Almost There Adventure Podcast

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July 06, 2022Episode 66: Peter Mortimer on Ultra Trail Running
On this episode: man against horse; running in jorts; and cheese-rolling racing. We’re talking with Peter Mortimer, ultra-runner in search of his breaking point.
Show Notes
01:00 – Introducing Peter Mortimer
01:50 – The Cocodona 250
02:40 – How Peter got into running (and eventually ultra-running)
05:50 – Man Against Horse
10:50 – The Barkley Fall Classic and the Barkley Marathon
15:25 – Favorite ultra-race – The Dragon’s Back Race in Wales
21:45 – The role of the pacer
24:20 – Coaching
29:10 – What is a typical training week look like?
34:50 – 8 More Miles
40:30 – How do you approach an ultra-race?
44:25 – Hallucinations on a race
46:30 – How physically painful is running a 100 mile race?
48:25 – What’s on your bucket list?
55:00 – What kind of distances Peter coaches for
56:50 – Cheese-Rolling Race
60:00 – How to find Peter
Mentioned in this Episode
Cocodona 250
Broken Arrow
Man Against Horse
Barkley Fall Classic
Barkley Marathon
Dragon’s Back Race
Squirrel’s Nut Butter
Western States 100
8 More Miles Coaching – Peter’s coaching website
Tor des Géants
Liège-Bastogne-Liège
We are the Champions (trailer for the cheese rolling race)
Strava (Peter’s profile)
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
1h 7min
June 21, 2022Episode 65: John Soares on Boondocking and Hiking Guidebooks
On this episode: guidebooks, boondocking, breakfast burritos, and the best hiking in Northern California. We’re talking with hiking guidebook author and boondocking aficionado John Soares.
Show Notes
00:35 – Introducing John Soares and how he grew to love the outdoors
03:30 – The Trinity Alps, Burney Falls, and social media
08:10 – Why skipping the campfire is a great idea
11:25 – Managing expectations and avoiding crowds?
18:00 – Why use a guidebook when there are so many online resources?
21:31 – How John became a guidebook author
28:10 – What John drives for boondocking and dispersed camping (no, you don’t need 4WD)
32:20 – Updating guidebooks
35:00 – What is dispersed camping, and how do you get started?
50:00 – Great hikes in the Shasta area (for the next time Jason drives up to Bend)
Mentioned in this Episode
Find details of John’s Northern California hiking guidebooks at NorthernCaliforniaHikingTrails.com.
Get info on John’s book Camp for Free: Dispersed Camping & Boondocking on America’s Public Lands along with a dispersed camping gear checklist and info on related apps and resources at DispersedCamping.net.
Interested in journaling your hiking and camping experiences? See the journals John has created for you to fill in at GetOutsidePress.com.
Find John’s Northern California Hiking Trails Facebook page here.
Seven Suns Coffee in Shasta (get a breakfast burrito)
The Fifth Season – great gear shop in Shasta
GetOutsidePress.com
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
1h
June 02, 2022Episode 64: Jason Baffa on Surfing and Filmmaking
On this episode: surf films, directing Bill Murray, and being a filmmaker in the digital age. We’re talking with Jason Baffa, filmmaker, surfer, and sometimes maker of surf films.
Show Notes
00:35 – Announcing Jason’s new show CHASING WAVES
02:40 – Introducing Jason Baffa
10:00 – Meeting Bill Murray and getting him to narrate Loopers
12:00 – What is a Bolex?
14:20 – Film vs digital and the impact on how you shoot
29:15 – How Chasing Waves came to be
34:20 – Did you grow up spending time outdoors?
52:30 – Advice for aspiring surf filmmakers
57:50 – The Revenge of Little Joey (and Fitz’s missing stunt driver credit)
Connect with Jason on his website jasonbaffafilms.com, on Instagram @jasonbaffafilms and on YouTube.
Mentioned in this Episode
Chasing Waves – watch on Disney+
One California Day
Bella Vita
Loopers: The Caddies Long Walk
Bolex
The Revenge of Little Joey
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
1h 5min
May 17, 2022Episode 63: Beth Jeffery & the Healing Power of the Outdoors
On this episode: JMT, hiking amnesia, cairns, and grief. We’re talking with Beth Jeffery, hiker extraordinaire and founder of The Cairn Connection. She started hiking in 2014 and has gone on to hike the JMT four times, summited Mount Whitney eleven times, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Hood, and turned personal tragedy into an opportunity to help others.
Show Notes
00:35 – Introducing Beth Jeffery and how she got started hiking back in 2014
03:30 – How climbing Mount Whitney started a transformation
05:30 – Why the movie MILE, MILE & A HALF is on her phone
08:30 – Her son’s unexpected death, life on and off trail, and quitting her job
13:00 – Starting The Cairn Connection
23:15 – Volunteering with Search-and-Rescue
25:30 – What built her confidence in her journey
29:05 – What is so special about the John Muir Trail
35:30 – Beth’s process for preparing to explore a new place
Connect with Beth on Instagram @jmtgirl and on her website at The Cairn Connection.
Mentioned in this Episode
The Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
Mile, Mile & a Half
The Cairn Connection
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Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
51min
April 26, 2022Episode 62: Brendan Leonard on Running, Creativity, and Avoiding a Real Job
On this episode: The Far Side, browser tabs, YouTube analytics, and reluctant running. We’re talking with Brendan Leonard, illustrator, writer, film maker and ultra trail runner and creator of Semi-Rad.com.
Show Notes
00:35 – Introducing Brendan Leonard
02:55 – The story behind the birth of Semi-Rad.com
09:50 – Where did you get started writing?
14:20 – Sources of inspiration
20:15 – What are the things that grab your attention these days?
22:15 – How Brendan got into outdoor adventures
28:45 – Making adventure films
35:58 – YouTube analytics fun and “going viral”
42:40 – A typical week in the life of Brendan Leonard
45:20 – What inspired you to get into ultra running?
55:30 – Browser tabs throw-down
60:00 – Wrapping up
Mentioned in this Episode
Find Brendan online at Semi-Rad.com
REI Presents: How to Run 100 Miles
Follow Brendan on Instagram @semi_rad
Connect with us!
Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/
Follow Almost There on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/
Send us a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere
Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
1h 3min
April 13, 2022Episode 61: Steph Jagger and Everything Left to Remember
On this episode: World records, cedar trees and ravens, rugby, and the best way to buy books if you want to benefit authors. We’re talking with Steph Jagger, author of Unbound, in which she chronicles a journey skiing and “accidentally” getting the most vertical feet skied in a year, and her new book Everything Left to Remember.
Show Notes
00:35 – Introducing Steph Jagger
02:40 – How Steph accidentally got the world record for the total vertical feet skied in one year
04:35 – Skiing in South America
06:35 – As a writer, describe the process of writing the second book
13:22 – What Everything Left to Remember is about
29:30 – Special moments from the trip that you will always hold tight?
32:20 – Old Faithful, living in the moment and experiencing the beauty
38:30 – Growing up skiing and playing rugby
45:00 – Advice to anyone who wants to write a book about their journeys
49:00 – How Steph selected the quotes that appear at the beginning of each chapter
56:40 – Where to get the new book (which comes out on April 26, 2022), and why pre-ordering is awesome for authors
60:00 – The Adventurus Women Book Club with Steph (supporting the Alzheimer’s non-profit Hilarity for Charity)
Mentioned in this Episode
Find Steph online at www.stephjagger.com and on Instagram @stephjagger
Order the book (or pre-order!) on Amazon or on Bookshop.org
Support the Alzheimer’s non-profit Hilarity for Charity
Connect with us!
Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/
Follow Almost There on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almostthere_ap/
Send us a voice message! https://www.speakpipe.com/AlmostThere
Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
1h 3min
March 23, 2022Episode 60: Nash Maz & Women of Color Who Summit Mountains
On this episode: Hiking in Washington, lungs, and women of color who summit mountains. We’re talking with Nash Mazwho is organizing a fundraising climb with eleven women of color for the American Lung Association as part of the Climb for Clean Air.
Show Notes
00:35 – Introducing Nash Maz
02:00 – Connecting with her team for their climb on Mt Tahoma (aka Mount Rainier)
04:00 – Fundraising for the climb
06:30 – How Nash got started hiking
08:15 – Getting into mountaineering
10:30 – Switching careers and a dream job at the American Lung Association
15:25 – What are some of your favorite hikes in Washington?
16:50 – What hikes do they do to train for their climb?
22:53 – What other mountains are in her sights in the future?
26:15 – Lungs, clean air, and wild fires
29:10 – Women of color in the outdoors
32:00 – Type 2 adventures (or, everyone suffers at some point)
34:50 – How can people help with the fundraising?
Mentioned in this Episode
Team Fundraising Page
Nash’s Fundraising Page
RMI – Guide for their Tahoma climb
Women of Color Who Summit – The climbing team’s Instagram account
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Like Almost There on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almostthereadventurepodcast/
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
41min
March 16, 2022Episode 59: Beth Pratt on Building a Wildlife Crossing for LA’s Cougars
On this episode: The “Brad Pitt” of cougars, wildlife over crossings, and “The Californians”. We’re talking with Beth Pratt, Regional Executive Director, California at National Wildlife Federation about the upcoming wildlife crossing over “The” 101 freeway in Los Angeles at Liberty Canyon and her work as an advocate for wildlife.
Show Notes
00:40 – Introducing Beth Pratt
04:00 – Who is P-22 and what and where is this wildlife crossing?
13:35 – The story of how the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing went from dream to ground breaking
18:00 – Why is it important to connect open spaces for wildlife, and what can we do as individuals to help?
21:30 – What animals will benefit from the wildlife crossing?
28:00 – P-22 Day (October 22nd)
30:55 – Approaching wildlife advocacy from an MBA perspective
35:35 – What is the impact this wildlife crossing will have?
43:00 – Design considerations for wildlife crossings
Mentioned in this Episode
Mission accomplished: Beth Pratt raised millions for a freeway overpass for L.A. cougars – LA Times
#SaveLACougars
Episode 16: Riffin’ with Griff, Super Nature Nerd
National Wildlife Federation
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
50min
March 08, 2022Episode 58: Kate Gates and Running an Outdoor Adventure Camp
On this episode: Brisket, woolly adelgids, and summer camp for adults. In our second Women’s History Month podcast episode, we talk with Kate Gates, co-owner of the Mulberry Gap Adventure Basecamp in the southern Appalachian foothills of north Georgia.
Show Notes
00:40 – Introducing Kate of Mulberry Gap Adventure Basecamp
03:50 – A bit about Mulberry Gap
06:05 – Let’s talk about the food (and brisket)
10:05 – Why Mulberry Gap is perfect for mountain bikers (and other outdoor adventurers)
21:05 – The growth of mountain biking and bikepacking in the south
28:00 – Outdoor adventures available in the area
29:23 – The summer camp experience
33:15 – What it’s like living where you work
40:40 – How the property has evolved over the years
44:30 – Wildlife in the area
46:45 – The woolly adelgid
51:39 – Wrap-up
Mentioned in this Episode
The Woolly Adelgid is an Aphid (pronounced A-fid). That link provides a more scientific explanation of what these terrible creatures do. Adel-Rid is the company Andrew works for. Here’s a photo that depicts their demise if left untreated.
Mulberry Gap Adventure Basecamp – official website. You can also find them on Facebook and Instagram at @mulberrygapadvbasecamp
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
54min
March 01, 2022Episode 57: Christa Nash Webber - Outdoor Educator, Adventure Mom, SAR Volunteer
On this episode: Search and rescue, being an “adventure mom” and this is our first of a series of weekly episodes celebrating Women’s History Month in March. We’re talking with Christa Nash Webber, Bend resident (via Hong Kong), mom of two, search and rescue team member, and coordinator for She Jumps.

Show Notes
00:35 – Introducing Christa
02:15 – Living in Hong Kong for 11 years
11:00 – How they ended up in Bend, Oregon
14:09 – How does it work volunteering with Search-and-Rescue?
22:00 – She Jumps
34:45 – What are the top mistakes people make that necessitates SAR getting involved?
43:30 – What does a day of fun look like for Christa?
48:00 – Wrap-up
Mentioned in this Episode
Asia-Pacific Adventure – Where Christa worked while living in Hong Kong
Deschutes Search-and-Rescue – Christa volunteers and recruits for SAR. Check out the cool videos at the bottom of the page.
She Jumps
IG: @she_colorsnature
Expedition Oregon – A crazy race Christa is doing this spring
Pole Pedal Paddle –
Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge
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Our Co-hosts
Jason Fitzpatrick – IG: @themuirproject
Saveria Tilden – IG: @adventuruswomen web: AdventurUsWomen.com
Jeff Hester – IG: @thesocalhiker web: SoCalHiker.net
Theme song by Opus Orange. Courtesy of Emoto Music.
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is a celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and talking to adventurers, artists, legends and activists within the outdoor community.
...more
51min

FAQs about Almost There Adventure Podcast:

How many episodes does Almost There Adventure Podcast have?

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