In today’s episode, we’ll cover the relationship between people, land, and how we use the land. My guest is Len Necefer, a Professor with appointments in American Indian Studies and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the Universit

#213 Scott Johnston, Uphill Athlete | Reggie

May 9th, 2019 1h 17m

Scott Johnston is the co-owner and head coach of Uphill Athlete, a specialized training platform that includes a couple of books, a website with a host of resources, training plans, stories, and articles, and personalized coaching for uphill at

#212: Caroline Gleich | Onsight Equipment

Dec 6th, 2018 47m 41s

Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer, endurance athlete, and environmental activist. This past fall, she climbed and skied Cho Oyu, the sixth highest mountain in the world. On today’s episode, we’ll talk about that adventure, where

#211 Her Odyssey | Peak Design

Nov 8th, 2018 1h

Bethany Hughes (Fidgit) and Lauren Reed (Neon) are in the midst of a daunting project: hiking (and occasionally paddling and cycling) from the southern tip of Argentina to the northern tip of Alaska. The 20,000 mile journey is expected to take

#210 Modern Huntsman, Brad Neathery & Tyler Sharp

Oct 10th, 2018 29m 12s

Modern Huntsman is bi-annual magazine that works to restore the perception of hunting in our modern society by curating stories, pictures, recipes, and more. On today’s episode, I talk with the CEO and Co-founder Brad Neathery and Editor in Chi

#209 Dr. Robb Gaffney | Coalatree

Sep 10th, 2018 1h 3m

Dr. Robb Gaffney is a psychiatrist, former extreme skier, and author of Squallywood: a guide to Squaw Valley’s most extreme lines. In this episode, we’ll talk about the brain and risk taking, social contagion, and ways to encourage the next gen

#208 Chris Warner | DannyShane

Aug 8th, 2018 54m 32s

Chris Warner is a well established mountaineer who has been climbing and guiding for several decades, a leadership educator, and the founder of Earth Treks climbing gyms. Last year, Chris attempted to climb the third highest mountain in the wor

#207 Pete Ripmaster

Jul 11th, 2018 40m 46s

Pete Ripmaster is the winner of the 2018 Iditarod Trail Invitational. You’ve probably heard of the Iditarod before, and you might think it’s bizarre to be pulled by a bunch of dogs in sub-zero temperatures in the Alaskan wilderness. But that’s

#206 Chris McNamara | Sufferfest Beer Co.

Jun 13th, 2018 48m 3s

Chris McNamera is the founder of Outdoor Gear Lab, Tech Gear Lab, and Supertopo. If you are a climber or gear head, there’s a chance you’ve heard of these. He’s also well respected climber, holds some serious big wall speed records and has clim

#205 Dr. Jared Vagy "The Climbing Doctor" | Thunderbolt Sportswear

May 2nd, 2018 1h

Dr. Jared Vagy is a doctor of physical therapy and known as “The Climbing Doctor”. He’s a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at USC, works with Olympic athletes on teams in both the US and China, and has treated and taught more tha

#204 Steve House | Ridge Merino

Mar 8th, 2018 1h 8m

Of all of the guest requests that I receive from listeners, Steve House is the name that comes up most. Steve is one of the most respected alpine climbers of this generation. In a time when establishing a quantity of summits has a certain super

#203 Gear Giveaway at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2018

Feb 11th, 2018 50m 34s

This is MtnMeister's semi-annual gear giveaway episode! If you’re a fan of the show, you’ve probably heard of it. If this is your first time listening, here’s how it works. A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Outdoor Retailer trade show in

#202 Gear Giveaway at ORWM18 Preview

Jan 23rd, 2018 5m 32s

HOW IT WORKS In our Outdoor Retailer episodes of MtnMeister, we record short interviews with innovative and exciting outdoor brands. In exchange for being featured, they give you free gear! When you hear a product that you want, email ben@mtnme

#201 Chris Davenport | OROS Apparel

Jan 10th, 2018 56m 51s

Chris Davenport, at age 46, is one of the most accomplished big mountain skiers today. He was a pioneer in figuring out a way to make a career out of skiing and has inspired the generation of freeskiers that you see today. Recently he was induc

#200 Trip Report: Summit for Someone on Grand Teton

Oct 4th, 2017 56m 1s

This is MtnMeister's annual episode about Big City Mountaineers’ Summit for Someone program, where passionate climbers can ascend their dream peak and raise money for charity in the process. On these trips, I bring a portable recording device w

#199 Global Rescue with Dan Richards

Jun 6th, 2017 20m 30s

Today's guest is Dan Richards, the CEO of Global Rescue. Global Rescue provides travel and health risk management services, ranging from specialty care to evacuation. In this episode, we talk to Dan about Global Rescue's business model, how hav

#198 Why We Climb with Chris Noble

May 9th, 2017 26m 45s

Today's guest is Chris Noble, author/photographer/climber. He’s the author of Women Who Dare: North America’s Most Inspiring Female Climbers, and his newest book, Why We Climb, which explores the various answers to that question - "Why do we cl

#197 Connecting all 417 national parks with Mikah Meyer

Apr 19th, 2017 26m 56s

April 15-23 is National Park Week, and this coming weekend, April 22-23, you get free admission to every National Park in America. In this episode, I interview Mikah Meyer, who is on a mission to become the youngest person to experience all 417

#196 Come climb with MtnMeister!

Mar 2nd, 2017 14m 30s

Over the past two summers, I’ve had the amazing the opportunity to climb two iconic peaks in the continental US: Mt Langley in 2015 and Mt. Hood in 2016. These are some of my fondest memories over the past few years. I have met incredible peopl

#195 GEAR GIVEAWAY at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2017

Jan 18th, 2017 53m 2s

It's our semi-annual GEAR GIVEAWAY episode! Twice a year, we attend the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City to cover new products, technologies, and companies in the outdoors industry. If this is your first time listening to our gear

#194 More Effective New Year's Resolutions and 2017 Goals

Dec 30th, 2016 32m 8s

In our annual New Year episode, we look back at what we accomplished in the previous year and set goals for the next one. Unfortunately, over the past two years my success rate hasn't been good - 33% to be exact. I’m not the only one with t

#193 Gear Giveaway at ORWM17 Preview

Dec 23rd, 2016 5m 39s

For the fourth consecutive season, MtnMeister will be hosting its OR Giveaway episode. In this extra-popular episode, we record segments with companies about their latest and greatest gear, technologies, footwear, and apparel. All participating

#192 Advancing Nature as a Public Health Solution

Dec 8th, 2016 48m 9s

If you’re a fan of this show, you probably understand that time outside makes you feel better. In fact, you’ve probably built it into your schedule - a little time outside every day keeps the doctor away, right? Buy why does this work? Are ther

(R) #167 A behind-the-scenes look at outdoors athlete sponsorship

Nov 30th, 2016 30m 20s

This episode was originally recorded in February of 2016. The “Did someone get paid to say that?” question runs through my mind a lot. Often, I have trouble finding the answer. For example, when a guest on MtnMeister gives a gear recommendation

(R) #166 Racing across America with Adam Kimble

Nov 23rd, 2016 29m 39s

This episode was originally recorded in February of 2016. In 2009, Adam Kimble ran his first 5k. In 2011 his first half, 2012 his first marathon, and 2014 his first ultra. Now, in 2016, he is attempting to become the fastest person to run acro