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The Dirtbag Diaries

The Underdog

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In the last few years, Alexandera Houchin has become a force in the world of ultra endurance mountain bike racing. As a Native kid growing up in northern Minnesota, she never could have predicted the ways that racing her single speed would prove healing to both her mind and her body. In 2023, she set out to complete the Triple Crown Challenge– racing the Tour Divide, the Colorado Trail, and the Arizona Trail– all on a single gear. Support comes from Kuat Racks AeroPress Use code DIARIES to save 20% Incogni Learn more at https://incogni.com/dirtbagdiaries Pre-Order States Of Adventure– 30 stories adapted from The Diaries into a book! http://geni.us/StatesofAdventure Want more episodes? Join Dirtbag Diaries+ today

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0:00.0

I'm freaking psyched to say that we have a new book.

0:04.0

States of adventure.

0:05.0

30 outdoor adventure stories about finding yourself by getting lost.

0:09.0

It's available for pre-order, which is incredible.

0:14.0

Here's a backstory.

0:15.0

Becca and I took 30 of our favorite stories from the last two decades

0:18.0

and adapted them for print and coupled them with incredible imagery from some of our favorite photographers who we've worked

0:25.2

with over the years. In the hopes that we could create a book that reflected the power of this community. The struggles we go through, the joy we find,

0:38.7

the connection to the natural world, the connection to one another. I mean the magic that makes this such a worthy

0:46.9

endeavor. We brought back producers and long time duct tape and beer

0:52.2

collaborators to help out with it.

0:54.0

Alex Hahnold contributed to forward and months later I get to hold the product of

1:01.0

these efforts in my hand and I'm very very excited and grateful to be able to share it with you.

1:09.0

The book like I said it's now available for pre-order. Links in the bio, check it out everywhere July 23rd. Thanks

1:18.8

for listening. Hey Fitz, how's it going? How's it going?

1:31.0

Hey Fitz, how's it going? Pretty good.

1:32.0

You know, I'm recording in my closet

1:34.4

because there's a heat wave

1:35.6

and our office air conditioner is broken.

1:37.4

But that's good.

1:38.4

You know, it's like going back to the old days.

1:41.6

Yeah, I'm recording from in my van in Wyoming right now so I feel like

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