Apr
25

See You Next Week

Over the last few years, students at Utah State University built a weekly ritual at their school gym to grow the climbing community on campus. When Utah’s legislature passed a contentious bill last year, that routine was stripped away after. Students rallied to raise awareness, fighting to keep their weekly meet-up alive. 

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto    •  A Finer Line by Jason Tyler Burton    •    Another State by Tigers in the Sky    •    Crossings by Sun Shapes    •    Catch The Groove by Curio    •    Valse by Roma 49    •    Bowing Hearts by Strings in the Kitchen    •    Delivered by Brendan O’Connell

Tracks provided with permission from the artists or from Track Club

Apr
18

Good Good Bad: Bike To Board

 

Shifting paradigms is hard work, but sometimes it can be a whole heap of Type II Fun as well. In 2019, Stratton Matteson sought to find out if he could get away with only human powered mountain access for a whole year. Five years into his quest, he shares what he’s learned.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto    •    Delivered by Brendan O’Connell

Tracks provided with permission from the artists or from Track Club

Apr
11

The Shorts– Arise

What does it take to run an ultramarathon? Or top out a boulder that makes you stretch what you think you’re capable of? Tenacity. From our seat, we see it happen all the time in our community. Today, Coleman Wood and Brian Laidlaw bring us two stories about rising up and meeting the challenge that they laid out for themselves.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto    •  Pirouette by Joya    •    Pendulum by Sun Shapes   •    If You Can’t See The Sun by Sun Shapes     •    Behind The Door by Vesper Tines    •    Ashy to Classy Underscore 2 by Brian Laidlaw    •    Underscore 1 by Brian Laidlaw  •   Ashy to Classy Underscore 3 by Brian Laidlaw  

Tracks provided with permission from the artists or from Track Club





Mar
28

Running Past History

Just 10 years ago, the director of the Barkley Marathons declared that the race was too tough for any woman to complete it. Meanwhile, Jasmin Paris, a mild-mannered veterinarian from Scotland was smashing records in the ultramarathon world. It wasn’t too long before Jasmin set her sights on the Barkley. 

It’s not everyday you make history. For Jasmin, breaking barriers comes naturally.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto    •  Tigers in the Sky by Daisy    •    Catch the Groove by Curio    •    Easy’s First Tiger by Bossfight    •    Gone to the Gorge by David Swensen    •    Passage by Dame Asu    •    Delivered by Brendan O’Connell

Tracks provided with permission from the artists or from Track Club





Mar
21

Back To The Boundary Waters

Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, a fatal accident on a fishing trip that Erik was leading changed his life.

On this episode from our friends at Points North, we hear Erik’s harrowing story and how he has wrestled with his feelings about a place he’s loved for decades.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  • Blue Dot Sessions