Mike Siudy's guest appearances

Mike Siudy

The Pain Cave

Andy Greenwald

Alex Hutchinson

Jason Karp

Sanjay Rawal

Kaytlyn Gerbin

John LaCroix

Dylan Bowman

David Roche

Sabrina Stanley

Maggie Guterl

Megan Roche

Eric Schranz

Andy Jones-Wilkins

Yassine Diboun

Mike Wardian

OwlTail

The new King of the Catskills, Mike Siudy, visits the Pain Cave following his incredible FKT of the "Direttissima"--a continuous, 140+ mile tagging of the thirty-five 3500' peaks in the Catskill Mountains. We start with how Mike's background as a climber and hiker prepared him for a career in ultrarunning (2:35), how he became a Gridiot (11:40), Ted "Cave Dog" Keizer's pioneering route (16:25), and how it all went down on Memorial Day weekend (19:45). Plus, we chat about the Barkley Marathons (57:00) and Manitou's Revenge (which Mike co-directs with Charlie Gadol) before digging into his Desert Island Picks (1:13:15).LinksMike's MPF/RNR pageIndustrial Arts BrewingThe original Catskills nightmare, the Escarpment Trail RunOn becoming a GridiotCave DogThe DirettissimaManitou's Revenge and Cat's Tail Trail Marathon, the brainchildren of WTF RacingDesert Island Picks: The Games Climbers Play by Ken Wilson, Southsiders by Atmosphere, West Kill Brewing's Moonfarmer IPAIntro music: "Fine Line" by the BloodlettersOutro music: "When I Was Still Young" by Yard Sale

The new King of the Catskills, Mike Siudy, visits the Pain Cave following his incredible FKT of the "Direttissima"--a continuous, 140+ mile tagging of the thirty-five 3500' peaks in the Catskill Mountains. We start with how Mike's background as a climber and hiker prepared him for a career in ultrarunning (2:35), how he became a Gridiot (11:40), Ted "Cave Dog" Keizer's pioneering route (16:25), and how it all went down on Memorial Day weekend (19:45). Plus, we chat about the Barkley Marathons (57:00) and Manitou's Revenge (which Mike co-directs with Charlie Gadol) before digging into his Desert Island Picks (1:13:15). Links <a href="https://www.mountainpeakfitness.com/mike" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike's MPF/RNR page</a> <a href="http://www.industrialartsbrewing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Industrial Arts Brewing</a> The original Catskills nightmare, the <a href="http://escarpmenttrail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Escarpment Trail Run</a> <a href="https://www.mountainpeakfitness.com/blog/2016-catskill-grid-mike-siudy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On becoming a Gridiot</a> <a href="http://www.thedogteam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cave Dog</a> <a href="https://www.mountainpeakfitness.com/blog/2018-siudy-catskill-35-fkt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Direttissima</a> <a href="http://www.manitousrevengeultra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manitou's Revenge</a> and <a href="https://catstailmarathon.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cat's Tail Trail Marathon</a>, the brainchildren of WTF Racing Desert Island Picks: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Games-Climbers-Play-Ken-Wilson/dp/0897321987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Games Climbers Play</a> by Ken Wilson, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southsiders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Southsiders</a> by Atmosphere, <a href="https://www.westkillbrewing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">West Kill Brewing</a>'s Moonfarmer IPA Intro music: "Fine Line" by <a href="http://facebook.com/thebloodletters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Bloodletters</a> Outro music: "When I Was Still Young" by <a href="http://iloveyardsale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yard Sale</a>

Episode 18 - The Catskill 35 FKT with Mike Siudy