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Almost There Adventure Podcast episodes

August 18, 2022Episode 69: Gary Chrisman and his Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Adventure
On this episode: Mantras, billionaires ranches, fried chicken, DFL, and Yellowstone. We’re talking with Gary Chrisman an amazing bikepacker with a long history of outdoor adventures — skiing, BMX, backpacking and more. We talk about his “soulful cycling challenge” circumnavigating the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, riding 1,200 miles with 85,000 feet of elevation gain over 14 days.
This conversation with Gary reminded us that epic adventure can start right at your doorstep.
Show Notes
01:10 – Introducing Gary Chrisman
05:20 – What it was like when he started mountain biking in the late 1980s.
08:10 – Overview of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ride (the GYE)
14:40 – The health of the GYE from the view of a bike
17:00 – Is the GYE an adventure that others can tackle?
19:00 – Highs and lows on the GYE
26:30 – How much food, water, etc. did you carry and what did resupply look like?
31:30 – What bike did you take on the GYE?
38:45 – Upcoming adventures
42:00 – Mapping and tools for route planning
47:15 – E-bikes
50:30 – Tubeless tires
53:35 – Other recent adventures
57:05 – What are some mantras that work for you?
67:50 – Wrap-up
You can find Gary on Instagram at @tetonmntrider
Mentioned in this Episode
Skyline to the Sea Trail in Santa Cruz
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Salsa Fargo
San Juan Huts
Caribou Loop Trail
Ride With GPS
White Rim Trail
Jay Petervery
The Oregon Timber Trail
The Big Lonely
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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.
1 hr 11 min
August 02, 2022Episode 68: Ultraman Race Director Jen McVeay
On this episode: Ultramans, the lakes of Arizona, “DFL,” and “are all race directors sadists?” We’re talking with Jen McVeay, race director for Ultraman Florida, Ultraman Arizona, and a whole bunch of events on Oahu where she lives.

Show Notes
01:00 – Introducing Jen McVeay
03:30 – What is an “Ultraman” race?
05:00 – Crewing for a competitor
07:00 – What is the maximum number of competitors at an Ultraman race?
08:45 – How do you qualify to do an Ultraman race?
11:05 – The role of the race director, and when do you start planning an event?
15:50 – How Jen became a race director
26:15 – The lakes of Arizona and in the inaugural Ultraman Arizona
33:00 – Jen recruits Jeff and Jason to crew (and finding crew members in general)
36:00 – Building community among the athletes and crews
42:20 – Are all race directors sadists?
49:40 – The 2023 dates for Ultraman Florida and Ultraman Arizona
50:50 – What advice or motivation would you give to an athlete interested in making the jump to an Ultraman race?
57:35 – Crewing an event in Alaska
59:10 – Wrap-up
Mentioned in this Episode
Ultraman Arizona
Ultraman Florida
Tropical Triple Crown
Hibiscus Half Marathon
Become a Patron
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling!
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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.
1 hr 2 min
July 20, 2022Episode 67: Kate Schade of Kate’s Real Food
On this episode: bars, gear stickers, Kansas, and real food. We’re talking with Kate Schade, founder of Kate’s Real Food, which makes what Forbes magazine says is the “best little energy bar in America.”

Show Notes
01:00 – Introducing Kate Schade
02:20 – A bit about “the Tram Bar” and how Kate’s Real Food got started
06:50 – Making the jump into retail
10:35 – Going nationwide
15:50 – How you get someone to move from the Teton Valley to Pennsylvania
16:30 – Growing pains and challenges
20:30 – How big is Kate’s Real Food today?
21:00 – What is the bar business like? Friendly or “savage?”
23:05 – Rearranging the bars in the stores
30:30 – How do you spend time outdoors these days?
33:15 – How Teton Valley and Jackson have changed since the ’90s
37:10 – Figuring out work/life balance and dealing with burnout
43:10 – When was the moment when you realized you had made it?
44:45 – Next up for Kate’s Real Food (and Kate)
52:00 – Wrap-up
Mentioned in this Episode
Kate’s Real Food
Find Kate on Instagram @schadeykate
Become a Patron
The Almost There Adventure Podcast is and will always be free. If you’d like to help us keep the lights on, we are now on Patreon, where you can support our work with a bus or two (or more) each month. Send us some green and help us keep the pod rolling!
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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.
54 min
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.
1 hr 7 min
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.
1 hr
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.
1 hr 5 min
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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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.
51 min
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
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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.
1 hr 3 min
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
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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.
1 hr 3 min
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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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.
41 min

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A celebration of outdoor activities both local and epic. Discussing the big topics and sharing conversations adventurers, artists, activists and legends in the outdoor community.