The Backcountry Manifesto
The Backcountry Manifesto
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Backcountry Manifesto Podcast, the outdoor adventure podcast for everyone. Join your buddy out west, Hayden Sammak, as he talks to friends old and new about wild places, exploration, and backcountry adventure.
From talking space exploration with astronaut Loral O’Hara, to bullshitting about rock climbing with Rick Accomazzo and John Long, TBM has something for everyone, no matter what you’re into. If it has anything to do with outdoor adventure in wild places, you’ll find us talking about it here.
Welcome to the backcountry – welcome to The Backcountry Manifesto!
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Content Themes
The podcast covers a wide array of themes related to outdoor adventures, such as rock climbing, astronomy, and prospecting. Specific episodes delve into topics like the legendary 'Dope Lake' crash stories, gold prospecting techniques with experts like Dan Hurd, and firsthand accounts of life aboard the International Space Station with astronaut Loral O'Hara, highlighting the intersection of adventure and practical experiences.
Welcome to The Backcountry Manifesto Podcast, the adventure podcast for everyone. Join your buddy out west, Hayden Sammak, as he talks to friends old and new about wild places, exploration, and backcountry adventure.
From talking space exploration with astronaut Loral O’Hara, to bullshitting about rock climbing with Rick Accomazzo and John Long, TBM has something for everyone, no matter what you’re into. If it has anything to do with outdoor adventure in wild places, you’ll find us talking about it here.
Welcome to the backcountry – welcome to The Backcountry Manifesto!
In 1997, a suspected poacher in the Russian wilderness shot a tiger and failed to kill it, instead wounding the animal — and making it incredibly dangerous. Over the following days, the tiger terrorized the man it believed was responsible, doing so with an eerie sense of focus and cold calculation.
After killing him, the tiger turned his attention to the residents of the nearby village of Sobolonye, many of whom depended upon the wilderness to make their livings, and so were forced to venture into the tiger’s domain.
But as villagers did their best to avoid the animal — with varying levels of success — a heavily armed, special government anti-poaching unit, known as Inspection Tiger, sought the animal out. Led by Yuri Trush, Inspection Tiger began prowling the wilderness bordering Sobolonye, searching for signs of the man-eater, and looking to put an end to its attacks.
John Vaillant is the author of The Tiger, The Golden Spruce, and Fire Weather, a Pulitzer finalist, and a Baillie Gifford winner.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Tiger: https://www.amazon.com/Tiger-Vengeance-Survival-Vintage-Departures/dp/0307389049
Conflict Tiger (2006): https://www.sashasnow.com/conflict-tiger
Our episode with John on Fire Weather: https://youtu.be/81kwnFFtqP8
John Vaillant’s X: https://x.com/JohnVaillant
John Vaillant’s BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/johnvaillant.bsky.social
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