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
126
Bananas and Peanut Butter
Quinn Brett sets out to pedal the Great Divide mountain bike route after a life-changing accident.
29 min
127
You Slept Where?
Outhouses, baggage storage, and guide shacks.
28 min
128
The Shorts--Long Walk to Happiness
After thru-hiking the PCT, Emily Benington finds a new path to happiness.
15 min
129
Crash And Burn
Drive it until it dies.
23 min
130
Rick's Rickshaw
Rick's Rickshaw
33 min
131
The Shorts--Take The Bike
Patrick Davison rediscovers a lost love of bikes and finds a new love on the trails.
13 min
132
Close Quarters
19-year-old Kiko Lopez had never set foot on a boat when he accepted an invitation to sail from Maine to the Bahamas with three friends.
31 min
133
Out of Bounds
On the ski hill, Gary Lacy fell head-over-heels for his boss’s daughter, Leslie, but she was strictly out of bounds.
30 min
134
The Shorts--Suzie's Line
Madeigh Winsor-McCarron’s adventure buddy helps her get out the door and into the present moment during Covid quarantine.
9 min
135
Play It By Ear
Kyle McCrohan stopped going bigger and started moving through the mountains with a new intention.
38 min
136
The Year of Big Ideas 2022
In our annual celebration of New Years’ goals, a story today about the power of saying yes.
35 min
137
Winter Vacation
Emily Ford tests her limits on a frigid winter thru-hike of Wisconsin’s 1200 mile Ice Age Trail.
35 min
138
The Best Gift: Make And Share
Create and make new again.
8 min
139
The Best Gift: An Old Bike
Better Than New
11 min
140
The Best Gift: A Shared Goal
Consider gifts that keep giving.
11 min
141
The Best Gift: Time
Teach them what you know, or take them somewhere special.
11 min
142
The Shorts--Mad Dogs And An Englishman
Susan Greenwood challenged herself to reconnect with the playful spirit of adventure she learned from her father.
12 min
143
Above Ground
Veteran Cam Fields found backcountry skiing helped heal his PTSD.
39 min
144
The Shorts--In The Current
In this double short, kayaker Keith Wagner and river guide Chandra Brown each find a new perspective in the current.
29 min
145
Tales of Terror Vol. 12
Snuggle up with a friend or your favorite stuffed animal-- and get ready to get spooky. Happy Halloween everyone.
20 min
146
Story Call Out
The most memorable gifts often aren't purchased online. Listen for how to share story of a gift with us.
9 min
147
Three Wheelin'
Caleb Smith shares his personal journey of inline skating RAGBRAI, the iconic tour across the state of Iowa.
34 min
148
The Shorts--Two Feet In
In our double short, both Lauren DeLaunay Miller and Chuck Radis found the outdoors helped them discover, and renew, their relationship with love.
24 min
149
Backcountry Brushes
Young Ken Jarvela embarks on a 54 day solo trip in the Trinity Alps that will define his career as a landscape painter.
40 min
150
Jump Start
Patrick McGunagle finds his calling jumping out of planes to fight wildfires.
39 min