WATCH: Losing Light

In the summer of 2020, ultrarunner Joe “Stringbean” McConaughy attempted to set a new Fastest Known Time on the Long Trail in Vermont. To set a new overall FKT, Stringbean would need to hike the 272-mile trail in under 4 days and 12 hours. Joe had already attempted to FKT the Long Trail in 2015, but found himself underprepared. Five years later, the trail would prove just as difficult, as things would get dark in more ways than one.

Check out the film about McConaughy’s Long Trail FKT attempt here:

WATCH: The Long Trail Project

September 23, 2024

In July 2023, Shelby Farrell set out to run the Fastest Known Time on Vermont’s Long Trail. The Long Trail is the oldest long trail in the country, running roughly 273 miles from the Canadian border to the Massachusetts border with 66,000 feet of vertical gain. Farrell had gone to college in Vermont and lived […]

WATCH: Running the Great Range

May 17, 2024

The Great Range Trail in New York’s Adirondacks is one of the hardest day (or two-day) traverses anywhere in the country. The trail is 25 miles, summits 12 different mountains, and features a total elevation gain of roughly 10,000 feet. Trail runner Max Romey explored the trail in 2018 and documented his adventure in this […]

WATCH: Presidential Traverse in 1 Day

October 13, 2020

Outside TV has a show where two family guys try to cram serious adventure into a weekend. It’s called “Beat Monday,” and on Episode Three, the guys head home to Boston and into the White Mountains, where they first cut their teeth. The mission is to complete the Presidential Traverse in a single day, taking in […]