The Dirtbag Diaries
This is what adventure sounds like. Climb. Ski. Hike. Bike. Paddle. Run. Travel. Whatever your passion, we are all dirtbags. Fitz Cahall and the Duct Tape Then Beer team present stories about the dreamers, athletes and wanderers.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 436
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Paso a Paso (Español)
Cuando Arlene Gonzalez empezó a correr hace once años, descubrió cómo el deporte puede reparar un corazón roto, inspirar confianza, y crear comunidad. Hoy, Arlene encuentra pasión en unir la comunida…
00:36:39 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Tales of Terror Vol. 14
In our annual Tales of Terror episode, we’ve got dark caves, unsettling landscapes, and unexplainable figures in the night. Mua ha ha.
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00:35:20 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
The Shorts--Seeking Caribou
Fifteen years ago, Tim Irvin went on a solo trip to the Arctic with the hope of seeing the annual caribou migration. Despite mobs of blackflies and an unpleasant encounter with poop, Tim soon found h…
00:28:44 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Diaries+ Preview: Right Place, Right Time Rivalry
A crisp sunny morning with tacky stone. The spring flush of desert sun and good dirt. Long summer days that tangle with night. What's best?
Armed with facts, waxing poetic prose, and a touch of emoti…
00:07:47 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
Endangered Spaces--Castner Range
Gabaccia Moreno is our guide to one of our newest National Monuments– The Castner Range in El Paso, Texas. She talks with some of the people who worked over decades to make the designation a reality,…
00:34:26 |
Fri 22 Sep 2023
Diaries+ Preview: Yes To Never
A Campfire Chat about the silly things we've done and that we would never do again. (Well, almost never.)
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00:05:19 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
The Shorts -- Walking Tall
Lance Garland and Eileen Hall grappled with their identities in different ways and at different stages of their lives. In this episode, we hear how they started to how to walk tall and embrace who th…
00:27:28 |
Fri 08 Sep 2023
Mayor of Eldo
When Aubrey Runyon first climbed in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon State Park, it was for fun. When she returned several years later, Aubrey was needing a place to call home. Over the years, her relation…
00:36:07 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
Diaries+ Preview: Ask Me Anything
You ask, we answer with anecdotes, stories and advice. Today's Q-- If you could be part of any historical expedition, which would it be and why?
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00:01:48 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
The Shorts -- Suddenly Solo
When Laura Buchan’s cycling partner bails a month before their bikepacking trip along the West Coast, she decides to go anyway. In that 1500-mile journey, she learns that she has everything she needs…
00:14:37 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
Diaries+ Preview: Will To Wild with Shelby Stanger
Talking to people makes Shelby Stanger sparkle. As the host of the podcast, Wild Ideas Worth Living, Shelby dives into her guests motivations for making and taking the leap to try something unexpecte…
00:09:00 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
Endangered Spaces: Eastern Sierra
California’s legacy of gold mining goes back generations, but as the world of mining has evolved, so too have our ideas about public lands. Today’s mining projects are still dictated by the 1872 Mini…
00:40:43 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Diaries+Preview: Forbidden Ring
Producer Andrew Burton brings us the story of his wild hunt for a wedding ring he lost while climbing Forbidden Peak. And, we have our first Ask Me Anything, from a listener submitted question.
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00:08:38 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
The Shorts—One Paddle At A Time
When Jayme Vance and her husband set out on a packrafting honeymoon deep in Denali National Park, her worries about the trip were exacerbated by her father’s illness at home. As she welcomes Luke’s n…
00:17:14 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Diaries+ Preview: Bonk! Listener Edition
We put out a call for your best bonk stories, and you answered. Stories from listeners who miscalculated just how many calories they needed to get through the day. Thanks to everyone who called in!
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00:03:27 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Take The Wheel
Drew and Sarah embark on a once-in-a-lifetime roadtrip across the country to see the places they’ve always dreamed of seeing. In doing so, they pave a path for other people who, like them, haven’t al…
00:27:19 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Thin Green Line
Chandra Brown, a veteran river guide, led a five day writers retreat for a group of authors along the U.S Mexico border. While canoeing the Rio Grande they navigate physical challenges, and see the e…
00:55:29 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Diaries+ Preview: Bonk!
We've all been down that odd, potentially hallucinogenic path of calorie miscalculation. A campfire conversation about the moments when we bonked.
Got a bonk story? Leave us a message at 206-705-300…
00:11:34 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
The Shorts--In My Heart All Along
After years of turning to nature for relief from his inner turmoil, Andrew Shults finally reached his breaking point and faced it head-on. This decision forced him to reckon with identity, spirituali…
00:14:19 |
Fri 26 May 2023
Alpine Classroom
A young man hungry to learn how to recreate in the mountains, and a veteran guide leading the NOLS course in the Waddington Range of British Columbia. Their recollections of the trip, the challenges …
00:49:29 |
Fri 12 May 2023
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