S3E2 Secret Climbs in the Big Choss
Producer Nick Mott moved to Montana about a year ago. He’s an avid rock climber – and he noticed something really weird when he first moved there: It was super hard to find information on where and what all the climbs were. People were tight-lipped. At the same time, social media meant all kinds of public lands were getting busier than ever. So he started wonder: What does sharing information – or being secret about it – mean for the places we play?
S3E1 Fly-Fishing: A Journey of Persistence
Welcome to Season 3! Our first episode is about how we connect to the outdoors in new ways, even if we’re really bad at something. Our host Monica takes a stab at flyfishing in this episode that also asks the question: ten, twenty, fifty years from now, how do we know there will still be places to fish?
Iditarod Flashback
More people have summited Everest than completed the Iditarod Race. That’s how hard it is.” - Howard Farley, a founder of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. On this flashback to our first episode of Outlandish, we are head back to Alaska to hear from Jesse Royer, in third place in “The Last Great Race”: 1,000 miles over the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer.
S2E27 Ya'a'tey
“I ran 550 miles through the mountains to train for 36 miles in the Canyon de Chelly. Those 550 miles were my medicine and my challenge and my place to accept what life gave, and to come home a better person each time than the one who left.”
S2E26 Steph Ellis: Outfitting on the Salmon River
On this bonus episode we go Steelhead fishing down the Salmon River with our friend Steph Ellis from Aggipah River Trips. Listen as we discuss what it takes to be a river guide and how she handles the challenges of being a female outfitter and a mom.
S2E25 Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting our Most Scenic Rivers
This week on Outlandish we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic River Act, an Act that gives back to our splendid rivers by armoring them against the pressures of the outside world. Listen in as we follow its origin story and the brothers who made it happen.
S2E24 Matt Rinella: Hunting with Llamas
Today on Outlandish our guest reporter Monica Gokey has a chat with rangeland researcher and llama packing hunter, Matt Rinella. When it comes to public lands and hunting, Matt and his llamas have some great stories.
S2E3 Shangri La
On this episode of Outlandish, we explore one of the most beautiful bodies of water we've seen: Fossil Creek. We also learn about the history of the river, and it's relationship with the native people. Download this episode now to hear about a truly remarkable gym that's hidden in Arizona.
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