Everyday Epics

“One Bite Brownie and The Bolt" In this episode, Xavier Gorloo returns to share the creation story of a future classic: a bolted multipitch route in the Ya Ha Tinda area, west of Sundre, Alberta. The route was given the name “One Bite Brownie,” and those of you who have brought Two Bite Brownies along on any adventure can probably relate to that title. Once again, Xavier captivates us with hi...

Nick is one of those people who make you feel like you’ve known them for a lifetime even if you’ve only spent a video chat together. Nick’s storytelling is captivating and his stories are as unique and quirky as the bikes he rides for work on a daily basis. Nick has a particular way of turning every ordinary thing in his life into some kind of extraordinary adventure. In this episode we listen to...

Dave Waugh and Julia Halwa are both highly accomplished cyclists, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventurers. Each has a seemingly never-ending library of epic, glory-filled adventure stories. In this episode, however, they dive into one of their lesser-known feats of human endurance. What was once a notable ride highlighted in Doug Eastcott’s book, Backcountry Biking in the Canadian Rockies, has since...

This episode, we are diving into how we discovered our most favouritest way to spend time ever. From mosquito induced mental breakdowns to getting tossed in the back of a Croatian police van, this episode dives into two of our first bikepacking/cycletouring adventures. It's essentially just a conversation we had trying to put some of the pieces of how we fell in love with cycling together. As...

For our first official episode, we're talking with someone who's one of our favourite humans and our best friend. We've learnt the basics on rock and ice with him, shared countless summits, crawled up endless scrambles together, and have spent long days learning how to move through different terrain. He's the person who's shaped how we move through wild spaces, who never says no to a crazy idea, a...

This is a podcast for epic adventures that fly under the radar. Everyday Epics celebrates the incredible athletes and adventurers who are too busy doing amazing things to tell anyone about them. We archive the stories that usually disappear. The stories where someone casually mentions they did something absolutely absurd last weekend like it's no big deal. Through conversations with people who pus...