From The Backcountry

Podcast Update - Taking a Break

Love you all, thank you for making this podcast such a meaningful project. I will talk to you all when I talk to you all! ~Will

#122 - Bond Almand IV | Most States Cycled Through in One Week

Bond Almand is a professional endurance cyclist and a senior at Dartmouth College. Bond returns to the podcast to talk about his two most recent projects: his record brea

#121 - Amber Constant is HAMMERING Vert

Amber Constant is a athlete who lives in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. January 1st 2026, she set out with a bold plan - to set the record for vertical record for

#120 - Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Pre-Race Convo | w/ Guest Hosts Finn Melanson and Xander Keiter

Join the boys this week as we talk all things AT in the lead up to my (Will) bid for the self-supported Appalachian Trail FKT in late April. In this episode we discus min

#119 - Noah Dines | Catamount Trail Thru-Ski

Noah Dines is a mountain athlete best known for holding the human powered vertical record for ski touring 3.5 million vertical feet in 2024. Most recently, Noah completed

#118 - Fyn Kynd | Grafton Notch Loop FKT

This past summer Fyn Kynd set a new FKT on the Grafton Notch Loop, a top 25 Northeast FKT route with 35-36 miles and 12-13,000 feet of vertical gain that loops through th

#117 - Lukas Janulaitis & Brianna Karboski | Last Skier Standing Finisher & Assister

Lukas Janulaitis and Brianna Karboski pushed the limits this year at Last Skier Standing through brutal conditions to ski tour for 65 and 64 consecutive hours, respective

#116 - Tara Dower | Long Trail FKT

Tara Dower is a professional ultra runner and thru-hiker who is making her fourth appearance on the podcast (see episodes #50 , #71, and #75). In August, Tara and her cre

#115 - Cara Baskin | White Mountains 100 FKT

Cara Baskin is an ultramarathon runner and co-president of the Upper Valley Run Club. In September she set the record for the fastest female completion of the White Mount

#114 - Northeast FKT 2025 Year in Review + Awards

In this episode Will and Xander are back to break down all of the best FKTs set in the Northeast in 2025. They talk most inspiring efforts, best DNFs, "Xander's Under Dur

#113 - Jeff Colt | Mahoosuc Traverse FKT

Jeff Colt is a professional ultra-runner with On who has some incredibly big efforts to his name including a top 10 finish at Western States, the Hut Traverse FKT, and mu

#112 - Conor Brown & Bill Tidd | Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard Ultra Recap w/ Special Guests Justin Chapman & Eli Burakian

The Mount Ascutney Vertical Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race in which participants climb 1209 feet of vertical every hour (with 2.25 miles) until there

#111 - Lukas Janulaitis & Aaron Copeland | Bubba's Backyard Ultra Final Four - Part 2

Bubba's Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race held each year in Center Conway, NH by Run The Whites. In this race participants must finish a 3.5 mile loop o

#110 - Katie Melsky & Erica Notini | Bubba's Backyard Ultra Final Four - Part 1

Bubba's Backyard Ultra is a last person standing style race held each year in Center Conway, NH by Run The Whites. In this race participants must finish a 3.5 mile loop o

#109 - Finn Melanson | Hundred Mile Wilderness Unsupported FKT

Finn Melanson is an accomplished ultramarathon runner and host of the Singletrack podcast and media company. In September, Finn went out to the woods of northern Maine an

#108 - Tor des Géants DNF | Race Recap and Analysis

A few weeks ago, I (Will) went over to Italy with my amazing friends and crew to run Tor des Géants. The race didn't go the way I wanted, ultimately ending with a DNF due

#107 - Amber Constant | Double White Mountains 100

Amber Constant is an endurance athlete based out of the White Mountains. She has put down multiple insane efforts this year including a 10-pack of Liberty and Flume in a

#106 - Scott Benerofe | Adirondack 46 High Peaks Unsupported FKT

Scott Benerofe is a backpacker and ultra-runner based out of Vermont. Scott has some pretty insane efforts to his name, including a winter Appalachian Trail thru-hike (se

#105 - John Kelly | Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt, Tor des Géants, Barkley Marathons w/ Special Guest Co-Host Bill Tidd

John Kelly is a prolific ultrarunner known for three finishes at the Barkley Marathons, winning the Winter Spine Race, FKTs on the Pennine Way, Long Trail, and Wainwright

#104 - Tori "Chewy" Constantine | Unsupported Long Trail FKT

Tori "Chewy" Constantine is a thru-hiker from the Upper Valley who has extensive backpacking experience including thru-hikes of the Long Trail, Appalachian Trail, and Pac