From The Backcountry

FKT of the year? More like podcast of the year. Will and Xander’s vocabulary is impeccable, and their humor and banter is unparalleled. A great podcast to learn about cool things that athletes are doing in the mountains.

Will does such a great job. He is polite and thorough with his questioning. Finding all these cool people to interview about this niche sport scene is exactly what I needed to help keep my motivation high. Since I’m new to running and hiking I have learned so many things from Will and his guests, especially trail jargon. It’s always so nice to find some media that caters to your exact interests and this is it for me! Hearing about these powerhouses achieving their goals is moving and inspiring. Definitely give this pod a listen! Note: the audio quality in the first episodes is low but the content it worth turning up the volume all the way. Thank you Will!

Thank You for the work you do. The whole trail FKT & Ultra media scene is so West Coast biased. It's amazing to hear all the conversations of the local/regional places I love most from people approaching them in the way I like to most. I've always wanted to talk (or at least hear from) so many of Will's guests. He also does an incredible job of finding really interesting people I've never heard of doing really rad projects. His is one of my favorite outdoor adventure pods out there! Thanks for the all the work he puts in, despite training and being a medical school student to boot!

And, oh wait, no reviews to read. Anyway, there’s something I wanted to tell all you listeners in case it wasn’t clear. I, Will Peterson, host of “from the backcountry” podcast, just wanted to say that I think the best United States fkt is the miles knob loop. This is indisputable. The long trail is cool, but the miles knob loop is a true test of all around fitness.