Podcasts by The non-standard14er Podcast
Everything the route description leaves out about hiking and climbing Colorado's 14ers. Each episode discusses our unique experiences hiking Colorado's awesome 14ers. We'll talk about camping, various routes, local places to eat, and 14er history and trivia.
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14er Access and Liability with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative: Episode 51 from 2023-04-26T14:25:59
Why will the 14ers Democrat, Lincoln, Cameron, Bross, and Lindsey be restricted this summer because of a liability issue? Why was there a bill in the state legislature to modify the Colorado Rec...
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Chicago Basin part 1: Episode 50 from 2022-12-12T14:31:17
The most remote 14ers in Colorado are up for discussion in this crowded episode of the Non-Standard 14er Podcast: Eolus, N. Eolus, Sunlight and Windom. We talk about non-standard routes into th...
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Camp Hale and the 14ers with David Witte: Episode 49 from 2022-11-18T14:21:29
David Witte, 14er finisher and author of the book "World War II at Camp Hale," rejoins the Non-Standard 14er Podcast to chat about the site's latest designation as a National Monument. We get t...
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The Colorado Trail 486 miles to Durango: Episode 48 from 2022-10-11T20:37:59
Short-Rope Stiffler got the trail name “Nugget” while hiking the 486-mile Colorado Trail over 5 weeks this summer. Wangler, another CT hiker whom Stiffler met on the trail, joins the podcast alo...
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The 14ers in Winter: Episode 47 from 2022-06-06T21:47:02
What's Wetterhorn like in winter? What's the winter route on Holy Cross? Will_E is back on the podcast to talk about hiking the 14ers in calendar winter. He is two 14ers shy of completing the...
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Chicago Basin in the Winter with Will_E: Episode 46 from 2022-05-04T16:01:44
Will_E joins the Non-Standard 14er podcast to talk about his recent solo Winter ascents of the Chicago Basin 14ers---Eolus, N. Eolus, Sunlight and Windom. We talk about the summer routes vs win...
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Snowmass Mountain S-Ridge vs Standard: Episode 45 from 2022-03-11T11:47:29
Snowmass Mountain was the topic of discussion in the latest episode of the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. Recent 14er Finisher and longtime listener NatDog joins JacerJack, TayJack, Short-Rope and ...
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14er Thru-Hike with Pawel: Episode 44 from 2021-10-28T19:30:26
After both spending 43 days connecting all of Colorado’s 14ers in one self-supported wheel-less thru-hike and winning a bout against rhabdomyolysis, Pawel Szafruga joins the Non-Standard 14er Po...
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The 14er Finisher Journey: Episode 43 from 2021-10-08T13:13
With JacerJack's recent completion of the 14ers a few weeks earlier on Handies Peak, a "Finisher" episode was in order. Mike Phelps, host of the Return's Mandatory Podcast, joins us with our dis...
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Top 100 Peaks in under 23 days (part 2): Episode 42 from 2021-09-17T22:06:27
In part two of our conversation with Andrew and Andrea, our discussion starts with their “rock bottom” moment on their Centennial Peak record adventure. How and why they did the Blanca/Lindsey ...
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Top 100 Peaks in under 23 days: Episode 41 from 2021-08-23T11:31:54
A few weeks removed from doing Colorado’s highest 100 peaks in under 23 days, the team of Andrew Hamilton and Andrea Sansone join the Non-Standard 14er Podcast to talk all about it. We learn wh...
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Embrace Discomfort with author Michael Easter: Episode 40 from 2021-07-14T12:36:05
We always noticed that we feel more calm, more collected and happier after a 3-day backpacking 14er trip, but now we have all the studies/research that explain why. This is thanks to the recent...
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"Practice Suffering" Andrew Hamilton 14er Speed Record Holder Part 2: Episode 39 from 2021-05-30T20:03:15
In part 2 of our conversation with the Colorado 14er Speed Record Holder, Andrew Hamilton, we learn all about the logistics and about his support team during this 2015 record breaking attempt. W...
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14er Speed Record Holder Andrew Hamilton: Episode 38 from 2021-05-17T22:22:22
Colorado 14er Speed Record Holder (9 days, 21 hours and 51 minutes), Andrew Hamilton joins the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. We got to learn about the evolution of the speed record, his 1999 attem...
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Mt. Yale, Ultra running, and "Death-Bed Fodder": Episode 37 from 2021-04-29T19:51:20
Mountain runner, Centennial Peak Finisher, Colorado Trail Through-Hiker, and High School Cross Country Coach, Sean O’Day joins the Non-Standard 14er podcast to discuss ultra running and his 25-m...
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Backcountry Management with Wilderness and Trails Specialist Katy Nelson: Episode 36 from 2021-04-15T14:50:36
U.S. National Forest Ranger, Katy Nelson, joins the Non-Standard 14er Podcast in this episode to talk about the permit system at Conundrum Hot Springs, Leave No Trace, bear bags, overcrowding, a...
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Colorado's Highest with Jeri Norgren and John Fielder: Episode 35 from 2021-03-20T16:04:01
The author, Jeri Norgren, and the photographer, John Fielder, of the new book entitled “Colorado's Highest: The History of Naming the 14,000-Foot Peaks” joined the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. We...
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Avalanche Safety with Justin Ibarra: Episode 34 from 2021-02-27T13:22:16
Justin Ibarra----guide, avalanche educator and founder of Colorado Snowboard Guides, joins the podcast to discuss avalanche safety. We pick his brain about avalanche classes, beacons, airbags a...
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14er Photography with Matt Payne: Episode 33 from 2021-02-21T15:36:35
The TornadoMan and Short-Rope chatted with Matt Payne (climber, Centennial Peak Finisher, photographer and podcaster) in the latest episode. We talk about the pros/cons of a website Matt used t...
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Backpack Trip Planning 14ers/Centennials: Episode 32 from 2021-02-01T22:15:15
What are creative backpacking trip plans that link 14er Peaks and Centennial Peaks? That was the question of this episode of the Non-Standard 14er Podcast as Tornadoman, Walk-Mode Patrick, Jacer...
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Climbing Rainier: a Colorado-14er-Climbers' Perspective: episode 31 from 2020-12-06T13:02:35
Three CO-14er-Finishers join the podcast to talk about their successful summits of Mount Rainier (14,410’): MonGoose, Exiled_Michigander, and Walk Mode Patrick. The conversation was centered aro...
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Winter Welcomer Hike: Episode 30 from 2020-10-28T10:05:42
In anticipation of the Winter Welcomer, we sat down with Britt Jones who is one of the organizers of the annual hike of Quandary Peak. The event was started by Steve Gladbach (sgladbach) and Ji...
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Colorado's 4 Great 14er Traverses: Episode 29 from 2020-10-27T13:06:16
The 4 Great Traverses between Colorado 14ers (El Diente/Mt. Wilson, Crestones, Maroon Bells, Little Bear/Blanca) was the topic of discussion on this episode of the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. Jo...
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Speaking of Mountain Weather with Seth: Episode 28 from 2020-09-28T15:19:41
We sat down with Seth Linden whom many might know from the popular Facebook group “Seth’s Weather Report” in the latest Non-Standard 14er episode. We learned how a passion for tracking and skiin...
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Capitol Peak Stories: Episode 27 from 2020-08-24T22:15:27
A full crowd showed up for this podcast to tell stories of their experience climbing arguably the hardest 14er in Colorado: Capitol Peak. Johan joins the podcast for the first time with Short-...
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Surviving the 14ers with Father and Sons: Episode 26 from 2020-08-13T08:58:19
Joining the podcast in this episode are David, Mark and Dennis Witte—a father and two son trio---who wrote Surviving the Colorado 14ers: A Family’s Journey from Quandary to Capitol. The book de...
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Colorado 14er Disasters: Episode 25 from 2020-07-23T12:16:39
We talk with Mark Scott-Nash, author of Colorado 14er Disasters in the latest episode. Mark is the author of four books, Forty Demons: One Man’s Astonishing Vision Quest to Save the World, The ...
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The Needle: Episode 24 from 2020-06-23T10:36:22
Short-Rope Stiffler and the Exiled_Michigander welcome Josh Collman to the podcast to talk about his near-death and life-changing fall from Crestone Needle in August 2017. We got to hear all ab...
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Halfway to Heaven Author Mark Obmascik: Episode 23 from 2020-06-12T10:37:06
Mark Obmascik, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author who wrote Halfway to Heaven: My White-Knuckled—And Knuckleheaded—Quest for the Rocky Mountain High, joined the Non-Stand...
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Blogging the 14ers: Episode 22 from 2020-05-07T21:05:03
In another stay-at-home podcast, Short-Rope, JacerJack and CTP chat with blogger and 14er-climber Alex Derr whose blog The Next Summit can be found at www.alex...
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14er Trivia (Harambe Final Answer): Episode 21 from 2020-04-09T14:31:07
What Colorado mountain passes are referenced in South Park episodes? Where does Rocky Mountain National Park rank among the most visited national parks? What 14ers are on U.S. coins? What tra...
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Little Bear Peak Debate: episode 20 from 2020-02-26T23:32:25
What’s the best way to climb Little Bear Peak---the hourglass route or the SW Ridge? That’s the topic for discussion in this episode of the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. JacerJack and Short-Rope ...
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Wilson Group Logistics. episode 19 from 2020-02-14T15:36:40
The logistics of climbing the Wilson Group 14ers (Mt. Wilson, Wilson Peak, and El Diente Peak) was the topic of discussion as Ryguy and Colorado Trail Patrick re-join Short-Rope on this episode ...
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14er Trivia Competition: episode 18 from 2020-01-26T09:53:46
Short Rope invited Colorado Trail Patrick and Ryguy to the podcast for the first edition of the Non-Standard 14er Podcast trivia episode featuring 14er and Colorado trivia. The format includes ...
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Thru-Hiking from Canada to Mexico part-2-many-acronyms: episode 17 from 2019-12-13T14:18:47
Thru-Hiker Cloud returns to the Non-Standard 14er Podcast for part 2 of our conversation about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (2,650 miles) and the Continental Divide Trail (3,100 miles). We lea...
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Thru-Hiking from Canada to Mexico: episode 16 from 2019-12-04T12:08:43
Short-Rope, JacerJack, TayJack, and Colorado Trail Patrick welcomed thru-hiker, conservationist, mountaineer, outdoor enthusiast, and blogger Jenny Gaeng to the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. Bette...
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Lost on Missouri: the Survival of Shuei Kato. Episode 15 from 2019-11-26T11:32:19
Short-Rope and Kunckel drove up to Kremmling Colorado to sit down with Shuei Kato to hear the story of how he got turned around on the Summit of Missouri Mountain and got lost in the Collegiate ...
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A Conversation with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative episode 14 from 2019-11-15T13:14:43
TayJack, JacerJack and Short-Rope invite Brian Sargeant to the Non-Standard 14er Podcast to chat about his role working with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, a non-profit out of Golden that ...
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A Convo with Elle and Loki--the Mountaineering Husky episode 13 from 2019-09-27T13:55:21
Short-Rope, TayJack, and JacerJack welcome our first canine to the Non-Standard 14er Podcast. We sit down with recent 14er finisher Elle and her husky Loki, who both climbed all of Colorado's 1...
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Rescue on the Red Gully episode 12 from 2019-08-29T10:57:31
RyGuy returns to the Non-Standard 14er Podcast to talk about his experience in a search and rescue mission on Crestone Peak. RyGuy reflects upon what went wrong, what he learned and what others ...
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A Chat with Centennial Peak Finisher episode 11 from 2019-08-21T22:17:20
TayJack, JacerJack and Short-Rope welcome our first Centennial Finisher to the podcast: RyGuy. With an extensive alpine resume (RyGuy has climbed 34 of the 14ers in Winter, summited over 150 of...
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Trailhead Talk: Avalanche Awareness and the Emperor Couloir on Torreys episode 10 from 2019-08-11T12:06:29
While car camping outside the gate of the Cielo Vista Ranch, TayJack, JacerJack and Short-Rope welcome Pikabark, a new friend that was among the 20 individuals who had reservations to climb Cule...
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Grays Peak "Beginner's Guide" Episode 9 from 2019-06-18T16:32:04
TayJack, JacerJack, and Short-Rope welcome a new guest known as the MonGoose to talk about Grays Peak, a good beginner peak. A 14er-Finisher and staple in the 14er community for more than a dec...
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Pikes Peak "Manitou Incline Edition" Episode 8 from 2019-05-22T13:46:02
Short Rope heads down to Manitou Springs to run the Manitou incline in preparation for his discussion about Pikes Peak with 14er-finisher, Nolan's-14-Completer and Incline-Record-Holder: Warg. ...
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Red Cloud Peak "Colorado Cannibal" Episode 7 from 2019-05-14T21:46:37
TayJack, JacerJack and Uncle Kunckel join Short Rope to discuss the remote 14er Red Cloud Peak down in the San Juan Mountains. We discuss dispersed camping, driving the mountain passes around La...
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Mt. Shavano "Nolan's 14" Episode 6 from 2019-04-30T10:18:39
Short-Rope heads to Colorado Springs to chat with a new-comer to the Nonstandard 14er podcast by the name of “Warg” who has done all the 14ers twice and is on an elite list of people who have su...
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Pyramid Peak "Green Gulley Jitters" Episode 5 from 2019-04-04T12:46:33
The Exiled Michigander and CTP join Short Rope for a discussion of an Elk Range 14er that is often characterized as one the most difficult: Pyramid Peak. We chat about route finding on Pyramid'...
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Missouri Mountain episode 4 from 2019-03-27T14:58:30
Recorded after soaking in the Cottonwood Hot Springs, Short-Rope and the Exiled Michigander welcome another 14er Finisher to the podcast who we call CTP or Colorado Trail Patrick. We discuss tw...
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Mt. of the Holy Cross "Half Moon Bowling" episode 3 from 2019-03-07T16:07:41
Recorded in a yurt just above Lake City Colorado, The Exiled Michigander joins Short-Rope, JacerJack and TayJack to discuss Halo Ridge and the standard route up Mt. of the Holy Cross. We discus...
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Mt. Sneffels episode 2 from 2019-03-04T10:37:01
JacerJack and TayJack join Short-Rope to discuss the south slopes and the southwest ridge route on Mt. Sneffels. We learn some Ouray history, discuss the best spots to get a post-hike slice of ...
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Maroon Peak episode 1 from 2019-03-03T10:20:49
Short-Rope Stiffler and JacerJack discuss their climb on Maroon Peak, chat about the loose Elk Range rock, debate Instagraming 14ers, compare Maroon to the Wilson Group, and detail how they cele...
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