From The Backcountry

Mar 05 2025 89 ep. 82 mins 22
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The podcast where I talk to epic people doing epic stuff outside.

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#89 - The New FKT Premier Routes List with Allison Mercer

Mar 05 2025 60 mins  
Allison Mercer is an elite athlete as well as the director of Fastest Known Time. Recently FKT revamped their premier route list to include more routes, adding the SCAR in the United States and then expanding the list worldwide to include incredible routes such as Mont Blanc, Mount Fuji, Te Araroa, Camino de Santiago, Kilimanjaro, and more. During this episode we talk about the new

#88 - Lukas Janulaitis | Last Skier Standing 2025 Winner

Feb 19 2025 63 mins  
Lukas Janulaitis is an ultramarathon runner and skier from New Hampshire. At 23 year old, Lukas has achieved multiple top 5 finishes at both Bubba's Backyard Ultramarathon and Last Skier Standing, as well as a 6th place finish at the Swiss Alps 100 miler. Most recently, Lukas won Last Skier Standing 2025, during which he skied for 71 hours and over 80,000 feet of vertical until eve

#87 - Andrew Drummond & Chris Shane | White Mountains Ski Culture and Last Skier Standing

Feb 05 2025 64 mins  
Andrew Drummond is a local skier, content creator, and owner of White Mountains Ski Co in Jackson, NH. Chris Shane is a filmmaker & photographer documenting outdoor adventure & humans driving social change. Together they have documented some absolutely amazing ski efforts and moments in the White Mountains in hope of bringing these experiences to more people. Follow them an

#86 - Xander Keiter | Eastern Trail FKT

Jan 22 2025 67 mins  
Xander Keiter returns to the podcast to talk about his new speedy record on the eastern trail, a 65 mile route that connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire and South Portland, Maine. He ran the route in about 8.5 hours, clocking sub 8 minute mile pace overall and taking almost 40 minutes off the FKT. In this episode we talk about this effort and his upcoming running plans for 2025. Use

#85 - Bond Almand IV | Pan American Cycling Record

Jan 08 2025 94 mins  
Bond Almand IV is a 20 year old endurance cyclist and undergraduate at Dartmouth College. This Summer/Fall, he biked from the top of North America to the tip of South America in a mere 75 days, a 14,000+ mile challenge called the Pan American cycling route. On the way he obliterated both the supported and self-supported speed records while himself being self-supported. Bond's story

#84 - FKT Year In Review 2024 | Singletrack Podcast Episode w/ Jack Kuenzle and Finn Melanson

Dec 24 2024 125 mins  
This is an episode from the Singletrack Podcast, hosted by Finn Melanson. Please go check out his podcast if you haven't already, it's a fantastic show for all things in the trail running world! Recently Jack Kuenzle and I (Will Peterson) went on Singletrack with Finn to give our takes on the 2024 FKT season and look forward to 2025. Rather than recording a separate episode for thi

#83 - New England Trail Scene Year in Review + FKT Ethics

Dec 20 2024 75 mins  
A ton of cool stuff happened in the New England trail scene this year. In this episode Will breaks down some of the absolute best effort from this year. Will also goes on an extended rant about FKT ethics. What efforts did we miss!? Send us a DM on Instagram @fromthebackcountry or send us an email at [email protected] Use code fromthebackcountry at infinitnutrition.us an

#82 - Heather Anderson | Arizona Trail Unsupported FKT

Dec 04 2024 64 mins  
Heather Anderson is a legend of the multi-day endurance scene. She has set FKTs on the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Triple Crown, and many more. Most recently, Heather became the second known person to hike the Arizona Trail in an unsupported fashion, also setting the unsupported FKT. In this episode Xander and Will talk with her about this incredible effort. Use code fr

#81 - Nick Fowler | Arizona Trail FKT (Overall and Self-Supported)

Nov 21 2024 81 mins  
Nick Fowler is a multi-day athlete who is quickly solidifying himself as one of the best in the FKT scene. He has set FKTs on the Pacific Crest Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Oregon Coast Trail, and the Ozark Trail. Most recently, Nick set the overall FKT on the Arizona Trail while doing it self-supported. He covered the 800 miles in 12 days, 17 hours, 33 minutes. Xander and I tal

#80 - FKT Roundup #2 | Allison Mercer Talks FKT

Nov 20 2024 57 mins  
Welcome back to the FKT roundup! I don't know if you heard, but some crazy stuff has gone down on the Arizona Trail! New FKT Round-up co-host and FKT dictator Allison Mercer is here to talk about all things FKT. Hope you enjoy! Use code fromthebackcountry at infinitnutrition.us and hyperlitemountaingear.com for 15% off your entire order podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/