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Outdoors & Offline with Bryan Schaeffer

Outdoors & Offline with Bryan Schaeffer

By Bryan Schaeffer

The Simplest thing we can do to improve our physical & mental health for ourselves, our family and the planet is to exercise outdoors in nature every day. This Podcast is getting outside and offline with accomplished skiers, hikers, runners and mountain bikers. With expert tips on fitness, planning, gear and how to have the best experiences exploring year-round trails - this is your trailhead to adventure. Join us as we explore the thriving communities within these life-long sports.
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Outdoors & Offline with Bryan SchaefferMar 15, 2021

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Jan 25, 202416:49
Andrew M. Luks M.D., UW Medicine - Altitude Illnesses

Andrew M. Luks M.D., UW Medicine - Altitude Illnesses

Dr. Andy Luks explains altitude physiology and acute altitude illnesses. Learn practical steps on how to prepare for high-altitude environments.

Here are some great resources to learn about altitude illnesses.


How to prevent altitude sickness:

https://theuiaa.org/uiaa/how-to-avoid-and-prevent-altitude-sickness/

High Altitude Doctor:

http://www.highaltitudedoctor.org/

Recommendations for high-altitude travel:

https://theuiaa.org/mountain-medicine/medical-advice/


WMS Guidelines :

https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(19)30090-0/fulltext




Aug 16, 202333:29
Devon Orme - Geology Professor, Montana State University

Devon Orme - Geology Professor, Montana State University

Professor Devon Orme gives us a geology lesson on the area of Montana covered in the new The Last Best Trails book.


Instagram: @testresearchgroup

https://devonorme.com

Email: devon.orme@montana.edu


Buy the first edition signed book at:

www.thelastbesttrails.com

May 18, 202329:56
Sebastian Petzing - Hiker, Pickle Barrel Spokesman

Sebastian Petzing - Hiker, Pickle Barrel Spokesman

I met Sebastian on the Bozeman Hiking Forum Facebook group. It was the middle of a long, dark, and cold winter. I was looking for photo references to illustrate a few of the waterfalls I had yet to capture in the summertime. Sebastian has an expansive archive of hiking photography from his Bozone adventures. Join us as we take a spring stroll up the college "M" trail and talk about the upcoming season on the trails.


Follow Sebastian on Instagram @sebawebba

Learn more about the new guide book at: www.thelastbesttrails.com

May 11, 202325:55
Mike England - Co-founder & Editor, Outside Bozeman Magazine

Mike England - Co-founder & Editor, Outside Bozeman Magazine

Co-founder and Editor of Outside Bozeman print magazine talks about its inception in the 1990s and what makes the "Bozone" a mecca for outdoor recreationists and sportsmen.



Contact Outside Bozeman Magazine:

https://outsidebozeman.com/company/contact


The Last Best Trails Book avialble May 3rd

www.thelastbesttrails.com

Apr 27, 202321:31
Dr. Shane Doyle, Apsáalooke - Montana Migrations
Apr 20, 202332:17
Jenny Abegg - the North Cascades High Traverse
Apr 14, 202327:35
Scott Secor - SAR Commander - Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue

Scott Secor - SAR Commander - Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue

Bringing a communication device, going with a partner and dressing for the conditions are the big 3.

#1 is not going anywhere alone.  Some of our most difficult rescues are people that have gone solo somewhere.  When people bring another person they have someone who can call for help if they aren’t getting cell reception, provide extra clothing, food and water, or help stabilize the injury until we get there.

 Having another person is crucial.  That would cut down 50 percent of our calls.  

People are still going to get hurt, but with another person, they self-rescue. 

https://gallatincomt.virtualtownhall.net/search-and-rescue

https://www.friendsgcssar.org/

Jan 05, 202319:06
Jacob Zimmerer - Ph.D. student in Indigenous and Rural Health at Montana State University

Jacob Zimmerer - Ph.D. student in Indigenous and Rural Health at Montana State University

We are trying something different, making a walk and talk recording on the Sourdough trail at Tuckerman park in Bozeman.

I met Jacob at an indigenous edible plant walk a few weeks ago.  I invited him to share some of his foraging wisdom with us.


Find Jacob online:

http://ecologicalhuman.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ecologicalhumanproject

Jul 06, 202213:13
Corey Lewellen - USFS Disctrict Ranger & Wendy Urey - Recreation

Corey Lewellen - USFS Disctrict Ranger & Wendy Urey - Recreation

I am at the Forest Service District Rangers Office in Bozeman with Corey Lewellen and Marna Daley to discuss the newly-released Land Management Plan.

Corey and Marna discuss the creation of the LMP with local feedback and how it affects popular recreation areas around Bozeman.


Visit the local ranger district office for more information or visit online:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/custergallatin/landmanagement/planning

https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest

Closures and alerts: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/custergallatin/home

Jun 29, 202221:48
Mary Erickson - Forest Supervisor, Custer Gallatin National Forest

Mary Erickson - Forest Supervisor, Custer Gallatin National Forest

I am sitting down with Forest Supervisor Mary Erickson in the Federal Building downtown Bozeman to discuss the newly-released Land Management Plan.

Discover what a Land Management Plan is, the steps taken to create it, and how it affects the Custer Gallatin National Forest.


Visit the local ranger district office for more information or visit online:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/custergallatin/landmanagement/planning

https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest

http://t.co/GvqB6koOSa

Jun 08, 202216:28
Bryce Stevens - cofounder Trails.com

Bryce Stevens - cofounder Trails.com

Guidebook Author Bryce Stevens and I talk about digitizing maps and materials for one of the early online trail platform trails.com.

Always curious about what lies around the next corner or beach, throughout his career Bryce has authored hiking guidebooks and more recently backcountry adventure dirt biking routes.

Previously co-founder of Trails.com, Inc. d.b.a. Hillclimb Media - owner of websites that included Trails.com and GolfLink.com. Hillclimb was sold to Demand Media in 2006.

Learn more about Bryces projects at: 

https://ridebdr.com 

www.topozone.com 

https://www.californiabeaches.com

www.hawaiibeaches.com


Jun 01, 202247:31
Chris Kussmaul - Peaks & Couloirs of Southwest Montana
Feb 02, 202219:09
Craig Romano - Guidebook Author

Craig Romano - Guidebook Author

Prolific guidebook author Craig Romano talks about the resurgence in physical guide books and how he got his start.  I met Craig several years ago at a hikers expo at the REI Flagship store in Seattle and was immediately drawn to his enthusiasm.  

In 2016 we hiked the Gothic Basin Trail one of his 100 Classic Hikes Washington the year the new book printed and filmed for the guidebook review.  

Watch the 100 Classic Hikes Guidebook Review Video here: https://botnw.com/prep

Dec 02, 202149:53
Cory Birkenbuel - If God had a voice, it would be Warren Miller's

Cory Birkenbuel - If God had a voice, it would be Warren Miller's

I grew up in Dillon, MT skiing with the Birkenbuel brothers - Nordic Bill Koch Youth Ski League and alpine at Maverick Mountain.

I moved on to Seattle for college where I witnessed my first Warren Miller show.

Through a series of fortuitous events Cory and Kevin Hilton were paired with the late-great Warren Miller to produce some meaningful short films in the tradition of Warren's original work.

This is Cory's story.

Oct 22, 202142:33
Damon Redd - Kind Design

Damon Redd - Kind Design

The brilliant colored topographical sun hoodie designs drew me to Damon's work.  These custom river maps printed on recycled plastic garments give a portion of the proceeds to water conservation efforts across the west.  Damon shares his founding story and how design can bring communities together for the common good.

Check out Damon's work at: https://www.kinddesign.co/

Sep 30, 202133:13
Seth Hubbard - US Biathlon
Sep 23, 202142:19
Heidi Makoutz - Bridger Ski Foundation

Heidi Makoutz - Bridger Ski Foundation

Heidi’s mantra “ski into your best self” describes her enthusiastic commitment to the Nordic ski community in Bozeman. As the lead instructor for the adult or “masters” programs she gives some pointers of how to get on the ski trails and continue to develop skills and fitness regardless of experience.
Our Nordic community really demonstrates the love of being outside no matter the weather, making gliding on snow so much fun. I love the diversity of age that we get out there. On any given training day in town we can have a 75-year old skiing next to a 5-year old. I think that’s really special. BSF is doing more to have inter-generational ski experiences.<br />
We live in an amazing place. You can make your own trail. Getting outside, breathing the fresh air, getting out on snow. We have so many offerings and don’t have to feel cooped up. Skiing is an amazing way to embrace winter in our unusual time.<br />
- Heidi Makoutz<br />
Sep 21, 202112:48
John Zilly - Vimazi Shoes

John Zilly - Vimazi Shoes

I met John a decade ago in Seattle after my family and I completed all 70 hikes in his self-published Beyond Mount SI guidebook.

https://botnw.com/blog/2020/1/27/trailrunningsafety-a4wlg-s4zm6-cksfh


Fast forward a few years and John is taking his creative/innovative side to a new level co-founding a new running shoe company that builds models tuned to your running pace.

Learn more and follow there progress at:
https://vimazi.com/

Sep 16, 202131:41
Justin Bigart - Skimo

Justin Bigart - Skimo

Justin Bigart and friends started getting lighter gear and going faster in the backcountry, which lead to training for and racing in the European—derived sport of Ski Mountaineering or “Skimo.”
<em>It was something to do in the winter that felt like trail running. A lot of it had to do with gear and wanting to move quick in the mountains. I went to a Skitrab ski—they are 140cm, they weigh nothing, featherweight. Uphill you can run like you are trail running. You need a compatible Skimo partner. A lot of the races you have to do with a partner anyway. You need someone who has the same risk profile, goals, endurance, willingness to work and get out every day. I really enjoy going to History Rock and getting a bunch of laps in. Being able to move fast in the mountains is the best part.<br />
It is the fountain of youth. I think skinning is the single best way to move the human bod</em>y.<br />
- Justin Bigart<br />
Sep 14, 202116:13
Laurie Spence - Nordic Director - Lone Mountain Ranch
Sep 09, 202106:43
Cliff Montagne - Crosscut Nordic
Sep 03, 202116:55
Hailey Renner - The Bike Kitchen

Hailey Renner - The Bike Kitchen

Bozeman's Bike Kitchen is the place to learn how to fix your bike or build a bike.  

Hailey Renner takes us through what the Bike Kitchen does and invites us to come in and check out this unique place.

https://www.bozemanbikekitchen.org/

Aug 19, 202113:19
Tim Hawke - Architect Copper City Trails
Jun 30, 202131:28
Scott Schmidt (Schmitty) - Crosscut Mountain Sports Center
Jun 29, 202121:27
Mel Cronin - Direcctor of Development SWMMBA
Jun 28, 202133:33
Jason Donald - Bike Mechanic Owenhouse Cycles
Jun 25, 202131:26
Rob Funderburk - Manager Bangtail Bikes
Jun 24, 202133:54
Natalie Osborne - Big Sky Biggie Race Director

Natalie Osborne - Big Sky Biggie Race Director

Race director of Big Sky's epic cross-country mountain bike race (The Big Sky Biggie) Natalie Osborne talks about the creation of the event, the course details and how you can get involved with this classic event.


Pre-order your copy of The Last Best Bike on Kickstarter today.

Only one week left to pre-order the First Limited Edition autographed copy of The Last Best Bike Montana, Bozeman, Big Sky & Beyond!

If you want to get a copy of the portal to mountain biking this this summer offer is exclusively through Kickstarter and ends at the end of June.


The book has:

* Over 110 pages of hand-drawn illustrations of the best Bozeman area mountain bike trails.

* QR codes for over a dozen audio interviews with program directors, mountain biking coaches and trail advocates

* SingleTrack Mind animated short film starring local riders and locations!

* Custom GPS map designed for your smartphone (no app required) for directions to the trailhead and extended routes

Jun 22, 202126:42
Adam Johnson - Big Sky Community Organization - Park & Trails Director
Jun 18, 202115:42
David Tucker - SWMMBA - Director of Outreach

David Tucker - SWMMBA - Director of Outreach

David Tucker with the Southwest Montana Mountain Bike Association talks about the rapid growth of the organization and the legacy of mountain bike advocacy resting on the leaders that came before.


Pre-order The Last Best BIKE book and Ready to Ride kit on Kickstarter now. 

Jun 15, 202149:37
Christine Baker - Director of Mountain Sports Big Sky Resort
Jun 11, 202126:54
Heidi Makoutz - Bozeman NICA Head Coach

Heidi Makoutz - Bozeman NICA Head Coach

Bike into your best self with Bozeman’s head NICA coach Heidi Makoutz.

If you have ever been around Sunset Hills trails in the summer or the winter, you might recognize Heidi.  She is the Masters Coach for the Bridger Ski Foundation and Bozeman’s head coach of the NICA mountain biking program.  Learn about the upcoming third season of Bozeman's National Interscholastic Cycling Association for high school riders. 


Pre-order limited firsts-edition The Last Best BIKE Books and more on Kickstarter this June only.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelastbestski/the-last-best-bike-book-montana-bozeman-big-sky-and-beyond

Jun 08, 202113:38
EJ Porth - Gallatin Valley Land Trust
Jun 04, 202123:54
Molly Bowman - Bozeman Youth Cycling
May 25, 202120:20
Jason Lunden - Bike Fitting Excel PT
May 18, 202119:15
Tami Asars - Guidebook Author
May 11, 202139:28
Dani Aravich - Paralympic Athlete

Dani Aravich - Paralympic Athlete

Paralympic Nordic skier and track athlete Dani Aravich talks about training, why exercising in nature is so important and what makes her home base between travel for competitions Bozeman so special.

May 04, 202118:23
19. Hannah Bratterud - Mental Benefits of Social Outdoor Exercise
Apr 27, 202131:14
Graham Zimmerman - Alpinist - Protect our Winters
Apr 20, 202152:13
Cory Birkenbuel - Ski Instructor, Artist, Filmmaker

Cory Birkenbuel - Ski Instructor, Artist, Filmmaker

Yellowstone Club ski instructor Cory Birkenbuel grew up shredding the slopes at Maverick Mountain. His school project dubbed Montana’s Sweet 16 made him the first Montanan to ski each ski resort in Montana on consecutive days. Cory shares his love of skiing and SW Montana. Cory and I grew up skiing through the little skiers program to impromptu ski days with our boisterous crews in high school.
<em>Man, I’ll tell you what - walking in boots, you can tell something about somebody right away. How they walk in their boots little kids to older people, if their shins are slammed up against the boot and they are walking like that you can already see what they need to work on. With true progression its those little steps from the boots, take one ski across the parking lot. Put both skis on, start walking on them. Teach it on the flat ground first. You want to build up confidence and that’s what skiing is; confidence.<br />
-Cory Birkenbuel<br />
</em>
Apr 13, 202115:09
Jim Schaeffer - Yellowstone National Park

Jim Schaeffer - Yellowstone National Park

Jim & Claudia Schaeffer (my folks) spent winters in the late 70s working at the new Big Sky Resort and off hours exploring Yellowstone National Park on backcountry skis.  The meadows and ski basins along corridor from Big Sky to Yellowstone have a timeless feel, not having changed much over all those years.


"I like the quietness.  The snow conditions are great, it’s dry snow, easy to wax. I like being able to see critters running around.  There’s buffalo; we have seen wolves driving through Lamar (Valley) in the wintertime.  And the lack of people in the wintertime.  A lot of the stuff that’s really busy in the summertime turns in to a defacto wilderness, so it’s a totally different experience in the winter."

- Jim Schaeffer former Forest Ranger Gallatin, Beaverhead and Bighorn Mountains

Apr 08, 202111:29
Bob Allen - Photo Journalist
Apr 02, 202110:08
Simon Peterson - Outside Bozeman Photo Editor

Simon Peterson - Outside Bozeman Photo Editor

Photo editor of Outside Bozeman Magazine and Backcountry Skier Simon Peterson shares why he’s not good about keeping secrets about great ski lines in the mountains around Bozeman.


"There shouldn’t be any secrets.  We need the user days to progress the sport, to keep the accesses open.  We are getting more people, the sport is getting more popular.  All you have to do is drive 15 more minutes and you are going to find a spot where there is nobody.  I don’t like the secretive, hush, hush; how did you learn about it?  You learned about it from somebody.  Teach the next person, maybe, just maybe they will become your friend.  Maybe they are a great skier and fun to ski with.  I’m not good about keeping secrets about that stuff.
I had my priorities straight.  I moved here for the skiing and school second.
Doing some progression where you learn the fundamentals before you are diving into extreme terrain is huge."

- Simon Peterson
Photo Editor Outside Bozeman Magazine

Mar 30, 202116:14
Doug Chabot - Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center Director

Doug Chabot - Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center Director

Doug Chabot talks about adventuring with the late great Alex Lowe and his ongoing work with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Visit  https://www.mtavalanche.com for more information and come back to the last best ski to get the scoop on skiing in SW Montana.   Happy Trails! The Fundamentals Don’t change.  It’s not minutia it’s the basics; it’s the foundational things that we can never forget about.  Decisions are based on information.  Where people get into trouble, whether you are a beginner, or you have been backcountry skiing for 30 years if you don’t take in good relevant new information to make your decision, you are hamstrung.  Our job at the avalanche center is to give people good, new relevant information.
-Doug Chabot
Mar 25, 202124:48
Dan Lakatos - Vice President of Outdoor Pursuits at Yellowstone Club

Dan Lakatos - Vice President of Outdoor Pursuits at Yellowstone Club

Former BSF Freestyle Coach and Vice President of Outdoor Pursuits at Yellowstone Club - Dan Lakatos schools us on the progression of freestyle skiing and Montana’s special place in the Yellowstone Corridor.
From the outside looking in, you can’t understand it. From the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.<br />
Giving members and guests a transformative experience through skiing. Guests and visitors see globally how beautiful and unique the greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is.<br />
Yellowstone Club is a huge economic driver for Montana.<br />
- Dan Lakatos<br />
Vice President of Outdoor Pursuits at Yellowstone Club
Mar 22, 202119:27
Fay Johnson - Crosscut Nordic

Fay Johnson - Crosscut Nordic

Right next to Bridger Bowl.  Let’s talk Crosscut Mountain Sports Center’s big plans with Nordic Center Director Fay Johnson.


"Our enthusiasm and optimism is the community's response and interest in Crosscut.  

They recognize the fact that cross-country Skiing is a great alternative in these troubled times because you can distance so easily.
We are instituting a new online system where people can purchase day tickets as well as reserve rental gear and book lessons."

- Fay Johnson Nordic Center Director

Mar 18, 202109:50
Nick Michaud - US Paralympic Team Coach

Nick Michaud - US Paralympic Team Coach

After missing the Olympics, by one spot, Nick Michaud turned his focus to coaching a diverse population of Nordic skiers including the US Paralympic Team partnered with Crosscut.

Yeah, I think skiing is for everyone—it just requires some collaborative, creative pooling of organizations & resources.  People from all backgrounds are coming here.  We have a couple of the best sit skiers in the world as part of our program and we have athletes that have just learned to ski this year.  There are all these unique stories in a sport that is less widely unique.  That is a huge motivation for me and the other staff.  It makes our sport more special.  We are bringing in more people; it makes it more accessible.  Our goal as the paralympic team is for the sport to keep growing from the bottom up.  They are thriving in that community.
Asking questions, questions, questions, good coaching is good coaching.  In an ego-free way, let’s learn together.  Meeting people where they are at to help them become the best version of themselves.
At some level we are all adaptive.


- Nick Michaud
US Paralympic Ski Team Crosscut Mountain Sports Center

Mar 15, 202113:12
Jason Lunden - Splitboarder - Excel Physical Therapy
Mar 09, 202118:45
Shannon Griffin - Bridger Bowl Snowsports School Director

Shannon Griffin - Bridger Bowl Snowsports School Director

Bridger Bowl Snowsports School Director Shannon Griffin shares her love for Bridger, gives us some great ideas on where to go exploring at different skill levels and some new changes for this season.


There is easy beginner terrain to steep technical chutes, trees and cliffs.  Everything you could want is accessible and it’s right there only 20—30 minutes away from town.


The spirit at Bridger has really stayed as being a community area it’s our backyard.  It’s where we get to go play.


With the Bridgers being a north to south range, primary winds move west to east.  The Bridgers catch the air masses forming a long cloud that hangs over the range known as the (BBC) Bridger Bowl Cloud.  Any snow storms that come through start dumping straight down leaving Bridger’s famous cold smoke Powder.


-Shannon Griffin
Bridger Bowl Snowsports School Director

Mar 03, 202118:05