Episodes
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Ep. 96 El Niño in the Adirondacks
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
The deluge hit the High Peaks with many hours of rain, thunderstorms, bugs and unnerving river crossings. Cranky and Tumbles took a few days to bag some peaks only to find that it wasn’t as easy as they thought. A trying expedition up to Nye Mountain would make or break the aspiring 46er along with bagging another orphaned peak we left behind a few weeks ago made it one for the books.
Honestly it wouldn’t have been bad at all if we didn’t do it torrential downpours.
We also scouted out Catamount Mountain which is going to prove a favorite in the ADK.
Onward!
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Ep. 95 Fire and Pride
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Finally coming out of the busy season of spring, Cranky and Tumbles bring you the latest trail related news including…. FIRES, PRIDE MONTH, ESG SCORES, and more.
We are going a bit out of order since we did do Whiteface in the ADK Memorial Day weekend but we figured this is current events and we’ll post the hike AAR next week.
Enjoy the episode, dear friends.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Ep 94 TT: Trail News and Taking on Resistance Training
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
It’s Trail Talk day with Cranky and Tumbles! We catch you up on a couple of trail news reports as well as dive into the importance of resistance training and why we’ve been slacking.
We’ll be back on Trail soon with a surprise trail coming up that we are excited to start.
Stay tuned!
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Ep: 93 A Lifetime of Adventure with Ken Posner
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
We have a very special guest who combines several of our passions,running, hiking, and books. Ken Posner is an ultra marathoner, hiker, and author. He has completed 100 marathons/ultras, the ADK 46, the Catskills Grid (35 peaks each month for 12 months for a total of 420 summits), he has hiked the Long Path in NY and John Muir Trail. Ken has also completed 51 races barefoot including 13 marathons and ultra marathons. He has completed the Catskills 35 barefoot and the ADK barefoot. Ken was also an Airborne Ranger. In this episode we discuss Ken’s Badwater record, the Catskills 9, and the work of the NY/NJ Trail Conference! Kim Levinsky’s Long Path FKT to raise money for trail conference. https://www.nynjtc.org/news/ultrarunner-aims-set-record-long-path-raise-funds-trail-conference
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Ep.92 TT: We Filled in Our AT Gap
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
We don’t know whether to call this a proper hike or just a jaunt in the woods (a la John Muir), but the Rocks and Roots crew have filled in their 3.16 mile section to connect their miles from central Virginia to Bennington, Vermont. It was a gentle start to the AT hiking season.
From there, it all went to the #glamplyfe where there were cabins and campfire pizzas for dinner. Some Harper’s Ferry history rounded out the trip too.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Ep. 91 Adventure Cycling Colorado Pt 2 with Frankie Wilde
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
We welcome back Frankie Wilde to continue talking about his 2022 bike tour of Colorado! While it has been a hot minute (5 months to be precise) since we last spoke to Frank, he jumped at the chance to relive his adventure once again.
We covered the rest of his trek including visiting ancient Puebloan ruins at Mesa Verde, skinny dipping in hot springs, experiencing scree fields for the first time, and even getting a music festival in!
While he doesn’t have a big tour planned for this year (yet!), we look forward to see what he has in store in 2024!
Check out our last episode with Frankie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocks-and-roots/id1545645681?i=1000581714092
And give him a follow on Instagram @wildeacrossamerica
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Mini Episode: What We’ve Learned from a Trail Ultra
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Well kids, another DNF in the books and I have to say we learned a lot about our training and endurance during our 50k attempt this past weekend. We both made it to mile 21. Cranky’s ankles literally seized up at 19 and Tumbles’ time was increasingly getting longer and longer where she would have definitely be DFL (dead freaking last, by a long time). Not that would have been the worst thing in the world, but stopping before an injury is definitely preferable.
Tune in to learn about what we failed to do to train and how we’re going to redeem ourselves in the future.
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Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Ep. 90 TT: WERE RUNNING A 50K
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
As the title suggests, your esteemed hosts are attempting the Rat Race 50k in south Jersey. Crazy? Yes. Especially when we’re prepared-ish-maybe-sorta? Absolutely. Weeks (yeah, not months) of training with gradually upping mileage at weekends plus injury and rest time puts some doubts in our plan, but we’re still going to give it a go.
Come along for this unedited episode where we talk trail, running, trail running, injuries, history with Mrs. Cranky too!
The race is Saturday (3/18). Pray to your god for us.
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Ep. 89 Enjoying the Moment on Trail with Glowstick
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
We were thrilled to speak with Glowstick this week about her trail adventures on the AT, Foothills Trail, and the Colorado Trail! Coming off of a back injury and surgery, Glowstick’s motivation along with a bit of encouragement from Bill Bryson had her complete the AT in 2018. From there it was love as her move to Colorado afforded her peaks and trails to her heart’s content.
We also dive into her 2022 Foothills and Colorado trail experiences which made Cranky and I thinking hard about our trail schedules this year.
Thanks again, Glowstick, it was great to chat!
Follow Glowstick on YouTube! youtube.com/@AudreyAdventures
and Insta! @audreysadventuresyt
Tumbles’ Treadmill Mental Fight: runtothefinish.com/survive-long-runs-treadmill/
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Ep. 88 Hiking, Hunting, and History with Greg Calabrese
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
We once again welcome to the show Greg Calabrese, owner of Rip Van Winkle Adventure Guides in the Catskills! (Tumbles apologizes for not getting this episode out last month).
We were intrigued about Greg’s experience hiking the Catskill 9 and how it ranks with the notorious Devil’s Path. Greg also talks about his deer and turkey hunting experiences as well as a run in with a very lazy bear!
Thank you, Greg, for taking your evening to chat with us and looking forward to catching up with you again soon!
Check out Greg’s business here!
ripvanwinkleadventureguides.com
And check him out on Insta!