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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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
152
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
153
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
154
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
155
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
156
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
157
The Shorts--The Inlet
Will Dunlap set out on a journey to find himself in the coastal waters of Alaska.
14 min
158
¡Venga, Venga!
Fernanda Rodriguez defied the economic and cultural challenges that faced her to become one of Mexico’s top rock climbers.
36 min
159
The Shorts -- Backyard Adventures
Carmen Kuntz redefines adventure with skis and a paddle in a familiar landscape.
14 min
160
Tales of Terror Vol. 11
Three creepy stories from the backcountry that will send chills down your spine.
27 min
161
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
162
Setting New Sights
Ex-infantryman Steve Baskis reflects on his journey to recover after a life-altering accident in Iraq.
29 min
163
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
164
Hide-N-Seek
Cordelia Zars reflects on how playing hide-n-seek as a child brings her perspective on the isolation of a pandemic.
15 min
165
Credimus
High school students from Bailey, Colorado build a triple-hulled canoe from scratch and race it on the ocean.
44 min
166
Programming Pause
2 min
167
The Shorts -- Twindom
Twin sisters take a backpacking trip along the John Muir Trail to reconnect to their love for one another.
14 min
168
Dream Job
A summer job surveying a rainforest in Coastal BC in 1971 would shape two teenager’s lives forever.
32 min
169
Endangered Spaces--The Elwha River Recovery
The best way for a scientist to study the Elwha River ecosystem is to snorkel class III whitewater.
47 min
170
The Shorts -- The F You Wait
When life pedals ahead, Anya Miller embraces the struggle on the ups and savors the flow of the downs.
12 min
171
Brave Like Gabe
After the death of her best friend, a long trail run around Mount Hood’s Timberline Trail leads Ladia Albertson-Junkans back to her feet.
36 min
172
A Tale of Two Saves
Two stories of epic ocean rescues: one of a young lifeguard determined to prove himself, and another of a North Shore veteran whose work to save other surfers’ lives...ended up saving his.
38 min
173
Unexpecting
When Rachel James’ life took an unexpected turn, she drew on her experience in the outdoors to help navigate her through.
34 min
174
Shenanigans
Two friends launch an epic series of climbing challenges that keeps building their friendship through adventure.
36 min
175
The Shorts -- Number 67
Ryan Smith shelves a hiking goal when an unexpected health issue leads him on a different journey with his body, his partner and his understanding of what’s important.
14 min