Host Fitz Cahall throws caution to the wind in today's beautifully narrated episode of The Dirtbag Diaries. This last fall, Becca and I embarked on a trip of a lifetime. We began on foot in Sequoia National Park and hiked north through Yosemite. Along the way, we… Read More
Crank through your week with a new podcast from the Dirtbag Diaries. Show host Fitz Cahall sets the stage: I love bikes. I like riding them through the woods. I like working on them. I even like riding bikes on roads, but I've never been a road… Read More
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Dan Moore, down in southern Utah. Dan sent us this story in response to our request to “Tell Us About Your Rad Dad.” Last week’s featured submission was from a young lady whose discovery of herself and the outdoors… Read More
We’ve received some phone calls and emails from concerned readers regarding a photograph Patagonia published in our Summer catalog, page 50. The photo by Morgan Hoesterey (shown here) is of Sanja du Plessis freediving off Oahu. Near her, are several spinner dolphins. The people who wrote and… Read More
What better way to browse the Winterfest Sale than with the Dirtbag Diaries playing in the background? Here's host Fitz Cahall with today's listener-submitted Short: More people reach the top of Mount Everest than hike the entire length of the Pacific Crest Trail. Read More
A little over a year ago, we invited readers to submit stories of their own Backyard Adventures and announced a deadline of January 9th, 2009. Here we are in 2010, and still (happily) receiving submissions. The most recent is this beautiful audio slideshow from father… Read More
The Dirtbag Diaries is on the air. Host Fitz Cahall introduces today's podcast: As outdoor types, we love rating systems. We'll rate anything. Rapids. Climbs. Ski runs. Now, we've gone and tried to rate the unrateable — fun. Fun divided by three — it's this concept… Read More
I don’t know when it started for me, but somehow, over the last ten years, yoga as a practice has melted into everything I do, as a continuous flow. My favorite translation of the Sanskrit word Yoga implies that everything is already united. The practice part is learning how… Read More
If you are visiting Squamish this summer and you enjoy a refreshing session of conscious-breathing and tension-releasing exercises, then go to The Yoga Studio on 2nd Ave any day of the week. But if you are here only for a Sunday, then you gotta check out “yoga… Read More
It’s been my pleasure to work with Fitz Cahall as his show, Listen to The Monoboard (mp3 – 11:19 – right-click to download) For more on the music from this episode or to share a story of your own, head over to www.dirtbagdiaries.com. Read More
Dirtbag Diaries host Fitz Cahall sets the stage for today's poignant podcast: "Climbing — this one act saves me," says Portland rock climber Bob Grunau. Throughout his life, Grunau has struggled with the lingering clouds of depression. Until he discovered climbing, the only way to weather the… Read More