The Mountain Side

Sam Warren - a Colorado native, Sam is one of the first five team members of Icelantic Skis and the founder of The Pinecone Project .  He has created and produced over 100 large-scale music festivals/experiences over the last decade and is the Founder and producer of Icelantic’s Winter on the Rocks - the only Winter concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.  Sam continues to work in the SnowSpo...

Scott Kranz - is a professional photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer based in Seattle, specializing in outdoor sports, lifestyle, landscape, and travel content. When he moved from the Midwest to the Northwest in 2013, he couldn’t have imagined how the mountains there would forever change his life. He just knew their natural beauty held a transformative power, and that his life’s work would soon...

Jason Marsteiner - Lead Instructor and Founder of Colorado Mountain Man Survival , President and founder of The Survival University . Jason decided to officially start his journey in 2010 when he made the move to establish a family-friendly survival school to pass on knowledge to all those interested. The purpose behind his vision is not just being with like-minded individuals, it was to help make...

Michael R. Shea - is the senior editor at Free Range American, an editor-at-large for Field & Stream, plus an itinerant freelancer for USA Today, Men’s Journal, and Gun Digest, among others. He holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from Columbia University and once tanned a deer hide in an apartment bathroom. His wife was not pleased... Bobby is joined by Michael to discuss Black Rifle Coffee, Hu...

Baker Leavitt - Hunting Community Manager for Black Rifle Coffee , owner of Digital Mongoose, outdoorsman, hunter, angler & brand builder. Baker has hunted & fished all over the world including multiple trips to Africa on big-game safaris. He’s also giving back to the outdoor community with projects like the Hunter Recruitment Project & many more. Bobby is joined by Baker to discuss Bl...

Alex Gavic -Splitboard Mountaineer and avid enthusiast of “the hills”. If you haven’t seen his Instagram ( @wildwildwasatch ), it’s commonly filled with some sort of GoPro video of him clinging onto some sort of wall, rock or snow. Alex frequently spends his days scaling up technical mountains via powder filled slopes or technical rock climbing in the summers. He currently lives full time in a van...

Tyler Sharp - is a photographer, writer and director based out of Livingston, Montana. Having traveled extensively as a freelancer in over 30 countries, Tyler documented hunting, conservation and adventure stories in some of the most remote regions of the world. This journey led him to found Modern Huntsman, a media organization focused on improving the perception of hunting amidst non-hunting aud...

Marcos Curiel - Guitarist, Southern San Diego Native & Original P. O. D. Band-member. Since 1992, P.O.D. have globally rallied audiences around their hybrid of hard rock, hip-hop, reggae, and alternative music, all of which are elevated by a message of unification and perseverance. The San Diego quartet rose up from a tough neighborhood just four exits north of the Mexican border into a three-...

Zac Haynes - member of the US National Team for Combat Sambo, 2021 Gold Medalist Combat Sambo Pan American Games, 2019 Bronze  Medalist Combat Sambo Pan American Games & 5th place finish at the Combat Sambo World Championships for 2019. He is also 4x Amateur MMA Champion & NCAA D3 All-American. Zac is a Rocky Mountain resident from Philadelphia. His passions include martial arts, the...

Austin Jardine - Idaho Treasure Valley Native & Hoist of The Vanguard Project Podcast, Austin is one of those guys that can't help but learn and does so a bit obsessively. His adventure into the outdoor industry and world at large began early in college when his family took a one day intro to Pistol course. From there things spiraled out of control, as he spent hours practicing, researching fi...

Josh Fremd - Professional Mixed Martial Artist, LFA 2020 Fighter of the year. Fighting out of Factory X by way of Pittsburgh, PA. Fremd Started training senior year of high school and had his first fight freshman year of college. Josh held 2 amateur titles and finished as an amateur at 8-2. Josh currently holds a Professional 7-2 record. Bobby is joined by Josh to discuss Sports Training, Professi...

Scott Murdoch - Colorado Wildlife Officer, District Wildlife Manager,  Colorado Native and Avid Outdoorsman. Scott grew up in the suburbs of Denver.  After completing his Bachelor of Science in fisheries biology at Colorado State University, he was hired full-time with, at the time, the Colorado Division of  Wildlife .  Officer Murdoch began his career in 2008, assigned to the...

Grant Stewart - Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of The Infinite Outdoors Project ,  Avid Outdoorsmen, Colorado Resident & Wildlife Conservationist. Grant was introduced to the outdoors at a young age by his Grandfather. From hunting ducks on the sloughs of east Texas to hunting pheasants in the heart of North Dakota, Granddad showed Grant the ropes to a variety of hunting styles....

Chef Byron Gomez - Current Chef Contestant on season 18 of the reality TV show Top Chef , Executive Chef, Michelin Star Chef & DACA Recipient Born in Costa Rica but raised in New York, Chef Byron Gomez is the Executive Chef of 7908 Aspen ’s finest supper club. Bryon has trained and worked at some of the most prestigious restaurants in Manhattan, under the best chefs and mentors in the industry...

Eric Telly - Sports performance coach and manager at Landow Performance of Colorado.  He works with a wide variety of athletes with his biggest population of athletes coming from the UFC Professional Fighters & the MMA community. Eric is also a Navy veteran who served 5 years in active duty and then in the Naval Reserve while attending College. Although not a native of Colorado, Eric atte...

Matt Lingo - Renowned photographer specializing in outdoor lifestyle and studio photography.  After becoming an art school dropout, Matt photographed action sports and cycling across the United States, snapping shots of middle schoolers skating megaramps to dodging gravel kicked up from rally cars. Matt hung the camera up for three years after his son was born to focus on being a dad, but aft...

Dayna Monroe - Bowhunter & outdoor sportswoman. She spends as much time in the field bowhunting as possible. Archery is a huge part of her life, and she is also the marketing manager at Kifaru International . She lives and breathes Kifaru. Dayna loves being active, staying fit and training for the mountains. Bobby is joined by Dayna to discuss, Archery, Bow Hunting Strength and Conditioning, S...

Care For Colorado - Leave No Trace - This message for Colorado travelers was developed in a partnership between the Colorado Tourism office & Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Know Before You Go. State and federal agencies manage 42 percent of Colorado’s landscape. Learn about and respect the spaces we all share. Bridget Kochel is a Statewide Public Information Officer at Colorado Park...

Jeremy Myers - Philadelphia native, Colorado resident, Porsche enthusiast & BMX bike guru & Mount Side Podcast counterpart & returning guest. This is the 50th episode of  The Mountain Side Podcast which Jeremy has co-produced since the star of The Mountain Side Podcast.    Bobby is joined by Jeremy to discuss, 50 podcast episodes, Rick Thorne, BMX, Cars, Jack Carr, Shoot...

Rick Thorne - is it professional BMX’er, Musician, Actor, TV-Radio Host, Entertainer. Rick has competed in 9 X-games, hosted TV shows for ESPN MTV and NBC. He was also featured in Tony Hawk and Mat Hoffman video games. Thorne starred in the blockbuster film hits Mall Cop and Triple X. Some of Ricks's most current projects included be the frontman of  Good Guys in Black , Host of the podcast R...

John Maas is founder and CEO of Mountain Primal Meat Co. , an American Highland Cattle ranch based in Basalt, CO. John moved to Colorado in the early 2000s. In 2012 John transformed an undeveloped piece of land in the Rocky Mountains within a few short years and built it into a highly successful beef and pork enterprise primarily selling meat products online direct to consumers. By putting togethe...

Patrick Rodgers - was born and raised in Casper, WY, the son of a wildlife filmmaker, and grew up hunting, fishing, and partaking in any outdoor activity he could try his hand at. Pat is also an avid endurance athlete, primarly Nordic ski racer and ultramarathoner. He has a passion for wildlife and the outdoors and works as a biologist and science communicator at the Wyoming Migration Initiative t...

  Luke Peelgrane -  US Army Veteran, is the owner of RE Factor Tactical and Clandestine Media Group . Luke grew up in Colorado and created his businesses following his time in the military. Luke now uses his expertise from the military to create unique media for the gun/tactical gear industry. Bobby is joined by Luke to discuss, Photography,  SOF, US Army, Special Operations, Tactic...

Clay M. Hutmacher, Major General, USA (Ret.) - President & CEO of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation in September 2018. He was a career United States Army Officer and retired in 2018 having served over 40 years in uniform. As an Army Special Operations Aviator, he commanded at every level during his three tours with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, where he served as the...

Chelsea Rude - is a professional climber with Adidas and the founder of She Sends Collective & The Climbers Fund , both of which are based out of Boulder, Colorado. Chelsea has been climbing for 23 years - the majority of that time was spent focusing on competition climbing around the world with some outdoor climbing sprinkled heavily in there, too. Today, Chelsea is retired from competition b...