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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Wilderness
Sports
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The Glacier Project
Photographer and skier Jason Hummel finds a new motivation to explore the Cascade Mountains-- glaciers.
27 min
227
The Shorts--A Story of My Own
Cam Fenton travels to the Arctic to renew his purpose to fight climate change.
16 min
228
The Elephant in the Boat - Part II
Expedition kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic overcome being held hostage and strained team dynamics in the Columbian Amazon.
34 min
229
The Shorts-- Better Than Good Enough
After a breakup and a worsening drinking habit, John Gray decided that he needed something radical to shake him out of his "life avoidance stupor."
13 min
230
The Elephant in the Boat - Part I
Expedition kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic overcome being held hostage and strained team dynamics in the Columbian Amazon.
60 min
231
Introducing Safety Third: Channel Risk Into Reward
What happens when something vital has the potential to kill you? Guest Chris McNamara
36 min
232
The Shorts--Spirit B
When unimaginable tragedy struck Chelsey Magness’ family, they came up with a unique way to move through their grief.
15 min
233
Flyathlon
Fly-fisherman and runner Andrew Todd creates a joyful, irreverent event.
24 min
234
The Shorts--The Amazement Meter
Tyler Dunning's goal to visit all the National Parks meets an unexpected obstacle--himself.
16 min
235
Venture Out
Perry Cohen founded the Venture Out Project to teach queer folks basic outdoor skills, and to create a safe, supportive community to experience the outdoors.
26 min
236
The Shorts--Unlearning Adventure Sports
Kayaker Carmen Kuntz has to learn to balance her love for her sport with the risk of re-injuring herself.
16 min
237
Escape From Beacon Rock
At age 72, David Altschul gets redemption on a failed ascent of Beacon Rock, connects with his daughter and becomes a 'real' climber.
31 min
238
The Shorts--Aloha Life
Wilderness instructors Emma Walker and her husband are unconcerned about an overnight backpack trip in Hawaii.
15 min
239
The Punk Rockers of Ski Mountaineering
In May of 2017, Forest McBrian and Trevor Kostanich spent a month traversing the North Cascades from Snoqualmie Pass to the Canadian Border.
36 min
240
Endangered Spaces--Prince of Wales
Elsa Sebastian wants to preserve the last remaining old growth stands on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
47 min
241
The Year of Big Ideas 2018
An ode to mediocrity and other goals to inspire you for a new year.
23 min
242
Growing Down
Some people grow upward and outward; some people root down. For Fitz Cahall, what growth means has changed over time.
14 min
243
The Shorts--Zarsian Adventures
Cordelia Zars shares stories of her family's unconventional adventures--like dragged a 90-lb keyboard 10-miles through the snow on a 9-degree Colorado evening--and she reflects on how those excursions shaped her and her siblings.
17 min
244
The Shorts--T-Day
Katie Wallace learns to see family holidays as a privilege rather than an obligation.
9 min
245
Over the Line
"It's like the Iditarod with a chance of drowning," says Jake Beatty, one of the organizers of the Race to Alaska. What's crazier than trying to race from WA to AK on a boat without a motor? Karl Kruger's decision to enter the race on a SUP.
30 min
246
Tales of Terror Vol. 8
For our eighth annual Tales of Terror episode, we have five stories that span the range of things to fear--from angry men with shotguns, to bears and mountain lions, to things that really don't have any explanation in the world of science.
40 min
247
The Shorts--Yard Sale
When Tyler Neese and four friends loaded up the truck for a spring break ski vacation in Colorado, the stoke was high. Until, just minutes from the slopes black ice and a distracted driver flipped their trip upside down. Sometimes, it's not about what happens to you, it's about how you react.
10 min
248
Endangered Spaces--Boundary Waters
For our third Endangered Spaces episode, we travel to Northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to follow Dave and Amy Freeman on "Paddle to D.C." and "A Year in the Wilderness," two adventures that had a real impact in advocating for the protection of the place they love most.
38 min
249
The Shorts--Thirst
"If you're thirsty, you're probably already dehydrated. That's what they say. Those perfect people who always have a clean, happily-colored, reusable adult sippy bottle on hand," says Anya Miller. "Most often, I only realize that I'm thirty when someone offers me a drink. My friend Jesse Bushey brought up climbing El Cap. I didn't even know I wanted to--until he suggested it."
13 min
250
Winnebago Warriors
"When we were living in a house, we were always compromising what we thought we should be doing," remembers Kathy Holcombe. Until, the day she, her husband, Peter, and their daughter Abby moved into a Winnebago to travel and work from the road. "I want her to see that... whatever her wildest dreams are, to chase them and not stop until they come true," says Kathy. 12 year old Abby's dream? To kayak the 280-miles of the classic Grand Canyon run.
36 min