#47 | Peter Bakwin of FastestKnownTime.com
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2019
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
Today's guest is Peter Bakwin, co-creator at fastestknowntime.com. We dive deep on all things FKT related, including his take on some of the more controversial FKTs, the proper way to document a speed record, and how he spearheaded this community. We also talk about Peter's long and impressive background in backpacking and ultra running, including his unmatched Rock-hard Hard Rock run. We also have a new unpopular opinion segment, a patent pending and much more.
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Subjects discussed in the episode include:
- Use code "ATDrink15" at GossamerGear.com to save 15%
- Sawyer Picaridin Packets
- Use code "Trek10" at Greenbelly.co
- Apply to be a Vlogger / Blogger for The Trek!
- What is fastestknowntime.com and how did Peter get started with it?
- Their donation page
- Peter’s FKT’s
- JMT, Torres del Paine, Mt. Sanitas & other local trails
- Running a 3-mile loop for 12 hours straight
- Where did the term FKT come from?
- How did Peter come up with the categories - supported, unsupported, and self-supported
- Controversial FKTs
- Who referees issues
- Wildcard Ninja Appalachian Trail FKT fiasco
- Issues with faulty GPS trackers
- Peter’s background in backpacking
- Why shorter hikes over long-distance hiking?
- Adventuring with his wife
- Peter and Clay go way back - biking together in 1976
- Highlights from bike-packing adventures
- Peter’s Big 3
- The Hard Rock Double / Rock Hard Hard Rock
- Spirituality and meditation in relation to his endurance endeavors
- Trek Propaganda
- Casa de Luna and Hiker Heaven closing
- Unpopular opinions segment
- What is the minimum length for a thru-hike?
- Patent Pending
- 5-star Reviews
- Intro Song: Walking Slow by Animal Years
- Check out Trail Correspondents
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| 0:00.0 | In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by the trek, we are joined by |
| 0:07.4 | Peter Bocwin, co-creator at fastest known time.com. We dive deep on all things |
| 0:13.8 | FKT related including his take on some of the more |
| 0:17.1 | controversial FKTs, the proper way to document a speed |
| 0:21.3 | record and how he spearheaded this community. |
| 0:24.7 | We also talk about Peter's long and impressive background in backpacking and |
| 0:28.2 | ultra running, including his unmatched rock hard rock run. We also have a new unpopular opinion segment, a patent |
| 0:36.2 | pending, and much more. But before we get to all of that, I want to give a |
| 0:39.9 | shout out to those who pay for our PBR's. |
| 0:43.0 | If you listen to backpacker radio, you'll know that Zach and I are big fans of gossamer gear, |
| 0:48.0 | manufacturers of lightweight backpacking gear and accessories. |
| 0:51.0 | Their packs carry comfortably, their roomy shelters protect in harsh |
| 0:54.4 | weather conditions and their trekking poles are some of the lightest on the |
| 0:57.4 | planet. Gossamer gear is changing the perception of ultra-light delicate gear. |
| 1:01.3 | Zach and I are both users of Gossamer Gears packs and shelters. |
| 1:05.0 | Zach used the Gorilla, their 40 liter pack on the PCT, |
| 1:08.0 | and their new model on his recent hikes on the Wind River High Route and in Colorado. |
| 1:12.0 | He also uses a handful of their accessories like hikes on the Wind River High Route and in Colorado. |
| 1:12.8 | He also uses a handful of their accessories like the Light Flex Hiking Umbrella, which works for both |
| 1:17.6 | the sun and the rain, protecting his fragile ginger skin, and the hipster, their lightweight fanny pack. I carried the one is my |
| 1:25.1 | shelter on the AT and PCT which is both roomy and light weighing in at less than |
| 1:29.5 | one and a half pounds. How did it work for you? So good. As you already know, it's the one you need. |
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