Oct
14

Gear Love

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast gear Campfire Chat
Your browser does not support the audio element. A campfire conversation with the Dirtbag Diaries staff about their favorite pieces of gear - from surfboards to secret potions - and whether a brand new pair of socks is better than a beloved, threadbear set. Download Episode Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & [...]
Sep
23

The Shorts — Senditude

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast climbing identity
Your browser does not support the audio element. “I didn’t need the phrase ‘send it’ explained to me the first time I heard it. I knew what it meant.” In their early 20’s, Forrest Wood sent everything they did. Skateboarding tricks. Dishes. Group projects. But after a series of gnarly injuries, Forrest had to spend [...]
Sep
9

Beyond Mountains

Shogufa Bayat met mountain guide Danika Gilbert through climbing, but their friendship has stretched beyonds peaks and borders.

Aug
12

The Shorts– Look for Butterflies

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast trail running
Your browser does not support the audio element. For Sierra Meggitt, trail running was a way to heal from the trauma of sexual assault. On her biggest run yet, she embraces both pain and beauty. Download Episode Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto   •   Sunset by Kai Engel  •   Headwaters [...]
Jul
22

¡Con Ganas!

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast community inclusivity
Your browser does not support the audio element. Colorado is a mountain biking mecca. Yet some mountain-town locals have never experienced the wonders of singletrack trails. Today, we travel to Dillon, Colorado where one cycling nonprofit helps a gregarious group of bilingual chicas oil their chains, clip their helmets, and become the first females in [...]
Jul
8

Ask Us, We’ve Been There

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast business gear shop
Your browser does not support the audio element. “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 [...]
Jun
24

The Shorts — Roundabout River

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast river paddle
Your browser does not support the audio element. 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. Download Episode   [...]
Jun
10

Bananas and Peanut Butter

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast adventure cycling
Your browser does not support the audio element. 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, [...]
May
27

You Slept Where?

Dirtbag Diaries outdoor podcast camping campfire chat
Your browser does not support the audio element. Inspired by a pitch from a listener, we rounded up the Dirtbag Diaries team to chat about the most ridiculous places we’ve ever slept.  Want to share an amusing story about where you’ve slept? Tag us on Instagram or send us a short audio file or note.  [...]