Udo Blenkhorn and Pat Pero of Dig !t | Mountain Biking in Quebec | 212

For Episode 212, we've got Udo Blenkhorn and Pat Pero out of Quebec Canada. Both Pat and Udo are heavily involved with volunteer trail building, so much so that they decided to create a nonprofit organization called Dig !t for the purpose of helping other volunteer trail-building organizations.

Dig !t serves many purposes for both individuals and trail organizations, with the central theme of organizing volunteer trail-building efforts. The latest addition to the Dig !t platform is a mobile app, which made its debut a couple of weeks ago on International Trail Day.

Ultimately, Dig !t was created with the goal of streamlining community trail building so you can spend more time digging and less time doing admin work.

Topics Include:

• The Pat backstory and mountain biking
• The Udo backstory and mountain biking
• How Pat and Udo got involved with volunteer trail building
  • The Contagious Rock
• Creating Dig !t
  • How mistakes led to efficiencies and getting it right
  • The Trail Fairies
  • How to find digs that are going on virtually everywhere
• Professionals and volunteers working together to create trails
• Different tiers of teammates, leaders, and chapter operators that are part of Dig !t
  • How all of this consolidates and streamlines tracking of actions across the platform
• Operational efficiencies so you can spend more time working on trails and making the invisible visible
• The sense of belonging that Dig !t provides
• How people are assigned roles and levels of training to become a leader within Dig !t
• Dig !t customization at the chapter level (waivers, for example)
• Dig 24 – a 24-hour volunteer trail-building event
• What Udo looks for in a trail community
• What Pat looks for in a trail community
• Closing comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Dig !t: https://digittrailbuilders.org/

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services