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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Jump Start
Patrick McGunagle finds his calling jumping out of planes to fight wildfires.
39 min
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The Shorts--Getting to Know Scoot
After Euan Fraser lost his father, he began searching for new ways to connect to him through the outdoors.
10 min
128
Snail Mail Stoke
In honor of our listeners, we have a story about four women taking an idea introduced in one of our stories and running with it.
32 min
129
Endangered Spaces--Oak Flat
We dive into the fight to possess and protect Oak Flat, Arizona, a place with incredible spiritual and economic power.
56 min
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The Shorts -- Coming In
Compelled to sit still at a silent meditation retreat, Emily Schaldach saw herself in a way she hadn’t yet envisioned.
12 min
131
Emergency Twix
Michelle Baker questions whether she pushed too far when she’s caught in a lightning storm with her son while climbing.
34 min
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Two Mountains
Two mountains named after the president of the Confederate States decades ago. What’s the process to rename a place?
32 min
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The Shorts -- The Dread
Luke Hinz faced his fear of May on an ambitious backcountry ski line in Utah.
16 min
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Flight of the Monarch
Benjamin Jordan set out to do what no one had done before: recreate the migration of the Monarch Butterfly--by paraglider.
41 min
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Sacred Slopes
In 2017, Len Necefer set an ambitious goal that would connect ski-mountaineering with Navajo cultural traditions.
47 min
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The Shorts -- Balancing Act
In our first double-short episode, we hear how downhill skiing has helped Carly Rushford and Paddy O’Connell shape their place and purpose in the world.
27 min
137
Introducing Climbing Gold
What connects the past, present and future of rock climbing?
8 min
138
False Summit
Ryan Wichelns and Gabe Messercola learned not to say “from here, it’s going to be easy” after attempting a multi-peak ridge traverse in Alaska’s Denali National Park in 2015.
49 min
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The Perfect Pace
Rickey Gates followed a run across the U.S.A. with a run of every single street in San Francisco and ignited a movement of people getting to know their local communities all over the world.
35 min
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The Shorts -- Little White Canoe
After Eloise Robbins fell in love with another thru-hiker on the PCT, she had to learn how to balance her newfound love and the fierce independence she’d found on the trail.
15 min
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Invaluable
When COVID-19 restrictions closed Coral Cliffs climbing gym, owner Abby Dione had to figure whether she could ever open the doors again.
29 min
142
The Year of Big Ideas 2021
Doug Barclift wanted to start his own business, and he didn’t let a pandemic, civil unrest or forest fires thwart him. Enter a bus and some paddleboards.
35 min
143
The Gift
Becca Skinner gives her family a holiday trip to a frozen fire lookout cabin and is reminded that misadventures bring us closer together.
26 min
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The Shorts--The Inlet
Will Dunlap set out on a journey to find himself in the coastal waters of Alaska.
14 min
145
¡Venga, Venga!
Fernanda Rodriguez defied the economic and cultural challenges that faced her to become one of Mexico’s top rock climbers.
36 min
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The Shorts -- Backyard Adventures
Carmen Kuntz redefines adventure with skis and a paddle in a familiar landscape.
14 min
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Tales of Terror Vol. 11
Three creepy stories from the backcountry that will send chills down your spine.
27 min
148
What Unites Us
Canyon Woodward and Kareemah Batts share how they have leaned in and worked directly with elected leaders to have a say in the future of the places we love.
33 min
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Setting New Sights
Ex-infantryman Steve Baskis reflects on his journey to recover after a life-altering accident in Iraq.
29 min
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The Land That Never Has Been Yet
The recent season of Scene on Radio examines democracy in America. It's one of our favorites!
20 min