Bikepacking 20,000 Miles from Alaska to Tierra del Fugo... Barefoot

Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast

Singletracks.com

Wilderness, Sports

4.7 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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We're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes from 2022, so be sure to listen in case you missed it! Check back next week for more another fresh episode.

In 2006 Goat and two friends set out to ride mountain bikes from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of South America, and after three and a half years of travel, the trio completed the mother of all bikepacking trips. Riding the Spine is just one of many adventures Goat has experienced over the years, including living in a tree house and building and working on countless bikes.

In this episode we ask:

How did you upbringing influence your adventure-based lifestyle?
How did you get into cycling, and particularly long-distance riding?
What was it like living in a treehouse for 4 years during college?
How did the idea of Riding the Spine come about? Who was in the group?
What was your bike setup at the start, and how did it evolve during the ride?
Why did you and the crew get arrested in Arizona?
Which sections were your favorites to ride?
Have you been on any bike adventures since the trip? Do you have any planned for the future?

Get more stories from Riding the Spine at ridingthespine.com and keep up Goat's latest adventures at wandergoat.com. Cover photo by Melinda Thompson.

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0:00.0	The Single Tracks podcast is brought to you by TPC, the Proz Closet.
0:04.7	Spring is the perfect time to upgrade, and TPC has an industry-leading selection of new and certified pre-owned bikes, plus frames, wheels, and accessories.
0:14.8	Each certified pre-owned bike is inspected, tested, and serviced, and every bike includes 30-day returns.
0:21.7	Visit tpc.bike forward slash single tracks and enter code single tracks 40 to save $40
0:28.0	on every order over 200. That's the pros closet at tpc.bike slash single tracks and look for
0:35.9	the link and coupon code in the show notes.
0:39.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the single tracks podcast.
0:41.9	My name is Jeff and today my guest is Goat.
0:45.7	In 2006, Goat and two friends set out to ride mountain bikes from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego,
0:53.0	the southernmost tip of South America. And after three and a
0:56.3	half years of travel, the trio completed the mother of all bikepacking trips. Riding the
1:02.1	spine is just one of the many adventures Goat has experienced over the years, including living
1:06.9	in a treehouse and building and working on countless bikes. Thanks for joining me, Goet.
1:12.3	Yeah, thanks for having me.
1:13.9	So you moved around a good bit and traveled with your family when you're growing up.
1:19.3	So was it, like, natural for you to continue into that lifestyle into adulthood?
1:24.9	Absolutely.
1:25.7	You know, both my parents are adventurers.
1:29.0	My grandfather was an ambassador.
1:31.8	My mother was a big wall climber, and my father is a pioneering whitewater rafter.
1:39.0	You know, he's done more first descents than anyone else in the world all over the world.
1:44.7	Oh, wow.
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