Orogenesis
In late summer of 2025, Kurt Refsnider straddled the Canadian border in Washington, pointing his bike south towards the border of Mexico. He was about to bring concept to reality: the first rider to attempt the Orogenesis trail, a decades long pursuit to bring a mammoth single track through-ride across the entire pacific crest of the United States and Mexico. This is a story of how a trail is made.
Orogenesis Collective is raising $250K by the end of the year to care for the trail. 0
Listen to Fitz’s story, Hit Pause, about riding the Oregon Timber Trail (Apple | Spotify)
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Drexler • Greg Jong • Man and the Moon • Andrew Lipow • Sun Shapes • Otros
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The Shorts: Father Time
Tyler Neese and Paul Lagasse, two fathers at different ends of the parenting spectrum, contend with what it means to live an adventurous life as a parent. As they embark on challenges of their own, they both come away with new perspectives on how to define success in the outdoors.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto
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Endangered Spaces: Big Bend, TX
When local river guide-turned small-town investigative reporter Sam Karas discovers that the Trump administration has been quietly waiving environmental regulations to expedite the building of a new border wall, she knows that they’ll be coming for the Big Bend soon. This remote corner of West Texas is widely beloved for its rugged beauty, dark skies, and unique wildlife, and now, locals are coming together across party lines to protect the way of life they know and love along the Rio Grande.
Special thanks to Colt Wayne Keeney for providing the perfect tunes, Big Bend Sentinel and Marfa Public Radio for the awesome reporting, and No Big Bend Wall for the hard work on the ground.
Thin Green Line Chandra Brown, river guide and writing coach, led a 5 day retreat canoeing the Rio Grande. On their final night, Mother Nature erupted. (2023)
Derick Lugo: Mr. Fabulous
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Spatial Relations • Aedh • Memory Palace • Collides
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Minneapolis Unbound
In this live recording from STRIB Unbound, host Fitz Cahall sits down with Josh Klauck and Jarrod Bunk of Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop and Nasrieen Habib of Hiking Hijabie to talk about building community and getting outside in the great city of Minneapolis.
Thanks to Unbound for inviting us.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Catch the Groove by Curio • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
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