Jul

700

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Today, we bring you “700,” the story of Clay Shank’s ambitious goal to find a new way of life and his unlikely method: skateboarding 700-miles through the state of California, hiking the 210-mile John Muir Trail, climbing Mt. Whitney and Half Dome and, all the while, capturing a video portrait of the people living in California. But, first, Clay had to learn to talk to strangers.

You can find Clay’s videos, including his newest film “Up To Us” and the trailer for his feature-length film “700 Miles” on his website http://www.clayshank.com/

Music: Violent City by The Devil’s Cut • All of the Time by adcBicycle • Run by The Ghosts of Vegas • Your Pulse by Little Glass Men • Beneath a Crescent Moon by Bryan Dunn • Never Lost by The Cassettes

Tracks provided by Mevio’s Music Alley and Free Music Archive.

Jun

The Shorts–Painkillers and Perspective

Painkillers and Perspective

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“All of my friends kayaked. All of the trips we went on were kayaking trips. When not kayaking, we talked about kayaking,” writes Sarah Paul. In the four years since she left home, Sarah had constructed her whole identity around whitewater kayaking. Then, on the first day of a whitewater rafting guide course, she felt something inside her shoulder shift. In a bad way. As her recovery dragged on, Sarah had to figure out who she was- other than a kayaker.

Music: Deliver It by The Henchman of School Shooting • Pretty Lights by Fog Lake • Original Score by Amy Stolzenbach • Conscience by Ketsa • Bloom by Benny No-Good

Tracks provided by Mevio’s Music Alley and Free Music Archive

May

Live from 5Point Vol. 8

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Frank spent his youth climbing on the East coast. His path took a turn in 1972, when he hitchhiked west and saw Devil’s Tower for the first time. Now, at 63, Frank owns and guides out of Devil’s Tower Lodge. He shares the story of his journey and what it’s like having found his place.

Over the last seven years, Tommy has spent month long chunks of time focused on climbing The Dawn Wall, the hardest big wall free climb in history. On January 14, he and his partner, Kevin Jorgenson, pulled over the top of El Capitan into a swarm of cameras and microphones. He talks to Fitz about what it’s like to end a seven-year relationship with a project and how his life has changed now that people outside the climbing world recognize him.

Music: Change by My Monthly Date • Original Score by Amy Stolzenbach • Little Black Balloon by Fog Lake

Tracks provided by Amy Stolzenbach and Free Music Archive.

May

The Shorts — Sleeping Bag Metamorphosis

Sleeping Bag Metamorphosis

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Cover art by Anya Miller.

Music: Little Wooden Church by The Trumpeteers • Surfin’ Tucson by Angie and the Carwrecks • Clover by Little Glass Men • Mindless Radio by Connect and FTdub

Tracks provided by Mevio’s Music Alley and Free Music Archive.

May

The Modern Dirtbag

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In the golden days, dirtbags lived to climb. They didn’t work, have permanent addresses or sponsors. They ate leftovers off of tourists’ plates and slept in beater cars or in caves. They stayed in one place only as long as the weather allowed for climbing. Now, our modern world of fees, time limits and locked dumpsters has made it nearly impossible to live that way anymore. Dirtbagging is dying– or at least that’s what some people claim.

Join Matt Van Biene for a day in Yosemite’s Camp 4 as he talks to climbers of all different ages, nationalities and backgrounds. Is dirtbagging dead or alive? What does the modern dirtbag look like? Well, you decide.

Matt’s photographs from Patagonia were recently featured in The Alpinist. Check out the article here.

Music: Jesus Loves To Watch You Sleep by adcBicycle • All Of The Time by adcBicycle • Engine by Harmonica Lewinsky • Shame by My Monthly Date • All of Your Love by adcBicycle • Weep Walker by Denise Casey • Sadder by adcBicycle