klamath River, while immigration enforcement raids transpire in her home city, Vanessa Herrera contemplates what it means to straddle two worlds at once.
17 min
2
Nate George: Ground Up
Nate George opened a climbing gym in an old potato shed, financing it with revenue from his computer export business. His ROI: fostering stoke in the climbing community.
32 min
3
The Myth of Tehipite
Rebecca Ramirez explores flyfishing ethics and mastery on an expedition into one of the most remote places in the Sierra Nevada: Tehipite Valley.
32 min
4
Kathy Karlo: No Man's Land
Kathy Karlo, executive director of No Man’s Land Film Festival, talks staying scrappy, finding hope through security, and securing a vibrator sponsorship.
22 min
5
The Shorts– Winter Dreaming
Brooke Maushund and Carrick Gambell take us through the joys of winter from the mountains of Patagonia to the forests of New England.
30 min
6
Good Good Bad: Taipei 101
Saying yes to out of the box ideas can lead to incredible places.
30 min
7
Justin Krompier: Just Passin' Through
Following a decades long battle with drug addiction, Justin Krompier decided to take a leap of faith, leaving the stability of a 9-5 for a life of adventure on the road with his camera.
41 min
8
Good Good Bad: Golden Gravel Trail
Sarah Swallow breaks down the highs and lows of her mostly solo bikepacking trip on the Golden Gravel Trail.
32 min
9
Running 50 Classics
Andy Cochrane, Ian MacLellan and Rickey Gates run to create the 50 Classic Trails of North America, and the result will undoubtedly shape the future of trail running.
37 min
10
Field Trip
40 min
11
The Governor vs Climate Change
Jay Inslee’s passion for being outside shaped his path from his three terms as governor of Washington all the way to the national level.
42 min
12
The Shorts– Almost Wild
Amie Renaud and Joanna Henry invite us along through their circuitous roads through grief.
32 min
13
Good Good Bad: Swimming Lake Powell
We caught up with Shane Schieffer who just swam the length of Lake Powell self-supported.
45 min
14
The Shorts – A Frames & Vans
30 min
15
A Snowball's Chance Part 2
When Mount Bachelor went up for sale, three Bend, Oregon locals sensed a sliver of opportunity to put the ski hill back in the hands of locals (Part 2)
49 min
16
A Snowball's Chance Part 1
When Mount Bachelor went up for sale, three Bend, Oregon locals sensed a sliver of opportunity to put the ski hill back in the hands of locals.
49 min
17
Tales of Terror Vol. 16
Curiosity pulls us farther off the beaten path. But what happens when the darkness closes in, leaving us with only a bubble of tepid light from a headlamp?
30 min
18
Good Good Bad: Kílian Jornet
Over the course of 31 days, Kílian Jornet climbed 72 fourteeners in the lower, 48 connecting them all by bike. Kílian breaks down how he approaches big projects.
45 min
19
The Shorts – Family Ties
Explorer and author Mark Jenkins and Oak Jones each reflect on how the bonds we forge during mountain adventures, especially with family, can profoundly shape us.
28 min
20
Magic River
When musician JW Francis left the river’s source in northern Minnesota and started heading for the sea, he’d had about two hours in canoeing to his name and little idea of what to expect
40 min
21
Good Good Bad: White Mountain Direttissima
5 days, 231.82 miles, 85,967 vertical feet, nearly 94 hours of moving time
37 min
22
The Shorts-- The Clearing
When difficult big transitional moments occur in our lives, how we wade through it and what shifts our perception can come in unexpected moments.
26 min
23
Seeing You Through
Poppy and Thea Wardley set out on a bold adventure thousands of miles away to reconnect their twinship– hiking the PCT.
45 min
24
Endangered Spaces: The Ranger
Sam Webster followed a path into public service with the Park and Forest Service, choosing stability and the ability to contribute to the great good. Until Feb 14th changed that course forever.
63 min
25
Three Wheelin'
Caleb Smith skates the RAGBRAI, the iconic tour across the state of Iowa.
35 min