Your go-to podcast for outdoor adventure tips, tricks, and stories! Hosts Bryan Wolf and Dalton Spurlin each have trekked thousands of miles including tackling long distance treks like the Appalachian Trail. Professionally the duo works to equip, educate, and prepare other people for their adventures, with a combined two decades of specialty service in the outdoor industry. In this podcast they'll share what they've learned along the way and enable curious minds to make the leap to bigger and better adventures outside. Join us for a unique lens to the outdoors with guests from the industry.
In this quick public lands update we dig into the Roadless Rule. The comment period for the rescission of this rule is fading fast so listen in to get the nuts and bolts of how this thing came to be, what critic are saying, and get some facts to help you make educated comments. Find all the necessary links here and be an advocate for our public lands!
Full language of the rule: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-12/html/01-726.htm (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-12/html/01-726.htm)
Comment on the Roadless Rule:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16965/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16965/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation)
Save Public Lands:
(https://action.outdooralliance.org/a/save-public-lands-day)
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23 Jul 2026
Quest for the Crown
His dirt masked legs are hardly recognizable past their thorn torn skin, he comes to town just once every while to enjoy the spoils of his old life. His feet blistered and his face unkept but he minds not. He’s been using the same spoon and food bag for as long as he can remember, surviving off the mush that keeps in the dark depths of his lightly loaded pack.
He cares about little but the miles of the day, a simple soul who takes comfort in the flicker of stars and gentle rock of the canopy with a mountain breeze. Known only by the name Cast Iron, he is no stranger to this life. Appalachian, Rocky, Cascade, Sierra, the name of the mountains change but the quest is eerily similar. He seeks a spectacular crown, a treasure so rare, and so precious that few see its glory. Cast Iron thirsts for the Triple Crown of long distance hiking, and on this day we will hear the tale of his grand travels.
Dalton "Cast Iron" Spurlin has just begun his hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), his third and final trail of the triple crown. We catch up with him in Washington, his first state to hear about the trail and mindset leading up to this point.
Text for fire/smoke updates: +1-765-553-4737
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21 May 2026
Mr. Fabulous is Back!
Mr. Fabulous is back on the Banter to talk about his newest book "A Fabulous Thru-Hike". Derick Lugo, now a triple crowner having completed the three major long distance trails, recently published his second book. A Fabulous Thru-Hike is about his experience on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). In the book and on the podcast Derick share his struggles and his successes of thru-hiking. We're joined by Nancy Ball of Summit Trek and Travel for this very fun and insightful conversation with Mr. Fab.
Derick joined us last season as we had a blast discussing his first book The Unlikely Thru-Hiker. If you haven't already, venture back and listen to that episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kHWCUcsT6RbV63l4Hq8Wt?si=FNFVkeATTe-iGMavuyaiug) as well. Have your own thru-hike to plan? RRT is your go to resource for gear and information: Shop with RRT (https://roadsriversandtrails.com/)
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YouTube views
176,372
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
21 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
82
Engagement
71
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