19: Snowman Race in the Hot Seat

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on the Snowman Race in Bhutan, focusing on ultrarunning and climate change awareness.

World renown ultrarunner, photographer, and race director, Luis Escobar and Dorji Dhradhul, Butan's Tourism Director General, join us for this episode of the Hammer Factor to talk about the Snowman Race. The Snowman Race is a 300km, 5-day ultrarunning through the high mountain of Bhutan. The focus of the race is to raise awareness of the impact of Climate Change. In this episode, we discuss the race, the struggles of putting on a race, Bhutan's aggressive approach to climate change and so much more. More Info on Snowman Race website: snowmanrace.org Instagram: @snowmanrace More Info about Bhutan website: www.bhutan.travel facebook : destinationbhutan Instagram: @tourismbhutan ddhradhul@tourism.gov.bt Subscribe Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hammer-factor-hot-seat/id1414378393?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hammer-factor-hot-seat?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/hammerfactorhotseat

People in this episode

Guests: Luis Escobar, Dorji Dhradhul

Topics covered

• Snowman Race
• ultramarathon
• climate change
• Bhutan

Keywords

• ultrarunner
• photographer
• race director
• tourism

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Snowman Race

Places: Butan, Bhutan

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