Backcountry Bizarre

Join us this week as whales sink sailboats and Kelsey Pfendler rows all the way to Hawaii from California!

Sources for this episode:

Kesley Pfendler’s Instagram!! Check it out, @yourowkelsey!!!

Female American rower completes record-breaking solo journey from California to Hawaii https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/ap-female-american-rower-completes-record-breaking-solo-journey-from-california-to-hawaii/

“Humpback Whale Strikes Boat and Sinks Vessel, Leaving Family Stranded for Hours Awaiting Rescue” https://people.com/humpback-whale-strikes-boat-sinking-family-vessel-in-glacier-bay-12055674

“Family Survives Night in the Wild After Whale Sinks Their Sailboat” From Gear Junkies email service “the send”

Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake, co-hosted this week by Thomas Wartenberg.

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr

Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs

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Join us this week for a 6-week 600-mile canoe trip through the northwest territories of Canada! Featuring a surprise Grizzly bear.

SOURCES for this episode:

The boy from Minnesota worried about capsizing as he canoed through the Canadian Northwest Territories. What he encountered was more terrifying than any white water By Elle Hunt

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/23/17-year-old-versus-600lb-grizzly-bear-i-was-going-to-die-alex-messenger-ordeal-wilderness

Wilderness Canoe Trip: Surviving a Grizzly Attack

https://www.bendingbranches.com/blogs/resources/wilderness-canoe-trip-surviving-grizzly-attack

Camp Menogyn website 

https://www.ymcanorth.org/adventure/locations/camp_menogyn

ENCOUNTERING A BEAR

https://www.heybear.com/pages/bear-encounters

Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake, co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips. 

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs

If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us stuff at [email protected] 

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Join us this week for an ultramarathon through the Sahara desert! Athlete Mauro Prosperi ran the Marathon de Sables in 1994 and things did in fact get bizarre. Featuring an extreme crash diet not recommended by healthcare professionals. We are loving extreme landscapes this season!!

SOURCES for this episode: 

Alone in the Sahara: The Survival Story of Mauro Prosperi: https://www.offgridweb.com/survival/alone-in-the-sahara-the-survival-story-of-mauro-prosperi/

Here’s How a Runner Survived Nine Days in the Sahara Desert: https://nerdist.com/article/how-runner-survived-nine-days-sahara-desert-mauro-prosperi/

An episode of My Favorite Murder called Show-Off Time: https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes/304-show-off-time?rq=Plane%20crash

How I drank urine and bat blood to survive: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30046426

Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake, co-hosted this week by Thomas Wartenberg.

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr

Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs

If you would like to hear your story on the show submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre

Email us stuff at [email protected]

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Join us this week as a trail crew goes on their first hitch of the season in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. They face raucous storms, high waters and underprepared co-workers.

Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake. Co-hosted this week by Henry Kelso, @henry_kelson

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs

This was a listener submitted story! If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

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Join us this week as we go dashing through the snow in the Alaskan backcountry! Lieutenant Leon Crane goes on a surprise vacation when his plane crashes, exploring the wild country along the Charley River.

Sources for this week’s episode:

Article by National Park Service called “A WW II Survival story from the Charley River”: https://www.nps.gov/yuch/learn/historyculture/leon-crane-survival-story.htm

Article by Anchorage Daily News titled “Lost in the wilderness for 81 days: The tortuous tale of Leon Crane’s first Christmas in Alaska”: https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2023/12/24/lost-in-the-wilderness-for-81-days-the-tortuous-tale-of-leon-cranes-first-christmas-in-alaska/

Article by Air and Space Forces Magazine titled “Valor: Alone in the Arctic”: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/valor-alone-in-the-arctic/

Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake. Co-hosted this week by Jackson Crawford, @jacksondcrawford 

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs

If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us stuff at [email protected]

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Join us for our season 2 premiere! In 2021 British medical officer Preet Chandi completes her first expedition in Antarctica, traveling 700 miles across the landmass to reach the South Pole.

Sources for this story: Episode of Women Who Travel podcast titled “A solo Skiing Expedition Across Antarctica" ; Episode of the podcast Wild Ideas Worth Living titled “Trekking Solo to the North and South Poles with Preet Chandi” ; Article by the Army Benevolent Fund titled “‘Polar Preet’ Chandi”

Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips, @silaswp

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs

If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us stuff at [email protected]

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Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre

Keep it weird out there folks!

Join us this week for our SEASON FINALE as we go bike packing in Utah! This ride doesn’t exactly goes as planned but has a fairy tale ending.

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips, @silaswp

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at [email protected] 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

Join us this week on this special episode as Angie takes us on one of her adventures - an overnight on the Indian River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! Say yah to da U.P., eh!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Angie Loewe, @angshmang

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana 

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr 

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre 

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre 

Email us with Questions at [email protected] 

If you love  the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks! 

Join us this week as we go backpacking with a big group of ladies in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area!

For more information about Grand Staircase Escalante Partners, check out their website https://gsenm.org/ and on Instagram @grandstaircasepartners!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Madeline McGill, @madmcgill.

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre

Email us with Questions at [email protected]

If you love the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks!

Join us this week as we climb the full Exum Ridge on the Grand Teton! Just a few things go a little wonky, but spoiler alert everyone lives. Rope up and get ready for the climb!

Backcountry Bizarre is produced and hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Harrison Schutt, @patinabuildingllc

Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at The Recording Center in Missoula, Montana

Cover art is by Emma Harrison, @emmharr

Music is by Jimmy Timbre, @jimmytimbre

If you would like to hear your story on the show you can submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com

Follow the show on instagram @backcountrybizarre

Email us with Questions at [email protected]

If you love the show please rate and review wherever you get your podcasts! and join our inner circle at Patreon.com/Backcountry Bizarre

Keep it weird out there folks!