Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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.
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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.
Connect with Thomas:
• Website (diary.neodude.net/)
• Instagram (instagram.com/neodude/?hl=en)
• Order Thomas' Tuolumne Guide Book (https://tuolumne.guide/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnxBp8CYkkh04fWaeMk5_vIhwYxZJ6EumX3Tqi7od-LGMNGb0UadaMEmyaSGA_aem_QQLflfINNQvVzruQkWI0Xg)
Outside Days Early Bird Pricing (outsidedays.outsideonline.com/cardholderbenefits)
Explore the REI and Intrepid Travel collections (rei.com/travel)
Thank you to our sponsors:
• Capital One and the REI Co-op® Mastercard® (rei.com/membership/mastercard?trackingId=podcast)
• Teva (rei.com/b/teva/c/all)
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