FKT
Pox & Puss Episode #66 – Trail Days 2016 Samsquatch
This is a warts-and-all episode. People have been asking us to just release the 2016 Trail Days as-is…so here’s part one of six (or seven?) with minimal editing. Every...
The Man Behind the Claimed AT FKT: Dan “Knotts” Binde
Dan "Knotts" Binde claims to have set the self-supported AT speed record on July 19th. After his SPOT device broke on him, he struggled to confirm the record. FKT judges...
Did Dan “Knotts” Binde Set the Self-Supported FKT on the AT?
May 26th 2017- July 19th 2017 (53:22:57) On July 19th, Dan “Knotts” Binde allegedly set a new self-supported speed record on the Appalachian Trail shortly after taking a nap two...
Made to be Broken: the Karl Meltzer Story
Edit 6/25: Made to be Broken is now available on Netflix. ‘Made to be Broken’ is a film about Karl Meltzer falling down. Watch this incredible video here But then,...
Pox & Puss Episode #62 – Duct Tape the National Parks
We thought this episode had been lost, but now it's found. This episode was recorded in September 2016...and then Pox's hard drive crashed. After hard work and some money, it...
Pox & Puss Episode #61 – Shane Mauss Breaks Both Of His Heels At The Same Time
In 2014 Shane Mauss, a stand-up comedian, went for a hike in Sedona, AZ...at the end of that hike, Shane had two broken heels. Shane might have told this story...
Examining FKTs: The Kaiha Bertollini Case Study
For the latest, check out the update at the bottom of this post. Last week, we posted about Kaiha "Wild Card Ninja" Bertollini, a thru-hiker who was gunning for the self-supported FKT....
Karl Meltzer is Probably About to Break Scott Jurek’s Supported Appalachian Trail Speed Record
Karl Meltzer, accomplished ultrarunner, appears destined to upend Scott Jurek's Appalachian Trail supported speed record just one year after Jurek established the new FKT. The latest update has
Carly Moree Aims to Set New Pacific Crest Trail Speed Record
You read that correctly. Our very own Carly "Papi" Moree, co-author of Pacific Crest Trials, is attempting a self-supported thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in just 59 days. Moree will be
Hiking the 210-Mile John Muir Trail in Less 3.5 Days: An Interview with Andrew Bentz
The John Muir Trail is 210.4 miles long. Two years ago, Andrew Bentz set the trail's unsupported FKT (fastest known time) at 3 days, 10 hours, 59 minutes, and 40...