Access Appalachia

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Access Appalachia is an outdoor lifestyle podcast exploring motorsports, biking, hiking, camping, fishing, conservation, and mountain culture across the Appalachian region. Each episode features real conversations with guides, athletes, and local voices who share stories, strategies, and the challenges shaping life in these wild places. From public land access to backcountry pursuits, Access Appalachia delivers authentic insight from the ridgelines, rivers, and backroads of Appalachia.

Episodes

  1. 2 days ago

    Feeding Hungry Kids & Setting Trail Records | Donnie Orr | UltraChef & NutriFit Foods WV

    The West Virginia Chef Who Runs Ultras and Races for Something Bigger Donnie Orr is a chef, performance nutrition specialist, and ultra running coach preparing for one of the biggest endurance efforts ever attempted in West Virginia. Starting June 24, Orr will attempt the Fastest Known Time on the Allegheny Trail, covering 315.3 miles and 45,000 feet of climbing from the Pennsylvania border to the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. The current record has stood since 2008, and the trail is now more than twenty miles longer than it was when that mark was set. Known as the Ultra Chef, Orr owns Nutri Foods WV in Fairmont, where he develops custom performance nutrition for endurance athletes, while also overseeing tens of thousands of school meals through Healthy Kids Inc. and Pivot Meals. The attempt, titled Do Not Go Gentle, is partnered with Bigger Than the Trail and aims to raise awareness and support for mental health care through the trail running community. In this episode, Orr shares the personal losses that inspired the project and the mindset behind taking on a challenge of this scale. Subscribe and share it with someone who loves this region as much as we do. Learn more at: Donnie Orr - https://www.instagram.com/ultra.chef.donnieorr/ Bigger Than The Trail - https://www.bttt.run/ NutriFit Foods WV - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063739653358 Allegheny Trail - https://hikethealleghenytrail.org/

    36 min

  2. 9 Jun

    Free Money for WV Small Businesses | Louis Argento | Partner Community Capital

    What It Actually Takes to Get a Small Business Off the Ground in West Virginia Louis Argento works with small business borrowers at Partner Community Capital, a West Virginia based Community Development Financial Institution that makes loans traditional banks often will not consider. On the first episode of Access Appalachia, he breaks down how that process actually works, from a first phone call with an idea to the planning, technical assistance, and lending that follows.Argento spent eighteen years in commercial banking before joining PCAP in 2023. The conversation explores how PCAP supports startup and early stage businesses, including access to third party technical assistance funding that has supported everything from engineering to marketing for small businesses across the state.He also highlights PCAP’s Recreational Economies initiative, including a feasibility study for a proposed trail network around Summersville Lake that would connect hiking, mountain biking, climbing, and regional recreation assets.Subscribe and share it with someone who loves this region as much as we do.Learn more at: Partner Community Capital: https://partnercap.org/Angelos Sausage: https://angelosoldworld.com/

    32 min
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Access Appalachia is an outdoor lifestyle podcast exploring motorsports, biking, hiking, camping, fishing, conservation, and mountain culture across the Appalachian region. Each episode features real conversations with guides, athletes, and local voices who share stories, strategies, and the challenges shaping life in these wild places. From public land access to backcountry pursuits, Access Appalachia delivers authentic insight from the ridgelines, rivers, and backroads of Appalachia.

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