The Alpine Geek

By: Travis Prescott
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  • Love to get out in nature? Hiking. Backpacking. Trail Running. Climbing. Skiing. Mountaineering. Whatever you do and wherever you want to go, the Alpine Geek provides the advice, insights and inspiration to help you reach your destination. Travis Prescott, aka the Alpine Geek, is a tech-transplant from Texas who discovered fun, fitness and fulfillment in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Once a video-game playing hermit, the outdoors transformed him into a mountaineer, leader and mentor in a few short years. Hit subscribe and listen on your next adventure!
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Episodes
  • Time Entry Reservations at Mount Rainier National Park

    Time Entry Reservations at Mount Rainier National Park
    May 23 2023

    #023 - In this episode I describe the new "time entry reservation" system being proposed to start in Mount Rainier National Park as early as summer 2024. Please make sure your voice is heard by adding your comment during the open comment period that ends June 11th.

    To access the links and show notes for this episode, visit:

    https://alpinegeek.com/episode23
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    26 mins
  • Fastest Known Times with Jason Hardrath

    Fastest Known Times with Jason Hardrath
    Oct 27 2020

    #022 - Jason Hardrath is a physical education teacher at Bonanza Elementary and a mountaineer known for tackling difficult mountaineering challenges in record times. He has a goal to complete 100 of these "fastest known times", or FKTs, and it over 3/4th of the way there.

    To access the links and show notes for this episode, visit:

    https://alpinegeek.com/episode22
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    35 mins
  • High Routes and Traverses with Kyle McCrohan

    High Routes and Traverses with Kyle McCrohan
    Oct 3 2020

    #021 - Kyle McCrohan is the author and namesake behind the blog ClimberKyle.com. In this episode, we discuss what inspired Kyle to start his blog, why he is drawn to high routes and traverses, and what we would like to see for the future of hiking technology.

    To access the links and show notes for this episode, visit:

    https://alpinegeek.com/episode21
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    30 mins

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