{"podcast":{"title":"Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective","slug":"cameron-hanes-keep-hammering-collective-5977360","podcast_index_feed_id":5977360,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KHC3864819137","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/455868","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/87b5b8f4-8fef-11ee-a691-ab07dd9f410f/image/PODCAST_COVER_1400x1400_2.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Cameron Hanes","episode_count":217,"summary":"The Keep Hammering Collective podcast sheds light on outliers who have accomplished extraordinary things, to help you find motivation in your everyday life and #KeepHammering.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T06:17:37.925603+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cameron-hanes-keep-hammering-collective-5977360"},"episode":{"title":"KHC 201 - Chris Burandt","slug":"khc-201-chris-burandt","published_at":"2026-06-29T12:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cameron-hanes-keep-hammering-collective-5977360/khc-201-chris-burandt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cameron-hanes-keep-hammering-collective-5977360","url":"https://cameronhanes.com/blogs/podcasts","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/KHC8278544088.mp3","summary":"Chris Burandt - renowned American professional snowmobiler, widely regarded as one of the world's best all-around riders, particularly in backcountry and freestyle disciplines. He rose to fame in the early 2000s as a freestyle pioneer nicknamed “Big Air Burandt,” becoming the first-ever X Games Freestyle Gold Medalist and starring in Slednecks films. Today, he is a longtime Polaris Pro Rider, owner of Burandt’s Backcountry Adventure guided tours, a popular content creator, and entrepreneur. Inducted into the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2024, he continues to ride, guide, and innovate in the industry. Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chrisburandt211/ Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Blue Collar to Professional Snowmobiler 00:06:20 – Competitive from a Young Age & a Love for Motorsports & Adventure 00:13:07 – Developing Riding Skills & Confidence as a Kid 00:20:02 – Quitting College to Splicing Fiber Optics 00:23:26 – Going Pro: A Foot in the Door with Slednecks 00:35:25 – Opportunities in the 2000’s: Slednecks, Big Jumps, & Freestyle 00:39:22 – The Growth of Freestyle & Working for Arctic Cat 00:45:45 – X-Games Tricks & Disparity to Keep Freestyle on TV 00:55:48 – The Compound, Defeat from a Backflip, & Mental Toughness 01:00:53 – 100ft Downhill Death-gap Jump 01:07:52 – Winning the 2007 X-Games: Jumping the Big Dog 01:24:33 – Stunt Double for Vin Diesel 01:31:00 – Burandt’s Backcountry Adventures & a Passion for Snowmobiling 01:35:47 – How Chris and Cam Met: A Seminar in Colorado 01:39:13 – Chris’s Love for Bowhunting 01:42:35 – Mental State from Accomplishing Goals 01:45:46 –…","meta_description":"Chris Burandt - renowned American professional snowmobiler, widely regarded as one of the world's best all-around riders, particularly in backcountry and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7255,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cameron-hanes-keep-hammering-collective-5977360/episodes/khc-201-chris-burandt/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cameron-hanes-keep-hammering-collective-5977360/khc-201-chris-burandt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}