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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Winter Vacation
Emily Ford tests her limits on a frigid winter thru-hike of Wisconsin’s 1200 mile Ice Age Trail.
35 min
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The Best Gift: Make And Share
Create and make new again.
8 min
128
The Best Gift: An Old Bike
Better Than New
11 min
129
The Best Gift: A Shared Goal
Consider gifts that keep giving.
11 min
130
The Best Gift: Time
Teach them what you know, or take them somewhere special.
11 min
131
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
132
Above Ground
Veteran Cam Fields found backcountry skiing helped heal his PTSD.
39 min
133
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
134
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
135
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
136
Three Wheelin'
Caleb Smith shares his personal journey of inline skating RAGBRAI, the iconic tour across the state of Iowa.
34 min
137
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
138
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
139
Jump Start
Patrick McGunagle finds his calling jumping out of planes to fight wildfires.
39 min
140
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
141
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
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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
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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
145
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
147
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
148
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
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Introducing Climbing Gold
What connects the past, present and future of rock climbing?
8 min