Ep. 276: Bikepacking and the Colorado Trail Race - Stefan Griebel
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2017
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Ever thought about getting into bikepacking on your mountain bike? If so, this is the episode for you! Stefan Griebel founded the 500 mile Colorado Trail Race between Denver and Durango, CO. Listen in to hear about the race and some tips for bikepacking in general.
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| 0:00.0 | the trail goes through the Rocky Mountains and it has an average elevation of about 10,000 feet. |
| 0:06.0 | Tree line, it's between 11 and 12,000 feet. So there are lots of parts of the Colorado Trail that are above tree line in an alpine environment. |
| 0:15.0 | So you can see for a hundred miles to the horizon or maybe, you know, you're in a deep valley, so all you see |
| 0:21.9 | is the mountains surrounding you. In July, there can be meadows of wildflowers, just as far |
| 0:28.1 | as you can see everywhere. Episode 276, Stefan Grebel is here to talk about the Colorado |
| 0:34.3 | Trail Race and Bikepacking. This episode is sponsored in part by Health IQ. |
| 0:39.4 | Health IQ uses science and data to secure special rates on life insurance for health |
| 0:43.7 | conscious people. |
| 0:45.0 | Learn more and get a free quote online at health IQ.com slash adventure. |
| 0:49.3 | You're listening to the Adventure Sports podcast brought to you by 180 tech. |
| 0:53.5 | We talk with adventurers from around the globe to bring you the inspiration and motivation you need to get started in the outdoors or to keep you moving if you're already there. Now here's your host, Kurt Linville. |
| 1:08.5 | Hi friends, Kurt here. Thank you so much for listening to the Adventure Sports podcast today. |
| 1:13.6 | I have a really fun guest with us today. This is the founder of the Colorado Trail race, which is a |
| 1:20.2 | mountain bike race, either from Denver to Durango or from Durango to Denver, 500 miles self-supported |
| 1:26.9 | mountain bike race. |
| 1:28.5 | And I'm really excited to visit with him about the race. |
| 1:33.2 | Stefan Grebel. |
| 1:34.6 | Welcome to the program. |
| 1:36.2 | Thank you. |
| 1:37.4 | Nice to be here. |
| 1:38.4 | Yeah, it's very cool, man. |
| 1:39.7 | So you told me that you're a full-time dad and father of three. |
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