{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog","author_name":"Jenny Barber","author_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/author\/jenbarb","title":"Big Wall Climbing and Ultrarunning with Thomas Bukowski - Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MpQsL6ODl3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/big-wall-climbing-and-ultrarunning-with-thomas-bukowski\">Big Wall Climbing and Ultrarunning with Thomas Bukowski<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/big-wall-climbing-and-ultrarunning-with-thomas-bukowski\/embed#?secret=MpQsL6ODl3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Big Wall Climbing and Ultrarunning with Thomas Bukowski&#8221; &#8212; Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\" data-secret=\"MpQsL6ODl3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/Unknown-5-e1774284564369.jpeg?w=1024","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":587,"description":"In 2022, Thomas Bukowski took a risk that felt personal and professional by applying to The North Face athlete development program and pitching himself as a climber worth betting on. As a queer athlete from Hong Kong who found climbing later than most, he has long carried the feeling of being an outsider, then watched that narrative shift when he earned a place on The North Face climbing team. Since then, he has chased fear into major climbs in Argentina, Alaska, and Pakistan, and in 2024 he pushed into trail running by running the 211 mile John Muir Trail in four days."}