Backcountry Bitches
Arts & Culture Podcasts
The world is a big, beautiful place filled with incredible, badass people. Once a month, Clare sits down with one of these wonderful humans to giggle and gasp about their adventures in the backcountry arenas, and dissect relevant current events from new and refreshing perspectives. If you want to hear from the voices traditionally less amplified, or just want to be inspired to get out and get going, come on over and give 'er a listen.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
The world is a big, beautiful place filled with incredible, badass people. Once a month, Clare sits down with one of these wonderful humans to giggle and gasp about their adventures in the backcountry arenas, and dissect relevant current events from new and refreshing perspectives. If you want to hear from the voices traditionally less amplified, or just want to be inspired to get out and get going, come on over and give 'er a listen.
Language:
English
Contact:
2079398116
Episodes
Abbie Sends it Until She Hits a Pedestrian?!
3/15/2021
First and foremost, it needs to be known that this week's guest ABBIE WESSELS specifically requested MOVE BITCH as her intro song because she said it was her motorcycle theme song, and reminded her of Clare in highschool, so you’re welcome for that little bit of insight into both of these women. Actually, that’s going to be the whole preview, because that’s all you should need to know to fall madly in love with and want to hear everything Abbie has to say about running, cycling, overcoming...
Duration:01:01:13
Meg Likes Any Excuse to Get Naked in Nature?!
3/1/2021
Who doesn’t like starting their morning by chatting with a porn star? Truly a blessing! Join Clare and hiker/nature-slut MEG as they discuss public nudity, sex machines, and traveling to foreign countries without much of a plan! Clare also gives a depressing overview on how her life is going, and then an uplifting overview on the Navajo Nation’s vaccine rollout! Grab a rich person, get out your vibrator, and enjoy the episode, bitches!
Duration:00:52:23
27 Bad Days in the Mountains With Clare?!
2/15/2021
Megan Thee Stallion, Galileo, Clare Olson… FEBRUARY 15TH IS FOR THE HOTTIES! To celebrate Clare’s 27 years of life, Clare sits down with past guest and bad-day connaisseur, ELLA, to detail Clare’s 27 worst days in the mountains. The women cover bloody noses, eating disorders, saving tech bros in the Sierra, sledding as a full contact sport, Men Who Surface Poop, and definitively rank Ella’s brothers! Come for the bad times, stay becasue you’re stockholm syndromed! Grab a rich person, juice...
Duration:01:36:38
One Dead Person Voted in Rebecca's County?!
2/7/2021
Clare takes a break from listening to Driver’s License on repeat and watching Fairy Teen Dramas to interview the absolutely lovely REBECCA: hiker, mama, and elections professional! Given the past months (alright, years) we’ve been having, an extended conversation about the logistics and safety precautions put in place to protect our right to vote was extremely soothing as well as informative (don't worry the title is, while technically accurate, most definitely clickbait). Grab a rich person...
Duration:01:05:20
That Drunk Asshole Might be a Prissy Bitch Who Will Go Home and Yelp About You?!
1/17/2021
Wow, have you ever wanted a FREE 2000 century Buick? Then does Clare have a hook up for you--this week’s guest, DANIELLE! The girls reminisce about sharing a terrible, one person tent during a thunderstorm, discuss how dope rocks are (very dope), and attempt to figure out WHO GREGOR IS (why does he have a calendar named after him?!). When you’re done contemplating Gregor, google porcupine caribou and continue to advocate for blocking oil bids in the arctic wildlife refuge! Clare shares some...
Duration:01:05:12
Sara Spent the Morning Looking at Porn?!
1/1/2021
Did you start your morning looking at porn? Sara did (and Clare always does…)! If not, it’s never too late, but if you’re in the mood for some ear porn, welcome in the New Year listening to Clare and Sara talk about IG and FBs toxic new updates meant to police sex workers, holding influencers accountabile, and how to be a badass rambler through chronic pain and fatigue. Start 2021 off with a bang! Sit back, grab a rich person to snack on, and enjoy!
Liking what you’re hearing? Then don’t...
Duration:00:56:57
Alex is Uniquely Adapted for Quarantine?!
12/16/2020
Can someone tell Seattle that it is almost the SOLSTICE and we are in need of some SNOW up in this bitch (aware all the PNW natives out there will strongly disagree)?! While Clare begs for snow to no avail, the COVID vaccine that we’ve all been begging for seems to be on the horizon! In honor of this, Clare sits down with travel nurse and hiker, ALEX “BLUE” LOWING, to talk about her insider’s view on the pandemic, and what it’s like to fall in love during quarantine (to someone in...
Duration:00:56:09
Nicole Tumbled Off the Relationship Escalator?!
12/1/2020
Happy December! Were you hoping for a lighthearted and cheery Christmas bop? WELL you are not in luck, but from her extremely biased position as host and producer, Clare thinks you’re going to like this even more. In honor of Clare’s divorce being finalized on November 30th (on the lunar eclipse of the Beaver moon in Gemini, no less, for all you woo-woos out there), Clare sits down with the internet’s favorite traveling/writing/hiking business woman, Nicole Antoinette! The women talk about...
Duration:01:02:31
Bad Days in the Mountains IF WE FEEL LIKE IT?!
11/1/2020
Clare and Morgan want you to stop telling them how to feel--they will have whatever kind of days in the mountains that they damn well please! The girls crack open a bottle of wine and discuss their dream ski season, their complicated relationship with running, and of course BEARS (slide into my DMs if you want to hear Clare's unwell, woo-woo theory for why she is suddenly able to manifest bears at the drop of a hat).
The girls also take some time to get real about the struggles of mental...
Duration:01:18:35
Chelsea is Not About the Idea That Men Can’t Do Hair?!
10/17/2020
It’s almost Halloween! What are you spooky bitches going as? Clare is going to be a fake ballot box put out by the GOP because voter suppression is fucking SCARY. Speaking of scary, it is terrifying how much time Clare spent researching public transit (instead of doing her coursework) for this intro....
What is NOT scary is this episode’s guest! Chelsea is funny, smart, kind, ALL of the adjectives. The women talk about postpartum journeys, being decidedly average in the backcountry and...
Duration:01:03:02
If Your Mom Didn't Die During Your Hike, Was it Even That Transformative?!
10/1/2020
The internet brings us so many amazing things--tiktoks, cat memes, unlimited Trevor Noah, and sometimes dope ass friends! This episode’s guest, STEPHANIE “WEEZER” LORENZ, is one of those aforementioned dope assed individuals, and she is so adorable and wise, like a little tiny fluffy owl. Get ready for light hearted and joyful talks about subjects such as addiction, death, depression, and sobbing through the Sierra (if you didn’t cry at least twice between Lone Pine and Lake Tahoe did you...
Duration:00:52:36
Ridin' Solo
9/21/2020
Fall is all about new beginnings so Clare tries something completely new--a solo episode! Have you ever wanted to hear in detail about Clare's period? Her (lack thereof) training plans? Her opinions on the Caster Semenya case? No? Don't blame you. But Clare made the episode anyway and you know you're going to listen. If you hate it, all blame goes to Ella for cosigning and encouraging the madness, per the usual.
Duration:00:21:03
Paisley Carried a Dead Body on Her First Day?!
8/16/2020
This episode gets up close and personal in ways not often addressed by other podcasts (Backcountry Bitches knows what the people want) and we're talking labia chafe, watching a man shit himself on a mountain, peeing on everything, and also the application process to become a ranger? This week's guest, PAISLEY, can handle anything--from sussing out the best vegan options in Seattle to properly directing a helicopter to land on a busy snowfield. Join the girls and find out if you have what it...
Duration:00:59:52
Genevive Got a Proposal and Then Boobs the Next Day?!
7/31/2020
First of all, black lives never stopped mattering, and racist route names aren’t an issue of “immaturity,” they’re an issue of… “racism.” Clare breaks down a Rock and Ice op ed about this exact topic, giving props where they’re deserved and nops (the opposite of props?) where THEY are deserved.
This episode’s guest, however, deserves only props and no nops. She is a badass, silly, beautiful, and welcoming queen with the most incredible pair of augmented BOOBS (The only thing Clare loves...
Duration:01:05:17
BONUS: CAROLINE CALLOWAY W/ ELLA
7/23/2020
HEY BITCHES do you want a comprehensive guide to Caroline Calloway, done be me and dumb bitch Ella? No? WELL HERE YOU GO ANYWAY! To celebrate the launch of my patreon, I'm releasing my first bonus episode for FREE! Joine us as we tackle the enigma who is artist, influencer, and self-proclaimed "scammer," Caroline Calloway, and the many detours we take on the way (including a long rant about Cosplay).
Want to join the Patreon Fam and get access to bonus content such as this every month while...
Duration:00:59:05
Nadia’s Germs Are Gross on the Weekends?
7/15/2020
Do you know what the PCTA and John Muir both have in common? They’re great at conservation, but suck at being anti-racist. Clare does a fun little dive into the problematic history of white environmentalists in America, and how it impacts today’s current “keep politics out of the outdoors” culture.
Then, Clare chats it up with NADIA WESTENBURG. Nadia has lived in the Arctic on a sled dog farm. Nadia is a Hot Art History Girl ™. Nadia got to (legally) run around Yosemite during lockdown...
Duration:01:00:47
Mia Would Do Squats if They Made Her Cum?!
7/1/2020
WELCOME TO SEASON TWO, BAYBEE! Let's dive right in with some easy, light stuff and talk about... disordered eating! Clare does some research into diet culture's roots in white supremacy, and reads Kai Lightner's beautifully written essay about his own experience with disordered eating because of the "smaller-climbs-taller" culture of competitive climbing. Then, Clare sits down with climber, hiker, cyclist, and professional mumbler MIA HAYASHI. The girls discuss how Chris Harrison could...
Duration:00:57:14
Will is Not About Trash-Talking People on Air?!
6/16/2020
Hi let's chat about how racial politics affect all spaces, including the outdoors! While we're at it, let's discuss how cool anti-racist teenagers with chainsaws are. Neither of these things are up for debate! Now that's cleared up, get ready to be soothed and wowed by the incredible WILL "AKUNA" ROBINSON. He's so chill and authentic, he practically finished the triple crown of hiking before realizing he was the first black man to complete this achievement. Will and Clare chat about how even...
Duration:00:50:57
Angelica Ran For Office After Someone Bought Her a Second IPA?!
6/1/2020
Hi hi hi, who’s mad as hell and wants to abolish the police? Clare starts the podcast talking about her own attempts at having hard discussions with other white people about the looting and riots going on, and shares some tips from Melanin Base Camp’s writer Danielle Williams about how to be an ally in the outdoors.
Then, Clare fan girls for 45 minutes over the incredible New Mexico Representative Angelica Rubio. From grassroots organizing in LA to riding her bicycle to Sante Fe in...
Duration:00:53:12
RyAnn Goes on the Coolest Double Dates?!
5/17/2020
Do you know what has (unfortunately) nothing to do with the backcountry? Teaching! But both are crumbling under the pressures of individualistic capitalist American society, so Clare puts on her teaching hat for a second to do some light ranting about no profession should be labeled as superhuman. She then sits down with the closest-to-super-human (or at least #goals) climber, educator, and mama, RYANN PEVERLEY! She cooks the bougiest backcountry meals, goes on badass ice climbing dates, and...
Duration:00:55:37