Stay ConnectedThe Live Ultralight Podcast is all about inspiring you to get outdoors and teaching you how to lighten your pack so you can go on more adventures.
We largely focus on backpacking and things that are interesting to backpackers, but occasionally we delve into other adventure and travel topics as well. In addition, we aim to feature interesting and inspiring guests all around the backpacking, travel, and adventure space.
In this episode of the podcast, we're talking about backpacking food. Not just any backpacking food, but backpacking food designed by the athletes that consume them. Through OV's Live Ultralight Membership, members will have access to the Jeff Garmire Signature Edition Pro Meal. So, today we'll be talking to both Jeff Garmire and Luke Pearsall from Readywise to talk about what goes into making backpacking meals and what Backpacking meals mean for you.
About our guests:
Jeff Garmire is a mountain athlete and runner, who not only is a calendar-year triple crowner, but holds or has held numerous unsupported FKTs of many trails, including the Colorado Trail, Arizona Trail, and the Long Trail, and 17 or so others. He's a writer, author of the book Free Outside, and the subject of a documentary currently touring North America: Free Outside: A Colorado Trail Story. Jeff's website: https://freeoutside.com/
Luke Pearsall is the brand manager of Readywise. He's spent over 20 years as a media professional, working in professional photography, software, and the television industry; including working behind the scenes on the shows Lost and Entourage. On the more outdoorsy side of things, at the age of 25, Luke spent a year leading adventure tours across the continent of South America. Readywise Website: https://readywiseoutdoor.com/pages/jeffgarmire
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Kristian Morgan is a runner who after three failed attempts to set the record, just last month set the fastest known time record for the southbound route on the Appalachian Trail at 45 days 4 hours, and 27 minutes, which also places him second on the Appalachian trail overall. In addition, Kristian held the record in 2020 for the 630-mile South West Coast Path in the UK. As an ultrarunner and running coach, Kristian trains and works remotely all over the world, and we're excited to talk to him on the show to talk about his life and accomplishments.
Kristian's website: https://www.kristianultra.com/
Kristian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristianultra/?hl=en
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On this episode of the Live Ultralight Podcast, Tayson sits down with Derek to discuss holiday shopping and what gifts you should buy for the backpackers, hikers, and campers in your life.
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In this episode of the Live Ultralight Podcast, Tayson engages in a conversation with Brigham, focusing on the essential factors for achieving a restful night's sleep in the great outdoors. The duo delves into a variety of topics, including sleeping pads, R-values, sleeping bag warmth ratings, strategies for staying dry, managing condensation, and more.
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Ben Vaughan is a seasoned adventurer who, after dedicating 22 years to the US Navy, including five combat deployments, made a life-changing choice to retire and embark on a new path. In 2018, he sold his car and belongings to hike the Appalachian Trail for five months, realizing that a conventional job couldn't quench his thirst for adventure: Over the next couple of years, Ben took on the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide trail, earning him the status of Triple Crowner. In 2021, he tackled the demanding Hayduke Trail in just seven weeks and was about to embark on the Pacific Northwest Trail when a unique opportunity emerged: being a dog musher in the remote Alaskan wilderness. He's also an Outdoor Vitals customer.
Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiking_ginger_b/?hl=en
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Ryan Van Duzer is an adventurer hailing from Boulder, Colorado. He's best known on his popular YouTube channel as a bikepacker, but he's also a hiker, trail runner, ultra-racer, and world traveler. As a TV host, his work was featured from branded content with Men's Journal to Discovery Channel's "Out of the Wild: Venezuela". He's written books, he's a motivational speaker, and he's accomplished incredible feats from a 4,000-mile bike ride from Honduras to Boulder, to cycling across Cuba, to running the famous Leadville 100 twice.
Learn about Ryan here: https://www.duzertv.com/
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On this episode of the podcast, Tayson sits down with Outdoor Vitals' Lead Designer Brigham Crane to discuss their new base layer: The Highline Thermal Leggings.
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This week, we welcome onto the podcast Jeremiah & Bridgette Stringer! Jeremiah is a backpacker who's dedicated himself to helping other hikers through his YouTube channel "Jeremiah Stringer Hikes" and his podcast "The Backpacking Podcast" co-hosted with John Kelley. Bridgette, his wife and fellow adventurer is a middle school teacher who loves puzzles and adventure. Together, they recently took on the famous Camino de Santiago trail through Spain.
Jeremiah Stringer Links: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeremiahStringer Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBackpackingPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeremiahStringerHikes/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahstringerhikes/ *** Great Backpacking Gear (Support the Podcast): https://bit.ly/3PswpQi #jeremiahstringer #bridgettestringer #caminodesantiago #thebackpackingpodcast #liveultralightpodcast #outdoorvitals
Devin Ashby is a backpacking YouTuber (Backcountry Exposure). Previously he worked as an educator, and as a general manager for Waymark Gear Co., but recently he's taken his backpacking YouTube channel full-time. Through Backcountry Exposure, he creates content about backpacking, recording his adventures, giving backpacking tips, and reviewing backpacking gear.
Find Devin here: https://linktr.ee/Backcountryexposure
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Jonathan Conti, a Boise, Idaho native, is a passionate cinematographer whose love for the outdoors has inspired the creation of his self-named YouTube channel. Covering a wide range of outdoor content, from gear reviews to nature hikes, his videos showcase stunning photography that transports his audience to the backcountry.
Jonathan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonConti/videos
Jonathan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Jon_Conti/
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