Best PECO Podcasts (2025)

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S3E12 Storm Chasing à la Pecos Hank 1:15:03

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The legendary storm chaser and YouTube sensation Pecos Hank (Hank Schyma) joins us to talk about his amazing new book titled Storm: Chasing Nature's Wildest Weather. Hank and the team also chat about the ups and downs of storm chasing and how the world of storm video and photography is rapidly changing in the face of AI generated content. Support t…

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Episode 349: Migration 1:01:23

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Recorded- November 20, 2025 Uploaded- November 22, 2025 A major shake up has come to the ALPB and we look at the possible cause and future of the league. Also the coaching carousel has picked up speed and Modesto is making a change.By Nick Firestone

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What Rock Climbing Teaches Us About Balance in Real Life, with Kai Lightner 43:38

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If you’ve ever been bucked off your mogul line, stuffed a front bike tire, caught a toe on a rock, or collapsed the leg of a camp chair, you know that to go outside is to have an intense relationship with balance. But recovering physical balance is a lot easier than emotional balance. Just ask climber and balance Jedi Kai Lightner. Kai has been a c…

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Episode 348: Everyone's Gone Bananas 1:31:58

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Recorded- November 13, 2025 Uploaded- November 15, 2025 There's been a raid! Indy ball teams are losing players to produce and we need to discuss it. Also a new team, a new look, and a new owner hit the scene as the coaching carousel spins faster than ever!By Nick Firestone

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The Ancient Roots of Exploration, with Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi 46:29

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Have you ever wondered why you feel a pull to go for that grueling trail run or long bike ride or demanding backcountry ski? We have an innate need for adventure, but why? According to paleoanthropologist and evolutionary biologist Ella Al-Shamahi, it’s in our DNA. Ella’s years of Paleolithic study focuses on the first humans and how they behaved—e…

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Episode 347: Turf Feelings 49:36

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Recorded- November 6, 2025 Uploaded- November 8, 2025 We look at the early offseason coaching moves and possible openings. Also NY is upgrading their field.By Nick Firestone

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Why You Might Consider Jumping Out of a Plane, with Alexey Galda 40:48

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They say it’s not the fall that gets ya, it’s the landing. Fear of falling, or smacking one’s face onto the cold hard earth, is an innate human emotion. Even for athletes who’ve spent a lifetime climbing mountains, traversing sheer cliffs, balancing on knife-edge ridgelines, this fear never disappears. And that’s why folks who paraglide, speedfly, …

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S3E11 Tornado Alley Is For Lovers 1:07:32

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Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack joins us on this episode of StormReel to share about his odyssey into chasing severe weather as a career. Aaron talks about his most memorable tornado intercepts, meeting his storm chasing wife and about the incredible circumstances surrounding the birth of their son Jett. It's a wild ride across two countries fill with e…

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Episode 346: They're Toast 1:17:31

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Recorded- October 30, 2025 Uploaded- November 1, 2025 There’s new ownership in Lancaster and the campfire goes out in Rocky Mountain. We discuss the implications for both the leagues and teams.By Nick Firestone

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Why Adventure is a Form of Art, With Ski Touring Legend John King 37:52

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In 1978, skier and kinetic artist John King, along with two pals, set out on a singular and epic adventure: a backcountry ski tour from Durango, Colorado to the Medicine Bow Range near Fort Collins. Over six weeks, the trio skied 490 miles, climbed 65,000 vertical feet. They finished gaunt and sun cooked, with boots held together by tape. Their rou…

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Episode 345: Seize the Song 1:05:30

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Recorded- October 23, 2025 Uploaded- October 25, 2025 Big changes could be coming in Connecticut and we examine it. It’s also schedule time in the Association and Schaumburg has songs.By Nick Firestone

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What You Learn About People by Paddling From Ottawa to NYC, with Dan Rubinstein 56:19

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Chitchatting is a natural part of any adventure you do with a pal—what else are you gonna do around a campfire or sitting on the tailgate at a trailhead or going for a long walk in the woods? But most of us don’t set out on a journey for the sole purpose of talking with strangers. That’s exactly what writer and standup paddleboarder Dan Rubinstein …

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S3E10 This One's For The Freaks 1:05:31

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On this special episode of StormReel, we talk with founder and co-host of the long-running Storm Front Freaks Podcast, Phil Johnson, about the end of the legendary weather podcast. Phil shares how his fascination with storms evolved, about his journey into podcasting, favorite guests and moments on the podcast, and discusses the future of the Storm…

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Episode 344: Doubletake 50:36

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Recorded- October 16, 2025 Uploaded- October 18, 2025 A slow week but Ryan's back so we'll look back at the news from the last 10 days.By Nick Firestone

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The Most Insane Event in Mountain Biking is About to Happen, with the Pinkbike Podcast 34:54

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For most of us, mountain biking is a great way to get into the outdoors, get a workout, get an adrenaline rush, and hopefully avoid losing any skin or breaking a collarbone. For the mountain bikers of Red Bull’s annual Rampage contest, mountain biking is a means of defining the limits of human performance and fear tolerance. Every year, these men a…

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Episode 343: Solo Jam XII 19:58

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Recorded- October 10, 2025 Uploaded- October 11, 2025 Nick is alone this week but give you a good summery of the news.By Nick Firestone

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Outdoor Adventure and the Art of Self Reliance, with Nick Offerman 45:52

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Ruggedness, dependability, and handiness define a lot of outdoor archetypes, from the ski patroller to the river guide to the park ranger. So why would you find all three in a famous actor? Maybe because the actor in question—Nick Offerman—is an avid outdoorsman in his own right. Surely you know Nick from one of his many memorable roles, like Ron …

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S3E9 From Chasee to Chaser 1:11:59

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Storm chaser and content creator Edgar O'Neal joins Gabe and Jeremy on this episode of the StormReel podcast to share about the dramatic shift in his experiences with tornadoes. After moving to Oklahoma, he found himself desperately trying to escape the largest tornado on record—the 2013 El Reno tornado—with his wife and kids, having never experien…

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Episode 342: Lose My Number 1:01:53

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Recorded- October 3, 2025 Uploaded- October 4, 2025 The season has reached its end. We look at the ALPB championship and discuss some interested messages.By Nick Firestone

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What the Ocean Teaches You About Perseverance, with Chad Nelsen 46:12

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Many outdoorsy folks will happily slog for hours toward outdoor fun, despite the fact that any number of adventure derailing smackdowns await us. Gear malfunctions, crummy weather, and bloodied limbs don’t stop us from heading into the unknown. No one puts this optimistic persistence to better use than lifelong surfer and CEO of the Surfrider Found…

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Episode 341: The Ride Never Ends 1:07:48

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Recorded- September 26, 2025 Uploaded- September 27, 2025 We recap the finals from the AAPB, FLPB, and PBL. Then preview the ALPB finals.By Nick Firestone

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The Unexpected Benefits of Chopping Wood, with Nicole Coenen 47:26

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Wood chopping is objectively awful for all the obvious reasons: blisters, back aches, over-the-counter painkiller expenses. But that’s not what you remember months later, when the fruits of your labor warm you and your loved ones on a cold winter night. See, wood chopping is really an investment—both in terms of that crackling fire, but also your e…

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S3E8 Intercepting The World's Largest Tornadoes 1:05:25

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Storm chaser Gabe Garfield joins Jeremy and Gabe on this episode of the StormReel podcast to talk about his journey into the weather world and about chasing the two largest tornadoes on record. On May 22, 2004, while still in college to study meteorology, Gabe chased the Hallam, Nebraska F4 tornado which grew to an enormous width of 2.5 mile's wide…

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Episode 340: Playoff Finale 1:28:18

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Recorded- September 20, 2025 Uploaded- September 20, 2025 3 playoff finales are on tap for the weekend and we look at how they're shaping up. Also a look at the Atlantic League playoffs before they get going.By Nick Firestone

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Bonus Episode: Playoff Pressures 1:21:21

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Recorded- September 15, 2025 Uploaded- September 17, 2025 The guys deep dive the last playoff round and preview the finals for the Pioneer, Frontier, and American.By Nick Firestone

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What You Learn Running Toward, Rather Than Away, From a Tornado, With Pecos Hank 47:33

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Spend time outdoors, and you’ll eventually spend time in brutal, even scary weather. Dangerous winds, flash flood-inducing rain, and vision-erasing whiteouts are sometimes the cost of entry. By the same token, you’re as likely to remember the upsides to those experience—the belly laughter of relief, the rainbows after the rain, the waist deep powde…

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Episode 339: Moving Pieces 1:03:15

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Recorded- September 12, 2025 Uploaded- September 13, 2025 A news pod to start the week. The fellas look at how Grand Junction’s relocation could affect the PBL’s future. Also parting thoughts on the ALPB schedule release and Jackals situation.By Nick Firestone

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Running as Art, With Olympian and Filmmaker Alexi Pappas 43:00

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Extreme adaptability and versatility can be found throughout the animal kingdom, but may have found their peak expression in Alexi Pappas. As a runner, Pappas was a two-time All-American for Dartmouth who set a national record running for Greece at the 2016 Olympics. As a performer, she was a member of Dartmouth’s gut-busting Dog Day improv group b…

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S3E7 Journey To The Weather Channel 1:03:27

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The Weather Channel's Chris Bruin joins Gabe and Jeremy on this episode of the StormReel podcast to talk about his meteorological journey. A childhood dream, Chris found himself working alongside his weather hero's after receiving a call from the Weather Channel while working as an on-air meteorologist in Idaho. Chris also shares some of the most m…

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Episode 338: How Sweep It Is 1:31:41

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Recorded- September 6, 2025 Uploaded- September 6, 2025 The guys breakdown the playoff races in the PBL and ALPB. Then take a deep review of each playoff series in the AAPB and FLPB.By Nick Firestone

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Bonus Episode: The Battle Begins 31:16

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Recorded- September 3, 2025 Uploaded- September 3, 2025 Nick deep dives each playoff match up in the Frontier League and American Association in the hours before first pitch. The journey for the championship begins now!By Nick Firestone

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Running Toward Love, with Lawlor Coe and Family 31:15

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After Lawlor Coe lost his brother Hunter to tragedy, he did everything he could to avoid his pain. Then he laced up his joggers and began to run. At first, it was to elude his grief. But over time, as he began to log miles and miles, he found that the physical suffering he was enduring out on the trail helped him find his way to peace, and then bac…

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Episode 337: Firestorm 2:04:35

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Recorded- August 28/30, 2025 Uploaded- August 30, 2025 For real this time. We present both sides of the latest situation in NJ with interviews from both Jackals GM John Hunt and former Jackals Pitching Coach Tommy Lawrence. Also, we review the newest issue in Chicago.By Nick Firestone

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Update on Episode 337 2:35

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A quick update on the delay for episode 337By Nick Firestone

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African Surfing and the Ocean as a Source of Joy, with Professor Kevin Dawson 43:54

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The blissed out, swell chasing surfer with a single-minded focus on the next great ride is a pervasive outdoorsy archetype that’s completely at odds with the lived experience of many surfers. Take historian Kevin Dawon, a professor at UC Merced, for whom surfing serves as his connection to a rich tradition of African aquatic culture. Dawson is cred…

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S3E6 The 10,000 Foot Tall Tornado 58:10

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The family that chases together, stays together; and they have a great story to tell! On this episode of the StormReel podcast, Gabe and Jeremy invite a very special guest to talk about her first tornado experience. Jeremy's wife, Jane, shares how she accidentally intercepted one of Colorado's most notable landspouts on June 7, 2021, when a 10,000f…

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Episode 336: Objects in Rearview 1:09:55

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Recorded- August 23, 2025 Uploaded- August 23, 2025 Taking a deep look at the playoff races and some of the major underperformers before the season draws to a close.By Nick Firestone

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What Life in the Grand Canyon Tells Us About Life Everywhere Else, With Cindell Dale 45:55

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We love our outdoor archetypes, the folk heroes who reject the trappings of the 9 to 5 life and solely focus on the trail, the powder turn, or the frothing whitewater. River guides live a romantic sunburnt existence, ones in which bucket list adventures are their everyday. It’s not just their ability to read water and navigate huge standing waves d…

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Episode 335: Life of a Ball Player 1:30:03

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Recorded- August 14, 2025 Uploaded- August 16, 2025 Transaction Day in the Frontier League! See who made some last minute adds for their playoff push and whose building for next year. Also more drama from the Pioneer League.By Nick Firestone

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S3E5 Storm Chaser of the Year 1:01:46

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On this episode of the StormReel podcast, Aaron Rigsby joins Gabe and Jeremy to talk about his prolific career as a professional storm chaser. Aaron shares how a tornado in his home town changed the trajectory of his life and started a journey that eventually led to him winning the Storm Chaser of the Year award at the 2025 National Storm Chaser Su…

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What’s Harder Than the Ironman World Championship, with Chelsea Sodaro 50:03

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We love our stories of human endurance, from Shackleton’s famed expedition to the 11-hour Wimbledon match to days-long ultramarathons. Hell, even the Coney Island Hot Dog eating contest is broadcast on television; that’s just how much we celebrate a person pushing themselves to the brink. But the moments that inspire the most are the ones in which …

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Episode 334: Into The Final Turn 1:20:36

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Recorded- August 9th, 2025 Uploaded August 9th, 2025 We're back to talking ball. All 4 leagues and their playoff races are discussed in depth and this week poll is explained.By Nick Firestone

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Recreating Hollywood’s Greatest, Dumbest Road Trip Of All Time, with Zack Courts and Ari Henning 28:12

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In celebration of summertime road trips, this week we’re revisiting an episode from our archives that is one of PaddyO’s favorites. In 2021, two men set out to do something seemingly impossible. And also pretty dumb. Motorcycle gurus and YouTube stars Zack Courts and Ari Henning would squeeze together, buttcrack to belt buckle, onto a minibike—a ve…

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Mik Ebisu Joins Evan and Bruce For The Final 2025 Episode 1:08:20

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Send us a text Our last episode of the year, we take stock of the North Platte 80s season, discuss all of our guests, and enjoy one last week in the Pecos League. It's not goodbye, just so long until 2026. Mik Ebisu is our interview guest. He's the Blackwell Flycatchers manager. Mik was raised in Japan and graduated from high school there before at…

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Episode 333: The Keyes to Maryland 1:03:23

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A big shakeup is coming to baseball in Maryland and the Frontier League has some big races heating up in each division.By Nick Firestone

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Getting Outside of the Hollywood Star Machine, with Tony Cavalero 42:36

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Famous Hollywood actors aren’t outdoorsy, right? They’re too busy being…well, famous to enjoy the outdoors and certainly too fancy to listen to a podcast about the surprising impacts of a life outside, aren’t they? Turns out, HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” star, Tony Cavalero, is a longtime listener of the Outside Podcast because he’s been obsesse…

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S3E4 Girls Who Chase 1:04:06

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On this episode of the StormReel podcast, Denver-based extreme nature chaser and photographer, Jen Walton, joins us to share her journey as a storm chaser and entrepreneur. Armed with a 20+ year career in strategic communications and public relations, Jen created the Girls Who Chase initiative - an organization created to educate, elevate and equip…

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Pecos League Umpires Micah Scott and Scott Cotton join Evan and Bruce this week! 53:23

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Send us a text The two man umpire crew of Micah Scott and Scott Cotton are an indispensable and ever present part of the Pecos League's Mountain Division. Since opening day, they've travelled over 6,000 miles, stayed in a hotel every night and learned to cope with player and manager pleas and emotions for nine innings or more each game. An interest…

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Episode 332: Railcat Out of the Bag 51:45

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Recorded- July 26, 2025 Uploaded- July 26, 2025 The news picks up this week with a change in leadership for the Railcats and a revised version of the ABL. The Pioneer League doubles down on California and talks about his trips to Sussex/NY.By Nick Firestone

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LIVE! To Alex Honnold, Fear Isn’t Real (From the Outside Festival) 52:31

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Alex Honnold is the most accomplished and daring rock climber since the invention of the chalk bag. He grabbed global attention for his free solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, immortalized in the Academy Award®-winning documentary Free Solo. This monumental feat solidified his status as a superstar of the climbing community and a …