Escape the Noise

Our guest this week: Ingrid Sorensen . Ingrid grew up in California but made regular trips back to the Wasatch Mountains growing up. Then in the 90s she and her husband moved to Provo, where they have lived ever since, and where Mount Timpanogos has been a constant presence and connector for her family of nine. Listen as she talks about how her soul feels at home in the mountains and an incredible...

Our guest this week: Ingrid Sorensen . Ingrid grew up in California but made regular trips back to the Wasatch Mountains growing up. Then in the 90s she and her husband moved to Provo, where they have lived ever since, and where Mount Timpanogos has been a constant presence and connector for her family of nine. Listen as she talks about how her soul feels at home in the mountains and an incredible...

Our guest this week: Devin Ashby . Several years ago, Devin started a YouTube channel Backcountry Exposure, where he reviewed backpacking and camping gear. Fast-forward to 2024, and he has amassed over 60,000 subscribers. Devin also teaches a backpacking course at Utah Valley University. Join us as he talks about how he was able to build a career out of a passion and why introducing the next gener...

Our guest this week: Devin Ashby . Several years ago, Devin started a YouTube channel Backcountry Exposure, where he reviewed backpacking and camping gear. Fast-forward to 2024, and he has amassed over 60,000 subscribers. Devin also teaches a backpacking course at Utah Valley University. Join us as he talks about how he was able to build a career out of a passion and why introducing the next gener...

Aaron Jensen , an ultra runner who overcame colorectal cancer in 2021 and finished a 100-mile marathon just a year later. Aaron grew up camping and hiking in the Uinta Mountains, but says he lost a bit of himself in his 20s and early 30s. He wasn’t eating well or exercising and didn’t feel healthy. He eventually turned back to hiking and trail running, but then got hit with the gut-wrenching revel...

Our guest this week: Aaron Jensen , an ultra runner who overcame colorectal cancer in 2021 and finished a 100-mile marathon just a year later. Aaron grew up camping and hiking in the Uinta Mountains, but says he lost a bit of himself in his 20s and early 30s. He wasn’t eating well or exercising and didn’t feel healthy. He eventually turned back to hiking and trail running, but then got hit with th...

The second half of our conversation with Jefferson Chase, a prominent member of the local trail-running community and peak bagger extraordinaire. Jefferson grew up in Utah Valley and has a contagious passion for the Wasatch Mountains – especially Mount Timpanogos. While he has always loved the outdoors, it was a challenging time in his life five years ago that triggered a new obsession with hiking...

Gotta love Goats! Our guest this week: Jefferson Chase, a prominent member of the local trail-running community and peak bagger extraordinaire. Jefferson grew up in Utah Valley and has a contagious passion for the Wasatch Mountains – especially Mount Timpanogos. While he has always loved the outdoors, it was a challenging time in his life five years ago that triggered a new obsession with hiking a...

The second half of our conversation with Mackenzie Wing (Mack for short). Mack is an avid hiker who works in the mental health field. She grew up in Dallas, Texas. When she first moved to Utah in college, she found herself struggling to find balance and direction. That’s when she turned to hiking.

Our guest this week: Mackenzie Wing (Mack for short). Mack is an avid hiker who works in the mental health field. She grew up in Dallas, Texas. When she first moved to Utah in college, she found herself struggling to find balance and direction. That’s when she turned to hiking.

The second half of our conversation with Tina Crowder Bean, a prominent leader of the local hiking community and admin for the popular Facebook Group, Hike the Wasatch, which has over 34,000 active members. Tina is an Orem, Utah native. She did some backpacking and hiking in college, but got busy with life and raising a family of nine kids, until around the age of 50, when the inspiration to get o...

Our guest this week: Kate Lewis, co-owner of Bord Co. and other business ventures and fitness and outdoors enthusiast. Kate grew up in Lebanon, Oregon. She moved to Utah when she was 12 and fell in love with the mountains. Whether hiking, working out, bootstrapping a business, or just about anything else in life, Kate is driven by a unique combination of determination and appreciation.

The second half of our conversation with Kate Lewis, co-owner of Bord Co. and other business ventures and fitness and outdoors enthusiast. Kate grew up in Lebanon, Oregon. She moved to Utah when she was 12 and fell in love with the mountains. Whether hiking, working out, bootstrapping a business, or just about anything else in life, Kate is driven by a unique combination of determination and appre...

Our guest this week: Mike Rife, a wellness influencer with over 50,000 followers on Instagram. Mike grew up in Utah, before moving to South Korea for a few years as a child. He later returned to Korea as an LDS missionary. Shortly after returning his mother passed away from ALS. Listen as he talks about how the mountains, hiking, and fitness have acted as a form of therapy and how he’s trying to u...

The second half of our conversation with Mike Rife, a wellness influencer with over 50,000 followers on Instagram. Mike grew up in Utah, before moving to South Korea for a few years as a child. He later returned to Korea as an LDS missionary. Shortly after returning his mother passed away from ALS. Listen as he talks about how the mountains, hiking, and fitness have acted as a form of therapy and...

Our guest this week: Tina Crowder Bean, a prominent leader of the local hiking community and admin for the popular Facebook Group, Hike the Wasatch, which has over 34,000 active members. Tina is an Orem, Utah native. She did some backpacking and hiking in college, but got busy with life and raising a family of nine kids, until around the age of 50, when the inspiration to get outdoors struck again...

Welcome to Escape the Noise, a podcast about hiking, mental health, and everything in-between.