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Inside Katie Brown’s AZT FKT
Episode 194
Last spring, Katie Brown notched her first FKT—the self-supported record on the Arizona Trail. She broke the long-standing record of Heather Anderson…
3 years, 11 months ago
Jack Kuenzle Makes the Rounds
Episode 193
In July, Jack Kuenzle flew to the UK and bought a camper van. The 27-year-old didn’t want to squander the mandatory three months of car insurance. It…
3 years, 11 months ago
It's Never Too Late to Start with Julie Wallace
Episode 192
What better way to explore a new place than by foot? After moving from Oregon to Asheville, North Carolina, at the beginning of the year, Julie Walla…
4 years ago
Candice Burt on Finding the Right Distance For You
Episode 191
The Moab 240 starts today! As intrepid athletes embark on their multi-day journeys across the desert, catch up with the race director herself Candice…
4 years ago
John Kelly on the Wainwrights 214
Episode 190
The Wainwrights 214 represents the 214 fells chronicalled in Alfred Wainwright’s seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells. Many British wal…
4 years, 1 month ago
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone with Alyssa Clark
Episode 189
A fever forced Alyssa Clark to forgo her early April race, so a few weeks later she put her fitness to use and set an FKT on Mount Whitney instead. A…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Art and Science of Short FKTs with Kyle Richardson
Episode 188
Longer routes tend to get most of the love, but shorter FKTs can require just as much planning, practice, and persistence. In fact, dare we say short…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ella Bredthauer: Self-Supported Benton MacKaye Trail FKT
Episode 187
April 28, 2022, 5:55 pm: Ella Bredthauer reached Springer Mountain, the terminus of the Benton MacKaye trail. Ella’s shuttle, which she had scheduled…
4 years, 2 months ago
Evading Death in Death Valley with Cameron Hummels
Toxic water, wind storms, poisonous gas – Death Valley lives up to its name. Or at least that’s what Cameron Hummels learned while attempting the 160…
4 years, 3 months ago
How Art Brody Set Unsupported AZT FKT
Episode 185
Last fall, Art Brody set the unsupported record on the Arizona Trail. Yes, the unsupported record. This means he traversed over 800 miles of desert, …
4 years, 3 months ago