{"id":201650,"date":"2026-03-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201650"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:56:26","slug":"breaking-the-self-supported-appalachian-trail-fkt-with-jeff-garmire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/breaking-the-self-supported-appalachian-trail-fkt-with-jeff-garmire","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Self Supported Appalachian Trail FKT with Jeff Garmire"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/f0d166c4-6fb8-4eff-bb01-e06d1b4152bb?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/breaking-the-self-supported-appalachian-trail-fkt-with-jeff-garmire\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff Garmire is a legend in the world of fastest known times with more than 20 FKTs on routes including the Appalachian Trail, Colorado Trail, Arizona Trail, and John Muir Trail. On September 21, 2025, he reached Mount Springer after setting a self supported FKT on the Appalachian Trail, completing the route in 45 days, 8 hours, and 37 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Jeff:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeoutside.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thefreeoutside\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/free-outside\/id1746114870?at=1000lHKX&amp;ct=linktree_http&amp;itsct=lt_p&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Free Outside<\/em><\/a>\u00a0podcast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/jgar1515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@jeffgarmire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Substack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/outsidedays.outsideonline.com\/cardholderbenefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outside Days Early Bird Pricing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore the REI and Intrepid Travel collections<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/teva\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Jeff Garmire is a legend in the world of fastest known times with more than 20 FKTs on routes including the Appalachian Trail, Colorado Trail, Arizona Trail, and John Muir Trail. On September 21, 2025, he reached Mount Springer after setting a self supported FKT on the Appalachian Trail, completing the route in 45 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