Ask Us, We’ve Been There
“I definitely did not want to become a businessman,” remembers Rod Johnson, founder of Midwest Mountaineering. In the 1960’s, no Minneapolis outdoor shop sold climbing gear. So, Rod set up an impromptu gear shop in his apartment kitchen. Now, after 51 years of business, Midwest Mountaineering has become the community hub for people who live in the flatlands, but chase their dreams in the mountains.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • These Streets by Publish the Quest • October Morning by Bradley Carter • The Last Wild Mountain by Bradley Carter • Kinesthetics by Bradley Carter • Worst Part by Cleod9 • Sonic Roads by Cleod9 • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Shorts — Roundabout River
The Colorado River is supposed to be chocolatey brown, not a vibrant blue-green like it is just below the Glen Canyon Dam. Chris Kalman had written off spending any time in those unnatural, human-affected waters– until a friend towed him along for a paddle.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Melissa’s Dreamin’ by Bradley Carter • Deep Water Solo by Bradley Carter • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Bananas and Peanut Butter
Quinn Brett has been an endurance athlete for most of her adult life. From first ascents in Patagonia and Greenland to running across Zion and the Grand Canyon, her life revolved around putting one foot in front of the other. Then, after a life-changing accident in 2017, Quinn needed to find a new way to move through big landscapes.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Brooks by Kai Engel • Spare Parts by Bradley Carter • On the Road by Amy Stolzenbach • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
You Slept Where?
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • The Rent Is Late by Publish the Quest • What’s Inside by Publish the Quest • These Streets by Publish the Quest • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Shorts– Long Walk to Happiness
With dirt under her fingernails and sun on her cheeks, Emily Benington’s thru-hike of the PCT eased the mental health struggles she’d had in London. But when she returned to the city, her anxiety and depression came back worse than before. Instead of running back to the mountains, Emily found a new path to happiness.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • The Approach by Bradley Carter • The Landing by John Berry • Snowmen by Kai Engel • A Language of Its Own by Publish the Quest • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
