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Dirtbag Things

Dirtbag Things

By Ben Beauchman

We cook on Coleman stoves we found at a thrift store, live out of a tent in questionable spots, work seasonal jobs to save up for our next adventure, tailgate at ski resort parking lots selling part of our breakfast to pay for the gas money on the way to the lodge and make every attempt to pay for monetary items with beer. While there is plenty to be said about the awesome stories and amazing people to be met while living a life filled with cutting corners and cursing the lack of free overnight parking, all of us who live this life have some major character traits to be shared.
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Episode 01 "I Have More Skis Than T-Shirts"

Dirtbag ThingsDec 20, 2021

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Episode 01 "I Have More Skis Than T-Shirts"

Episode 01 "I Have More Skis Than T-Shirts"

Losing Jobs and searching for new opportunities, Living the frugal dirtbag lifestyle. Making sacrifices in order to sustain the passionate lifestyle of chasing down deep powder and high mountain peaks. What is a dirtbag and why would someone identify as such a profane name? The term dirtbag originated from the movement of climbers who decided that a typical lifestyle would not suffice in order to achieve their great accomplishments. Climbing the rungs of the ladder into the blissfully comforting abyss of a 9-5 job and a capacitating goal of “making it” just doesn't do it for some. Commonly a dirtbag is someone who is willing to go to any length to accomplish a goal they have set for themselves. This could mean making sacrifices that allow one to afford a new rack of trad climbing gear, selling a car in order to buy a new pair of skis for a long expedition, or even selling a house to backpack a long distance thru hiking trail. No matter the pursuit, there are all sorts of people pursuing the dirtbag lifestyle.

Today, especially since the internet allows people to make money online from anywhere that allows a wifi connection, living a life pursuing that next high mountain peak has never been easier. Making sacrifices to pursue the thing that makes them feel like a human, connecting to primordial parts of ourselves when inviting adversity and discomfort into daily life. It has never been easier to pursue absolutely anything we wish to become. Living a life on the road, traveling all around the orb of life we love to explore, and telling awesome stories about it. How could it get any better than that?

Dec 20, 202118:27