No Car No Problem
No Car, No Problem
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/99567793″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]A 1,200-foot rock wall in a wilderness area – that’s standard summer fare. In a day and back before dinner? Sounds easy. Without a car? That’s when my climbing partners stopped returning my phone calls.
Even with growing environmental pressures and climbing gas prices, we’ll drive hundreds of miles to exist in landscapes devoid of gridlock and angry horns. The irony can be hard to ignore. Recreating without a car might seem impossible, but this summer I set out to test the preconceived notion. What happens when you find yourself trapped in the Urban Jungle? You blaze your way out.
Music: Swiss Glide by Michna • Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second by Starfucker • Trashcan by Delta Spirit • Tokyo Moon by Windmill • Well Water Black (Featuring Yoni Wolf of WHY?) by Alias
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Shorts — The Simple Joy of Moving Upward
The Simple Joy of Moving Upward
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/99554147″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]If you plan on calling Craig DeMartino inspirational, he would prefer you wait to see if he can even drag his butt off the ground. After loosing his leg in a climbing accident, DeMartino had to retrain his body and learn his craft all over again. He hoped one day he would compete against the able-bodied, but taking on Chris Sharma in a World Cup? That was beyond dreams.
Craig DeMartino takes us to Vail and the Teva Mountain Games. Behind the bright lights, big names and massive crowds, climbing’s everyman gets his moment in the sun.
Music: New Life by Numbers • Jaundice Giraffe by Feral Children
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Dirtbag Playlist Vol. 2
Dirtbag Playlist Vol. 2
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177534340″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]August has arrived and it’s time for me to get out and enjoy some of the summer weather before gray skies return to Seattle. That means hitting the road to record some stories. I’ll be back on the air with a whole new season of stories the first week of September, but in the meantime I wanted to leave you with a little tide me over: The Dirtbag Playlist Vol. 2–my favorite music from the last six months’ episodes. Enjoy.
Tracks:
1. Music for 18 Musicians by GVSU New Music Ensemble
2. Martha Ann by David Karsten Daniels
3. Video Tapez by AmpLive
4. In the Hole by Ken Christianson
5. Friends Like These by Mobius Band
6. Golden Soldiers by Golden Shoulders
7. I’m Gone by Bradley Carter
8. L.E.S. Artistes by Santogold
9. Pack Up Remix by Latyrx
Music provided by IODA Promonet, Ken Christianson and Bradley Carter.
The Shorts — The Pig
The Pig
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/99553533″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]A mythical, semi-secret, surf spot on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast – that’s as descriptive Australian Duncan McNee would get. This secret break, a quick bike ride from McNee’s day job as a high school teacher, requires the perfect synchronicity of swell, tide and windless days. On average, the variables come together once every two years. Sometimes the world shines on us. The wind dies. The tide drops. School lets out early. It’s up to us to catch the wave of a lifetime. At long last, we bring you a surfing story. Amen.
Music: Tranquilo (Super Stereo Sound System) by Kassin+2 • Rock This World by Yes King, Dawn Penn, Mystro and Kenny Knotts • Infinite Circle by James Blackshaw
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Crusade
The Crusade
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/177528470″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]True or False? Standard pushing is for the pros. If you want to shape skiing or climbing, you have to ditch the job, move into the car and find a deep-pocketed sponsor. The tiny window afforded to weekend warriors couldn’t possibly be enough time with which to make an impact. Right?
Today, we bring you the Crusade, the story of two stockbrokers, an engineer and a nuclear physicist who, with a little help from the Internet, helped shaped American ski mountaineering without ever leaving their backyard. There will be no helicopters. No corporate expeditions. No photo shoots. Just a decade-long odyssey from the ambitious imagination of youth across the Cascades’ steepest faces all the way to the unsettled wisdom of adulthood. It turns out weekend warriors are just as capable.
Finally, we’ve got a special treat for you–The Crusade Enhanced. Photos by Jason Hummel, Sky Sjue and Ben Manfredi. Video by Phil Fortier. There are some sweet shots from over a decade of Cascade steep skiing. Skiing these peaks is a feat in itself – stopping to take the photos is another epic task in itself.
Music: Friend of Mine is a collection of U.K.-based of musicians, artists and surfers. They provided much of the ambiance for this episode. Check them out.
Also on today’s show: Pack Up Remix (feat KRS-One & Evidence/Dilated Peoples, prod Jumbo/Lifesavas) by Lyrics Born • Jackie Junior by Sally Shapiro, Junior Boys • Blue Driver by Vetiver
Most music provided by IODA Promonet.
