The High Route Podcast
by The High Route
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Lines of Responsibility with Journalist Michael Wejchert
Lines of Responsibility with Journalist Michael Wejchert
About this podcast
The High Route Podcast: explore the world of human powered backcountry travel involving turns on snow.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- Lines of Responsibility with Journalist Michael Wejchert · 1 h 0 min · Season 4 Episode 5In this episode, we chat with journalist and writer Michael Wejchert. Wejchert is based in North Conway, New Hampshire, and has penned many stories over the years. He has written…
- The Threshold Episode with Sarah Burke · 1 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 4In this episode, we chat with mountain athlete—which, in this case, we’ll define as trail running and ski mo’er—Sarah Burke. At 31, Burke is a lifelong athlete who was born and…
- The Progression Episode with Ryan Griffiths · 1 h 29 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, we are excited to speak with Ryan Griffiths, an accomplished ski mountaineer and alpinist who, along with his partner Spencer Gray, was awarded a Piolet d’Or in…
- The Snow and Water Episode with Journalist MitchTobin · 1 h 3 min · Season 4 Episode 2In this episode we speak with journalist Mitch Tobin. Tobin co-directs the Water Desk at CU Boulder’s Center for Environmental Journalism, and he also publishes his own excellent…
- Part 2 with Zahan Billimoria: Touring Like a Naturalist · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 1While this is the first episode of the new season, it’s part two of an interview we did with Zahan Billimoria earlier in the summer. (That episode focused more on training, so if…
- An Offseason Reboot with Zahan Billimoria · 1 h 4 min · Season 3 Episode 14In this episode, we connect with Teton-based IFMGA guide and founder/coach at Samsara Experience, Zahan Billimoria. Samsara offers online and in-person training for aspiring and…
- The Indefatigable Episode with Andy and Jason Dorais · 1 h 11 min · Season 3 Episode 13In this episode, we connect with the never-fatigued duo, the Dorais brothers…Andy and Jason Dorais. The brief backstory is this: Andy and Jason are both ER doctors in Salt Lake…
- It’s Not Tennis: With Vince Anderson · 1 h 31 min · Season 3 Episode 12In this episode, we have the good fortune of speaking with all-around world-class mountain traveler, IFMGA guide, and dad, Vince Anderson. For those of you keen on high-end…
- Skinning and Skiing with Big Sky Mountain Products · 1 h 22 min · Season 3 Episode 11In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with the two folks behind the climbing skins at Big Sky Mountain Products, Jackson Keogh and Eric Haferman. These upstanding…
- Learning the Ropes with Tina Currin Haver · 1 h 18 min · Season 3 Episode 10In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Tina Haver Currin. Here’s some background. Currin is a crusher when it comes to long-distance thru-hikes…and that may be…
- Making Art (not Air) with Matthew Tufts · 1 h 12 min · Season 3 Episode 9In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Matthew Tufts, a touring focused ski journalist and storyteller and photographer. To be clear, he is Vermont-raised, but at…
- Part 2: A Wrinkle in Time with Ptor Spricenieks · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 8In this episode of The High Route Podcast, we feature part two of our interview with Ptor Spricenieks, a noted adventure skier, cosmic traveler, and family man who resides in La…
- Part 1: A Wrinkle in Time with Ptor Spricenieks · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 7In this episode of The High Route Podcast, we connect with Ptor Spricenieks, a noted ski mountaineer, husband, father, cosmic traveler, guide, and Canadian of Latvian descent…
- Story Time with Nikolai Schirmer · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 6Let’s put this out there up front. Before you listen to this episode, we don’t want any spoilers. We’ve got a conversation with Norway’s Nikolai Schirmer lined up, and we'll…
- An Avalanche Awareness Episode: Dr. Patrick Fink and the Latest Research on the Safeback SBX System · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode, which comes fast on the heels of our last episode (we’re getting a bit ambitious over here), we explore some new research about the Safeback SBX system. The…
- Andy Lewicky and SierraDescents · 1 h 22 min · Season 3 Episode 4This episode goes deep with Andy Lewicky. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve likely, over the years, come across his ski touring blog, SierraDescents, which, as the name…
- The Espresso Episode with ZipFit's Jeff Colt · 1 h 17 min · Season 3 Episode 3On this podcast episode, we are going all in on... ZipFit liners. Specifically, we’ll be speaking with Jeff Colt, marketing and design go-to for the company. I’m going to lead…
- Peaks & Couloirs with Chris Kussmaul · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, Chris Kussmaul is our guest. I’ve been aware of Chirs for a few years—a friend of a friend kind of thing. He is based in Bozeman, Montana and for the part of the…
- The Arc of Traversing: Madeleine Martin-Preney · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 1One thing was clear a few years back when watching the film “Mind Over Mountain.” That film documents a team of three women on the classic Bugs to Rogers traverse, and Madleine…
- Becoming Billy Haas · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 16Here at The High Route Podcast we’ve come to the conclusion of season 2 here on the podcast. We’ll pick back up again with season three in late summer. On this episode, we have…
