Daniel Sapp – President of Pisgah Area SORBA / Trail Advocacy 174

For Episode 174 we have Daniel Sapp, Daniel is the current president of Pisgah Area SORBA, co-founder of The Backslope as well as colleague to the infamous Seth Alvo of Berm Peak. Prior to this Daniel was a journalist for Pinkbike, among other publications and Daniel has spent most his adult in various roles in the trail and mountain bike world. Ultimately Daniel provides his take on the importance of Mountain Bike Trail Advocacy.

Stay tuned to the end as we close this one out with a Mike Levy story involving a bad decision!

Topics Include:

• How Daniel got into Mountain Biking
• Daniel and Higher Education
• Traveling and landing jobs within the mountain bike world
• Not being afraid to walk your bike…
• The transition from Pinkbike into Advocacy
• Starting The Backslope
• 2023 North Carolina and the Year of the Trail Campaign
• Rails to Trails Trails and their role in the trail world
• Pisgah Area SORBA, and where Daniel started getting involved there
  • The growth of Pisgah Area SORBA
  • Hiring Staff
  • Cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service
  • Backcountry Horsemen of Pisgah
  • Rebuilding Trails in Pisgah National Forest
• A deep dive on infighting within mountain bikers (a discussion that had to happen at some point)
• The Butter Gap reroute / rebuild
• The Article – Without Trails we don’t need Mountain Bikes
• How can we bring more positive awareness around trail advocacy?
• What are the ingredients that Daniel thinks make a great trail community
• Getting involved with your local trail organization
• Bike Parks
• Closing Comments
• Bonus Content – Mike Levy…
• And a whole lot more!

Trail EAffect Show Links:

The Backslope: https://www.thebackslope.com/

Pisgah Area SORBA: https://www.pisgahareasorba.org/

Year of the Trail / The Great Trails State NC: https://greattrailsnc.com/

Backcountry Horsemen of Pisgah Movie https://youtu.be/3qPsMTQwW1E?si=RDFvxXQnfwt4KQB4

Without Trails We Don’t Need Mountain Bikes: https://bermpeak.substack.com/p/without-trails-we-dont-need-mountain

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services