# Big Wall Climbing and Ultrarunning with Thomas Bukowski

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Podcast: [Wild Ideas Worth Living](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079)
Published: 2026-03-24T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rei.com/wildideasworthliving
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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.

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