Episode 108 with Kait Boyle & Kurt Refsnider: Backpacking 1,000+ Miles to Unbound

In this week's episode we talk to mountain bikers / bikepacking experts Kait Boyle and Kurt Refsnider about their epic adventure riding from their doorsteps to Emporia, Kansas, for Unbound XL.

Kait Boyle discovered the mountain bike amidst a career in outdoor education and quickly fell in love with bikepacking, which dominoed into pursuing long bikepacking expeditions around the world. She went on to win a 24-hr World Championship, set records in self-supported ultras, including being the 2x winner at the Arizona Trail 300. She survived and overcame a traumatic car accident, which ultimately led her to where she is now - a passionate and dedicated backcountry mountain biker who rides to go deeper, connect to place and people, and expand her limits.

She co-founded Bikepacking Roots with co-guest Kurt Refsnider, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to bikepacking. She serves on the board of Mountain Bike the Tetons and is one of the first Protect Our Winter Bike Athlete Alliance members.

Kurt Refsnider is a (also the) co-founder of and Routes Director at Bikepacking Roots, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the growing bikepacking community. Kurt holds a Ph.D. in geological sciences and was a professor of geology at Prescott College for 6 years and coached the Prescott College Cycling Team for 3 years. There he also co-developed the first college-level course to involve bikepacking – Geology through Bikepacking. He's won the Tour Divide, and has 8 wins/records at the Arizona Trail 300, and most recently at taping he snagged a Top 10 finish at Unbound XL after riding more than 1,000 miles from his home in Arizona to Emporia.

Please note that this podcast is created strictly for educational purposes and should never be used for medical diagnosis and treatment.

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Keep up with Kait:

IG: www.instagram.com/kait.boyle
YouTube:    / kaitboyle  
Web: www.ImKait.com

Keep up with Kurt:

Kurt's IG: www.instagram.com/kurt.refsnider
Kurt's Web: www.UltraMTB.net / www.Backcountry-MTB.com

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