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The podcast where I talk to epic people doing epic stuff outside.
Will Peterson hosts From The Backcountry, a sports show with 119 episodes published.

Love you all, thank you for making this podcast such a meaningful project. I will talk to you all when I talk to you all! ~Will

Bond Almand is a professional endurance cyclist and a senior at Dartmouth College. Bond returns to the podcast to talk about his two most recent projects: his record breaking cycle through the United States and his recor

Bond Almand is a professional endurance cyclist and a senior at Dartmouth College. Bond returns to the podcast to talk about his two most recent projects: his record breaking cycle through the United States and his recor

Amber Constant is a athlete who lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. January 1st 2026, she set out with a bold plan - to set the record for vertical record for one year, all on foot. She is now a few months in

Amber Constant is a athlete who lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. January 1st 2026, she set out with a bold plan - to set the record for vertical record for one year, all on foot. She is now a few months in

Join the boys this week as we talk all things AT in the lead up to my (Will) bid for the self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT in late April. In this episode we discus mindset, past records, strategy, gear, and much more.

Join the boys this week as we talk all things AT in the lead up to my (Will) bid for the self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT in late April. In this episode we discus mindset, past records, strategy, gear, and much more.

Noah Dines is a mountain athlete best known for holding the human powered vertical record for ski touring 3.5 million vertical feet in 2024. Most recently, Noah completed an 8 day monstrous thru-ski of the Catamount Trai

This past summer Fyn Kynd set a new FKT on the Grafton Notch Loop, a top 25 Northeast FKT route with 35-36 miles and 12-13,000 feet of vertical gain that loops through the beautiful Grafton Notch in Maine. We talk all ab

Lukas Janulaitis and Brianna Karboski pushed the limits this year at Last Skier Standing through brutal conditions to ski tour for 65 and 64 consecutive hours, respectively - each racking up over 70,000 feet of vertical

Tara Dower is a professional ultra runner and thru-hiker who is making her fourth appearance on the podcast (see episodes #50 , #71, and #75). In August, Tara and her crew set the overall Fastest Known Time on the Long T

Cara Baskin is an ultramarathon runner and co-president of the Upper Valley Run Club. In September she set the record for the fastest female completion of the White Mountains 100, coming in at a time of 34 hours 12 minut

In this episode Will and Xander are back to break down all of the best FKTs set in the Northeast in 2025. They talk most inspiring efforts, best DNFs, "Xander's Under Duress" list, and much more. Thanks to all of you for

Jeff Colt is a professional ultra-runner with On who has some incredibly big efforts to his name including a top 10 finish at Western States, the Hut Traverse FKT, and much more. Most recently, Jeff went out and set the

The Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race in which participants climb 1209 feet of vertical every hour (with 2.25 miles) until there is only one person left standing. 24 hours is equ

Bubba's Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race held each year in Center Conway, NH by Run The Whites. In this race participants must finish a 3.5 mile loop once per hour, and the last runner standing wins. T

Bubba's Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race held each year in Center Conway, NH by Run The Whites. In this race participants must finish a 3.5 mile loop once per hour, and the last runner standing wins. T

Finn Melanson is an accomplished ultramarathon runner and host of the Singletrack podcast and media company. In September, Finn went out to the woods of northern Maine and set a new unsupported FKT on the Hundred Mile Wi

A few weeks ago, I (Will) went over to Italy with my amazing friends and crew to run Tor des Géants. The race didn't go the way I wanted, ultimately ending with a DNF due to pneumonia. In this episode I break down the fi

Amber Constant is an endurance athlete based out of the White Mountains. She has put down multiple insane efforts this year including a 10-pack of Liberty and Flume in a single effort and the overall FKT for the New Hamp
Tara Dower
professional ultrarunner and FKT specialist
3 appearances on this show
Finn Melanson
Singletrack Podcast
3 appearances on this show
John Kelly
Retired Marine Corp General and former Chief of Staff · Massachusetts General Hospital
1 appearance on this show
Jack Kuenzle
Regional Editor · Evoke Endurance
7 appearances on this show
Joe Miller
author of 'The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic' · The Washington Center for Technology Policy Inclusion
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Atkins
co-founder and CEO · Supercycle
1 appearance on this show
Heather Anderson
Intuitive Animal Communicator · Nonverbal Autism Homeschool
1 appearance on this show
David Sinclair
researcher in epigenetics and aging · Harvard Medical School
1 appearance on this show
Eric Peterson
Senior Software Developer for Ortus Solutions · Project Headspace and Timing
1 appearance on this show
Kristian Morgan
2 appearances on this show
Jason Hardrath
3 appearances on this show
Alyssa Godesky
ultrarunner, endurance coach, former pro triathlete
1 appearance on this show
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