With the holidays approaching, most of us would give powder days if the weather would cooperate.

Instead, we're trying to figure out what our belay partner could possibly need. This year,

you can give the gift of the Diaries by sending a Diaries Plus membership to someone who needs

a little inspiration in their life. Your friend, your loved one, your ski buddy, they get a

subscription to Diaries Plus.

That's Gift One. Now, here's Gift 2. You're also giving something to the community.

For the last year, listeners have been doing the heavy lifting. We weren't even sure if we were going to make it through this year, but y'all have stepped up.

A lot of you have said

that this project matters, that this project maybe even helped nudge you in a different direction

in life, and that you hope others might have the same chance. There's a lot of dark stuff out there,

and you've told us that the Diaries is a bright spot, so now you can give it. Diaries plus, the gift that gives twice.

Once for a friend, once for the community. So check it out. It's super easy to do. We've put a link

in the show notes. Happy gifting. Hey everyone, Fitz here. I'm very excited to share today's episode.

This fall is part of our book tour. I was

invited to Duluth, Minnesota to create a live dirt bag diaries in collaboration with Minnesota

Land Trusts and the Duluth Area Outdoor Alliance. That sounds really fancy, but basically,

a lot of really good people invited me out to Minnesota to share their community, to bring people together, and to listen to stories.

And it was incredible.

What a community out there.

It was so cool to see all these people that have worked to support trails and climbing and mountain biking and accessibility to the forests around the city of Duluth.

It was super inspiring and it was awesome.

Also, what unfolded on stage had to be one of my favorite moments in my entire career.

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