Singletrack With Mathias Eichler

Trent Banks of the Trail Film Festival and Aspire Adventure Running joins our first episode of the year. The Winter Edition 2022 of the Virtual Trailrunning Film Festival is coming up and you should get your ticket – the lineup of films looks absolutely stellar. So, jump to trailfilmfest.com and get your tickets and enjoy the show!

• Trailrunning Film Festival
• Aspire Adventure Running
• Trent on Instagram
• Trent on Soundcloud

Happy Christmas everyone. It's this special time of the year and you know what that means? Holiday movie review time! Alex Bond and I take a dive into the big screen sensation The Alpinist. A climbing movie that follows the story of Canadian Marc-André Leclerc. Sit back, grab some eggnog and don't forget to hug your loves ones.

• The Alpinist
• The Alpinist on Apple TV
• The Alpinist on Netflix

Gretchen Walla joins the show to share what makes the trail running community so special in her hometown Bellingham, Washington. We also talk about the challenges of hosting trail races in this, yes, still pandemic times, and what we hope 2022 will bring for us trail runners and racers.

• Walla Trails and Community
• Walla Trails on Instagram
• Gretchen Walla on Instagram

• Epic Water Filter
• Virtual VERT Challenge Winter 2022

This week I'm joined by longtime friend of the show Stephen Johnson, creator of the popular app Topo Maps +. We talk about the origins of his business Glacier Peak Studios, how to navigate in the backcountry, and to use maps to smartly plan your summer adventure projects.

• ​Glacier Peak Studios
• ​Topo Maps+ on the Apple App Store
• ​Circle, Venus, Spade lakes loop
• The Talk Show: 'Scotland Board of Tourism', with David Smith
• ​David Smith's Blog Post about the Apple Watch

• Salomon – Agile Long Tights
• La Sportiva – Triumph Tight

Baker and mountain athlete Elisa Laverty joins us this week to talk about her off season plans including pie baking and her casual solstice event at Mt. Walker. Who's ready to chase some vert in the Olympics?

• Elisa on Strava
• Elisa on Instagram

• Sea to Summit Dry Sacks
• Orange Mud Transition Wrap
• Opinel knives

This week I am joined by Viktor Marohnic, founder of 57Hours. The startup that invites you to 'own your weekend' and make the most of the these magical 57 hours between Friday afternoon and Monday morning. Get out there and explore.

After the interview I share with you my thoughts on the Coros Apex Pro GPS sports watch.

• 57Hours.com – Own your Weekends

• Coros Apex Pro

Steph joins the show again to follow up on her injury that sidelined her summer project. We talk about traveling to France, visiting family and drinking wine. Amidst gratitude for the time we get to spend on trails we carefully hatch some dreams about next year's summer adventures.

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• Steph on Instagram
• Steph's summer project

• Salomon – Outrack Waterproof 2.5L jacket
• Nathan – Pinnacle 12L Hydration Vest

This week Thomas Reiss joins Singletrack to share a glimpse into his epic journey from a small town in Germany to opening a design shop in Californian wine country. We talk about running Western States, hiking to Everest Basecamp, and punk music and great German food. Delicious.

• Thomas Reiss
• Thomas Reiss on Instagram
• Kraftwerk Design
• Snowman Race

• La Sportiva – Karacal
• Blesswell – CBD skincare
• Bee's Wrap – food wrappers
• Singletrack – the shirt

One of my favorite outdoor companies redesigns their logo and overhauls their brand and I had to hear the story behind it all. Jeff Vierling, co-founder of Tailwind Nutrition joins Singletrack to share the process, the design decisions, and the challenges to keep all the various pieces of a undertaking like this moving. The designer in me loves stuff like this. The runner in me loves their endurance fuel and recover mix.

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• Tailwind Nutrition
• Endurance Fuel: Matcha

• Swiftwick – National Park socks
• Nathan – Summit polarized sunglasses
• Rumpl – Blankets

While the rain and cold is embracing the Pacific Northwest, Maria Dalzot joins Singletrack to talk about summer and sunshine, cows and cheese in Switzerland. We chat about racing along steep alpine trails through cow pastures and cute mountain villages. We reminisce about the incredible food and discuss what races to pick when dreaming of running in the Alps.

Thank you Maria for taking me back one more time to this glorious summer.

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• Maria Dalzot
• Maria Dalzot on Instagram
• OCC at UTMB
• Trail Des Dents Du Midi
• DDM at Trailrunner

• IBEX – baselayers
• BGreat – Hemp skincare products