Backcountry mountain biker.

World champion, record holding athlete.
climate + trails advocate.

For the Mountains.

 
 
 
 
 

I’m Kait

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Industry Nine - Pivot Pro Backcountry Team

A whirlwind of a week in Virginia. 🌪️ I flew East last week with two bikes in hand and more luggage than I weigh. Kurt and I arrived at the Appalachian Journey among snow flurries, connected with the good folks from @industrynine and started on our
A limited edition Teton MTB water bottle, feat riding with Hank?? Yes! Because as much as I love traveling and riding my bike all over the world, what grounds me MOST of anything is a ride on home trails with my best friend. 🐾🧡 Having home trails
Back to back White Rim In A Day, because why not? @bree.buckley invited me to ride WRIAD with her as a milestone for her postpartum journey. Supporting her in that goal was an easy yes. Knowing I have some ski fitness to convert quickly into bike fi
I’m ending winter with the most full-soul, happy mind, and strongest body that I’ve finished the winter season of training in a wintery place. I just wrote a Here + Now Journal about where my philosophy and strategy has landed and made th
New bike day just in time for spring break! Will, Hank and I have packed the truck to camp and ride bikes down in the desert and check out of work and wifi for a chunk of the week before coming back and chasing a few days of steep spring skiing. It
How do you manage riding in bear habitat while bikepacking? How do you keep yourself safe riding solo? How should I poop outside? How does Leave No Trace apply to bikepacking? How do I bring less stuff and stay warm and dry? All these questions, an
Have you ever felt like this? Or that? (ie - completely bonked, flattened, and demoralized and wishing you could teleport yourself out of "the middle of nowhere" to be done with the bikepacking trip? vs, feeling incredibly inspired and invi
The things I remembered I ❤️ while bikepacking the Sky Islands + AZT loop with @evelynd11 and @rosekgrant - in photos. 1. Arizona sky. (unfiltered!) 2. Bivying out on the ground, even when sleep is punctuated by coyote yips circling around us and n
4 sleeps at home is hardly enough for me to reset and re-pack between travel, but feeling excited about the trips and grateful for the three days in-between helps a lot. 🩵 Grateful for: Reunion with Will. Snow. Dog rides and ski tours. Waking up

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