About this episode

This episode features the first sleep and challenges faced during the 2026 Endless Mountains Adventure Race.

For the next two weeks, Rootstock Racing is taking over the Dark Zone feed, offering a limited series podcast chronicling the 2026 Endless Mountains Adventure Race. In this episode, the first sleep, the cliff jump, and the race starts to take its toll. Shownotes: The Endless Mountains Adventure Race - www.endlessmountainsar.com Rootstock Racing - www.rootstockracing.com MRS Packrafting - https://www.microrafting.com Sound credits: Film clip: Up . Directed by Pete Docter, Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures, 2009.

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• TDZ 163 - Nathan Fa’avae Returns, Bound for the Yukon 1000 · July 7, 2026 · 52 min
• TDZ 162 - The Endless Mountains Podcast, Episode 3: Out of the Frying-Pan, Into the Fire · July 1, 2026 · 31 min
• TDZ 161 - The Endless Mountains Podcast, Episode 2: The Ring Goes South · June 22, 2026 · 20 min
• TDZ 160 - The Endless Mountains Podcast, Episode 1: A Long Expected Party · June 17, 2026 · 34 min
• TDZ 159 - Introducing: The Endless Mountains Podcast · June 15, 2026 · 9 min

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